diff --git a/core/java/android/app/IActivityTaskManager.aidl b/core/java/android/app/IActivityTaskManager.aidl
index 3ce768944e482..be1681bc7cc6b 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/IActivityTaskManager.aidl
+++ b/core/java/android/app/IActivityTaskManager.aidl
@@ -229,7 +229,16 @@ interface IActivityTaskManager {
     void unregisterTaskStackListener(in ITaskStackListener listener);
     void setTaskResizeable(int taskId, int resizeableMode);
     void toggleFreeformWindowingMode(in IBinder token);
-    void resizeTask(int taskId, in Rect bounds, int resizeMode);
+
+    /**
+     * Resize the task with given bounds
+     *
+     * @param taskId The id of the task to set the bounds for.
+     * @param bounds The new bounds.
+     * @param resizeMode Resize mode defined as {@code ActivityTaskManager#RESIZE_MODE_*} constants.
+     * @return Return true on success. Otherwise false.
+     */
+    boolean resizeTask(int taskId, in Rect bounds, int resizeMode);
     void moveStackToDisplay(int stackId, int displayId);
     void removeStack(int stackId);
 
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityTaskManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityTaskManagerService.java
index 78e4237eb4a7d..fdbb2b25bd395 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityTaskManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityTaskManagerService.java
@@ -3319,7 +3319,7 @@ public class ActivityTaskManagerService extends IActivityTaskManager.Stub {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void resizeTask(int taskId, Rect bounds, int resizeMode) {
+    public boolean resizeTask(int taskId, Rect bounds, int resizeMode) {
         mAmInternal.enforceCallingPermission(MANAGE_ACTIVITY_STACKS, "resizeTask()");
         long ident = Binder.clearCallingIdentity();
         try {
@@ -3328,10 +3328,11 @@ public class ActivityTaskManagerService extends IActivityTaskManager.Stub {
                         MATCH_TASK_IN_STACKS_ONLY);
                 if (task == null) {
                     Slog.w(TAG, "resizeTask: taskId=" + taskId + " not found");
-                    return;
+                    return false;
                 }
                 if (!task.getWindowConfiguration().canResizeTask()) {
-                    throw new IllegalArgumentException("resizeTask not allowed on task=" + task);
+                    Slog.w(TAG, "resizeTask not allowed on task=" + task);
+                    return false;
                 }
 
                 // Reparent the task to the right stack if necessary
@@ -3339,7 +3340,7 @@ public class ActivityTaskManagerService extends IActivityTaskManager.Stub {
 
                 // After reparenting (which only resizes the task to the stack bounds), resize the
                 // task to the actual bounds provided
-                task.resize(bounds, resizeMode, preserveWindow);
+                return task.resize(bounds, resizeMode, preserveWindow);
             }
         } finally {
             Binder.restoreCallingIdentity(ident);