diff --git a/libprocessgroup/include/processgroup/processgroup.h b/libprocessgroup/include/processgroup/processgroup.h
index 48bc0b7..dbaeb93 100644
--- a/libprocessgroup/include/processgroup/processgroup.h
+++ b/libprocessgroup/include/processgroup/processgroup.h
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@
 // Returns false in case of error, true in case of success
 bool getAttributePathForTask(const std::string& attr_name, int tid, std::string* path);
 
+// Check if a profile can be applied without failing.
+// Returns true if it can be applied without failing, false otherwise
+bool isProfileValidForProcess(const std::string& profile_name, int uid, int pid);
+
 #endif // __ANDROID_VNDK__
 
 __END_DECLS
diff --git a/libprocessgroup/processgroup.cpp b/libprocessgroup/processgroup.cpp
index a021594..234b793 100644
--- a/libprocessgroup/processgroup.cpp
+++ b/libprocessgroup/processgroup.cpp
@@ -657,3 +657,13 @@
 bool getAttributePathForTask(const std::string& attr_name, int tid, std::string* path) {
     return CgroupGetAttributePathForTask(attr_name, tid, path);
 }
+
+bool isProfileValidForProcess(const std::string& profile_name, int uid, int pid) {
+    const TaskProfile* tp = TaskProfiles::GetInstance().GetProfile(profile_name);
+
+    if (tp == nullptr) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return tp->IsValidForProcess(uid, pid);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libprocessgroup/task_profiles.cpp b/libprocessgroup/task_profiles.cpp
index 1731828..44dba2a 100644
--- a/libprocessgroup/task_profiles.cpp
+++ b/libprocessgroup/task_profiles.cpp
@@ -259,6 +259,31 @@
     return true;
 }
 
+bool SetAttributeAction::IsValidForProcess(uid_t, pid_t pid) const {
+    return IsValidForTask(pid);
+}
+
+bool SetAttributeAction::IsValidForTask(int tid) const {
+    std::string path;
+
+    if (!attribute_->GetPathForTask(tid, &path)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!access(path.c_str(), W_OK)) {
+        // operation will succeed
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    if (!access(path.c_str(), F_OK)) {
+        // file exists but not writable
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // file does not exist, ignore if optional
+    return optional_;
+}
+
 SetCgroupAction::SetCgroupAction(const CgroupController& c, const std::string& p)
     : controller_(c), path_(p) {
     FdCacheHelper::Init(controller_.GetTasksFilePath(path_), fd_[ProfileAction::RCT_TASK]);
@@ -396,6 +421,39 @@
     FdCacheHelper::Drop(fd_[cache_type]);
 }
 
+bool SetCgroupAction::IsValidForProcess(uid_t uid, pid_t pid) const {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(fd_mutex_);
+    if (FdCacheHelper::IsCached(fd_[ProfileAction::RCT_PROCESS])) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    if (fd_[ProfileAction::RCT_PROCESS] == FdCacheHelper::FDS_INACCESSIBLE) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    std::string procs_path = controller()->GetProcsFilePath(path_, uid, pid);
+    return access(procs_path.c_str(), W_OK) == 0;
+}
+
+bool SetCgroupAction::IsValidForTask(int) const {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(fd_mutex_);
+    if (FdCacheHelper::IsCached(fd_[ProfileAction::RCT_TASK])) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    if (fd_[ProfileAction::RCT_TASK] == FdCacheHelper::FDS_INACCESSIBLE) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (fd_[ProfileAction::RCT_TASK] == FdCacheHelper::FDS_APP_DEPENDENT) {
+        // application-dependent path can't be used with tid
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    std::string tasks_path = controller()->GetTasksFilePath(path_);
+    return access(tasks_path.c_str(), W_OK) == 0;
+}
+
 WriteFileAction::WriteFileAction(const std::string& task_path, const std::string& proc_path,
                                  const std::string& value, bool logfailures)
     : task_path_(task_path), proc_path_(proc_path), value_(value), logfailures_(logfailures) {
@@ -532,6 +590,37 @@
     FdCacheHelper::Drop(fd_[cache_type]);
 }
 
