diff --git a/core/java/android/net/NetworkCapabilities.java b/core/java/android/net/NetworkCapabilities.java
index 6207661e47..f94bdb767c 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/NetworkCapabilities.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/NetworkCapabilities.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import android.net.ConnectivityManager.NetworkCallback;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Parcel;
 import android.os.Parcelable;
+import android.os.Process;
 import android.util.ArraySet;
 import android.util.proto.ProtoOutputStream;
 
@@ -58,7 +59,6 @@ import java.util.StringJoiner;
  */
 public final class NetworkCapabilities implements Parcelable {
     private static final String TAG = "NetworkCapabilities";
-    private static final int INVALID_UID = -1;
 
     // Set to true when private DNS is broken.
     private boolean mPrivateDnsBroken;
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ public final class NetworkCapabilities implements Parcelable {
         mTransportInfo = null;
         mSignalStrength = SIGNAL_STRENGTH_UNSPECIFIED;
         mUids = null;
-        mEstablishingVpnAppUid = INVALID_UID;
         mAdministratorUids.clear();
+        mOwnerUid = Process.INVALID_UID;
         mSSID = null;
         mPrivateDnsBroken = false;
     }
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ public final class NetworkCapabilities implements Parcelable {
         mTransportInfo = nc.mTransportInfo;
         mSignalStrength = nc.mSignalStrength;
         setUids(nc.mUids); // Will make the defensive copy
-        mEstablishingVpnAppUid = nc.mEstablishingVpnAppUid;
         setAdministratorUids(nc.mAdministratorUids);
+        mOwnerUid = nc.mOwnerUid;
         mUnwantedNetworkCapabilities = nc.mUnwantedNetworkCapabilities;
         mSSID = nc.mSSID;
         mPrivateDnsBroken = nc.mPrivateDnsBroken;
@@ -810,31 +810,26 @@ public final class NetworkCapabilities implements Parcelable {
     }
 
     /**
-     * UID of the app that manages this network, or INVALID_UID if none/unknown.
+     * UID of the app that owns this network, or INVALID_UID if none/unknown.
      *
-     * This field keeps track of the UID of the app that created this network and is in charge
-     * of managing it. In the practice, it is used to store the UID of VPN apps so it is named
-     * accordingly, but it may be renamed if other mechanisms are offered for third party apps
-     * to create networks.
-     *
-     * Because this field is only used in the services side (and to avoid apps being able to
-     * set this to whatever they want), this field is not parcelled and will not be conserved
-     * across the IPC boundary.
-     * @hide
+     * <p>This field keeps track of the UID of the app that created this network and is in charge of
+     * its lifecycle. This could be the UID of apps such as the Wifi network suggestor, the running
+     * VPN, or Carrier Service app managing a cellular data connection.
      */
-    private int mEstablishingVpnAppUid = INVALID_UID;
+    private int mOwnerUid = Process.INVALID_UID;
 
     /**
-     * Set the UID of the managing app.
-     * @hide
+     * Set the UID of the owner app.
      */
-    public void setEstablishingVpnAppUid(final int uid) {
-        mEstablishingVpnAppUid = uid;
+    public void setOwnerUid(final int uid) {
+        mOwnerUid = uid;
     }
 
