diff --git a/service/src/com/android/server/connectivity/PermissionMonitor.java b/service/src/com/android/server/connectivity/PermissionMonitor.java
index 5886b1a..b19348f 100644
--- a/service/src/com/android/server/connectivity/PermissionMonitor.java
+++ b/service/src/com/android/server/connectivity/PermissionMonitor.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 import android.content.pm.PackageInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager.NameNotFoundException;
+import android.net.ConnectivitySettingsManager;
 import android.net.INetd;
 import android.net.UidRange;
 import android.net.Uri;
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@
 import android.os.UserHandle;
 import android.os.UserManager;
 import android.system.OsConstants;
+import android.util.ArraySet;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.SparseArray;
 import android.util.SparseIntArray;
@@ -105,6 +107,14 @@
     @GuardedBy("this")
     private final Set<Integer> mAllApps = new HashSet<>();
 
+    // A set of apps which are allowed to use restricted networks. These apps can't hold the
+    // CONNECTIVITY_USE_RESTRICTED_NETWORKS permission because they can't be signature|privileged
+    // apps. However, these apps should still be able to use restricted networks under certain
+    // conditions (e.g. government app using emergency services). So grant netd system permission
+    // to uids whose package name is listed in APPS_ALLOWED_ON_RESTRICTED_NETWORKS setting.
+    @GuardedBy("this")
+    private final Set<String> mAppsAllowedOnRestrictedNetworks = new ArraySet<>();
+
     private BroadcastReceiver mIntentReceiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {
         @Override
         public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
@@ -165,6 +175,11 @@
                 mIntentReceiver, intentFilter, null /* broadcastPermission */,
                 null /* scheduler */);
 
+        // Read APPS_ALLOWED_ON_RESTRICTED_NETWORKS setting and update
+        // mAppsAllowedOnRestrictedNetworks.
+        updateAppsAllowedOnRestrictedNetworks(
+                ConnectivitySettingsManager.getAppsAllowedOnRestrictedNetworks(mContext));
+
         List<PackageInfo> apps = mPackageManager.getInstalledPackages(GET_PERMISSIONS
                 | MATCH_ANY_USER);
         if (apps == null) {
@@ -220,11 +235,33 @@
     }
 
     @VisibleForTesting
+    void updateAppsAllowedOnRestrictedNetworks(final Set<String> apps) {
+        mAppsAllowedOnRestrictedNetworks.clear();
+        mAppsAllowedOnRestrictedNetworks.addAll(apps);
+    }
+
+    @VisibleForTesting
     static boolean isVendorApp(@NonNull ApplicationInfo appInfo) {
         return appInfo.isVendor() || appInfo.isOem() || appInfo.isProduct();
     }
 
     @VisibleForTesting
+    boolean isCarryoverPackage(final ApplicationInfo appInfo) {
+        if (appInfo == null) return false;
+        return (appInfo.targetSdkVersion < VERSION_Q && isVendorApp(appInfo))
+                // Backward compatibility for b/114245686, on devices that launched before Q daemons
+                // and apps running as the system UID are exempted from this check.
+                || (appInfo.uid == SYSTEM_UID && mDeps.getDeviceFirstSdkInt() < VERSION_Q);
+    }
+
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    boolean isAppAllowedOnRestrictedNetworks(@NonNull final PackageInfo app) {
+        // Check whether package name is in allowed on restricted networks app list. If so, this app
+        // can have netd system permission.
+        return mAppsAllowedOnRestrictedNetworks.contains(app.packageName);
+    }
+
+    @VisibleForTesting
     boolean hasPermission(@NonNull final PackageInfo app, @NonNull final String permission) {
         if (app.requestedPermissions == null || app.requestedPermissionsFlags == null) {
             return false;
@@ -241,22 +278,10 @@
 
