diff --git a/core/api/module-lib-current.txt b/core/api/module-lib-current.txt
index 447b1136caa0c..1ce004fd1a862 100644
--- a/core/api/module-lib-current.txt
+++ b/core/api/module-lib-current.txt
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ package android.content {
   }
 
   public abstract class Context {
+    method @NonNull public android.content.Context createContextForSdkInSandbox(@NonNull android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo, int) throws android.content.pm.PackageManager.NameNotFoundException;
     method @NonNull public android.os.IBinder getIApplicationThreadBinder();
     method @NonNull public android.os.UserHandle getUser();
     field public static final String PAC_PROXY_SERVICE = "pac_proxy";
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java b/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
index afd8a52d43cea..e558b82ba108e 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
@@ -2640,7 +2640,7 @@ public final class ActivityThread extends ClientTransactionHandler
             ClassLoader baseLoader, boolean securityViolation, boolean includeCode,
             boolean registerPackage) {
         return getPackageInfo(aInfo, compatInfo, baseLoader, securityViolation, includeCode,
-                registerPackage, /*isSdkSandbox=*/false);
+                registerPackage, Process.isSdkSandbox());
     }
 
     private LoadedApk getPackageInfo(ApplicationInfo aInfo, CompatibilityInfo compatInfo,
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/ContextImpl.java b/core/java/android/app/ContextImpl.java
index 240dbe1eea248..d39b9af3dc612 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/ContextImpl.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/ContextImpl.java
@@ -2583,6 +2583,22 @@ class ContextImpl extends Context {
                 "Application package " + application.packageName + " not found");
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public Context createContextForSdkInSandbox(ApplicationInfo sdkInfo, int flags)
+            throws NameNotFoundException {
+        if (!Process.isSdkSandbox()) {
+            throw new SecurityException("API can only be called from SdkSandbox process");
+        }
+
+        ContextImpl ctx = (ContextImpl) createApplicationContext(sdkInfo, flags);
+
+        // Set sandbox app's context as the application context for sdk context
+        ctx.mPackageInfo.makeApplicationInner(/*forceDefaultAppClass=*/false,
+                /*instrumentation=*/null);
+
+        return ctx;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public Context createPackageContext(String packageName, int flags)
             throws NameNotFoundException {
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/Context.java b/core/java/android/content/Context.java
index 20b06265a211b..4faa83b8802c8 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/Context.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/Context.java
@@ -6852,6 +6852,26 @@ public abstract class Context {
     public abstract Context createApplicationContext(ApplicationInfo application,
             @CreatePackageOptions int flags) throws PackageManager.NameNotFoundException;
 
+    /**
+     * Creates a context given an {@link android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo}.
+     *
+     * Context created is for an sdk library that is being loaded in sdk sandbox.
+     *
+     * @param sdkInfo information regarding the sdk library being loaded.
+     *
+     * @throws PackageManager.NameNotFoundException if there is no application with
+     * the given package name.
+     * @throws SecurityException if caller is not a SdkSandbox process.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    @SystemApi(client = SystemApi.Client.MODULE_LIBRARIES)
+    @NonNull
+    public Context createContextForSdkInSandbox(@NonNull ApplicationInfo sdkInfo,
+            @CreatePackageOptions int flags) throws PackageManager.NameNotFoundException {
+        throw new RuntimeException("Not implemented. Must override in a subclass.");
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return a new Context object for the given split name. The new Context has a ClassLoader and
      * Resources object that can access the split's and all of its dependencies' code/resources.
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/ContextWrapper.java b/core/java/android/content/ContextWrapper.java
index 0dc4adc79f307..e65e91c45396e 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/ContextWrapper.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/ContextWrapper.java
@@ -1071,6 +1071,15 @@ public class ContextWrapper extends Context {
         return mBase.createApplicationContext(application, flags);
     }
 
+    /** @hide */
+    @Override
+    @SystemApi(client = SystemApi.Client.MODULE_LIBRARIES)
+    @NonNull
+    public Context createContextForSdkInSandbox(@NonNull ApplicationInfo sdkInfo, int flags)
+            throws PackageManager.NameNotFoundException {
+        return mBase.createContextForSdkInSandbox(sdkInfo, flags);
+    }
+
     /** @hide */
     @Override
     public Context createContextForSplit(String splitName)