diff --git a/cmds/dumpstate/dumpstate.cpp b/cmds/dumpstate/dumpstate.cpp
index f1757dc..dc0e26b 100644
--- a/cmds/dumpstate/dumpstate.cpp
+++ b/cmds/dumpstate/dumpstate.cpp
@@ -2199,6 +2199,16 @@
             continue;
         }
 
+        // Skip cached processes.
+        if (IsCached(pid)) {
+            // For consistency, the header and footer to this message match those
+            // dumped by debuggerd in the success case.
+            dprintf(fd, "\n---- pid %d at [unknown] ----\n", pid);
+            dprintf(fd, "Dump skipped for cached process.\n");
+            dprintf(fd, "---- end %d ----", pid);
+            continue;
+        }
+
         const std::string link_name = android::base::StringPrintf("/proc/%d/exe", pid);
         std::string exe;
         if (!android::base::Readlink(link_name, &exe)) {
diff --git a/libs/dumputils/dump_utils.cpp b/libs/dumputils/dump_utils.cpp
index 067ce17..97cb810 100644
--- a/libs/dumputils/dump_utils.cpp
+++ b/libs/dumputils/dump_utils.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <set>
 
 #include <android-base/file.h>
+#include <android-base/parseint.h>
 #include <android-base/properties.h>
 #include <android-base/stringprintf.h>
 #include <android-base/strings.h>
@@ -210,3 +211,18 @@
     return cmdline == "zygote" || cmdline == "zygote64" || cmdline == "usap32" ||
             cmdline == "usap64" || cmdline == "webview_zygote";
 }
+
+bool IsCached(int pid) {
+    std::string oom_score_adj;
+    if (!android::base::ReadFileToString(android::base::StringPrintf("/proc/%d/oom_score_adj",
+                                                                     pid),
+                                         &oom_score_adj)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    int32_t oom_score_adj_value;
+    if (!android::base::ParseInt(android::base::Trim(oom_score_adj), &oom_score_adj_value)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    // An OOM score greater than 900 indicates a cached process.
+    return oom_score_adj_value >= 900;
+}
diff --git a/libs/dumputils/include/dumputils/dump_utils.h b/libs/dumputils/include/dumputils/dump_utils.h
index 7c5329d..f973d9f 100644
--- a/libs/dumputils/include/dumputils/dump_utils.h
+++ b/libs/dumputils/include/dumputils/dump_utils.h
@@ -25,4 +25,6 @@
 
 bool IsZygote(int pid);
 
+bool IsCached(int pid);
+
 #endif  // DUMPUTILS_H_