diff --git a/libs/binder/IPermissionController.cpp b/libs/binder/IPermissionController.cpp
index 674bddf..ef67ab8 100644
--- a/libs/binder/IPermissionController.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/IPermissionController.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,18 @@
         if (reply.readExceptionCode() != 0) return false;
         return reply.readInt32() != 0;
     }
+
+    virtual int getPackageUid(const String16& package, int flags)
+    {
+        Parcel data, reply;
+        data.writeInterfaceToken(IPermissionController::getInterfaceDescriptor());
+        data.writeString16(package);
+        data.writeInt32(flags);
+        remote()->transact(GET_PACKAGE_UID_TRANSACTION, data, &reply);
+        // fail on exception
+        if (reply.readExceptionCode() != 0) return false;
+        return reply.readInt32();
+    }
 };
 
 IMPLEMENT_META_INTERFACE(PermissionController, "android.os.IPermissionController");
@@ -122,6 +134,16 @@
             return NO_ERROR;
         } break;
 
+        case GET_PACKAGE_UID_TRANSACTION: {
+            CHECK_INTERFACE(IPermissionController, data, reply);
+            String16 package = data.readString16();
+            int flags = data.readInt32();
+            const int uid = getPackageUid(package, flags);
+            reply->writeNoException();
+            reply->writeInt32(uid);
+            return NO_ERROR;
+        } break;
+
         default:
             return BBinder::onTransact(code, data, reply, flags);
     }