diff --git a/Android.bp b/Android.bp
index 7d95b9a1b1fb..486d9bd7dede 100644
--- a/Android.bp
+++ b/Android.bp
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ droidstubs {
     arg_files: [
         "core/res/AndroidManifest.xml",
     ],
-    args: metalava_framework_docs_args + " --show-annotation android.annotation.SystemApi ",
+    args: metalava_framework_docs_args + " --show-annotation android.annotation.SystemApi\\(client=android.annotation.SystemApi.Client.PRIVILEGED_APPS,process=android.annotation.SystemApi.Process.ALL\\) ",
     write_sdk_values: true,
 }
 
@@ -1434,7 +1434,7 @@ droidstubs {
     merge_annotations_dirs: [
         "metalava-manual",
     ],
-    args: " --show-annotation android.annotation.SystemApi",
+    args: " --show-annotation android.annotation.SystemApi\\(client=android.annotation.SystemApi.Client.PRIVILEGED_APPS,process=android.annotation.SystemApi.Process.ALL\\)",
 }
 
 java_library_static {
@@ -1456,7 +1456,7 @@ droidstubs {
     removed_dex_api_filename: "removed-dex.txt",
     args: metalava_framework_docs_args +
         " --show-unannotated " +
-        " --show-annotation android.annotation.SystemApi " +
+        " --show-annotation android.annotation.SystemApi\\(client=android.annotation.SystemApi.Client.PRIVILEGED_APPS,process=android.annotation.SystemApi.Process.ALL\\) " +
         " --show-annotation android.annotation.TestApi ",
 }
 
@@ -1475,7 +1475,7 @@ droidstubs {
         " --hide ReferencesHidden " +
         " --hide UnhiddenSystemApi " +
         " --show-unannotated " +
-        " --show-annotation android.annotation.SystemApi " +
+        " --show-annotation android.annotation.SystemApi\\(client=android.annotation.SystemApi.Client.PRIVILEGED_APPS,process=android.annotation.SystemApi.Process.ALL\\) " +
         " --show-annotation android.annotation.TestApi ",
 }
 
@@ -1519,7 +1519,7 @@ droidstubs {
     arg_files: [
         "core/res/AndroidManifest.xml",
     ],
-    args: metalava_framework_docs_args + " --show-annotation android.annotation.SystemApi",
+    args: metalava_framework_docs_args + " --show-annotation android.annotation.SystemApi\\(client=android.annotation.SystemApi.Client.PRIVILEGED_APPS,process=android.annotation.SystemApi.Process.ALL\\)",
     check_api: {
         current: {
             api_file: "api/system-current.txt",
diff --git a/core/java/android/annotation/SystemApi.java b/core/java/android/annotation/SystemApi.java
index e96ff01d0850..f589cc5704b4 100644
--- a/core/java/android/annotation/SystemApi.java
+++ b/core/java/android/annotation/SystemApi.java
@@ -41,4 +41,29 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 @Target({TYPE, FIELD, METHOD, CONSTRUCTOR, ANNOTATION_TYPE, PACKAGE})
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 public @interface SystemApi {
+    enum Client {
+        /**
+         * Specifies that the intended clients of a SystemApi are privileged apps.
+         * This is the default value for {@link #client}.
+         */
+        PRIVILEGED_APPS,
+    }
+
+    enum Process {
+        /**
+         * Specifies that the SystemAPI is available in every Java processes.
+         * This is the default value for {@link #process}.
+         */
+        ALL,
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The intended client of this SystemAPI.
+     */
+    Client client() default android.annotation.SystemApi.Client.PRIVILEGED_APPS;
+
+    /**
+     * The process(es) that this SystemAPI is available
+     */
+    Process process() default android.annotation.SystemApi.Process.ALL;
 }
diff --git a/media/Android.bp b/media/Android.bp
index a768b81731eb..d7cd054ddc3a 100644
--- a/media/Android.bp
+++ b/media/Android.bp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ metalava_updatable_media_args = " --error UnhiddenSystemApi " +
     "--hide MissingPermission --hide BroadcastBehavior " +
     "--hide HiddenSuperclass --hide DeprecationMismatch --hide UnavailableSymbol " +
     "--hide SdkConstant --hide HiddenTypeParameter --hide Todo --hide Typo " +
-    "--hide HiddenTypedefConstant --show-annotation android.annotation.SystemApi "
+    "--hide HiddenTypedefConstant --show-annotation android.annotation.SystemApi\\(client=android.annotation.SystemApi.Client.PRIVILEGED_APPS,process=android.annotation.SystemApi.Process.ALL\\) "
 
 droidstubs {
     name: "updatable-media-stubs",
diff --git a/services/Android.bp b/services/Android.bp
index 5290ebb85f3a..72c13747e011 100644
--- a/services/Android.bp
+++ b/services/Android.bp
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ droidstubs {
     srcs: [":services-sources"],
     installable: false,
     // TODO: remove the --hide options below
-    args: " --show-single-annotation android.annotation.SystemApi" +
+    args: " --show-single-annotation android.annotation.SystemApi\\(client=android.annotation.SystemApi.Client.INTERNAL,process=android.annotation.SystemApi.Process.SYSTEM_SERVER\\)" +
         " --hide-annotation android.annotation.Hide" +
         " --hide-package com.google.android.startop.iorap" +
         " --hide ReferencesHidden" +