diff --git a/Tethering/common/TetheringLib/src/android/net/TetheringManager.java b/Tethering/common/TetheringLib/src/android/net/TetheringManager.java
index e0de592f8d..824727e002 100644
--- a/Tethering/common/TetheringLib/src/android/net/TetheringManager.java
+++ b/Tethering/common/TetheringLib/src/android/net/TetheringManager.java
@@ -1188,6 +1188,17 @@ public class TetheringManager {
         public boolean equals(Object obj) {
             if (this == obj) return true;
             if (!(obj instanceof TetheringRequest otherRequest)) return false;
+            if (!equalsIgnoreUidPackage(otherRequest)) return false;
+            TetheringRequestParcel parcel = getParcel();
+            TetheringRequestParcel otherParcel = otherRequest.getParcel();
+            return parcel.uid == otherParcel.uid
+                    && Objects.equals(parcel.packageName, otherParcel.packageName);
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * @hide
+         */
+        public boolean equalsIgnoreUidPackage(TetheringRequest otherRequest) {
             TetheringRequestParcel parcel = getParcel();
             TetheringRequestParcel otherParcel = otherRequest.getParcel();
             return parcel.tetheringType == otherParcel.tetheringType
@@ -1197,8 +1208,6 @@ public class TetheringManager {
                     && parcel.showProvisioningUi == otherParcel.showProvisioningUi
                     && parcel.connectivityScope == otherParcel.connectivityScope
                     && Objects.equals(parcel.softApConfig, otherParcel.softApConfig)
-                    && parcel.uid == otherParcel.uid
-                    && Objects.equals(parcel.packageName, otherParcel.packageName)
                     && Objects.equals(parcel.interfaceName, otherParcel.interfaceName);
         }
 
diff --git a/Tethering/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/Tethering.java b/Tethering/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/Tethering.java
index bdc9387ee0..70934af95d 100644
--- a/Tethering/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/Tethering.java
+++ b/Tethering/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/Tethering.java
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ public class Tethering {
             final TetheringRequest unfinishedRequest = mActiveTetheringRequests.get(type);
             // If tethering is already enabled with a different request,
             // disable before re-enabling.
-            if (unfinishedRequest != null && !unfinishedRequest.equals(request)) {
+            if (unfinishedRequest != null && !unfinishedRequest.equalsIgnoreUidPackage(request)) {
                 enableTetheringInternal(type, false /* disabled */,
                         unfinishedRequest.getInterfaceName(), null);
                 mEntitlementMgr.stopProvisioningIfNeeded(type);
diff --git a/Tethering/tests/unit/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/TetheringTest.java b/Tethering/tests/unit/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/TetheringTest.java
index 32f0756bfc..97758cf01e 100644
--- a/Tethering/tests/unit/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/TetheringTest.java
+++ b/Tethering/tests/unit/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/TetheringTest.java
@@ -267,8 +267,9 @@ public class TetheringTest {
     private static final String TEST_P2P_REGEX = "test_p2p-p2p\\d-.*";
     private static final String TEST_BT_REGEX = "test_pan\\d";
     private static final int TEST_CALLER_UID = 1000;
+    private static final int TEST_CALLER_UID_2 = 2000;
     private static final String TEST_CALLER_PKG = "com.test.tethering";
-
+    private static final String TEST_CALLER_PKG_2 = "com.test.tethering2";
     private static final int CELLULAR_NETID = 100;
     private static final int WIFI_NETID = 101;
     private static final int DUN_NETID = 102;
@@ -785,7 +786,10 @@ public class TetheringTest {
         if (interfaceName != null) {
             builder.setInterfaceName(interfaceName);
         }
-        return builder.build();
+        TetheringRequest request = builder.build();
+        request.setUid(TEST_CALLER_UID);
+        request.setPackageName(TEST_CALLER_PKG);
+        return request;
     }
 
     @NonNull
@@ -2786,6 +2790,17 @@ public class TetheringTest {
         verify(mUsbManager, never()).setCurrentFunctions(UsbManager.FUNCTION_NONE);
         reset(mUsbManager);
 
+        // Enable USB tethering again with the same request but different uid/package and expect no
+        // change to USB.
+        TetheringRequest differentUidPackage = createTetheringRequest(TETHERING_USB);
+        differentUidPackage.setUid(TEST_CALLER_UID_2);
+        differentUidPackage.setPackageName(TEST_CALLER_PKG_2);
+        mTethering.startTethering(differentUidPackage, TEST_CALLER_PKG_2, secondResult);
+        mLooper.dispatchAll();
+        secondResult.assertHasResult();
+        verify(mUsbManager, never()).setCurrentFunctions(UsbManager.FUNCTION_NONE);
+        reset(mUsbManager);
+
         // Enable USB tethering with a different request and expect that USB is stopped and
         // started.
         mTethering.startTethering(createTetheringRequest(TETHERING_USB,