diff --git a/media/java/android/media/AudioSystem.java b/media/java/android/media/AudioSystem.java
index 247c4aea91061..f597440ccbb3e 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/AudioSystem.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/AudioSystem.java
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ public class AudioSystem
     public static final int PHONE_STATE_RINGING = 1;
     public static final int PHONE_STATE_INCALL = 2;
 
-    // device categories config for setForceUse, must match AudioSystem::forced_config
+    // device categories config for setForceUse, must match audio_policy_forced_cfg_t
     public static final int FORCE_NONE = 0;
     public static final int FORCE_SPEAKER = 1;
     public static final int FORCE_HEADPHONES = 2;
@@ -652,17 +652,20 @@ public class AudioSystem
     public static final int FORCE_NO_BT_A2DP = 10;
     public static final int FORCE_SYSTEM_ENFORCED = 11;
     public static final int FORCE_HDMI_SYSTEM_AUDIO_ENFORCED = 12;
-    private static final int NUM_FORCE_CONFIG = 13;
+    public static final int FORCE_ENCODED_SURROUND_NEVER = 13;
+    public static final int FORCE_ENCODED_SURROUND_ALWAYS = 14;
+    public static final int NUM_FORCE_CONFIG = 15;
     public static final int FORCE_DEFAULT = FORCE_NONE;
 
-    // usage for setForceUse, must match AudioSystem::force_use
+    // usage for setForceUse, must match audio_policy_force_use_t
     public static final int FOR_COMMUNICATION = 0;
     public static final int FOR_MEDIA = 1;
     public static final int FOR_RECORD = 2;
     public static final int FOR_DOCK = 3;
     public static final int FOR_SYSTEM = 4;
     public static final int FOR_HDMI_SYSTEM_AUDIO = 5;
-    private static final int NUM_FORCE_USE = 6;
+    public static final int FOR_ENCODED_SURROUND = 6;
+    private static final int NUM_FORCE_USE = 7;
 
     // usage for AudioRecord.startRecordingSync(), must match AudioSystem::sync_event_t
     public static final int SYNC_EVENT_NONE = 0;
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java
index a3100c820d997..5a3639a972fce 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java
@@ -849,6 +849,7 @@ public class AudioService extends IAudioService.Stub {
             AudioSystem.setForceUse(AudioSystem.FOR_DOCK,
                     mDockAudioMediaEnabled ?
                             AudioSystem.FORCE_ANALOG_DOCK : AudioSystem.FORCE_NONE);
+            readEncodedSurroundMode(mContentResolver);
         }
         if (mHdmiManager != null) {
             synchronized (mHdmiManager) {
@@ -1011,6 +1012,7 @@ public class AudioService extends IAudioService.Stub {
                 0);
     }
 
+
     private void updateMasterMono(ContentResolver cr)
     {
         final boolean masterMono = System.getIntForUser(
@@ -1021,6 +1023,44 @@ public class AudioService extends IAudioService.Stub {
         AudioSystem.setMasterMono(masterMono);
     }
 
+    private void readEncodedSurroundMode(ContentResolver cr)
+    {
+        int encodedSurroundMode = Settings.Global.getInt(
+                cr, Settings.Global.ENCODED_SURROUND_OUTPUT,
+                Settings.Global.ENCODED_SURROUND_OUTPUT_AUTO);
+        sendEncodedSurroundMode(encodedSurroundMode);
+    }
+
+    private void sendEncodedSurroundMode(int encodedSurroundMode)
+    {
+        // initialize to guaranteed bad value
+        int forceSetting = AudioSystem.NUM_FORCE_CONFIG;
+        switch (encodedSurroundMode) {
+            case Settings.Global.ENCODED_SURROUND_OUTPUT_AUTO:
+                forceSetting = AudioSystem.FORCE_NONE;
+                break;
+            case Settings.Global.ENCODED_SURROUND_OUTPUT_NEVER:
+                forceSetting = AudioSystem.FORCE_ENCODED_SURROUND_NEVER;
+                break;
+            case Settings.Global.ENCODED_SURROUND_OUTPUT_ALWAYS:
+                forceSetting = AudioSystem.FORCE_ENCODED_SURROUND_ALWAYS;
+                break;
+            default:
+                Log.e(TAG, "updateSurroundSoundSettings: illegal value "
+                        + encodedSurroundMode);
+                break;
+        }
+        if (forceSetting != AudioSystem.NUM_FORCE_CONFIG) {
+            sendMsg(mAudioHandler,
+                    MSG_SET_FORCE_USE,
+                    SENDMSG_QUEUE,
+                    AudioSystem.FOR_ENCODED_SURROUND,
+                    forceSetting,
+                    null,
+                    0);
+        }
+    }
+
     private void readPersistedSettings() {
         final ContentResolver cr = mContentResolver;
 
@@ -1062,6 +1102,7 @@ public class AudioService extends IAudioService.Stub {
 
             updateRingerModeAffectedStreams();
             readDockAudioSettings(cr);
+            readEncodedSurroundMode(cr);
         }
 
         mMuteAffectedStreams = System.getIntForUser(cr,
@@ -4628,6 +4669,7 @@ public class AudioService extends IAudioService.Stub {
                 }
                 readDockAudioSettings(mContentResolver);
                 updateMasterMono(mContentResolver);
+                readEncodedSurroundMode(mContentResolver);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -6315,4 +6357,4 @@ public class AudioService extends IAudioService.Stub {
             if (DEBUG_VOL) Log.d(TAG, "Reloaded controller service: " + this);
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}