     @VisibleForTesting
     boolean hasRestrictedNetworkPermission(@NonNull final PackageInfo app) {
-        // TODO : remove this check in the future(b/31479477). All apps should just
-        // request the appropriate permission for their use case since android Q.
-        if (app.applicationInfo != null) {
-            // Backward compatibility for b/114245686, on devices that launched before Q daemons
-            // and apps running as the system UID are exempted from this check.
-            if (app.applicationInfo.uid == SYSTEM_UID && mDeps.getDeviceFirstSdkInt() < VERSION_Q) {
-                return true;
-            }
-
-            if (app.applicationInfo.targetSdkVersion < VERSION_Q
-                    && isVendorApp(app.applicationInfo)) {
-                return true;
-            }
-        }
-
-        return hasPermission(app, PERMISSION_MAINLINE_NETWORK_STACK)
+        // TODO : remove carryover package check in the future(b/31479477). All apps should just
+        //  request the appropriate permission for their use case since android Q.
+        return isCarryoverPackage(app.applicationInfo) || isAppAllowedOnRestrictedNetworks(app)
+                || hasPermission(app, PERMISSION_MAINLINE_NETWORK_STACK)
                 || hasPermission(app, NETWORK_STACK)
                 || hasPermission(app, CONNECTIVITY_USE_RESTRICTED_NETWORKS);
     }
diff --git a/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/connectivity/PermissionMonitorTest.java b/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/connectivity/PermissionMonitorTest.java
index 02a5808..c797a7b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/connectivity/PermissionMonitorTest.java
+++ b/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/connectivity/PermissionMonitorTest.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import static android.content.pm.PackageInfo.REQUESTED_PERMISSION_REQUIRED;
 import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.GET_PERMISSIONS;
 import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.MATCH_ANY_USER;
+import static android.net.NetworkStack.PERMISSION_MAINLINE_NETWORK_STACK;
 import static android.os.Process.SYSTEM_UID;
 
 import static com.android.server.connectivity.PermissionMonitor.NETWORK;
@@ -68,12 +69,18 @@
 import android.os.SystemConfigManager;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
 import android.os.UserManager;
+import android.provider.Settings;
+import android.test.mock.MockContentResolver;
+import android.util.ArraySet;
 import android.util.SparseIntArray;
 
 import androidx.test.InstrumentationRegistry;
 import androidx.test.filters.SmallTest;
 import androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnit4;
 
+import com.android.internal.util.test.FakeSettingsProvider;
+
+import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
@@ -120,6 +127,7 @@
     @Mock private SystemConfigManager mSystemConfigManager;
 
     private PermissionMonitor mPermissionMonitor;
+    private MockContentResolver mContentResolver;
 
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
@@ -137,16 +145,33 @@
         doReturn(UserHandle.ALL).when(asUserCtx).getUser();
         when(mContext.createContextAsUser(eq(UserHandle.ALL), anyInt())).thenReturn(asUserCtx);
 
+        FakeSettingsProvider.clearSettingsProvider();
+        mContentResolver = new MockContentResolver();
+        mContentResolver.addProvider(Settings.AUTHORITY, new FakeSettingsProvider());
+        when(mContext.getContentResolver()).thenReturn(mContentResolver);
+
         mPermissionMonitor = spy(new PermissionMonitor(mContext, mNetdService, mDeps));
 
         when(mPackageManager.getInstalledPackages(anyInt())).thenReturn(/* empty app list */ null);
         mPermissionMonitor.startMonitoring();
     }
 
