diff --git a/include/binder/IPCThreadState.h b/include/binder/IPCThreadState.h
index 3378d9725..691ba2fa1 100644
--- a/include/binder/IPCThreadState.h
+++ b/include/binder/IPCThreadState.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ public:
 
             int                 getCallingPid();
             int                 getCallingUid();
+            int                 getOrigCallingUid();
 
             void                setStrictModePolicy(int32_t policy);
             int32_t             getStrictModePolicy() const;
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ private:
             status_t            mLastError;
             pid_t               mCallingPid;
             uid_t               mCallingUid;
+            uid_t               mOrigCallingUid;
             int32_t             mStrictModePolicy;
             int32_t             mLastTransactionBinderFlags;
 };
diff --git a/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp b/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp
index 629b89926..b578a6ce9 100644
--- a/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/IPCThreadState.cpp
@@ -371,6 +371,11 @@ int IPCThreadState::getCallingUid()
     return mCallingUid;
 }
 
+int IPCThreadState::getOrigCallingUid()
+{
+    return mOrigCallingUid;
+}
+
 int64_t IPCThreadState::clearCallingIdentity()
 {
     int64_t token = ((int64_t)mCallingUid<<32) | mCallingPid;
@@ -641,6 +646,7 @@ IPCThreadState::IPCThreadState()
 {
     pthread_setspecific(gTLS, this);
     clearCaller();
+    mOrigCallingUid = mCallingUid;
     mIn.setDataCapacity(256);
     mOut.setDataCapacity(256);
 }
@@ -987,6 +993,7 @@ status_t IPCThreadState::executeCommand(int32_t cmd)
             
             mCallingPid = tr.sender_pid;
             mCallingUid = tr.sender_euid;
+            mOrigCallingUid = tr.sender_euid;
             
             int curPrio = getpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, mMyThreadId);
             if (gDisableBackgroundScheduling) {
@@ -1045,6 +1052,7 @@ status_t IPCThreadState::executeCommand(int32_t cmd)
             
             mCallingPid = origPid;
             mCallingUid = origUid;
+            mOrigCallingUid = origUid;
 
             IF_LOG_TRANSACTIONS() {
                 TextOutput::Bundle _b(alog);