diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
index aeed20db28503..dbbf05b31aee4 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
@@ -8253,6 +8253,12 @@ public final class Settings {
          */
         public static final String AWARE_LOCK_ENABLED = "aware_lock_enabled";
 
+        /**
+         * Controls whether tap gesture is enabled.
+         * @hide
+         */
+        public static final String TAP_GESTURE = "tap_gesture";
+
         /**
          * Keys we no longer back up under the current schema, but want to continue to
          * process when restoring historical backup datasets.
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/SecureSettingsValidators.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/SecureSettingsValidators.java
index f7fc0c5fdc494..0c3254a5ed029 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/SecureSettingsValidators.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/SecureSettingsValidators.java
@@ -228,5 +228,6 @@ public class SecureSettingsValidators {
         VALIDATORS.put(Secure.GLOBAL_ACTIONS_PANEL_ENABLED, BOOLEAN_VALIDATOR);
         VALIDATORS.put(Secure.AWARE_LOCK_ENABLED, BOOLEAN_VALIDATOR);
         VALIDATORS.put(Secure.DISPLAY_DENSITY_FORCED, NON_NEGATIVE_INTEGER_VALIDATOR);
+        VALIDATORS.put(Secure.TAP_GESTURE, BOOLEAN_VALIDATOR);
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
index 9255c87283926..10d990a3d07f8 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
@@ -732,7 +732,8 @@ public class SettingsBackupTest {
                  Settings.Secure.SILENCE_GESTURE,
                  Settings.Secure.DOZE_WAKE_LOCK_SCREEN_GESTURE,
                  Settings.Secure.DOZE_WAKE_DISPLAY_GESTURE,
-                 Settings.Secure.FACE_UNLOCK_RE_ENROLL);
+                 Settings.Secure.FACE_UNLOCK_RE_ENROLL,
+                 Settings.Secure.TAP_GESTURE);
 
     @Test
     public void systemSettingsBackedUpOrBlacklisted() {