diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/NotificationManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/NotificationManagerService.java
index 4772fccfec9dc..a7606339b7d96 100755
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/NotificationManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/NotificationManagerService.java
@@ -5694,7 +5694,7 @@ public class NotificationManagerService extends SystemService {
                     + " trying to post for invalid pkg " + pkg + " in user " + incomingUserId);
         }
 
-        checkRestrictedCategories(notification);
+        checkRestrictedCategories(pkg, notification);
 
         // Fix the notification as best we can.
         try {
@@ -8537,7 +8537,7 @@ public class NotificationManagerService extends SystemService {
      * Check if the notification is of a category type that is restricted to system use only,
      * if so throw SecurityException
      */
-    private void checkRestrictedCategories(final Notification notification) {
+    private void checkRestrictedCategories(final String pkg, final Notification notification) {
         try {
             if (!mPackageManager.hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_AUTOMOTIVE, 0)) {
                 return;
@@ -8547,10 +8547,24 @@ public class NotificationManagerService extends SystemService {
                     + "restrictions check thus the check will be done anyway");
         }
         if (Notification.CATEGORY_CAR_EMERGENCY.equals(notification.category)
-                || Notification.CATEGORY_CAR_WARNING.equals(notification.category)
-                || Notification.CATEGORY_CAR_INFORMATION.equals(notification.category)) {
+                || Notification.CATEGORY_CAR_WARNING.equals(notification.category)) {
                     checkCallerIsSystem();
         }
+
+        if (Notification.CATEGORY_CAR_INFORMATION.equals(notification.category)) {
+            checkCallerIsSystemOrSUW(pkg);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void checkCallerIsSystemOrSUW(final String pkg) {
+
+        final PackageManagerInternal pmi = LocalServices.getService(
+                PackageManagerInternal.class);
+        String suwPkg =  pmi.getSetupWizardPackageName();
+        if (suwPkg != null && suwPkg.equals(pkg)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        checkCallerIsSystem();
     }
 
     @VisibleForTesting
diff --git a/services/tests/uiservicestests/src/com/android/server/notification/NotificationManagerServiceTest.java b/services/tests/uiservicestests/src/com/android/server/notification/NotificationManagerServiceTest.java
index adf5a89eef003..1d783532374b0 100755
--- a/services/tests/uiservicestests/src/com/android/server/notification/NotificationManagerServiceTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/uiservicestests/src/com/android/server/notification/NotificationManagerServiceTest.java
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ import android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo;
 import android.content.pm.IPackageManager;
 import android.content.pm.LauncherApps;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
+import android.content.pm.PackageManagerInternal;
 import android.content.pm.ParceledListSlice;
 import android.content.pm.ShortcutInfo;
 import android.content.pm.ShortcutServiceInternal;
@@ -243,6 +244,8 @@ public class NotificationManagerServiceTest extends UiServiceTestCase {
     Resources mResources;
     @Mock
     RankingHandler mRankingHandler;
+    @Mock
+    protected PackageManagerInternal mPackageManagerInternal;
 
     private static final int MAX_POST_DELAY = 1000;
 
@@ -1186,6 +1189,26 @@ public class NotificationManagerServiceTest extends UiServiceTestCase {
         assertEquals(0, mBinderService.getActiveNotifications(PKG).length);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testEnqueuedRestrictedNotifications_asSuwApp() throws Exception {
+        LocalServices.removeServiceForTest(PackageManagerInternal.class);
+        LocalServices.addService(PackageManagerInternal.class, mPackageManagerInternal);
+        when(mPackageManagerInternal.getSetupWizardPackageName()).thenReturn(PKG);
+
+        when(mPackageManager.hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_AUTOMOTIVE, 0))
+                .thenReturn(true);
+
+        final StatusBarNotification sbn =
+                generateNotificationRecord(mTestNotificationChannel, 0, "", false).getSbn();
+        sbn.getNotification().category = Notification.CATEGORY_CAR_INFORMATION;
+        mBinderService.enqueueNotificationWithTag(PKG, PKG,
+                "testEnqueuedRestrictedNotifications_asSuwApp",
+                sbn.getId(), sbn.getNotification(), sbn.getUserId());
+
+        waitForIdle();
+        assertEquals(1, mBinderService.getActiveNotifications(PKG).length);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testBlockedNotifications_blockedByAssistant() throws Exception {
         when(mPackageManager.isPackageSuspendedForUser(anyString(), anyInt())).thenReturn(false);