diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/UserManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/UserManagerService.java
index dd014ee637c78..2b08a2c0a31be 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/UserManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/UserManagerService.java
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ import android.util.TimeUtils;
 import android.util.TypedValue;
 import android.util.Xml;
 
+import com.android.internal.R;
 import com.android.internal.annotations.GuardedBy;
 import com.android.internal.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import com.android.internal.app.IAppOpsService;
@@ -7369,9 +7370,19 @@ public class UserManagerService extends IUserManager.Stub {
      * If the main user is a permanent admin user it can't be deleted
      * or downgraded to non-admin status.
      */
-    private static boolean isMainUserPermanentAdmin() {
+    public boolean isMainUserPermanentAdmin() {
         return Resources.getSystem()
-                .getBoolean(com.android.internal.R.bool.config_isMainUserPermanentAdmin);
+                .getBoolean(R.bool.config_isMainUserPermanentAdmin);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if {@link com.android.internal.R.bool#config_canSwitchToHeadlessSystemUser}
+     * is true. If allowed, headless system user can run in the foreground even though
+     * it is not a full user.
+     */
+    public boolean canSwitchToHeadlessSystemUser() {
+        return Resources.getSystem()
+                .getBoolean(R.bool.config_canSwitchToHeadlessSystemUser);
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/UserManagerServiceShellCommand.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/UserManagerServiceShellCommand.java
index eed2a7896fcd3..98b24ea348539 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/UserManagerServiceShellCommand.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/pm/UserManagerServiceShellCommand.java
@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ public class UserManagerServiceShellCommand extends ShellCommand {
                     return runIsUserVisible();
                 case "get-main-user":
                     return runGetMainUserId();
+                case "can-switch-to-headless-system-user":
+                    return canSwitchToHeadlessSystemUser();
+                case "is-main-user-permanent-admin":
+                    return isMainUserPermanentAdmin();
                 default:
                     return handleDefaultCommands(cmd);
             }
@@ -532,6 +536,20 @@ public class UserManagerServiceShellCommand extends ShellCommand {
         return 0;
     }
 
+    private int canSwitchToHeadlessSystemUser() {
+        PrintWriter pw = getOutPrintWriter();
+        boolean canSwitchToHeadlessSystemUser = mService.canSwitchToHeadlessSystemUser();
+        pw.println(canSwitchToHeadlessSystemUser);
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    private int isMainUserPermanentAdmin() {
+        PrintWriter pw = getOutPrintWriter();
+        boolean isMainUserPermanentAdmin = mService.isMainUserPermanentAdmin();
+        pw.println(isMainUserPermanentAdmin);
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Gets the {@link UserManager} associated with the context of the given user.
      */
diff --git a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/pm/UserManagerServiceShellCommandTest.java b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/pm/UserManagerServiceShellCommandTest.java
index 4434a32f733bc..32c9e75e12883 100644
--- a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/pm/UserManagerServiceShellCommandTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/pm/UserManagerServiceShellCommandTest.java
@@ -121,4 +121,31 @@ public class UserManagerServiceShellCommandTest {
         assertEquals("Couldn't get main user.", mOutStream.toString().trim());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testCanSwitchToHeadlessSystemUser() {
+        doReturn(true).when(mUserManagerService).canSwitchToHeadlessSystemUser();
+        doReturn(mWriter).when(mCommand).getOutPrintWriter();
+
+        assertEquals(0, mCommand.exec(mBinder, in, out, err,
+                new String[]{"can-switch-to-headless-system-user"},
+                mShellCallback, mResultReceiver));
+
+        mWriter.flush();
+        assertEquals("true", mOutStream.toString().trim());
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    public void testIsMainUserPermanentAdmin() {
+        doReturn(false).when(mUserManagerService).isMainUserPermanentAdmin();
+        doReturn(mWriter).when(mCommand).getOutPrintWriter();
+
+        assertEquals(0, mCommand.exec(mBinder, in, out, err,
+                new String[]{"is-main-user-permanent-admin"}, mShellCallback, mResultReceiver));
+
+        mWriter.flush();
+        assertEquals("false", mOutStream.toString().trim());
+    }
+
+
 }