diff --git a/core/api/system-current.txt b/core/api/system-current.txt
index ae6e58c7ed486..b5b87c1353e7c 100644
--- a/core/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/core/api/system-current.txt
@@ -14155,6 +14155,7 @@ package android.telephony.data {
     ctor public QualifiedNetworksService.NetworkAvailabilityProvider(int);
     method public abstract void close();
     method public final int getSlotIndex();
+    method public void reportEmergencyDataNetworkPreferredTransportChanged(int);
     method public void reportThrottleStatusChanged(@NonNull java.util.List<android.telephony.data.ThrottleStatus>);
     method public final void updateQualifiedNetworkTypes(int, @NonNull java.util.List<java.lang.Integer>);
   }
diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/data/IQualifiedNetworksService.aidl b/telephony/java/android/telephony/data/IQualifiedNetworksService.aidl
index ba2b62d14bece..8e2707735f63b 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/data/IQualifiedNetworksService.aidl
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/data/IQualifiedNetworksService.aidl
@@ -27,4 +27,5 @@ interface IQualifiedNetworksService
     oneway void createNetworkAvailabilityProvider(int slotId, IQualifiedNetworksServiceCallback callback);
     oneway void removeNetworkAvailabilityProvider(int slotId);
     oneway void reportThrottleStatusChanged(int slotId, in List<ThrottleStatus> statuses);
+    oneway void reportEmergencyDataNetworkPreferredTransportChanged (int slotId, int transportType);
 }
diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/data/QualifiedNetworksService.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/data/QualifiedNetworksService.java
index fb973361e398f..56f0f9f137727 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/data/QualifiedNetworksService.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/data/QualifiedNetworksService.java
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ public abstract class QualifiedNetworksService extends Service {
     private static final int QNS_REMOVE_ALL_NETWORK_AVAILABILITY_PROVIDERS          = 3;
     private static final int QNS_UPDATE_QUALIFIED_NETWORKS                          = 4;
     private static final int QNS_APN_THROTTLE_STATUS_CHANGED                        = 5;
+    private static final int QNS_EMERGENCY_DATA_NETWORK_PREFERRED_TRANSPORT_CHANGED = 6;
 
     private final HandlerThread mHandlerThread;
 
@@ -192,6 +193,20 @@ public abstract class QualifiedNetworksService extends Service {
             Log.d(TAG, "reportThrottleStatusChanged: statuses size=" + statuses.size());
         }
 
+        /**
+         * The framework calls this method when the preferred transport type used to set up
+         * emergency data network is changed.
+         *
+         * This method is meant to be overridden.
+         *
+         * @param transportType transport type changed to be preferred
+         */
+        public void reportEmergencyDataNetworkPreferredTransportChanged(
+                @AccessNetworkConstants.TransportType int transportType) {
+            Log.d(TAG, "reportEmergencyDataNetworkPreferredTransportChanged: "
+                    + AccessNetworkConstants.transportTypeToString(transportType));
+        }
+
         /**
          * Called when the qualified networks provider is removed. The extended class should
          * implement this method to perform cleanup works.
@@ -237,6 +252,13 @@ public abstract class QualifiedNetworksService extends Service {
                     }
                     break;
 
+                case QNS_EMERGENCY_DATA_NETWORK_PREFERRED_TRANSPORT_CHANGED:
+                    if (provider != null) {
+                        int transportType = (int) message.arg2;
+                        provider.reportEmergencyDataNetworkPreferredTransportChanged(transportType);
+                    }
+                    break;
+
                 case QNS_REMOVE_NETWORK_AVAILABILITY_PROVIDER:
                     if (provider != null) {
                         provider.close();
@@ -332,6 +354,14 @@ public abstract class QualifiedNetworksService extends Service {
             mHandler.obtainMessage(QNS_APN_THROTTLE_STATUS_CHANGED, slotIndex, 0, statuses)
                     .sendToTarget();
         }
+
+        @Override
+        public void reportEmergencyDataNetworkPreferredTransportChanged(int slotIndex,
+                @AccessNetworkConstants.TransportType int transportType) {
+            mHandler.obtainMessage(
+                    QNS_EMERGENCY_DATA_NETWORK_PREFERRED_TRANSPORT_CHANGED,
+                            slotIndex, transportType).sendToTarget();
+        }
     }
 
     private void log(String s) {