-    /** @hide */
-    public int getEstablishingVpnAppUid() {
-        return mEstablishingVpnAppUid;
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the UID of the owner app.
+     */
+    public int getOwnerUid() {
+        return mOwnerUid;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1157,7 +1152,7 @@ public final class NetworkCapabilities implements Parcelable {
      * member is null, then the network is not restricted by app UID. If it's an empty list, then
      * it means nobody can use it.
      * As a special exception, the app managing this network (as identified by its UID stored in
-     * mEstablishingVpnAppUid) can always see this network. This is embodied by a special check in
+     * mOwnerUid) can always see this network. This is embodied by a special check in
      * satisfiedByUids. That still does not mean the network necessarily <strong>applies</strong>
      * to the app that manages it as determined by #appliesToUid.
      * <p>
@@ -1264,7 +1259,7 @@ public final class NetworkCapabilities implements Parcelable {
      * in the passed nc (representing the UIDs that this network is available to).
      * <p>
      * As a special exception, the UID that created the passed network (as represented by its
-     * mEstablishingVpnAppUid field) always satisfies a NetworkRequest requiring it (of LISTEN
+     * mOwnerUid field) always satisfies a NetworkRequest requiring it (of LISTEN
      * or REQUEST types alike), even if the network does not apply to it. That is so a VPN app
      * can see its own network when it listens for it.
      * <p>
@@ -1275,7 +1270,7 @@ public final class NetworkCapabilities implements Parcelable {
     public boolean satisfiedByUids(@NonNull NetworkCapabilities nc) {
         if (null == nc.mUids || null == mUids) return true; // The network satisfies everything.
         for (UidRange requiredRange : mUids) {
-            if (requiredRange.contains(nc.mEstablishingVpnAppUid)) return true;
+            if (requiredRange.contains(nc.mOwnerUid)) return true;
             if (!nc.appliesToUidRange(requiredRange)) {
                 return false;
             }
@@ -1541,6 +1536,7 @@ public final class NetworkCapabilities implements Parcelable {
         dest.writeString(mSSID);
         dest.writeBoolean(mPrivateDnsBroken);
         dest.writeList(mAdministratorUids);
+        dest.writeInt(mOwnerUid);
     }
 
     public static final @android.annotation.NonNull Creator<NetworkCapabilities> CREATOR =
@@ -1562,6 +1558,7 @@ public final class NetworkCapabilities implements Parcelable {
                 netCap.mSSID = in.readString();
                 netCap.mPrivateDnsBroken = in.readBoolean();
                 netCap.setAdministratorUids(in.readArrayList(null));
+                netCap.mOwnerUid = in.readInt();
                 return netCap;
             }
             @Override
@@ -1611,8 +1608,8 @@ public final class NetworkCapabilities implements Parcelable {
                 sb.append(" Uids: <").append(mUids).append(">");
             }
         }
-        if (mEstablishingVpnAppUid != INVALID_UID) {
-            sb.append(" EstablishingAppUid: ").append(mEstablishingVpnAppUid);
+        if (mOwnerUid != Process.INVALID_UID) {
+            sb.append(" OwnerUid: ").append(mOwnerUid);
         }
 
         if (!mAdministratorUids.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
index 0981cd8872..478b87c010 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
@@ -1626,7 +1626,8 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub
         return getNetworkCapabilitiesInternal(getNetworkAgentInfoForNetwork(network));
     }
 
-    private NetworkCapabilities networkCapabilitiesRestrictedForCallerPermissions(
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    NetworkCapabilities networkCapabilitiesRestrictedForCallerPermissions(
             NetworkCapabilities nc, int callerPid, int callerUid) {
         final NetworkCapabilities newNc = new NetworkCapabilities(nc);
         if (!checkSettingsPermission(callerPid, callerUid)) {
@@ -1637,9 +1638,23 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub
             newNc.setNetworkSpecifier(newNc.getNetworkSpecifier().redact());
         }
         newNc.setAdministratorUids(Collections.EMPTY_LIST);
+
+        maybeSanitizeLocationInfoForCaller(newNc, callerUid);
+
         return newNc;
     }
 
+    private void maybeSanitizeLocationInfoForCaller(
+            NetworkCapabilities nc, int callerUid) {
+        // TODO(b/142072839): Conditionally reset the owner UID if the following
+        // conditions are not met:
+        // 1. The destination app is the network owner
+        // 2. The destination app has the ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION permission granted
+        // if target SDK<29 or otherwise has the ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION permission granted
+        // 3. The user's location toggle is on
+        nc.setOwnerUid(INVALID_UID);
+    }
+
     private LinkProperties linkPropertiesRestrictedForCallerPermissions(
             LinkProperties lp, int callerPid, int callerUid) {
         if (lp == null) return new LinkProperties();
@@ -1668,6 +1683,9 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub
             nc.setSingleUid(Binder.getCallingUid());
         }
         nc.setAdministratorUids(Collections.EMPTY_LIST);
+
+        // Clear owner UID; this can never come from an app.
+        nc.setOwnerUid(INVALID_UID);
     }
 
     private void restrictBackgroundRequestForCaller(NetworkCapabilities nc) {
@@ -5795,7 +5813,7 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub
         }
 
