diff --git a/core/java/android/app/ActivityManagerInternal.java b/core/java/android/app/ActivityManagerInternal.java
index cce7dd3..8c942b2 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/ActivityManagerInternal.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/ActivityManagerInternal.java
@@ -808,4 +808,9 @@
      * Register the bind service event listener callback.
      */
     public abstract void addBindServiceEventListener(@NonNull BindServiceEventListener listener);
+
+    /**
+     * Restart android.
+     */
+    public abstract void restart();
 }
diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/statusbar/IStatusBarService.aidl b/core/java/com/android/internal/statusbar/IStatusBarService.aidl
index 0c45e5b..4f72331 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/statusbar/IStatusBarService.aidl
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/statusbar/IStatusBarService.aidl
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@
     void shutdown();
     void reboot(boolean safeMode);
 
+    /** just restarts android without rebooting device. Used for some feature flags. */
+    void restart();
+
     void addTile(in ComponentName tile);
     void remTile(in ComponentName tile);
     void clickTile(in ComponentName tile);
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/flags/FeatureFlagsDebug.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/flags/FeatureFlagsDebug.java
index f3b721c..df60599 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/flags/FeatureFlagsDebug.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/flags/FeatureFlagsDebug.java
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@
 import android.content.IntentFilter;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.os.RemoteException;
 import android.util.Log;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 
+import com.android.internal.statusbar.IStatusBarService;
 import com.android.systemui.Dumpable;
 import com.android.systemui.dagger.SysUISingleton;
 import com.android.systemui.dagger.qualifiers.Main;
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@
     private final Supplier<Map<Integer, Flag<?>>> mFlagsCollector;
     private final Map<Integer, Boolean> mBooleanFlagCache = new TreeMap<>();
     private final Map<Integer, String> mStringFlagCache = new TreeMap<>();
+    private final IStatusBarService mBarService;
 
     @Inject
     public FeatureFlagsDebug(
@@ -78,7 +81,8 @@
             SecureSettings secureSettings,
             @Main Resources resources,
             DumpManager dumpManager,
-            @Nullable Supplier<Map<Integer, Flag<?>>> flagsCollector) {
+            @Nullable Supplier<Map<Integer, Flag<?>>> flagsCollector,
+            IStatusBarService barService) {
         mFlagManager = flagManager;
         mSecureSettings = secureSettings;
         mResources = resources;
@@ -91,6 +95,7 @@
         context.registerReceiver(mReceiver, filter, null, null,
                 Context.RECEIVER_EXPORTED_UNAUDITED);
         dumpManager.registerDumpable(TAG, this);
+        mBarService = barService;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -212,6 +217,14 @@
         System.exit(0);
     }
 
+    private void restartAndroid() {
+        Log.i(TAG, "Restarting Android");
+        try {
+            mBarService.restart();
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+        }
+    }
+
     private final BroadcastReceiver mReceiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {
         @Override
         public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/flags/FeatureFlagsDebugTest.kt b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/flags/FeatureFlagsDebugTest.kt
index 87bc732..4cc5673 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/flags/FeatureFlagsDebugTest.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/flags/FeatureFlagsDebugTest.kt
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
 import android.content.BroadcastReceiver
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
-import android.content.pm.PackageManager
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager.NameNotFoundException
 import android.content.res.Resources
 import androidx.test.filters.SmallTest
+import com.android.internal.statusbar.IStatusBarService
 import com.android.systemui.SysuiTestCase
 import com.android.systemui.dump.DumpManager
 import com.android.systemui.util.mockito.any
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
     @Mock private lateinit var mSecureSettings: SecureSettings
     @Mock private lateinit var mResources: Resources
     @Mock private lateinit var mDumpManager: DumpManager
+    @Mock private lateinit var mBarService: IStatusBarService
     private val mFlagMap = mutableMapOf<Int, Flag<*>>()
     private lateinit var mBroadcastReceiver: BroadcastReceiver
     private lateinit var mClearCacheAction: Consumer<Int>
@@ -72,7 +73,8 @@
             mSecureSettings,
             mResources,
             mDumpManager,
-            { mFlagMap }
+            { mFlagMap },
+            mBarService
         )
         verify(mFlagManager).restartAction = any()
         mBroadcastReceiver = withArgCaptor {
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
index 2da6fb4..1e141e4 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java
@@ -17122,6 +17122,11 @@
             // It's a CopyOnWriteArrayList, so no lock is needed.
             mBindServiceEventListeners.add(listener);
         }
+
+        @Override
+        public void restart() {
+            ActivityManagerService.this.restart();
+        }
     }
 
     long inputDispatchingTimedOut(int pid, final boolean aboveSystem, String reason) {
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/statusbar/StatusBarManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/statusbar/StatusBarManagerService.java
index 94f483c..2644654 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/statusbar/StatusBarManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/statusbar/StatusBarManagerService.java
@@ -1432,6 +1432,22 @@
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Allows the status bar to restart android (vs a full reboot).
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void restart() {
+        enforceStatusBarService();
+        final long identity = Binder.clearCallingIdentity();
+        try {
+            mHandler.post(() -> {
+                mActivityManagerInternal.restart();
+            });
+        } finally {
+            Binder.restoreCallingIdentity(identity);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onGlobalActionsShown() {
         enforceStatusBarService();