diff --git a/core/res/res/values/config.xml b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
index 9ff9b114d12ca..830c64cd9da0f 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
@@ -791,6 +791,19 @@
          config_enableFusedLocationOverlay is false. -->
     <string name="config_fusedLocationProviderPackageName" translatable="false">com.android.location.fused</string>
 
+    <!-- Whether to enable Hardware FLP overlay which allows Hardware FLP to be
+         replaced by an app at run-time. When disabled, only the
+         config_hardwareFlpPackageName package will be searched for Hardware Flp,
+         otherwise packages whose signature matches the signatures of
+         config_locationProviderPackageNames will be searched, and the service
+         with the highest version number will be picked. Anyone who wants to
+         disable the overlay mechanism can set it to false.
+         -->
+    <bool name="config_enableHardwareFlpOverlay" translatable="false">true</bool>
+    <!-- Package name providing Hardware Flp. Used only when
+         config_enableHardwareFlpOverlay is false. -->
+    <string name="config_hardwareFlpPackageName" translatable="false">com.android.location.fused</string>
+
     <!-- Whether to enable geocoder overlay which allows geocoder to be replaced
          by an app at run-time. When disabled, only the
          config_geocoderProviderPackageName package will be searched for
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
index f2550aba0e1f8..8fad07a9154a5 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
@@ -1462,6 +1462,7 @@
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_animateScreenLights" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_automatic_brightness_available" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_enableFusedLocationOverlay" />
+  <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_enableHardwareFlpOverlay" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_enableGeocoderOverlay" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_enableGeofenceOverlay" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_enableNetworkLocationOverlay" />
@@ -1553,6 +1554,7 @@
   <java-symbol type="string" name="chooser_wallpaper" />
   <java-symbol type="string" name="config_datause_iface" />
   <java-symbol type="string" name="config_fusedLocationProviderPackageName" />
+  <java-symbol type="string" name="config_hardwareFlpPackageName" />
   <java-symbol type="string" name="config_geocoderProviderPackageName" />
   <java-symbol type="string" name="config_geofenceProviderPackageName" />
   <java-symbol type="string" name="config_networkLocationProviderPackageName" />
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/LocationManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/LocationManagerService.java
index 5eee3962fc47e..10382bab12354 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/LocationManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/LocationManagerService.java
@@ -479,8 +479,8 @@ public class LocationManagerService extends ILocationManager.Stub {
                   mContext,
                   mLocationHandler,
                   flpHardwareProvider.getLocationHardware(),
-                  com.android.internal.R.bool.config_enableFusedLocationOverlay,
-                  com.android.internal.R.string.config_fusedLocationProviderPackageName,
+                  com.android.internal.R.bool.config_enableHardwareFlpOverlay,
+                  com.android.internal.R.string.config_hardwareFlpPackageName,
                   com.android.internal.R.array.config_locationProviderPackageNames);
           if(fusedProxy == null) {
               Slog.e(TAG, "Unable to bind FusedProxy.");