diff --git a/core/res/res/values/config.xml b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
index 15fd34d78a01c..d7b714363a293 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
@@ -2560,6 +2560,13 @@
 
     <bool name="config_sms_force_7bit_encoding">false</bool>
 
+    <!-- Number of physical SIM slots on the device. This includes both eSIM and pSIM slots, and
+         is not necessarily the same as the number of phones/logical modems supported by the device.
+         For example, a multi-sim device can have 2 phones/logical modems, but 3 physical slots,
+         or a single SIM device can have 1 phones/logical modems, but 2 physical slots (one eSIM
+         and one pSIM) -->
+    <integer name="config_num_physical_slots">1</integer>
+
     <!--Thresholds for LTE dbm in status bar-->
     <integer-array translatable="false" name="config_lteDbmThresholds">
         <item>-140</item>    <!-- SIGNAL_STRENGTH_NONE_OR_UNKNOWN -->
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
index 1703ef02a8a3a..22394cb14a14b 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
@@ -446,6 +446,7 @@
   <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_keepPreloadsMinDays" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_hasPermanentDpad" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_useDefaultFocusHighlight" />
+  <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_num_physical_slots" />
 
   <java-symbol type="color" name="tab_indicator_text_v4" />