+bool WriteFileAction::IsValidForProcess(uid_t, pid_t) const {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(fd_mutex_);
+    if (FdCacheHelper::IsCached(fd_[ProfileAction::RCT_PROCESS])) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    if (fd_[ProfileAction::RCT_PROCESS] == FdCacheHelper::FDS_INACCESSIBLE) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return access(proc_path_.empty() ? task_path_.c_str() : proc_path_.c_str(), W_OK) == 0;
+}
+
+bool WriteFileAction::IsValidForTask(int) const {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(fd_mutex_);
+    if (FdCacheHelper::IsCached(fd_[ProfileAction::RCT_TASK])) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    if (fd_[ProfileAction::RCT_TASK] == FdCacheHelper::FDS_INACCESSIBLE) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (fd_[ProfileAction::RCT_TASK] == FdCacheHelper::FDS_APP_DEPENDENT) {
+        // application-dependent path can't be used with tid
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return access(task_path_.c_str(), W_OK) == 0;
+}
+
 bool ApplyProfileAction::ExecuteForProcess(uid_t uid, pid_t pid) const {
     for (const auto& profile : profiles_) {
         profile->ExecuteForProcess(uid, pid);
@@ -558,6 +647,24 @@
     }
 }
 
+bool ApplyProfileAction::IsValidForProcess(uid_t uid, pid_t pid) const {
+    for (const auto& profile : profiles_) {
+        if (!profile->IsValidForProcess(uid, pid)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool ApplyProfileAction::IsValidForTask(int tid) const {
+    for (const auto& profile : profiles_) {
+        if (!profile->IsValidForTask(tid)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
 void TaskProfile::MoveTo(TaskProfile* profile) {
     profile->elements_ = std::move(elements_);
     profile->res_cached_ = res_cached_;
@@ -620,6 +727,20 @@
     res_cached_ = false;
 }
 
+bool TaskProfile::IsValidForProcess(uid_t uid, pid_t pid) const {
+    for (const auto& element : elements_) {
+        if (!element->IsValidForProcess(uid, pid)) return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool TaskProfile::IsValidForTask(int tid) const {
+    for (const auto& element : elements_) {
+        if (!element->IsValidForTask(tid)) return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
 void TaskProfiles::DropResourceCaching(ProfileAction::ResourceCacheType cache_type) const {
     for (auto& iter : profiles_) {
         iter.second->DropResourceCaching(cache_type);
diff --git a/libprocessgroup/task_profiles.h b/libprocessgroup/task_profiles.h
index a8ecb87..a62c5b0 100644
--- a/libprocessgroup/task_profiles.h
+++ b/libprocessgroup/task_profiles.h
@@ -72,12 +72,14 @@
     virtual const char* Name() const = 0;
 
     // Default implementations will fail
-    virtual bool ExecuteForProcess(uid_t, pid_t) const { return false; };
-    virtual bool ExecuteForTask(int) const { return false; };
-    virtual bool ExecuteForUID(uid_t) const { return false; };
+    virtual bool ExecuteForProcess(uid_t, pid_t) const { return false; }
+    virtual bool ExecuteForTask(int) const { return false; }
+    virtual bool ExecuteForUID(uid_t) const { return false; }
 
     virtual void EnableResourceCaching(ResourceCacheType) {}
     virtual void DropResourceCaching(ResourceCacheType) {}
+    virtual bool IsValidForProcess(uid_t uid, pid_t pid) const { return false; }
+    virtual bool IsValidForTask(int tid) const { return false; }
 
   protected:
     enum CacheUseResult { SUCCESS, FAIL, UNUSED };
@@ -103,6 +105,8 @@
 
     const char* Name() const override { return "SetTimerSlack"; }
     bool ExecuteForTask(int tid) const override;
+    bool IsValidForProcess(uid_t uid, pid_t pid) const override { return true; }
+    bool IsValidForTask(int tid) const override { return true; }
 
   private:
     unsigned long slack_;
@@ -120,6 +124,8 @@
     bool ExecuteForProcess(uid_t uid, pid_t pid) const override;
     bool ExecuteForTask(int tid) const override;
     bool ExecuteForUID(uid_t uid) const override;
+    bool IsValidForProcess(uid_t uid, pid_t pid) const override;
+    bool IsValidForTask(int tid) const override;
 
   private:
     const IProfileAttribute* attribute_;
@@ -137,6 +143,8 @@
     bool ExecuteForTask(int tid) const override;
     void EnableResourceCaching(ResourceCacheType cache_type) override;
     void DropResourceCaching(ResourceCacheType cache_type) override;
+    bool IsValidForProcess(uid_t uid, pid_t pid) const override;
+    bool IsValidForTask(int tid) const override;
 
