diff --git a/core/api/current.txt b/core/api/current.txt
index 8bf9edc3f8fe2..e4e5a1acc420e 100644
--- a/core/api/current.txt
+++ b/core/api/current.txt
@@ -1291,6 +1291,7 @@ package android {
     field public static final int shareInterpolator = 16843195; // 0x10101bb
     field @Deprecated public static final int sharedUserId = 16842763; // 0x101000b
     field @Deprecated public static final int sharedUserLabel = 16843361; // 0x1010261
+    field public static final int sharedUserMaxSdkVersion;
     field public static final int shell = 16844180; // 0x1010594
     field public static final int shortcutDisabledMessage = 16844075; // 0x101052b
     field public static final int shortcutId = 16844072; // 0x1010528
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/pm/parsing/ParsingPackageUtils.java b/core/java/android/content/pm/parsing/ParsingPackageUtils.java
index 809a544039f9c..80befcdf02de5 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/pm/parsing/ParsingPackageUtils.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/pm/parsing/ParsingPackageUtils.java
@@ -996,6 +996,11 @@ public class ParsingPackageUtils {
 
     private static ParseResult<ParsingPackage> parseSharedUser(ParseInput input,
             ParsingPackage pkg, TypedArray sa) {
+        int maxSdkVersion = anInteger(0, R.styleable.AndroidManifest_sharedUserMaxSdkVersion, sa);
+        if ((maxSdkVersion != 0) && maxSdkVersion < Build.VERSION.RESOURCES_SDK_INT) {
+            return input.success(pkg);
+        }
+
         String str = nonConfigString(0, R.styleable.AndroidManifest_sharedUserId, sa);
         if (TextUtils.isEmpty(str)) {
             return input.success(pkg);
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/attrs_manifest.xml b/core/res/res/values/attrs_manifest.xml
index 73dfab683d486..cbf35f4a080d9 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/attrs_manifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/attrs_manifest.xml
@@ -395,6 +395,12 @@
          this attribute unnecessary. -->
     <attr name="sharedUserLabel" format="reference" />
 
+    <!-- The maximum device SDK version for which the application will remain in the user ID
+         defined in sharedUserId. Used when the application wants to migrate out of using shared
+         user ID, but has to maintain backwards compatibility with the API level specified
+         and before. -->
+    <attr name="sharedUserMaxSdkVersion" format="integer" />
+
     <!-- Internal version code.  This is the number used to determine whether
          one version is more recent than another: it has no other meaning than
          that higher numbers are more recent.  You could use this number to
@@ -1650,6 +1656,7 @@
         <attr name="revisionCode" />
         <attr name="sharedUserId" />
         <attr name="sharedUserLabel" />
+        <attr name="sharedUserMaxSdkVersion" />
         <attr name="installLocation" />
         <attr name="isolatedSplits" />
         <attr name="isFeatureSplit" />
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/public.xml b/core/res/res/values/public.xml
index a519cded69e44..fd03d72954151 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/public.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/public.xml
@@ -3295,6 +3295,7 @@
   <eat-comment />
 
   <staging-public-group type="attr" first-id="0x01df0000">
+    <public name="sharedUserMaxSdkVersion" />
   </staging-public-group>
 
   <staging-public-group type="id" first-id="0x01de0000">