diff --git a/api/current.xml b/api/current.xml
index 69d02d1294534..6fa6916cd7f4a 100644
--- a/api/current.xml
+++ b/api/current.xml
@@ -56730,6 +56730,17 @@
  visibility="public"
 >
 </field>
+<field name="FEATURE_AUDIO_LOW_LATENCY"
+ type="java.lang.String"
+ transient="false"
+ volatile="false"
+ value="&quot;android.hardware.audio.low_latency&quot;"
+ static="true"
+ final="true"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+</field>
 <field name="FEATURE_BLUETOOTH"
  type="java.lang.String"
  transient="false"
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageManager.java b/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageManager.java
index 1a3bcc4040ded..cb6b708cf498f 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageManager.java
@@ -634,6 +634,15 @@ public abstract class PackageManager {
      */
     public static final int MOVE_EXTERNAL_MEDIA = 0x00000002;
 
+    /**
+     * Feature for {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures} and
+     * {@link #hasSystemFeature}: The device's audio pipeline is low-latency,
+     * more suitable for audio applications sensitive to delays or lag in
+     * sound input or output.
+     */
+    @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.FEATURE)
+    public static final String FEATURE_AUDIO_LOW_LATENCY = "android.hardware.audio.low_latency";
+
     /**
      * Feature for {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures} and
      * {@link #hasSystemFeature}: The device is capable of communicating with
diff --git a/data/etc/android.hardware.audio.low_latency.xml b/data/etc/android.hardware.audio.low_latency.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..677ec1c630fb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/etc/android.hardware.audio.low_latency.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2010 The Android Open Source Project
+
+     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+     You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+     limitations under the License.
+-->
+
+<!-- This is the feature indicating low-latency audio, as specified by the
+     CDD. ONLY devices that meet the CDD's requirements may declare this
+     feature. -->
+<permissions>
+    <feature name="android.hardware.audio.low_latency" />
+</permissions>
diff --git a/data/etc/handheld_core_hardware.xml b/data/etc/handheld_core_hardware.xml
index a3c9f6d8d40a0..7f87b7923d86d 100644
--- a/data/etc/handheld_core_hardware.xml
+++ b/data/etc/handheld_core_hardware.xml
@@ -57,4 +57,7 @@
          android.hardware.sensor.proximity.xml -->
     <!-- GSM phones must also include android.hardware.telephony.gsm.xml -->
     <!-- CDMA phones must also include android.hardware.telephony.cdma.xml -->
+    <!-- Devices that have low-latency audio stacks suitable for apps like
+         VoIP may include android.hardware.audio.low_latency.xml. ONLY apps
+         that meet the requirements specified in the CDD may include this. -->
 </permissions>