diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index b9dfad5d5df5c..adf9e39ba7cb5 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -6962,9 +6962,11 @@ package android.service.textclassifier {
     method @Deprecated public final android.view.textclassifier.TextClassifier getLocalTextClassifier();
     method @Nullable public final android.os.IBinder onBind(android.content.Intent);
     method @MainThread public abstract void onClassifyText(@Nullable android.view.textclassifier.TextClassificationSessionId, @NonNull android.view.textclassifier.TextClassification.Request, @NonNull android.os.CancellationSignal, @NonNull android.service.textclassifier.TextClassifierService.Callback<android.view.textclassifier.TextClassification>);
+    method public void onConnected();
     method @MainThread public void onCreateTextClassificationSession(@NonNull android.view.textclassifier.TextClassificationContext, @NonNull android.view.textclassifier.TextClassificationSessionId);
     method @MainThread public void onDestroyTextClassificationSession(@NonNull android.view.textclassifier.TextClassificationSessionId);
     method @MainThread public void onDetectLanguage(@Nullable android.view.textclassifier.TextClassificationSessionId, @NonNull android.view.textclassifier.TextLanguage.Request, @NonNull android.os.CancellationSignal, @NonNull android.service.textclassifier.TextClassifierService.Callback<android.view.textclassifier.TextLanguage>);
+    method public void onDisconnected();
     method @MainThread public abstract void onGenerateLinks(@Nullable android.view.textclassifier.TextClassificationSessionId, @NonNull android.view.textclassifier.TextLinks.Request, @NonNull android.os.CancellationSignal, @NonNull android.service.textclassifier.TextClassifierService.Callback<android.view.textclassifier.TextLinks>);
     method @Deprecated @MainThread public void onSelectionEvent(@Nullable android.view.textclassifier.TextClassificationSessionId, @NonNull android.view.textclassifier.SelectionEvent);
     method @MainThread public void onSuggestConversationActions(@Nullable android.view.textclassifier.TextClassificationSessionId, @NonNull android.view.textclassifier.ConversationActions.Request, @NonNull android.os.CancellationSignal, @NonNull android.service.textclassifier.TextClassifierService.Callback<android.view.textclassifier.ConversationActions>);
diff --git a/core/java/android/service/textclassifier/ITextClassifierService.aidl b/core/java/android/service/textclassifier/ITextClassifierService.aidl
index 2f8d67b6cceec..da57506a55307 100644
--- a/core/java/android/service/textclassifier/ITextClassifierService.aidl
+++ b/core/java/android/service/textclassifier/ITextClassifierService.aidl
@@ -74,4 +74,6 @@ oneway interface ITextClassifierService {
             in TextClassificationSessionId sessionId,
             in ConversationActions.Request request,
             in ITextClassifierCallback callback);
+
+    void onConnectedStateChanged(int connected);
 }
diff --git a/core/java/android/service/textclassifier/TextClassifierService.java b/core/java/android/service/textclassifier/TextClassifierService.java
index 2470d197c3fc8..4d58ae4ea7738 100644
--- a/core/java/android/service/textclassifier/TextClassifierService.java
+++ b/core/java/android/service/textclassifier/TextClassifierService.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package android.service.textclassifier;
 
 import android.Manifest;
+import android.annotation.IntDef;
 import android.annotation.MainThread;
 import android.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@ import android.view.textclassifier.TextSelection;
 
 import com.android.internal.util.Preconditions;
 
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
 
@@ -98,6 +101,18 @@ public abstract class TextClassifierService extends Service {
     public static final String SERVICE_INTERFACE =
             "android.service.textclassifier.TextClassifierService";
 
+    /** @hide **/
+    public static final int CONNECTED = 0;
+    /** @hide **/
+    public static final int DISCONNECTED = 1;
+    /** @hide */
+    @IntDef(value = {
+            CONNECTED,
+            DISCONNECTED
+    })
+    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
+    public @interface ConnectionState{}
+
     /** @hide **/
     private static final String KEY_RESULT = "key_result";
 
@@ -195,6 +210,12 @@ public abstract class TextClassifierService extends Service {
             mMainThreadHandler.post(
                     () -> TextClassifierService.this.onDestroyTextClassificationSession(sessionId));
         }
+
+        @Override
+        public void onConnectedStateChanged(@ConnectionState int connected) {
+            mMainThreadHandler.post(connected == CONNECTED ? TextClassifierService.this::onConnected
+                    : TextClassifierService.this::onDisconnected);
+        }
     };
 
     @Nullable
@@ -206,6 +227,26 @@ public abstract class TextClassifierService extends Service {
         return null;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean onUnbind(@NonNull Intent intent) {
+        onDisconnected();
+        return super.onUnbind(intent);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Called when the Android system connects to service.
+     */
+    public void onConnected() {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Called when the Android system disconnects from the service.
+     *
+     * <p> At this point this service may no longer be an active {@link TextClassifierService}.
+     */
+    public void onDisconnected() {
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns suggested text selection start and end indices, recognized entity types, and their
      * associated confidence scores. The entity types are ordered from highest to lowest scoring.
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/textclassifier/TextClassificationManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/textclassifier/TextClassificationManagerService.java
index 5493afd1b1231..403d3429a1865 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/textclassifier/TextClassificationManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/textclassifier/TextClassificationManagerService.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import android.os.UserHandle;
 import android.service.textclassifier.ITextClassifierCallback;
 import android.service.textclassifier.ITextClassifierService;
 import android.service.textclassifier.TextClassifierService;
+import android.service.textclassifier.TextClassifierService.ConnectionState;
 import android.util.ArrayMap;
 import android.util.Slog;
 import android.util.SparseArray;
@@ -129,6 +130,10 @@ public final class TextClassificationManagerService extends ITextClassifierServi
         mLock = new Object();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void onConnectedStateChanged(@ConnectionState int connected) {
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onSuggestSelection(
             @Nullable TextClassificationSessionId sessionId,
@@ -579,6 +584,11 @@ public final class TextClassificationManagerService extends ITextClassifierServi
             @Override
             public void onServiceConnected(ComponentName name, IBinder service) {
                 init(ITextClassifierService.Stub.asInterface(service));
+                try {
+                    mService.onConnectedStateChanged(TextClassifierService.CONNECTED);
+                } catch (RemoteException e) {
+                    Slog.e(LOG_TAG, "error in onConnectedStateChanged");
+                }
             }
 
             @Override