diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/DeviceConfig.java b/core/java/android/provider/DeviceConfig.java
index 5631282b3bd3b..9ec77232ec28b 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/DeviceConfig.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/DeviceConfig.java
@@ -259,6 +259,13 @@ public final class DeviceConfig {
     @SystemApi
     public static final String NAMESPACE_TEXTCLASSIFIER = "textclassifier";
 
+    /**
+     * Namespace for contacts provider related features.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public static final String NAMESPACE_CONTACTS_PROVIDER = "contacts_provider";
+
     /**
      * List of namespaces which can be read without READ_DEVICE_CONFIG permission
      *