+    @After
+    public void tearDown() throws Exception {
+        FakeSettingsProvider.clearSettingsProvider();
+    }
+
     private boolean hasRestrictedNetworkPermission(String partition, int targetSdkVersion, int uid,
             String... permissions) {
+        return hasRestrictedNetworkPermission(
+                partition, targetSdkVersion, "" /* packageName */, uid, permissions);
+    }
+
+    private boolean hasRestrictedNetworkPermission(String partition, int targetSdkVersion,
+            String packageName, int uid, String... permissions) {
         final PackageInfo packageInfo =
                 packageInfoWithPermissions(REQUESTED_PERMISSION_GRANTED, permissions, partition);
+        packageInfo.packageName = packageName;
         packageInfo.applicationInfo.targetSdkVersion = targetSdkVersion;
         packageInfo.applicationInfo.uid = uid;
         return mPermissionMonitor.hasRestrictedNetworkPermission(packageInfo);
@@ -280,6 +305,8 @@
                 PARTITION_SYSTEM, VERSION_P, MOCK_UID1, CONNECTIVITY_USE_RESTRICTED_NETWORKS));
         assertFalse(hasRestrictedNetworkPermission(
                 PARTITION_SYSTEM, VERSION_P, MOCK_UID1, CHANGE_WIFI_STATE));
+        assertTrue(hasRestrictedNetworkPermission(
+                PARTITION_SYSTEM, VERSION_P, MOCK_UID1, PERMISSION_MAINLINE_NETWORK_STACK));
 
