diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/res/values/defaults.xml b/packages/SettingsProvider/res/values/defaults.xml
index cd0da5a0783ce..2c9a6fe0e4dc8 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/res/values/defaults.xml
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/res/values/defaults.xml
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
     <bool name="def_netstats_enabled">true</bool>
     <bool name="def_usb_mass_storage_enabled">true</bool>
     <bool name="def_wifi_on">false</bool>
+    <!-- 0 == default, 1 == never while plugged, 2 == never -->
+    <integer name="def_wifi_sleep_policy">0</integer>
     <bool name="def_networks_available_notification_on">true</bool>
 
     <bool name="def_backup_enabled">false</bool>
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/DatabaseHelper.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/DatabaseHelper.java
index de078d2039d3d..aa2164e458bbd 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/DatabaseHelper.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/DatabaseHelper.java
@@ -1496,6 +1496,8 @@ public class DatabaseHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
             loadIntegerSetting(stmt, Settings.System.POINTER_SPEED,
                     R.integer.def_pointer_speed);
 
+            loadIntegerSetting(stmt, Settings.System.WIFI_SLEEP_POLICY,
+                    R.integer.def_wifi_sleep_policy);
         } finally {
             if (stmt != null) stmt.close();
         }