diff --git a/services/camera/libcameraservice/CameraService.cpp b/services/camera/libcameraservice/CameraService.cpp
index 6cd20a1..2e7dc7d 100644
--- a/services/camera/libcameraservice/CameraService.cpp
+++ b/services/camera/libcameraservice/CameraService.cpp
@@ -224,10 +224,16 @@
     return OK;
 }
 
-void CameraService::broadcastTorchModeStatus(const String8& cameraId, TorchModeStatus status) {
+void CameraService::broadcastTorchModeStatus(const String8& cameraId, TorchModeStatus status,
+        SystemCameraKind systemCameraKind) {
     Mutex::Autolock lock(mStatusListenerLock);
-
     for (auto& i : mListenerList) {
+        if (shouldSkipStatusUpdates(systemCameraKind, i->isVendorListener(), i->getListenerPid(),
+                i->getListenerUid())) {
+            ALOGV("Skipping torch callback for system-only camera device %s",
+                    cameraId.c_str());
+            continue;
+        }
         i->getListener()->onTorchStatusChanged(mapToInterface(status), String16{cameraId});
     }
 }
@@ -317,7 +323,7 @@
         Mutex::Autolock al(mTorchStatusMutex);
         mTorchStatusMap.add(id, TorchModeStatus::AVAILABLE_OFF);
 
-        broadcastTorchModeStatus(id, TorchModeStatus::AVAILABLE_OFF);
+        broadcastTorchModeStatus(id, TorchModeStatus::AVAILABLE_OFF, deviceKind);
     }
 
     updateCameraNumAndIds();
@@ -478,12 +484,19 @@
 
 void CameraService::onTorchStatusChanged(const String8& cameraId,
         TorchModeStatus newStatus) {
+    SystemCameraKind systemCameraKind = SystemCameraKind::PUBLIC;
+    status_t res = getSystemCameraKind(cameraId, &systemCameraKind);
+    if (res != OK) {
+        ALOGE("%s: Could not get system camera kind for camera id %s", __FUNCTION__,
+                cameraId.string());
+        return;
+    }
     Mutex::Autolock al(mTorchStatusMutex);
-    onTorchStatusChangedLocked(cameraId, newStatus);
+    onTorchStatusChangedLocked(cameraId, newStatus, systemCameraKind);
 }
 
 void CameraService::onTorchStatusChangedLocked(const String8& cameraId,
-        TorchModeStatus newStatus) {
+        TorchModeStatus newStatus, SystemCameraKind systemCameraKind) {
     ALOGI("%s: Torch status changed for cameraId=%s, newStatus=%d",
             __FUNCTION__, cameraId.string(), newStatus);
 
@@ -532,8 +545,7 @@
             }
         }
     }
-
-    broadcastTorchModeStatus(cameraId, newStatus);
+    broadcastTorchModeStatus(cameraId, newStatus, systemCameraKind);
 }
 
 static bool hasPermissionsForSystemCamera(int callingPid, int callingUid) {
@@ -1812,6 +1824,10 @@
     String8 id = String8(cameraId.string());
     int uid = CameraThreadState::getCallingUid();
 
+    if (shouldRejectSystemCameraConnection(id)) {
+        return STATUS_ERROR_FMT(ERROR_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT, "Unable to set torch mode"
+                " for system only device %s: ", id.string());
+    }
     // verify id is valid.
     auto state = getCameraState(id);
     if (state == nullptr) {
@@ -2168,6 +2184,11 @@
                     return shouldSkipStatusUpdates(deviceKind, isVendorListener, clientPid,
                             clientUid);}), cameraStatuses->end());
 
+    //cameraStatuses will have non-eligible camera ids removed.
+    std::set<String16> idsChosenForCallback;
+    for (const auto &s : *cameraStatuses) {
+        idsChosenForCallback.insert(String16(s.cameraId));
+    }
 
     /*
      * Immediately signal current torch status to this listener only
@@ -2177,7 +2198,11 @@
         Mutex::Autolock al(mTorchStatusMutex);
         for (size_t i = 0; i < mTorchStatusMap.size(); i++ ) {
             String16 id = String16(mTorchStatusMap.keyAt(i).string());
-            listener->onTorchStatusChanged(mapToInterface(mTorchStatusMap.valueAt(i)), id);
+            // The camera id is visible to the client. Fine to send torch
+            // callback.
+            if (idsChosenForCallback.find(id) != idsChosenForCallback.end()) {
+                listener->onTorchStatusChanged(mapToInterface(mTorchStatusMap.valueAt(i)), id);
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -3747,7 +3772,7 @@
                             TorchModeStatus::AVAILABLE_OFF :
                             TorchModeStatus::NOT_AVAILABLE;
                     if (torchStatus != newTorchStatus) {
-                        onTorchStatusChangedLocked(cameraId, newTorchStatus);
+                        onTorchStatusChangedLocked(cameraId, newTorchStatus, deviceKind);
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/services/camera/libcameraservice/CameraService.h b/services/camera/libcameraservice/CameraService.h
index 092d916..98d4500 100644
--- a/services/camera/libcameraservice/CameraService.h
+++ b/services/camera/libcameraservice/CameraService.h
@@ -991,7 +991,8 @@
     // handle torch mode status change and invoke callbacks. mTorchStatusMutex
     // should be locked.
     void onTorchStatusChangedLocked(const String8& cameraId,
-            hardware::camera::common::V1_0::TorchModeStatus newStatus);
+            hardware::camera::common::V1_0::TorchModeStatus newStatus,
+            SystemCameraKind systemCameraKind);
 
     // get a camera's torch status. mTorchStatusMutex should be locked.
     status_t getTorchStatusLocked(const String8 &cameraId,
@@ -1085,7 +1086,8 @@
 
 
     void broadcastTorchModeStatus(const String8& cameraId,
-            hardware::camera::common::V1_0::TorchModeStatus status);
+            hardware::camera::common::V1_0::TorchModeStatus status,
+            SystemCameraKind systemCameraKind);
 
     void disconnectClient(const String8& id, sp<BasicClient> clientToDisconnect);