     const CgroupController* controller() const { return &controller_; }
 
@@ -161,6 +169,8 @@
     bool ExecuteForTask(int tid) const override;
     void EnableResourceCaching(ResourceCacheType cache_type) override;
     void DropResourceCaching(ResourceCacheType cache_type) override;
+    bool IsValidForProcess(uid_t uid, pid_t pid) const override;
+    bool IsValidForTask(int tid) const override;
 
   private:
     std::string task_path_, proc_path_, value_;
@@ -186,6 +196,8 @@
     bool ExecuteForUID(uid_t uid) const;
     void EnableResourceCaching(ProfileAction::ResourceCacheType cache_type);
     void DropResourceCaching(ProfileAction::ResourceCacheType cache_type);
+    bool IsValidForProcess(uid_t uid, pid_t pid) const;
+    bool IsValidForTask(int tid) const;
 
   private:
     const std::string name_;
@@ -204,6 +216,8 @@
     bool ExecuteForTask(int tid) const override;
     void EnableResourceCaching(ProfileAction::ResourceCacheType cache_type) override;
     void DropResourceCaching(ProfileAction::ResourceCacheType cache_type) override;
+    bool IsValidForProcess(uid_t uid, pid_t pid) const override;
+    bool IsValidForTask(int tid) const override;
 
   private:
     std::vector<std::shared_ptr<TaskProfile>> profiles_;
diff --git a/libprocessgroup/task_profiles_test.cpp b/libprocessgroup/task_profiles_test.cpp
index 6a5b48b..eadbe76 100644
--- a/libprocessgroup/task_profiles_test.cpp
+++ b/libprocessgroup/task_profiles_test.cpp
@@ -175,6 +175,32 @@
     }
 }
 
+class TaskProfileFixture : public TestWithParam<TestParam> {
+  public:
+    ~TaskProfileFixture() = default;
+};
+
+TEST_P(TaskProfileFixture, TaskProfile) {
+    // Treehugger runs host tests inside a container without cgroupv2 support.
+    if (!IsCgroupV2MountedRw()) {
+        GTEST_SKIP();
+        return;
+    }
+    const TestParam params = GetParam();
+    ProfileAttributeMock pa(params.attr_name);
+    // Test simple profile with one action
+    std::shared_ptr<TaskProfile> tp = std::make_shared<TaskProfile>("test_profile");
+    tp->Add(std::make_unique<SetAttributeAction>(&pa, params.attr_value, params.optional_attr));
+    EXPECT_EQ(tp->IsValidForProcess(getuid(), getpid()), params.result);
+    EXPECT_EQ(tp->IsValidForTask(getpid()), params.result);
+    // Test aggregate profile
+    TaskProfile tp2("meta_profile");
+    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<TaskProfile>> profiles = {tp};
+    tp2.Add(std::make_unique<ApplyProfileAction>(profiles));
+    EXPECT_EQ(tp2.IsValidForProcess(getuid(), getpid()), params.result);
+    EXPECT_EQ(tp2.IsValidForTask(getpid()), params.result);
+}
+
 // Test the four combinations of optional_attr {false, true} and cgroup attribute { does not exist,
 // exists }.
 INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(
@@ -215,4 +241,28 @@
                         .log_prefix = "Failed to write",
                         .log_suffix = geteuid() == 0 ? "Invalid argument" : "Permission denied"}));
 
+// Test TaskProfile IsValid calls.
+INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(
+        TaskProfileTestSuite, TaskProfileFixture,
+        Values(
+                // Test operating on non-existing cgroup attribute fails.
+                TestParam{.attr_name = "no-such-attribute",
+                          .attr_value = ".",
+                          .optional_attr = false,
+                          .result = false},
+                // Test operating on optional non-existing cgroup attribute succeeds.
+                TestParam{.attr_name = "no-such-attribute",
+                          .attr_value = ".",
+                          .optional_attr = true,
+                          .result = true},
+                // Test operating on existing cgroup attribute succeeds.
+                TestParam{.attr_name = "cgroup.procs",
+                          .attr_value = ".",
+                          .optional_attr = false,
+                          .result = true},
+                // Test operating on optional existing cgroup attribute succeeds.
+                TestParam{.attr_name = "cgroup.procs",
+                          .attr_value = ".",
+                          .optional_attr = true,
+                          .result = true}));
 }  // namespace