diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/homepage/SettingsHomepageActivity.java b/src/com/android/settings/homepage/SettingsHomepageActivity.java
index e422d860772..33be28fdd84 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/homepage/SettingsHomepageActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/homepage/SettingsHomepageActivity.java
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.content.pm.UserInfo;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.os.Process;
+import android.os.RemoteException;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
 import android.os.UserManager;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
@@ -466,20 +468,19 @@ public class SettingsHomepageActivity extends FragmentActivity implements
             return;
         }
 
-        if (!TextUtils.equals(PasswordUtils.getCallingAppPackageName(getActivityToken()),
-                getPackageName())) {
-            ActivityInfo targetActivityInfo = null;
-            try {
-                targetActivityInfo = getPackageManager().getActivityInfo(targetComponentName,
-                        /* flags= */ 0);
-            } catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
-                Log.e(TAG, "Failed to get target ActivityInfo: " + e);
-                finish();
-                return;
-            }
+        ActivityInfo targetActivityInfo = null;
+        try {
+            targetActivityInfo = getPackageManager().getActivityInfo(targetComponentName,
+                    /* flags= */ 0);
+        } catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "Failed to get target ActivityInfo: " + e);
+            finish();
+            return;
+        }
 
+        if (!hasPrivilegedAccess(targetActivityInfo)) {
             if (!targetActivityInfo.exported) {
-                Log.e(TAG, "Must not launch an unexported Actvity for deep link");
+                Log.e(TAG, "Target Activity is not exported");
                 finish();
                 return;
             }
@@ -529,6 +530,46 @@ public class SettingsHomepageActivity extends FragmentActivity implements
         }
     }
 
+    // Check if calling app has privileged access to launch Activity of activityInfo.
+    private boolean hasPrivilegedAccess(ActivityInfo activityInfo) {
+        if (TextUtils.equals(PasswordUtils.getCallingAppPackageName(getActivityToken()),
+                    getPackageName())) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        int callingUid = -1;
+        try {
+            callingUid = ActivityManager.getService().getLaunchedFromUid(getActivityToken());
+        } catch (RemoteException re) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "Not able to get callingUid: " + re);
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        int targetUid = -1;
+        try {
+            targetUid = getPackageManager().getApplicationInfo(activityInfo.packageName,
+                    /* flags= */ 0).uid;
+        } catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException nnfe) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "Not able to get targetUid: " + nnfe);
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // When activityInfo.exported is false, Activity still can be launched if applications have
+        // the same user ID.
+        if (UserHandle.isSameApp(callingUid, targetUid)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // When activityInfo.exported is false, Activity still can be launched if calling app has
+        // root or system privilege.
+        int callingAppId = UserHandle.getAppId(callingUid);
+        if (callingAppId == Process.ROOT_UID || callingAppId == Process.SYSTEM_UID) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
     @VisibleForTesting
     boolean isCallingAppPermitted(String permission) {
         return TextUtils.isEmpty(permission) || PasswordUtils.isCallingAppPermitted(