diff --git a/framework/api/current.txt b/framework/api/current.txt
index 33f4d14148..9a77a3ced5 100644
--- a/framework/api/current.txt
+++ b/framework/api/current.txt
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ package android.net {
   }
 
   public static class DnsResolver.DnsException extends java.lang.Exception {
+    ctor public DnsResolver.DnsException(int, @Nullable Throwable);
     field public final int code;
   }
 
diff --git a/framework/src/android/net/DnsResolver.java b/framework/src/android/net/DnsResolver.java
index dac88ad907..164160f067 100644
--- a/framework/src/android/net/DnsResolver.java
+++ b/framework/src/android/net/DnsResolver.java
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ public final class DnsResolver {
         */
         @DnsError public final int code;
 
-        DnsException(@DnsError int code, @Nullable Throwable cause) {
+        public DnsException(@DnsError int code, @Nullable Throwable cause) {
             super(cause);
             this.code = code;
         }
diff --git a/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/DnsResolverTest.java b/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/DnsResolverTest.java
index a0a1bab42e..634665f05d 100644
--- a/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/DnsResolverTest.java
+++ b/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/DnsResolverTest.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import android.net.NetworkCapabilities;
 import android.net.NetworkRequest;
 import android.net.ParseException;
 import android.net.cts.util.CtsNetUtils;
+import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.CancellationSignal;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.Looper;
@@ -54,10 +55,13 @@ import androidx.test.InstrumentationRegistry;
 import androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnit4;
 
 import com.android.net.module.util.DnsPacket;
+import com.android.testutils.DevSdkIgnoreRule;
+import com.android.testutils.DevSdkIgnoreRule.IgnoreUpTo;
 import com.android.testutils.SkipPresubmit;
 
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 
@@ -73,6 +77,9 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 @AppModeFull(reason = "WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS permission can't be granted to instant apps")
 @RunWith(AndroidJUnit4.class)
 public class DnsResolverTest {
+    @Rule
+    public final DevSdkIgnoreRule ignoreRule = new DevSdkIgnoreRule();
+
     private static final String TAG = "DnsResolverTest";
     private static final char[] HEX_CHARS = {
             '0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F'
@@ -805,4 +812,19 @@ public class DnsResolverTest {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    /** Verifies that DnsResolver.DnsException can be subclassed and its constructor re-used. */
+    @Test @IgnoreUpTo(Build.VERSION_CODES.R)
+    public void testDnsExceptionConstructor() throws InterruptedException {
+        class TestDnsException extends DnsResolver.DnsException {
+            TestDnsException(int code, @Nullable Throwable cause) {
+                super(code, cause);
+            }
+        }
+        try {
+            throw new TestDnsException(DnsResolver.ERROR_SYSTEM, null);
+        } catch (DnsResolver.DnsException e) {
+            assertEquals(DnsResolver.ERROR_SYSTEM, e.code);
+        }
+    }
 }