         final Set<UidRange> ranges = nai.networkCapabilities.getUids();
-        final int vpnAppUid = nai.networkCapabilities.getEstablishingVpnAppUid();
+        final int vpnAppUid = nai.networkCapabilities.getOwnerUid();
         // TODO: this create a window of opportunity for apps to receive traffic between the time
         // when the old rules are removed and the time when new rules are added. To fix this,
         // make eBPF support two whitelisted interfaces so here new rules can be added before the
@@ -5994,7 +6012,7 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub
         if (nc == null || lp == null) return false;
         return nai.isVPN()
                 && !nai.networkAgentConfig.allowBypass
-                && nc.getEstablishingVpnAppUid() != Process.SYSTEM_UID
+                && nc.getOwnerUid() != Process.SYSTEM_UID
                 && lp.getInterfaceName() != null
                 && (lp.hasIPv4DefaultRoute() || lp.hasIPv6DefaultRoute());
     }
@@ -6042,12 +6060,10 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub
             // TODO Fix this window by computing an accurate diff on Set<UidRange>, so the old range
             // to be removed will never overlap with the new range to be added.
             if (wasFiltering && !prevRanges.isEmpty()) {
-                mPermissionMonitor.onVpnUidRangesRemoved(iface, prevRanges,
-                        prevNc.getEstablishingVpnAppUid());
+                mPermissionMonitor.onVpnUidRangesRemoved(iface, prevRanges, prevNc.getOwnerUid());
             }
             if (shouldFilter && !newRanges.isEmpty()) {
-                mPermissionMonitor.onVpnUidRangesAdded(iface, newRanges,
-                        newNc.getEstablishingVpnAppUid());
+                mPermissionMonitor.onVpnUidRangesAdded(iface, newRanges, newNc.getOwnerUid());
             }
         } catch (Exception e) {
             // Never crash!
diff --git a/tests/net/common/java/android/net/NetworkCapabilitiesTest.java b/tests/net/common/java/android/net/NetworkCapabilitiesTest.java
index 797fd83321..3e4f3d8188 100644
--- a/tests/net/common/java/android/net/NetworkCapabilitiesTest.java
+++ b/tests/net/common/java/android/net/NetworkCapabilitiesTest.java
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ public class NetworkCapabilitiesTest {
             .setUids(uids)
             .addCapability(NET_CAPABILITY_EIMS)
             .addCapability(NET_CAPABILITY_NOT_METERED);
+        netCap.setOwnerUid(123);
         assertParcelingIsLossless(netCap);
         netCap.setSSID(TEST_SSID);
         assertParcelSane(netCap, 13);
diff --git a/tests/net/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityServiceTest.java b/tests/net/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityServiceTest.java
index 783f8d177f..e80b7c9d01 100644
--- a/tests/net/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityServiceTest.java
+++ b/tests/net/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityServiceTest.java
@@ -6313,12 +6313,24 @@ public class ConnectivityServiceTest {
         assertEquals(wifiLp, mService.getActiveLinkProperties());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testNetworkCapabilitiesRestrictedForCallerPermissions() {
+        int callerUid = Process.myUid();
+        final NetworkCapabilities originalNc = new NetworkCapabilities();
+        originalNc.setOwnerUid(callerUid);
 
-    private TestNetworkAgentWrapper establishVpn(LinkProperties lp, int establishingUid,
-            Set<UidRange> vpnRange) throws Exception {
+        final NetworkCapabilities newNc =
+                mService.networkCapabilitiesRestrictedForCallerPermissions(
+                        originalNc, Process.myPid(), callerUid);
+
+        assertEquals(Process.INVALID_UID, newNc.getOwnerUid());
+    }
+
+    private TestNetworkAgentWrapper establishVpn(
+            LinkProperties lp, int ownerUid, Set<UidRange> vpnRange) throws Exception {
         final TestNetworkAgentWrapper
                 vpnNetworkAgent = new TestNetworkAgentWrapper(TRANSPORT_VPN, lp);
-        vpnNetworkAgent.getNetworkCapabilities().setEstablishingVpnAppUid(establishingUid);
+        vpnNetworkAgent.getNetworkCapabilities().setOwnerUid(ownerUid);
         mMockVpn.setNetworkAgent(vpnNetworkAgent);
         mMockVpn.connect();
         mMockVpn.setUids(vpnRange);