diff --git a/api/test-current.txt b/api/test-current.txt
index a40cb92..1811ced 100644
--- a/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/api/test-current.txt
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
     method public void startActivity(@NonNull android.content.Intent);
     method public void startActivity(@NonNull android.content.Intent, android.os.UserHandle);
     method public void startActivity(@NonNull android.app.PendingIntent);
-    method public void startActivity(@NonNull android.app.PendingIntent, @NonNull android.app.ActivityOptions);
+    method public void startActivity(@NonNull android.app.PendingIntent, @Nullable android.content.Intent, @NonNull android.app.ActivityOptions);
   }
 
   public abstract static class ActivityView.StateCallback {
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/ActivityView.java b/core/java/android/app/ActivityView.java
index b56c00e..fbf1f59 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/ActivityView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/ActivityView.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import static android.view.Display.INVALID_DISPLAY;
 
 import android.annotation.NonNull;
+import android.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.annotation.TestApi;
 import android.app.ActivityManager.StackInfo;
 import android.content.ComponentName;
@@ -324,16 +325,17 @@
      * this method can be called.
      *
      * @param pendingIntent Intent used to launch an activity.
+     * @param fillInIntent Additional Intent data, see {@link Intent#fillIn Intent.fillIn()}.
      * @param options options for the activity
      *
      * @see StateCallback
      * @see #startActivity(Intent)
      */
-    public void startActivity(@NonNull PendingIntent pendingIntent,
+    public void startActivity(@NonNull PendingIntent pendingIntent, @Nullable Intent fillInIntent,
             @NonNull ActivityOptions options) {
         options.setLaunchDisplayId(mVirtualDisplay.getDisplay().getDisplayId());
         try {
-            pendingIntent.send(null /* context */, 0 /* code */, null /* intent */,
+            pendingIntent.send(getContext(), 0 /* code */, fillInIntent,
                     null /* onFinished */, null /* handler */, null /* requiredPermission */,
                     options.toBundle());
         } catch (PendingIntent.CanceledException e) {
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/BubbleController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/BubbleController.java
index 8240345..81c255f 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/BubbleController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/BubbleController.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 import static android.app.Notification.FLAG_AUTOGROUP_SUMMARY;
 import static android.app.Notification.FLAG_BUBBLE;
-import static android.content.pm.ActivityInfo.DOCUMENT_LAUNCH_ALWAYS;
 import static android.service.notification.NotificationListenerService.REASON_APP_CANCEL;
 import static android.service.notification.NotificationListenerService.REASON_APP_CANCEL_ALL;
 import static android.service.notification.NotificationListenerService.REASON_CANCEL;
@@ -962,16 +961,6 @@
                     + intent);
             return false;
         }
-        if (info.documentLaunchMode != DOCUMENT_LAUNCH_ALWAYS) {
-            Log.w(TAG, "Unable to send as bubble -- activity is not documentLaunchMode=always "
-                    + "for intent: " + intent);
-            return false;
-        }
-        if ((info.flags & ActivityInfo.FLAG_ALLOW_EMBEDDED) == 0) {
-            Log.w(TAG, "Unable to send as bubble -- activity is not embeddable for intent: "
-                    + intent);
-            return false;
-        }
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/BubbleExpandedView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/BubbleExpandedView.java
index 521ebde..6f953d5 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/BubbleExpandedView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/bubbles/BubbleExpandedView.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 package com.android.systemui.bubbles;
 
+import static android.content.Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_MULTIPLE_TASK;
+import static android.content.Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_DOCUMENT;
 import static android.view.Display.INVALID_DISPLAY;
 
 import static com.android.systemui.bubbles.BubbleDebugConfig.DEBUG_BUBBLE_EXPANDED_VIEW;
@@ -128,8 +130,12 @@
                             Log.d(TAG, "onActivityViewReady: calling startActivity, "
                                     + "bubble=" + getBubbleKey());
                         }
+                        Intent fillInIntent = new Intent();
+                        // Apply flags to make behaviour match documentLaunchMode=always.
+                        fillInIntent.addFlags(FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_DOCUMENT);
+                        fillInIntent.addFlags(FLAG_ACTIVITY_MULTIPLE_TASK);
                         try {
-                            mActivityView.startActivity(mBubbleIntent, options);
+                            mActivityView.startActivity(mBubbleIntent, fillInIntent, options);
                         } catch (RuntimeException e) {
                             // If there's a runtime exception here then there's something
                             // wrong with the intent, we can't really recover / try to populate
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/NotificationManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/NotificationManagerService.java
index d480cb6e..389142f 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/NotificationManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/NotificationManagerService.java
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
 import static android.content.Context.BIND_AUTO_CREATE;
 import static android.content.Context.BIND_FOREGROUND_SERVICE;
 import static android.content.Context.BIND_NOT_PERCEPTIBLE;
-import static android.content.pm.ActivityInfo.DOCUMENT_LAUNCH_ALWAYS;
 import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.FEATURE_LEANBACK;
 import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.FEATURE_TELEVISION;
 import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.MATCH_ALL;
@@ -88,7 +87,6 @@
 import static android.service.notification.NotificationListenerService.TRIM_LIGHT;
 import static android.util.StatsLogInternal.BUBBLE_DEVELOPER_ERROR_REPORTED__ERROR__ACTIVITY_INFO_MISSING;
 import static android.util.StatsLogInternal.BUBBLE_DEVELOPER_ERROR_REPORTED__ERROR__ACTIVITY_INFO_NOT_RESIZABLE;
-import static android.util.StatsLogInternal.BUBBLE_DEVELOPER_ERROR_REPORTED__ERROR__DOCUMENT_LAUNCH_NOT_ALWAYS;
 import static android.view.WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_TOAST;
 
 import static com.android.server.am.PendingIntentRecord.FLAG_ACTIVITY_SENDER;
@@ -5238,18 +5236,6 @@
                     + intent);
             return false;
         }
-        if (info.documentLaunchMode != DOCUMENT_LAUNCH_ALWAYS) {
-            StatsLog.write(StatsLog.BUBBLE_DEVELOPER_ERROR_REPORTED, packageName,
-                    BUBBLE_DEVELOPER_ERROR_REPORTED__ERROR__DOCUMENT_LAUNCH_NOT_ALWAYS);
-            Log.w(TAG, "Unable to send as bubble -- activity is not documentLaunchMode=always "
-                    + "for intent: " + intent);
-            return false;
-        }
-        if ((info.flags & ActivityInfo.FLAG_ALLOW_EMBEDDED) == 0) {
-            Log.w(TAG, "Unable to send as bubble -- activity is not embeddable for intent: "
-                    + intent);
-            return false;
-        }
         return true;
     }