diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index f0393a28f5532..d211a55c1497c 100755
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ package android {
     field public static final String BROADCAST_SMS = "android.permission.BROADCAST_SMS";
     field public static final String BROADCAST_STICKY = "android.permission.BROADCAST_STICKY";
     field public static final String BROADCAST_WAP_PUSH = "android.permission.BROADCAST_WAP_PUSH";
+    field public static final String CALL_COMPANION_APP = "android.permission.CALL_COMPANION_APP";
     field public static final String CALL_PHONE = "android.permission.CALL_PHONE";
     field public static final String CALL_PRIVILEGED = "android.permission.CALL_PRIVILEGED";
     field public static final String CAMERA = "android.permission.CAMERA";
@@ -41956,6 +41957,7 @@ package android.telecom {
     field public static final String EXTRA_INCOMING_CALL_EXTRAS = "android.telecom.extra.INCOMING_CALL_EXTRAS";
     field public static final String EXTRA_INCOMING_VIDEO_STATE = "android.telecom.extra.INCOMING_VIDEO_STATE";
     field public static final String EXTRA_IS_DEFAULT_CALL_SCREENING_APP = "android.telecom.extra.IS_DEFAULT_CALL_SCREENING_APP";
+    field public static final String EXTRA_IS_ENABLED = "android.telecom.extra.IS_ENABLED";
     field public static final String EXTRA_NOTIFICATION_COUNT = "android.telecom.extra.NOTIFICATION_COUNT";
     field public static final String EXTRA_NOTIFICATION_PHONE_NUMBER = "android.telecom.extra.NOTIFICATION_PHONE_NUMBER";
     field public static final String EXTRA_OUTGOING_CALL_EXTRAS = "android.telecom.extra.OUTGOING_CALL_EXTRAS";
@@ -41967,6 +41969,7 @@ package android.telecom {
     field public static final String GATEWAY_PROVIDER_PACKAGE = "android.telecom.extra.GATEWAY_PROVIDER_PACKAGE";
     field public static final String METADATA_INCLUDE_EXTERNAL_CALLS = "android.telecom.INCLUDE_EXTERNAL_CALLS";
     field public static final String METADATA_INCLUDE_SELF_MANAGED_CALLS = "android.telecom.INCLUDE_SELF_MANAGED_CALLS";
+    field public static final String METADATA_IN_CALL_SERVICE_CAR_MODE_UI = "android.telecom.IN_CALL_SERVICE_CAR_MODE_UI";
     field public static final String METADATA_IN_CALL_SERVICE_RINGING = "android.telecom.IN_CALL_SERVICE_RINGING";
     field public static final String METADATA_IN_CALL_SERVICE_UI = "android.telecom.IN_CALL_SERVICE_UI";
     field public static final int PRESENTATION_ALLOWED = 1; // 0x1
diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index e62df2a189a79..71879194ccf69 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1009,6 +1009,18 @@
                 android:description="@string/permdesc_manageOwnCalls"
                 android:protectionLevel="normal" />
 
+    <!--Allows an app which implements the
+        {@link android.telecom.InCallService} API to be eligible to be enabled as a calling companion app. This
+        means that the Telecom framework will bind to the app's InCallService implementation when
+        there are calls active. The app can use the InCallService API to view information about
+        calls on the system and control these calls.
+        <p>Protection level: normal
+    -->
+    <permission android:name="android.permission.CALL_COMPANION_APP"
+                android:label="@string/permlab_callCompanionApp"
+                android:description="@string/permdesc_callCompanionApp"
+                android:protectionLevel="normal" />
+
     <!-- Allows a calling app to continue a call which was started in another app.  An example is a
          video calling app that wants to continue a voice call on the user's mobile network.<p>
          When the handover of a call from one app to another takes place, there are two devices
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/strings.xml b/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
index 75aa60f1242a9..4f6775b99e10b 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1185,6 +1185,15 @@
     <string name="permdesc_manageOwnCalls">Allows the app to route its calls through the system in
         order to improve the calling experience.</string>
 
+    <!-- Title of an application permission. When granted the app is allowed to be enabled as
+        a companion app. [CHAR LIMIT=NONE]-->
+    <string name="permlab_callCompanionApp">see and control calls through the system.</string>
+    <!-- Description of an application permission. When granted the app is allowed to be enabled as
+        a companion app. [CHAR LIMIT=NONE]-->
+    <string name="permdesc_callCompanionApp">Allows the app to see and control ongoing calls on the
+        device. This includes information such as call numbers for calls and the state of the
+        calls.</string>
+
     <!-- Title of an application permission.  When granted the user is giving access to a third
          party app to continue a call which originated in another app.  For example, the user
          could be in a voice call over their carrier's mobile network, and a third party video
diff --git a/telecomm/java/android/telecom/TelecomManager.java b/telecomm/java/android/telecom/TelecomManager.java
index 6b53b39b57062..1087a301a0936 100644
--- a/telecomm/java/android/telecom/TelecomManager.java
+++ b/telecomm/java/android/telecom/TelecomManager.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
 import android.os.ServiceManager;
-import android.os.UserHandle;
 import android.telephony.TelephonyManager;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.Log;
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 
 /**
  * Provides access to information about active calls and registration/call-management functionality.
@@ -475,6 +473,12 @@ public class TelecomManager {
     public static final String EXTRA_START_CALL_WITH_RTT =
             "android.telecom.extra.START_CALL_WITH_RTT";
 
+    /**
+     * A boolean extra set to indicate whether an app is eligible to be bound to when there are
+     * ongoing calls on the device.
+     */
+    public static final String EXTRA_IS_ENABLED = "android.telecom.extra.IS_ENABLED";
+
     /**
      * A boolean meta-data value indicating whether an {@link InCallService} implements an
      * in-call user interface. Dialer implementations (see {@link #getDefaultDialerPackage()}) which
@@ -486,9 +490,7 @@ public class TelecomManager {
     /**
      * A boolean meta-data value indicating whether an {@link InCallService} implements an
      * in-call user interface to be used while the device is in car-mode (see
-     * {@link android.content.res.Configuration.UI_MODE_TYPE_CAR}).
-     *
-     * @hide
+     * {@link android.content.res.Configuration#UI_MODE_TYPE_CAR}).
      */
     public static final String METADATA_IN_CALL_SERVICE_CAR_MODE_UI =
             "android.telecom.IN_CALL_SERVICE_CAR_MODE_UI";
@@ -2036,7 +2038,6 @@ public class TelecomManager {
         } catch (RemoteException e) {
             Log.e(TAG, "RemoteException handleCallIntent: " + e);
         }
-
     }
 
     private ITelecomService getTelecomService() {