diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index bdc0e9cb87298..dd5c9c9f90c98 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -8033,6 +8033,7 @@ package android.telephony {
     method @NonNull @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.MODIFY_PHONE_STATE) public String iccTransmitApduBasicChannelBySlot(int, int, int, int, int, int, @Nullable String);
     method @Nullable @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.MODIFY_PHONE_STATE) public String iccTransmitApduLogicalChannelBySlot(int, int, int, int, int, int, int, @Nullable String);
     method public boolean isDataConnectivityPossible();
+    method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE) public boolean isEmergencyAssistanceEnabled();
     method @Deprecated @RequiresPermission(anyOf={android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE, android.Manifest.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE}) public boolean isIdle();
     method @Deprecated @RequiresPermission(anyOf={android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE, android.Manifest.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE}) public boolean isOffhook();
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE) public boolean isPotentialEmergencyNumber(@NonNull String);
diff --git a/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml b/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
index 94f69b8905d6b..5e119e2bda11b 100644
--- a/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
+++ b/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ applications that come with the platform
         <permission name="android.permission.UPDATE_APP_OPS_STATS"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.REQUEST_INCIDENT_REPORT_APPROVAL"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.APPROVE_INCIDENT_REPORTS"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE" />
     </privapp-permissions>
 
     <privapp-permissions package="com.android.phone">
diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
index 244d622930bb4..d296b2fe48783 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
@@ -10191,6 +10191,24 @@ public class TelephonyManager {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Determine whether the emergency assistance feature is available on the device.
+     * <p>
+     * Requires permission: {@link android.Manifest.permission#READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE}
+     *
+     * @return whether the emergency assistance feature is available on the device
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE)
+    @SystemApi
+    public boolean isEmergencyAssistanceEnabled() {
+        mContext.enforceCallingOrSelfPermission(
+                android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE,
+                "isEmergencyAssistanceEnabled");
+        return EMERGENCY_ASSISTANCE_ENABLED;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the emergency number list based on current locale, sim, default, modem and network.
      *