diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/LockedUserState.kt b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/LockedUserState.kt
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+package com.android.launcher3.util
+
+import android.content.Context
+import android.content.Intent
+import android.os.Process
+import android.os.UserManager
+import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting
+
+class LockedUserState(private val mContext: Context) : SafeCloseable {
+    var isUserUnlocked: Boolean
+        private set
+    private val mUserUnlockedActions: RunnableList = RunnableList()
+
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    val mUserUnlockedReceiver = SimpleBroadcastReceiver {
+        if (Intent.ACTION_USER_UNLOCKED == it.action) {
+            isUserUnlocked = true
+            notifyUserUnlocked()
+        }
+    }
+
+    init {
+        isUserUnlocked =
+            mContext
+                .getSystemService(UserManager::class.java)!!
+                .isUserUnlocked(Process.myUserHandle())
+        if (isUserUnlocked) {
+            notifyUserUnlocked()
+        } else {
+            mUserUnlockedReceiver.register(mContext, Intent.ACTION_USER_UNLOCKED)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun notifyUserUnlocked() {
+        mUserUnlockedActions.executeAllAndDestroy()
+        mUserUnlockedReceiver.unregisterReceiverSafely(mContext)
+    }
+
+    /** Stops the receiver from listening for ACTION_USER_UNLOCK broadcasts. */
+    override fun close() {
+        mUserUnlockedReceiver.unregisterReceiverSafely(mContext)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds a `Runnable` to be executed when a user is unlocked. If the user is already unlocked,
+     * this runnable will run immediately because RunnableList will already have been destroyed.
+     */
+    fun runOnUserUnlocked(action: Runnable) {
+        mUserUnlockedActions.add(action)
+    }
+
+    companion object {
+        @VisibleForTesting val INSTANCE = MainThreadInitializedObject { LockedUserState(it) }
+
+        @JvmStatic fun get(context: Context): LockedUserState = INSTANCE.get(context)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/util/LockedUserStateTest.kt b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/util/LockedUserStateTest.kt
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.launcher3.util
+
+import android.content.Context
+import android.content.Intent
+import android.os.Process
+import android.os.UserManager
+import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4
+import androidx.test.filters.SmallTest
+import com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat
+import org.junit.Before
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+import org.mockito.Mock
+import org.mockito.Mockito.verify
+import org.mockito.Mockito.verifyZeroInteractions
+import org.mockito.Mockito.`when`
+import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations
+
+/** Unit tests for {@link LockedUserUtil} */
+@SmallTest
+@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4::class)
+class LockedUserStateTest {
+
+    @Mock lateinit var userManager: UserManager
+    @Mock lateinit var context: Context
+
+    @Before
+    fun setup() {
+        MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this)
+        `when`(context.getSystemService(UserManager::class.java)).thenReturn(userManager)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun runOnUserUnlocked_runs_action_immediately_if_already_unlocked() {
+        `when`(userManager.isUserUnlocked(Process.myUserHandle())).thenReturn(true)
+        LockedUserState.INSTANCE.initializeForTesting(LockedUserState(context))
+        val action: Runnable = mock()
+
+        LockedUserState.get(context).runOnUserUnlocked(action)
+        verify(action).run()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun runOnUserUnlocked_waits_to_run_action_until_user_is_unlocked() {
+        `when`(userManager.isUserUnlocked(Process.myUserHandle())).thenReturn(false)
+        LockedUserState.INSTANCE.initializeForTesting(LockedUserState(context))
+        val action: Runnable = mock()
+
+        LockedUserState.get(context).runOnUserUnlocked(action)
+        verifyZeroInteractions(action)
+
+        LockedUserState.get(context)
+            .mUserUnlockedReceiver
+            .onReceive(context, Intent(Intent.ACTION_USER_UNLOCKED))
+
+        verify(action).run()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun isUserUnlocked_returns_true_when_user_is_unlocked() {
+        `when`(userManager.isUserUnlocked(Process.myUserHandle())).thenReturn(true)
+        LockedUserState.INSTANCE.initializeForTesting(LockedUserState(context))
+        assertThat(LockedUserState.get(context).isUserUnlocked).isTrue()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun isUserUnlocked_returns_false_when_user_is_locked() {
+        `when`(userManager.isUserUnlocked(Process.myUserHandle())).thenReturn(false)
+        LockedUserState.INSTANCE.initializeForTesting(LockedUserState(context))
+        assertThat(LockedUserState.get(context).isUserUnlocked).isFalse()
+    }
+}