diff --git a/core/java/android/app/ActivityManager.java b/core/java/android/app/ActivityManager.java
index 2f6907e3f31eb..2d33a2c8450fb 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/ActivityManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/ActivityManager.java
@@ -3329,6 +3329,23 @@ public class ActivityManager {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Logs out current current foreground user by switching to the system user and stopping the
+     * user being switched from.
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public static void logoutCurrentUser() {
+        int currentUser = ActivityManager.getCurrentUser();
+        if (currentUser != UserHandle.USER_SYSTEM) {
+            try {
+                ActivityManagerNative.getDefault().switchUser(UserHandle.USER_SYSTEM);
+                ActivityManagerNative.getDefault().stopUser(currentUser, /* force= */ false, null);
+            } catch (RemoteException e) {
+                e.rethrowFromSystemServer();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /** {@hide} */
     public static final int FLAG_OR_STOPPED = 1 << 0;
     /** {@hide} */
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/UserSwitcherController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/UserSwitcherController.java
index cedc3c7eef2ff..ab44b6a277eee 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/UserSwitcherController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy/UserSwitcherController.java
@@ -315,8 +315,8 @@ public class UserSwitcherController {
     public void logoutCurrentUser() {
         int currentUser = ActivityManager.getCurrentUser();
         if (currentUser != UserHandle.USER_SYSTEM) {
-            switchToUserId(UserHandle.USER_SYSTEM);
-            stopUserId(currentUser);
+            pauseRefreshUsers();
+            ActivityManager.logoutCurrentUser();
         }
     }
 
@@ -384,14 +384,6 @@ public class UserSwitcherController {
         }
     }
 
-    private void stopUserId(int id) {
-        try {
-            ActivityManagerNative.getDefault().stopUser(id, /* force= */ false, null);
-        } catch (RemoteException e) {
-            Log.e(TAG, "Couldn't stop user.", e);
-        }
-    }
-
     private void showExitGuestDialog(int id) {
         if (mExitGuestDialog != null && mExitGuestDialog.isShowing()) {
             mExitGuestDialog.cancel();