diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/Phone.java b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/Phone.java
index 48c5318c2943a..4b02e8edfede5 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/Phone.java
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/Phone.java
@@ -1429,6 +1429,11 @@ public interface Phone {
      */
     String getMeid();
 
+    /**
+     * Retrieves IMEI for phones. Returns null if IMEI is not set.
+     */
+    String getImei();
+
     /**
      * Retrieves the PhoneSubInfo of the Phone
      */
diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/PhoneProxy.java b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/PhoneProxy.java
index c2212dbae1af3..b5bfc76fd8eb9 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/PhoneProxy.java
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/PhoneProxy.java
@@ -685,6 +685,10 @@ public class PhoneProxy extends Handler implements Phone {
         return mActivePhone.getMeid();
     }
 
+    public String getImei() {
+        return mActivePhone.getImei();
+    }
+
     public PhoneSubInfo getPhoneSubInfo(){
         return mActivePhone.getPhoneSubInfo();
     }
diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CDMALTEPhone.java b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CDMALTEPhone.java
index a31b7041696c2..0d9d27d138e37 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CDMALTEPhone.java
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CDMALTEPhone.java
@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@ public class CDMALTEPhone extends CDMAPhone {
         return mIccRecords.getIMSI();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String getImei() {
+        return mImei;
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void log(String s) {
         if (DBG)
diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CDMAPhone.java b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CDMAPhone.java
index 7f6bb453f9c90..63b7dac06cd15 100755
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CDMAPhone.java
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CDMAPhone.java
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ public class CDMAPhone extends PhoneBase {
     //keep track of if phone is in emergency callback mode
     private boolean mIsPhoneInEcmState;
     private Registrant mEcmExitRespRegistrant;
+    protected String mImei;
+    protected String mImeiSv;
     private String mEsn;
     private String mMeid;
     // string to define how the carrier specifies its own ota sp number
@@ -489,6 +491,11 @@ public class CDMAPhone extends PhoneBase {
         return mSST.getImsi();
     }
 
+    public String getImei() {
+        Log.e(LOG_TAG, "IMEI is not available in CDMA");
+        return null;
+    }
+
     public boolean canConference() {
         Log.e(LOG_TAG, "canConference: not possible in CDMA");
         return false;
@@ -987,6 +994,8 @@ public class CDMAPhone extends PhoneBase {
                     break;
                 }
                 String[] respId = (String[])ar.result;
+                mImei = respId[0];
+                mImeiSv = respId[1];
                 mEsn  =  respId[2];
                 mMeid =  respId[3];
             }
diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/gsm/GSMPhone.java b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/gsm/GSMPhone.java
index 275c8fe437f12..d1758f226d136 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/gsm/GSMPhone.java
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/gsm/GSMPhone.java
@@ -855,6 +855,10 @@ public class GSMPhone extends PhoneBase {
         return mImeiSv;
     }
 
+    public String getImei() {
+        return mImei;
+    }
+
     public String getEsn() {
         Log.e(LOG_TAG, "[GSMPhone] getEsn() is a CDMA method");
         return "0";
diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/sip/SipPhoneBase.java b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/sip/SipPhoneBase.java
index 9dfc0158a26a5..5c4b446a78cf6 100755
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/sip/SipPhoneBase.java
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/sip/SipPhoneBase.java
@@ -264,6 +264,10 @@ abstract class SipPhoneBase extends PhoneBase {
         return null;
     }
 
+    public String getImei() {
+        return null;
+    }
+
     public String getEsn() {
         Log.e(LOG_TAG, "[SipPhone] getEsn() is a CDMA method");
         return "0";