         assertFalse(hasRestrictedNetworkPermission(PARTITION_SYSTEM, VERSION_Q, MOCK_UID1));
         assertFalse(hasRestrictedNetworkPermission(
@@ -324,6 +351,90 @@
                 PARTITION_VENDOR, VERSION_Q, MOCK_UID1, CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testHasRestrictedNetworkPermissionAppAllowedOnRestrictedNetworks() {
+        mPermissionMonitor.updateAppsAllowedOnRestrictedNetworks(
+                new ArraySet<>(new String[] { MOCK_PACKAGE1 }));
+        assertTrue(hasRestrictedNetworkPermission(
+                PARTITION_VENDOR, VERSION_Q, MOCK_PACKAGE1, MOCK_UID1));
+        assertTrue(hasRestrictedNetworkPermission(
+                PARTITION_VENDOR, VERSION_Q, MOCK_PACKAGE1, MOCK_UID1, CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE));
+        assertTrue(hasRestrictedNetworkPermission(
+                PARTITION_VENDOR, VERSION_Q, MOCK_PACKAGE1, MOCK_UID1, CONNECTIVITY_INTERNAL));
+
+        assertFalse(hasRestrictedNetworkPermission(
+                PARTITION_VENDOR, VERSION_Q, MOCK_PACKAGE2, MOCK_UID1));
+        assertFalse(hasRestrictedNetworkPermission(
+                PARTITION_VENDOR, VERSION_Q, MOCK_PACKAGE2, MOCK_UID1, CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE));
+        assertFalse(hasRestrictedNetworkPermission(
+                PARTITION_VENDOR, VERSION_Q, MOCK_PACKAGE2, MOCK_UID1, CONNECTIVITY_INTERNAL));
+
+    }
+
+    private boolean wouldBeCarryoverPackage(String partition, int targetSdkVersion, int uid) {
+        final PackageInfo packageInfo = packageInfoWithPermissions(
+                REQUESTED_PERMISSION_GRANTED, new String[] {}, partition);
+        packageInfo.applicationInfo.targetSdkVersion = targetSdkVersion;
+        packageInfo.applicationInfo.uid = uid;
+        return mPermissionMonitor.isCarryoverPackage(packageInfo.applicationInfo);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testIsCarryoverPackage() {
+        doReturn(VERSION_P).when(mDeps).getDeviceFirstSdkInt();
+        assertTrue(wouldBeCarryoverPackage(PARTITION_SYSTEM, VERSION_P, SYSTEM_UID));
+        assertTrue(wouldBeCarryoverPackage(PARTITION_VENDOR, VERSION_P, SYSTEM_UID));
+        assertFalse(wouldBeCarryoverPackage(PARTITION_SYSTEM, VERSION_P, MOCK_UID1));
+        assertTrue(wouldBeCarryoverPackage(PARTITION_VENDOR, VERSION_P, MOCK_UID1));
+        assertTrue(wouldBeCarryoverPackage(PARTITION_SYSTEM, VERSION_Q, SYSTEM_UID));
+        assertTrue(wouldBeCarryoverPackage(PARTITION_VENDOR, VERSION_Q, SYSTEM_UID));
+        assertFalse(wouldBeCarryoverPackage(PARTITION_SYSTEM, VERSION_Q, MOCK_UID1));
+        assertFalse(wouldBeCarryoverPackage(PARTITION_VENDOR, VERSION_Q, MOCK_UID1));
+
+        doReturn(VERSION_Q).when(mDeps).getDeviceFirstSdkInt();
+        assertFalse(wouldBeCarryoverPackage(PARTITION_SYSTEM, VERSION_P, SYSTEM_UID));
+        assertTrue(wouldBeCarryoverPackage(PARTITION_VENDOR, VERSION_P, SYSTEM_UID));
+        assertFalse(wouldBeCarryoverPackage(PARTITION_SYSTEM, VERSION_P, MOCK_UID1));
+        assertTrue(wouldBeCarryoverPackage(PARTITION_VENDOR, VERSION_P, MOCK_UID1));
+        assertFalse(wouldBeCarryoverPackage(PARTITION_SYSTEM, VERSION_Q, SYSTEM_UID));
+        assertFalse(wouldBeCarryoverPackage(PARTITION_VENDOR, VERSION_Q, SYSTEM_UID));
+        assertFalse(wouldBeCarryoverPackage(PARTITION_SYSTEM, VERSION_Q, MOCK_UID1));
+        assertFalse(wouldBeCarryoverPackage(PARTITION_VENDOR, VERSION_Q, MOCK_UID1));
+
+        assertFalse(wouldBeCarryoverPackage(PARTITION_OEM, VERSION_Q, SYSTEM_UID));
+        assertFalse(wouldBeCarryoverPackage(PARTITION_PRODUCT, VERSION_Q, SYSTEM_UID));
+        assertFalse(wouldBeCarryoverPackage(PARTITION_OEM, VERSION_Q, MOCK_UID1));
+        assertFalse(wouldBeCarryoverPackage(PARTITION_PRODUCT, VERSION_Q, MOCK_UID1));
+    }
+
+    private boolean wouldBeAppAllowedOnRestrictedNetworks(String packageName) {
+        final PackageInfo packageInfo = new PackageInfo();
+        packageInfo.packageName = packageName;
+        return mPermissionMonitor.isAppAllowedOnRestrictedNetworks(packageInfo);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testIsAppAllowedOnRestrictedNetworks() {
+        mPermissionMonitor.updateAppsAllowedOnRestrictedNetworks(new ArraySet<>());
+        assertFalse(wouldBeAppAllowedOnRestrictedNetworks(MOCK_PACKAGE1));
+        assertFalse(wouldBeAppAllowedOnRestrictedNetworks(MOCK_PACKAGE2));
+
+        mPermissionMonitor.updateAppsAllowedOnRestrictedNetworks(
+                new ArraySet<>(new String[] { MOCK_PACKAGE1 }));
+        assertTrue(wouldBeAppAllowedOnRestrictedNetworks(MOCK_PACKAGE1));
+        assertFalse(wouldBeAppAllowedOnRestrictedNetworks(MOCK_PACKAGE2));
+
+        mPermissionMonitor.updateAppsAllowedOnRestrictedNetworks(
+                new ArraySet<>(new String[] { MOCK_PACKAGE2 }));
+        assertFalse(wouldBeAppAllowedOnRestrictedNetworks(MOCK_PACKAGE1));
+        assertTrue(wouldBeAppAllowedOnRestrictedNetworks(MOCK_PACKAGE2));
+
+        mPermissionMonitor.updateAppsAllowedOnRestrictedNetworks(
+                new ArraySet<>(new String[] { "com.android.test" }));
+        assertFalse(wouldBeAppAllowedOnRestrictedNetworks(MOCK_PACKAGE1));
+        assertFalse(wouldBeAppAllowedOnRestrictedNetworks(MOCK_PACKAGE2));
+    }
+
     private void assertBackgroundPermission(boolean hasPermission, String name, int uid,
             String... permissions) throws Exception {
         when(mPackageManager.getPackageInfo(eq(name), anyInt()))