diff --git a/libcutils/sched_policy.cpp b/libcutils/sched_policy.cpp
index 73ca518..a9c061e 100644
--- a/libcutils/sched_policy.cpp
+++ b/libcutils/sched_policy.cpp
@@ -262,6 +262,8 @@
             *policy = SP_FOREGROUND;
         } else if (!strcmp(grpBuf, "foreground")) {
             *policy = SP_FOREGROUND;
+        } else if (!strcmp(grpBuf, "system-background")) {
+            *policy = SP_SYSTEM;
         } else if (!strcmp(grpBuf, "background")) {
             *policy = SP_BACKGROUND;
         } else if (!strcmp(grpBuf, "top-app")) {