diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
index 63fd2fd..1ed025b 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 import static android.net.NetworkCapabilities.TRANSPORT_VPN;
 import static android.net.NetworkPolicyManager.RULE_NONE;
 import static android.net.NetworkPolicyManager.uidRulesToString;
-import static android.net.shared.NetworkMonitorUtils.isValidationRequired;
+import static android.net.shared.NetworkMonitorUtils.isPrivateDnsValidationRequired;
 import static android.os.Process.INVALID_UID;
 import static android.system.OsConstants.IPPROTO_TCP;
 import static android.system.OsConstants.IPPROTO_UDP;
@@ -2825,8 +2825,8 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private boolean networkRequiresValidation(NetworkAgentInfo nai) {
-        return isValidationRequired(nai.networkCapabilities);
+    private boolean networkRequiresPrivateDnsValidation(NetworkAgentInfo nai) {
+        return isPrivateDnsValidationRequired(nai.networkCapabilities);
     }
 
     private void handleFreshlyValidatedNetwork(NetworkAgentInfo nai) {
@@ -2844,7 +2844,7 @@
 
         for (NetworkAgentInfo nai : mNetworkAgentInfos.values()) {
             handlePerNetworkPrivateDnsConfig(nai, cfg);
-            if (networkRequiresValidation(nai)) {
+            if (networkRequiresPrivateDnsValidation(nai)) {
                 handleUpdateLinkProperties(nai, new LinkProperties(nai.linkProperties));
             }
         }
@@ -2853,7 +2853,7 @@
     private void handlePerNetworkPrivateDnsConfig(NetworkAgentInfo nai, PrivateDnsConfig cfg) {
         // Private DNS only ever applies to networks that might provide
         // Internet access and therefore also require validation.
-        if (!networkRequiresValidation(nai)) return;
+        if (!networkRequiresPrivateDnsValidation(nai)) return;
 
         // Notify the NetworkAgentInfo/NetworkMonitor in case NetworkMonitor needs to cancel or
         // schedule DNS resolutions. If a DNS resolution is required the
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/NetworkAgentInfo.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/NetworkAgentInfo.java
index cfa9131..34772d0 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/NetworkAgentInfo.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/NetworkAgentInfo.java
@@ -483,11 +483,11 @@
         // down an explicitly selected network before the user gets a chance to prefer it when
         // a higher-scoring network (e.g., Ethernet) is available.
         if (networkMisc.explicitlySelected && (networkMisc.acceptUnvalidated || pretendValidated)) {
-            return ConnectivityConstants.MAXIMUM_NETWORK_SCORE;
+            return ConnectivityConstants.EXPLICITLY_SELECTED_NETWORK_SCORE;
         }
 
         int score = currentScore;
-        if (!lastValidated && !pretendValidated && !ignoreWifiUnvalidationPenalty()) {
+        if (!lastValidated && !pretendValidated && !ignoreWifiUnvalidationPenalty() && !isVPN()) {
             score -= ConnectivityConstants.UNVALIDATED_SCORE_PENALTY;
         }
         if (score < 0) score = 0;
diff --git a/tests/net/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityServiceTest.java b/tests/net/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityServiceTest.java
index 3c5bb6a..eb6c1d8 100644
--- a/tests/net/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityServiceTest.java
+++ b/tests/net/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityServiceTest.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import static android.net.ConnectivityManager.TYPE_MOBILE_FOTA;
 import static android.net.ConnectivityManager.TYPE_MOBILE_MMS;
 import static android.net.ConnectivityManager.TYPE_NONE;
+import static android.net.ConnectivityManager.TYPE_VPN;
 import static android.net.ConnectivityManager.TYPE_WIFI;
 import static android.net.INetworkMonitor.NETWORK_TEST_RESULT_INVALID;
 import static android.net.INetworkMonitor.NETWORK_TEST_RESULT_PARTIAL_CONNECTIVITY;
@@ -489,7 +490,7 @@
 
