diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/policy/PhoneWindow.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/policy/PhoneWindow.java
index c010dfe7d9772..294e4ba3f37e0 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/policy/PhoneWindow.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/policy/PhoneWindow.java
@@ -2741,7 +2741,14 @@ public class PhoneWindow extends Window implements MenuBuilder.Callback {
                 try {
                     mode = getCallback().onWindowStartingActionMode(wrappedCallback, type);
                 } catch (AbstractMethodError ame) {
-                    // Older apps might not implement this callback method.
+                    // Older apps might not implement the typed version of this method.
+                    if (type == ActionMode.TYPE_PRIMARY) {
+                        try {
+                            mode = getCallback().onWindowStartingActionMode(wrappedCallback);
+                        } catch (AbstractMethodError ame2) {
+                            // Older apps might not implement this callback method at all.
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
             }
             if (mode != null) {