diff --git a/core/api/current.txt b/core/api/current.txt
index b5b71463afbb4..785bf44258b5e 100644
--- a/core/api/current.txt
+++ b/core/api/current.txt
@@ -53178,6 +53178,7 @@ package android.view.inputmethod {
     method public boolean isActive();
     method public boolean isFullscreenMode();
     method public boolean isInputMethodSuppressingSpellChecker();
+    method public boolean isStylusHandwritingAvailable();
     method @Deprecated public boolean isWatchingCursor(android.view.View);
     method public void restartInput(android.view.View);
     method public void sendAppPrivateCommand(android.view.View, String, android.os.Bundle);
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodManager.java b/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodManager.java
index 2428709220a8a..c99466c6ee700 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodManager.java
@@ -1402,6 +1402,20 @@ public final class InputMethodManager {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns {@code true} if currently selected IME supports Stylus handwriting.
+     * If the method returns {@code false}, {@link #startStylusHandwriting(View)} shouldn't be
+     * called and Stylus touch should continue as normal touch input.
+     * @see #startStylusHandwriting(View)
+     */
+    public boolean isStylusHandwritingAvailable() {
+        try {
+            return mService.isStylusHandwritingAvailable();
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+            throw e.rethrowFromSystemServer();
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the list of installed input methods for the specified user.
      *
@@ -1992,10 +2006,13 @@ public final class InputMethodManager {
      * pointers will be {@code android.view.MotionEvent#FLAG_CANCELED} cancelled.
      *
      * If Stylus handwriting mode is not supported or cannot be fulfilled for any reason by IME,
-     * request will be ignored and Stylus touch will continue as normal touch input.
+     * request will be ignored and Stylus touch will continue as normal touch input. Ideally,
+     * {@link #isStylusHandwritingAvailable()} should be called first to determine if stylus
+     * handwriting is supported by IME.
      *
      * @param view the View for which stylus handwriting is requested. It and
      * {@link View#hasWindowFocus its window} must be {@link View#hasFocus focused}.
+     * @see #isStylusHandwritingAvailable()
      */
     public void startStylusHandwriting(@NonNull View view) {
         // Re-dispatch if there is a context mismatch.
diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/view/IInputMethodManager.aidl b/core/java/com/android/internal/view/IInputMethodManager.aidl
index d7bb2cb10b8c4..05c7183f564f3 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/view/IInputMethodManager.aidl
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/view/IInputMethodManager.aidl
@@ -89,4 +89,6 @@ interface IInputMethodManager {
 
     /** Start Stylus handwriting session **/
     void startStylusHandwriting(in IInputMethodClient client);
+    /** Returns {@code true} if currently selected IME supports Stylus handwriting. */
+    boolean isStylusHandwritingAvailable();
 }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/inputmethod/InputMethodManagerInternal.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/inputmethod/InputMethodManagerInternal.java
index 57d89dae588e5..08420a1822e04 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/inputmethod/InputMethodManagerInternal.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/inputmethod/InputMethodManagerInternal.java
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ public abstract class InputMethodManagerInternal {
      */
     public abstract List<InputMethodInfo> getEnabledInputMethodListAsUser(@UserIdInt int userId);
 
+    /**
+     * Returns {@code true} if currently selected IME supports Stylus handwriting.
+     */
+    public abstract boolean isStylusHandwritingAvailable();
+
     /**
      * Called by the Autofill Frameworks to request an {@link InlineSuggestionsRequest} from
      * the input method.
@@ -256,6 +261,11 @@ public abstract class InputMethodManagerInternal {
                 @Override
                 public void maybeFinishStylusHandwriting() {
                 }
+
+                @Override
+                public boolean isStylusHandwritingAvailable() {
+                    return false;
+                }
             };
 
     /**
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/inputmethod/InputMethodManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/inputmethod/InputMethodManagerService.java
index dd9b6e9e5de7e..d1998a16d368b 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/inputmethod/InputMethodManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/inputmethod/InputMethodManagerService.java
@@ -2133,6 +2133,13 @@ public final class InputMethodManagerService extends IInputMethodManager.Stub
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean isStylusHandwritingAvailable() {
+        synchronized (ImfLock.class) {
+            return mBindingController.supportsStylusHandwriting();
+        }
+    }
+
     @GuardedBy("ImfLock.class")
     private List<InputMethodInfo> getInputMethodListLocked(@UserIdInt int userId,
             @DirectBootAwareness int directBootAwareness) {
@@ -5787,6 +5794,11 @@ public final class InputMethodManagerService extends IInputMethodManager.Stub
             mHandler.removeMessages(MSG_FINISH_HANDWRITING);
             mHandler.obtainMessage(MSG_FINISH_HANDWRITING).sendToTarget();
         }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean isStylusHandwritingAvailable() {
+            return InputMethodManagerService.this.isStylusHandwritingAvailable();
+        }
     }
 
     @BinderThread