diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java b/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java
index 3bfafbb19ae..00cf069ace6 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ public class SettingsActivity extends SettingsDrawerActivity
         super.onCreate(savedState);
         Log.d(LOG_TAG, "Starting onCreate");
 
-        if (isLockTaskModePinned() && !isSettingsRunOnTop()) {
+        if (isLockTaskModePinned() && !isSettingsRunOnTop() && !isLaunchableInTaskModePinned()) {
             Log.w(LOG_TAG, "Devices lock task mode pinned.");
             finish();
         }
@@ -804,6 +804,13 @@ public class SettingsActivity extends SettingsDrawerActivity
         return mNextButton;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return whether or not the activity can be launched from other apps in the pinning screen.
+     */
+    public boolean isLaunchableInTaskModePinned() {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     @VisibleForTesting
     Bitmap getBitmapFromXmlResource(int drawableRes) {
         Drawable drawable = getResources().getDrawable(drawableRes, getTheme());
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/password/ConfirmDeviceCredentialBaseActivity.java b/src/com/android/settings/password/ConfirmDeviceCredentialBaseActivity.java
index 1775394a944..2290fc0558d 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/password/ConfirmDeviceCredentialBaseActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/password/ConfirmDeviceCredentialBaseActivity.java
@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@ public abstract class ConfirmDeviceCredentialBaseActivity extends SettingsActivi
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean isLaunchableInTaskModePinned() {
+        return true;
+    }
+
     public void prepareEnterAnimation() {
         getFragment().prepareEnterAnimation();
     }