diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
index cfef7adb240f6..7b0651800fa01 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
@@ -17219,6 +17219,12 @@ public final class Settings {
              */
             public static final String AMBIENT_TILT_TO_BRIGHT = "ambient_tilt_to_bright";
 
+            /**
+             * Whether touch and hold to edit WF is enabled
+             * @hide
+             */
+            public static final String TOUCH_AND_HOLD_WATCH_FACE = "touch_and_hold_watchface";
+
             /**
              * Whether the current watchface is decomposable.
              * @hide
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/GlobalSettingsValidators.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/GlobalSettingsValidators.java
index bbfab0bfa792e..a7966eb52be49 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/GlobalSettingsValidators.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/GlobalSettingsValidators.java
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ public class GlobalSettingsValidators {
         VALIDATORS.put(Global.USER_PREFERRED_RESOLUTION_WIDTH, ANY_INTEGER_VALIDATOR);
         VALIDATORS.put(Global.Wearable.WET_MODE_ON, BOOLEAN_VALIDATOR);
         VALIDATORS.put(Global.Wearable.COOLDOWN_MODE_ON, BOOLEAN_VALIDATOR);
+        VALIDATORS.put(Global.Wearable.TOUCH_AND_HOLD_WATCH_FACE, BOOLEAN_VALIDATOR);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
index 057a9b05de589..3a49481e97dca 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
@@ -662,7 +662,8 @@ public class SettingsBackupTest {
                     Settings.Global.Wearable.CLOCKWORK_LONG_PRESS_TO_ASSISTANT_ENABLED,
                     Settings.Global.Wearable.WEAR_ACTIVITY_AUTO_RESUME_TIMEOUT_SET_BY_USER,
                     Settings.Global.Wearable.WET_MODE_ON,
-                    Settings.Global.Wearable.COOLDOWN_MODE_ON);
+                    Settings.Global.Wearable.COOLDOWN_MODE_ON,
+                    Settings.Global.Wearable.TOUCH_AND_HOLD_WATCH_FACE);
 
     private static final Set<String> BACKUP_DENY_LIST_SECURE_SETTINGS =
              newHashSet(