diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
index 925547d865483..07212a25d2cb5 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
@@ -18199,6 +18199,37 @@ public final class Settings {
              */
             public static final String WRIST_ORIENTATION_MODE = "wear_wrist_orientation_mode";
 
+            /**
+             * Current lock screen state of the device
+             * (null = default value of this setting (lockscreen is never set),
+             * 0 = {@link #LOCK_SCREEN_STATE_NONE},
+             * 1 = {@link #LOCK_SCREEN_STATE_PIN},
+             * 2 = {@link #LOCK_SCREEN_STATE_PATTERN})
+             * @hide
+             */
+            public static final String LOCK_SCREEN_STATE = "lock_screen_state";
+
+            /**
+             * No lock screen set
+             * One of the possible states for {@link #LOCK_SCREEN_STATE}.
+             * @hide
+             */
+            public static final int LOCK_SCREEN_STATE_NONE = 0;
+
+            /**
+             * Lock screen set as a pin
+             * One of the possible states for {@link #LOCK_SCREEN_STATE}.
+             * @hide
+             */
+            public static final int LOCK_SCREEN_STATE_PIN = 1;
+
+            /**
+             * Lock screen set as a pattern
+             * One of the possible states for {@link #LOCK_SCREEN_STATE}.
+             * @hide
+             */
+            public static final int LOCK_SCREEN_STATE_PATTERN = 2;
+
             /**
              * Setting indicating the name of the Wear OS app package containing the device's sysui.
              *
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/GlobalSettingsValidators.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/GlobalSettingsValidators.java
index 7b8ca4d36ed88..673a3abf5de72 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/GlobalSettingsValidators.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/GlobalSettingsValidators.java
@@ -280,6 +280,14 @@ public class GlobalSettingsValidators {
         VALIDATORS.put(Global.Wearable.AMBIENT_LOW_BIT_ENABLED, BOOLEAN_VALIDATOR);
         VALIDATORS.put(Global.Wearable.AMBIENT_PLUGGED_TIMEOUT_MIN, ANY_INTEGER_VALIDATOR);
         VALIDATORS.put(Global.Wearable.AMBIENT_TILT_TO_BRIGHT, BOOLEAN_VALIDATOR);
+        VALIDATORS.put(
+                Global.Wearable.LOCK_SCREEN_STATE,
+                new DiscreteValueValidator(
+                        new String[] {
+                                String.valueOf(Global.Wearable.LOCK_SCREEN_STATE_NONE),
+                                String.valueOf(Global.Wearable.LOCK_SCREEN_STATE_PIN),
+                                String.valueOf(Global.Wearable.LOCK_SCREEN_STATE_PATTERN)
+                        }));
         VALIDATORS.put(
                 Global.Wearable.PAIRED_DEVICE_OS_TYPE,
                 new DiscreteValueValidator(
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
index 01740319a9a1c..3782ce434182b 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
@@ -659,7 +659,8 @@ public class SettingsBackupTest {
                     Settings.Global.Wearable.BEDTIME_MODE,
                     Settings.Global.Wearable.BEDTIME_HARD_MODE,
                     Settings.Global.Wearable.EARLY_UPDATES_STATUS,
-                    Settings.Global.Wearable.RSB_WAKE_ENABLED);
+                    Settings.Global.Wearable.RSB_WAKE_ENABLED,
+                    Settings.Global.Wearable.LOCK_SCREEN_STATE);
 
     private static final Set<String> BACKUP_DENY_LIST_SECURE_SETTINGS =
              newHashSet(