diff --git a/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothGatt.java b/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothGatt.java
index b390aa12b95cb..a2bb78c4c158f 100644
--- a/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothGatt.java
+++ b/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothGatt.java
@@ -702,6 +702,10 @@ public final class BluetoothGatt implements BluetoothProfile {
      * @param start Start or stop advertising
      */
     /*package*/ void listen(boolean start) {
+        if (mContext == null || !mContext.getResources().
+            getBoolean(com.android.internal.R.bool.config_bluetooth_le_peripheral_mode_supported)) {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("BluetoothGatt#listen is blocked");
+        }
         if (DBG) Log.d(TAG, "listen() - start: " + start);
         if (mService == null || mClientIf == 0) return;
 
@@ -728,6 +732,10 @@ public final class BluetoothGatt implements BluetoothProfile {
     /*package*/ void setAdvData(boolean advData, boolean includeName, boolean includeTxPower,
                            Integer minInterval, Integer maxInterval,
                            Integer appearance, Byte[] manufacturerData) {
+        if (mContext == null || !mContext.getResources().
+            getBoolean(com.android.internal.R.bool.config_bluetooth_le_peripheral_mode_supported)) {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("BluetoothGatt#setAdvData is blocked");
+        }
         if (DBG) Log.d(TAG, "setAdvData()");
         if (mService == null || mClientIf == 0) return;
 
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/config.xml b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
index d4a408dafd11e..dd233c546234b 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
@@ -774,6 +774,9 @@
          re-validation -->
     <bool name="config_bluetooth_address_validation">false</bool>
 
+    <!-- Boolean indicating if current platform supports BLE peripheral mode -->
+    <bool name="config_bluetooth_le_peripheral_mode_supported">false</bool>
+
     <!-- The default data-use polling period. -->
     <integer name="config_datause_polling_period_sec">600</integer>
 
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
index f008b10475d75..cce19e82c8e98 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_allowActionMenuItemTextWithIcon" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_bluetooth_address_validation" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_bluetooth_sco_off_call" />
+  <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_bluetooth_le_peripheral_mode_supported" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_cellBroadcastAppLinks" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_duplicate_port_omadm_wappush" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_enable_emergency_call_while_sim_locked" />