diff --git a/core/res/res/values/config.xml b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
index 01d9a588571e3..c3a5ff0e3f76d 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
@@ -2221,6 +2221,11 @@
     <!-- Flag specifying whether WFC over IMS is available on device -->
     <bool name="config_device_wfc_ims_available">false</bool>
 
+    <!-- Flag specifying whether WFC over IMS should be available for carrier: independent of
+         carrier provisioning. If false: hard disabled. If true: then depends on carrier
+         provisioning, availability etc -->
+    <bool name="config_carrier_wfc_ims_available">false</bool>
+
     <bool name="config_networkSamplingWakesDevice">true</bool>
 
     <string-array translatable="false" name="config_cdma_home_system" />
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
index d15a122de3c82..7f093827204bc 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
@@ -2223,6 +2223,7 @@
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_device_respects_hold_carrier_config" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_carrier_vt_available" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_device_wfc_ims_available" />
+  <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_carrier_wfc_ims_available" />
   <java-symbol type="attr" name="touchscreenBlocksFocus" />
   <java-symbol type="layout" name="resolver_list_with_default" />
   <java-symbol type="string" name="whichApplicationNamed" />