diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index 42bbe20a1cab0..b0a2979f67172 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@
 
     <protected-broadcast android:name="android.telecom.action.DEFAULT_DIALER_CHANGED" />
     <protected-broadcast android:name="android.provider.action.DEFAULT_SMS_PACKAGE_CHANGED" />
+    <protected-broadcast android:name="android.provider.action.SMS_MMS_DB_CREATED" />
     <protected-broadcast android:name="android.intent.action.CONTENT_CHANGED" />
     <protected-broadcast android:name="android.provider.Telephony.MMS_DOWNLOADED" />
 
diff --git a/telephony/java/android/provider/Telephony.java b/telephony/java/android/provider/Telephony.java
index f2438b833d908..d6814f918f581 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/provider/Telephony.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/provider/Telephony.java
@@ -1150,6 +1150,33 @@ public final class Telephony {
             public static final String ACTION_EXTERNAL_PROVIDER_CHANGE =
                           "android.provider.action.EXTERNAL_PROVIDER_CHANGE";
 
+            /**
+             * Broadcast action: When SMS-MMS db is being created. If file-based encryption is
+             * supported, this broadcast indicates creation of the db in credential-encrypted
+             * storage. A boolean is specified in {@link #EXTRA_IS_INITIAL_CREATE} to indicate if
+             * this is the initial create of the db. Requires
+             * {@link android.Manifest.permission#READ_SMS} to receive.
+             *
+             * @see #EXTRA_IS_INITIAL_CREATE
+             *
+             * @hide
+             */
+            @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.BROADCAST_INTENT_ACTION)
+            public static final String ACTION_SMS_MMS_DB_CREATED =
+                    "android.provider.action.SMS_MMS_DB_CREATED";
+
+            /**
+             * Boolean flag passed as an extra with {@link #ACTION_SMS_MMS_DB_CREATED} to indicate
+             * whether the DB creation is the initial creation on the device, that is it is after a
+             * factory-data reset or a new device. Any subsequent creations of the DB (which
+             * happens only in error scenarios) will have this flag set to false.
+             *
+             * @see #ACTION_SMS_MMS_DB_CREATED
+             *
+             * @hide
+             */
+            public static final String EXTRA_IS_INITIAL_CREATE =
+                    "android.provider.extra.IS_INITIAL_CREATE";
             /**
              * Read the PDUs out of an {@link #SMS_RECEIVED_ACTION} or a
              * {@link #DATA_SMS_RECEIVED_ACTION} intent.