diff --git a/include/binder/ProcessInfoService.h b/include/binder/ProcessInfoService.h
index c5ead20..0da61ee 100644
--- a/include/binder/ProcessInfoService.h
+++ b/include/binder/ProcessInfoService.h
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
     ProcessInfoService();
 
     status_t getProcessStatesImpl(size_t length, /*in*/ int32_t* pids, /*out*/ int32_t* states);
+    status_t getProcessStatesScoresImpl(size_t length, /*in*/ int32_t* pids,
+            /*out*/ int32_t* states, /*out*/ int32_t *scores);
     void updateBinderLocked();
 
     static const int BINDER_ATTEMPT_LIMIT = 5;
@@ -55,6 +57,21 @@
                 /*out*/ states);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * For each PID in the given "pids" input array, write the current process state
+     * for that process into the "states" output array, or
+     * ActivityManager.PROCESS_STATE_NONEXISTENT * to indicate that no process with the given PID
+     * exists. OoM scores will also be written in the "scores" output array.
+     * Please also note that clients calling this method need to have
+     * "GET_PROCESS_STATE_AND_OOM_SCORE" permission.
+     *
+     * Returns NO_ERROR if this operation was successful, or a negative error code otherwise.
+     */
+    static status_t getProcessStatesScoresFromPids(size_t length, /*in*/ int32_t* pids,
+            /*out*/ int32_t* states, /*out*/ int32_t *scores) {
+        return ProcessInfoService::getInstance().getProcessStatesScoresImpl(
+                length, /*in*/ pids, /*out*/ states, /*out*/ scores);
+    }
 };
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/libs/binder/ProcessInfoService.cpp b/libs/binder/ProcessInfoService.cpp
index fb28643..8939d9c 100644
--- a/libs/binder/ProcessInfoService.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/ProcessInfoService.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,40 @@
     return TIMED_OUT;
 }
 
+status_t ProcessInfoService::getProcessStatesScoresImpl(size_t length,
+        /*in*/ int32_t* pids, /*out*/ int32_t* states,
+        /*out*/ int32_t *scores) {
+    status_t err = NO_ERROR;
+    sp<IProcessInfoService> pis;
+    mProcessInfoLock.lock();
+    pis = mProcessInfoService;
+    mProcessInfoLock.unlock();
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < BINDER_ATTEMPT_LIMIT; i++) {
+
+        if (pis != NULL) {
+            err = pis->getProcessStatesAndOomScoresFromPids(length,
+                    /*in*/ pids, /*out*/ states, /*out*/ scores);
+            if (err == NO_ERROR) return NO_ERROR; // success
+            if (IInterface::asBinder(pis)->isBinderAlive()) return err;
+        }
+        sleep(1);
+
+        mProcessInfoLock.lock();
+        if (pis == mProcessInfoService) {
+            updateBinderLocked();
+        }
+        pis = mProcessInfoService;
+        mProcessInfoLock.unlock();
+    }
+
+    ALOGW("%s: Could not retrieve process states and scores "
+            "from ProcessInfoService after %d retries.", __FUNCTION__,
+            BINDER_ATTEMPT_LIMIT);
+
+    return TIMED_OUT;
+}
+
 void ProcessInfoService::updateBinderLocked() {
     const sp<IServiceManager> sm(defaultServiceManager());
     if (sm != NULL) {