         MockNetworkAgent(int transport, LinkProperties linkProperties) {
             final int type = transportToLegacyType(transport);
-            final String typeName = ConnectivityManager.getNetworkTypeName(transport);
+            final String typeName = ConnectivityManager.getNetworkTypeName(type);
             mNetworkInfo = new NetworkInfo(type, 0, typeName, "Mock");
             mNetworkCapabilities = new NetworkCapabilities();
             mNetworkCapabilities.addTransportType(transport);
@@ -619,6 +620,10 @@
             mNetworkAgent.sendNetworkScore(mScore);
         }
 
+        public int getScore() {
+            return mScore;
+        }
+
         public void explicitlySelected(boolean acceptUnvalidated) {
             mNetworkAgent.explicitlySelected(acceptUnvalidated);
         }
@@ -1330,6 +1335,8 @@
                 return TYPE_WIFI;
             case TRANSPORT_CELLULAR:
                 return TYPE_MOBILE;
+            case TRANSPORT_VPN:
+                return TYPE_VPN;
             default:
                 return TYPE_NONE;
         }
@@ -5393,6 +5400,58 @@
     }
 
     @Test
+    public void testVpnUnvalidated() throws Exception {
+        final TestNetworkCallback callback = new TestNetworkCallback();
+        mCm.registerDefaultNetworkCallback(callback);
+
+        // Bring up Ethernet.
+        mEthernetNetworkAgent = new MockNetworkAgent(TRANSPORT_ETHERNET);
+        mEthernetNetworkAgent.connect(true);
+        callback.expectAvailableThenValidatedCallbacks(mEthernetNetworkAgent);
+        callback.assertNoCallback();
+
+        // Bring up a VPN that has the INTERNET capability, initially unvalidated.
+        final int uid = Process.myUid();
+        final MockNetworkAgent vpnNetworkAgent = new MockNetworkAgent(TRANSPORT_VPN);
+        final ArraySet<UidRange> ranges = new ArraySet<>();
+        ranges.add(new UidRange(uid, uid));
+        mMockVpn.setNetworkAgent(vpnNetworkAgent);
+        mMockVpn.setUids(ranges);
+        vpnNetworkAgent.connect(false /* validated */, true /* hasInternet */);
+        mMockVpn.connect();
+
+        // Even though the VPN is unvalidated, it becomes the default network for our app.
+        callback.expectAvailableCallbacksUnvalidated(vpnNetworkAgent);
+        // TODO: this looks like a spurious callback.
+        callback.expectCallback(CallbackState.NETWORK_CAPABILITIES, vpnNetworkAgent);
+        callback.assertNoCallback();
+
+        assertTrue(vpnNetworkAgent.getScore() > mEthernetNetworkAgent.getScore());
+        assertEquals(ConnectivityConstants.VPN_DEFAULT_SCORE, vpnNetworkAgent.getScore());
+        assertEquals(vpnNetworkAgent.getNetwork(), mCm.getActiveNetwork());
+
+        NetworkCapabilities nc = mCm.getNetworkCapabilities(vpnNetworkAgent.getNetwork());
+        assertFalse(nc.hasCapability(NET_CAPABILITY_VALIDATED));
+        assertTrue(nc.hasCapability(NET_CAPABILITY_INTERNET));
+
+        assertFalse(NetworkMonitorUtils.isValidationRequired(vpnNetworkAgent.mNetworkCapabilities));
+        assertTrue(NetworkMonitorUtils.isPrivateDnsValidationRequired(
+                vpnNetworkAgent.mNetworkCapabilities));
+
+        // Pretend that the VPN network validates.
+        vpnNetworkAgent.setNetworkValid();
+        vpnNetworkAgent.mNetworkMonitor.forceReevaluation(Process.myUid());
+        // Expect to see the validated capability, but no other changes, because the VPN is already
+        // the default network for the app.
+        callback.expectCapabilitiesWith(NET_CAPABILITY_VALIDATED, vpnNetworkAgent);
+        callback.assertNoCallback();
+
+        vpnNetworkAgent.disconnect();
+        callback.expectCallback(CallbackState.LOST, vpnNetworkAgent);
+        callback.expectAvailableCallbacksValidated(mEthernetNetworkAgent);
+    }
+
+    @Test
     public void testVpnSetUnderlyingNetworks() {
         final int uid = Process.myUid();