diff --git a/libs/binder/AppOpsManager.cpp b/libs/binder/AppOpsManager.cpp
index f3b86ae..62c8987 100644
--- a/libs/binder/AppOpsManager.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/AppOpsManager.cpp
@@ -100,11 +100,12 @@
             : APP_OPS_MANAGER_UNAVAILABLE_MODE;
 }
 
-int32_t AppOpsManager::startOp(int32_t op, int32_t uid, const String16& callingPackage) {
+int32_t AppOpsManager::startOpNoThrow(int32_t op, int32_t uid, const String16& callingPackage,
+        bool startIfModeDefault) {
     sp<IAppOpsService> service = getService();
     return service != NULL
-            ? service->startOperation(getToken(service), op, uid, callingPackage)
-            : APP_OPS_MANAGER_UNAVAILABLE_MODE;
+            ? service->startOperation(getToken(service), op, uid, callingPackage,
+                    startIfModeDefault) : APP_OPS_MANAGER_UNAVAILABLE_MODE;
 }
 
 void AppOpsManager::finishOp(int32_t op, int32_t uid, const String16& callingPackage) {
diff --git a/libs/binder/IAppOpsService.cpp b/libs/binder/IAppOpsService.cpp
index 638ae5c..9c76350 100644
--- a/libs/binder/IAppOpsService.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/IAppOpsService.cpp
@@ -61,13 +61,14 @@
     }
 
     virtual int32_t startOperation(const sp<IBinder>& token, int32_t code, int32_t uid,
-                const String16& packageName) {
+                const String16& packageName, bool startIfModeDefault) {
         Parcel data, reply;
         data.writeInterfaceToken(IAppOpsService::getInterfaceDescriptor());
         data.writeStrongBinder(token);
         data.writeInt32(code);
         data.writeInt32(uid);
         data.writeString16(packageName);
+        data.writeInt32(startIfModeDefault ? 1 : 0);
         remote()->transact(START_OPERATION_TRANSACTION, data, &reply);
         // fail on exception
         if (reply.readExceptionCode() != 0) return MODE_ERRORED;
@@ -159,7 +160,8 @@
             int32_t code = data.readInt32();
             int32_t uid = data.readInt32();
             String16 packageName = data.readString16();
-            int32_t res = startOperation(token, code, uid, packageName);
+            bool startIfModeDefault = data.readInt32() == 1;
+            int32_t res = startOperation(token, code, uid, packageName, startIfModeDefault);
             reply->writeNoException();
             reply->writeInt32(res);
             return NO_ERROR;
diff --git a/libs/binder/include/binder/AppOpsManager.h b/libs/binder/include/binder/AppOpsManager.h
index 4212776..a44d270 100644
--- a/libs/binder/include/binder/AppOpsManager.h
+++ b/libs/binder/include/binder/AppOpsManager.h
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@
 
     int32_t checkOp(int32_t op, int32_t uid, const String16& callingPackage);
     int32_t noteOp(int32_t op, int32_t uid, const String16& callingPackage);
-    int32_t startOp(int32_t op, int32_t uid, const String16& callingPackage);
+    int32_t startOpNoThrow(int32_t op, int32_t uid, const String16& callingPackage,
+            bool startIfModeDefault);
     void finishOp(int32_t op, int32_t uid, const String16& callingPackage);
     void startWatchingMode(int32_t op, const String16& packageName,
             const sp<IAppOpsCallback>& callback);
diff --git a/libs/binder/include/binder/IAppOpsService.h b/libs/binder/include/binder/IAppOpsService.h
index dc18045..ecba5d6 100644
--- a/libs/binder/include/binder/IAppOpsService.h
+++ b/libs/binder/include/binder/IAppOpsService.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     virtual int32_t checkOperation(int32_t code, int32_t uid, const String16& packageName) = 0;
     virtual int32_t noteOperation(int32_t code, int32_t uid, const String16& packageName) = 0;
     virtual int32_t startOperation(const sp<IBinder>& token, int32_t code, int32_t uid,
-            const String16& packageName) = 0;
+            const String16& packageName, bool startIfModeDefault) = 0;
     virtual void finishOperation(const sp<IBinder>& token, int32_t code, int32_t uid,
             const String16& packageName) = 0;
     virtual void startWatchingMode(int32_t op, const String16& packageName,