diff --git a/include/utils/threads.h b/include/utils/threads.h
index c84a9b448..c68562505 100644
--- a/include/utils/threads.h
+++ b/include/utils/threads.h
@@ -143,6 +143,13 @@ extern int androidSetThreadSchedulingGroup(pid_t tid, int grp);
 // in either case errno is set.  Thread ID zero means current thread.
 extern int androidSetThreadPriority(pid_t tid, int prio);
 
+// Get the current scheduling group of a particular thread. Normally returns
+// one of the ANDROID_TGROUP constants other than ANDROID_TGROUP_DEFAULT.
+// Returns ANDROID_TGROUP_DEFAULT if no pthread support (e.g. on host) or if
+// scheduling groups are disabled.  Returns INVALID_OPERATION if unexpected error.
+// Thread ID zero means current thread.
+extern int androidGetThreadSchedulingGroup(pid_t tid);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/libs/utils/Threads.cpp b/libs/utils/Threads.cpp
index d18c0a2f5..02c380b0e 100644
--- a/libs/utils/Threads.cpp
+++ b/libs/utils/Threads.cpp
@@ -368,6 +368,41 @@ int androidSetThreadPriority(pid_t tid, int pri)
     return rc;
 }
 
+int androidGetThreadSchedulingGroup(pid_t tid)
+{
+    int ret = ANDROID_TGROUP_DEFAULT;
+
+#if defined(HAVE_PTHREADS)
+    // convention is to not call get/set_sched_policy methods if disabled by property
+    pthread_once(&gDoSchedulingGroupOnce, checkDoSchedulingGroup);
+    if (gDoSchedulingGroup) {
+        SchedPolicy policy;
+        // get_sched_policy does not support tid == 0
+        if (tid == 0) {
+            tid = androidGetTid();
+        }
+        if (get_sched_policy(tid, &policy) < 0) {
+            ret = INVALID_OPERATION;
+        } else {
+            switch (policy) {
+            case SP_BACKGROUND:
+                ret = ANDROID_TGROUP_BG_NONINTERACT;
+                break;
+            case SP_FOREGROUND:
+                ret = ANDROID_TGROUP_FG_BOOST;
+                break;
+            default:
+                // should not happen, as enum SchedPolicy does not have any other values
+                ret = INVALID_OPERATION;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
 namespace android {
 
 /*