diff --git a/include/media/AudioSystem.h b/include/media/AudioSystem.h
index 4c64242..853d318 100644
--- a/include/media/AudioSystem.h
+++ b/include/media/AudioSystem.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #ifndef ANDROID_AUDIOSYSTEM_H_
 #define ANDROID_AUDIOSYSTEM_H_
 
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
 #include <media/AudioPolicy.h>
 #include <media/AudioIoDescriptor.h>
 #include <media/IAudioFlingerClient.h>
diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/include/AudioOutputDescriptor.h b/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/include/AudioOutputDescriptor.h
index 35bb021..16fed70 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/include/AudioOutputDescriptor.h
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/include/AudioOutputDescriptor.h
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
 #include "AudioPort.h"
 #include <RoutingStrategy.h>
 #include <utils/Errors.h>
@@ -128,6 +130,7 @@
     sp<SwAudioOutputDescriptor> mOutput1;    // used by duplicated outputs: first output
     sp<SwAudioOutputDescriptor> mOutput2;    // used by duplicated outputs: second output
     uint32_t mDirectOpenCount; // number of clients using this output (direct outputs only)
+    uid_t mDirectClientUid; // uid of the direct output client
     uint32_t mGlobalRefCount;  // non-stream-specific ref count
 };
 
diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/src/AudioOutputDescriptor.cpp b/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/src/AudioOutputDescriptor.cpp
index 93b7f47..5643335 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/src/AudioOutputDescriptor.cpp
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/common/managerdefinitions/src/AudioOutputDescriptor.cpp
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
     : AudioOutputDescriptor(profile, clientInterface),
     mProfile(profile), mIoHandle(0), mLatency(0),
     mFlags((audio_output_flags_t)0), mPolicyMix(NULL),
-    mOutput1(0), mOutput2(0), mDirectOpenCount(0), mGlobalRefCount(0)
+    mOutput1(0), mOutput2(0), mDirectOpenCount(0), mDirectClientUid(0), mGlobalRefCount(0)
 {
     if (profile != NULL) {
         mFlags = (audio_output_flags_t)profile->getFlags();
diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/managerdefault/AudioPolicyManager.cpp b/services/audiopolicy/managerdefault/AudioPolicyManager.cpp
index 54c406c..564ed56 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/managerdefault/AudioPolicyManager.cpp
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/managerdefault/AudioPolicyManager.cpp
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@
     ALOGV("getOutput() device %d, stream %d, samplingRate %d, format %x, channelMask %x, flags %x",
           device, stream, samplingRate, format, channelMask, flags);
 
-    return getOutputForDevice(device, AUDIO_SESSION_ALLOCATE,
+    return getOutputForDevice(device, AUDIO_SESSION_ALLOCATE, uid_t{0} /*Invalid uid*/,
                               stream, samplingRate,format, channelMask,
                               flags, offloadInfo);
 }
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@
     ALOGV("getOutputForAttr() device 0x%x, samplingRate %d, format %x, channelMask %x, flags %x",
           device, config->sample_rate, config->format, config->channel_mask, flags);
 
-    *output = getOutputForDevice(device, session, *stream,
+    *output = getOutputForDevice(device, session, uid, *stream,
                                  config->sample_rate, config->format, config->channel_mask,
                                  flags, &config->offload_info);
     if (*output == AUDIO_IO_HANDLE_NONE) {
@@ -846,6 +846,7 @@
 audio_io_handle_t AudioPolicyManager::getOutputForDevice(
         audio_devices_t device,
         audio_session_t session __unused,
+        uid_t clientUid,
         audio_stream_type_t stream,
         uint32_t samplingRate,
         audio_format_t format,
@@ -954,13 +955,21 @@
             sp<SwAudioOutputDescriptor> desc = mOutputs.valueAt(i);
             if (!desc->isDuplicated() && (profile == desc->mProfile)) {
                 outputDesc = desc;
-                // reuse direct output if currently open and configured with same parameters
+                // reuse direct output if currently open by the same client
+                // and configured with same parameters
                 if ((samplingRate == outputDesc->mSamplingRate) &&
-                        audio_formats_match(format, outputDesc->mFormat) &&
-                        (channelMask == outputDesc->mChannelMask)) {
-                    outputDesc->mDirectOpenCount++;
-                    ALOGV("getOutput() reusing direct output %d", mOutputs.keyAt(i));
-                    return mOutputs.keyAt(i);
+                    audio_formats_match(format, outputDesc->mFormat) &&
+                    (channelMask == outputDesc->mChannelMask)) {
+                  if (clientUid == outputDesc->mDirectClientUid) {
+                      outputDesc->mDirectOpenCount++;
+                      ALOGV("getOutput() reusing direct output %d", mOutputs.keyAt(i));
+                      return mOutputs.keyAt(i);
+                  } else {
+                      ALOGV("getOutput() do not reuse direct output because current client (%ld) "
+                            "is not the same as requesting client (%ld)",
+                            (long)outputDesc->mDirectClientUid, (long)clientUid);
+                      goto non_direct_output;
+                  }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -1028,6 +1037,7 @@
         outputDesc->mRefCount[stream] = 0;
         outputDesc->mStopTime[stream] = 0;
         outputDesc->mDirectOpenCount = 1;
+        outputDesc->mDirectClientUid = clientUid;
 
         audio_io_handle_t srcOutput = getOutputForEffect();
         addOutput(output, outputDesc);
diff --git a/services/audiopolicy/managerdefault/AudioPolicyManager.h b/services/audiopolicy/managerdefault/AudioPolicyManager.h
index cea3f54..3dfcde6 100644
--- a/services/audiopolicy/managerdefault/AudioPolicyManager.h
+++ b/services/audiopolicy/managerdefault/AudioPolicyManager.h
@@ -625,6 +625,7 @@
         audio_io_handle_t getOutputForDevice(
                 audio_devices_t device,
                 audio_session_t session,
+                uid_t client,
                 audio_stream_type_t stream,
                 uint32_t samplingRate,
                 audio_format_t format,