diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
index 6fc2811572af7..c48b0a37e3271 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
@@ -17755,6 +17755,37 @@ public final class Settings {
              * @hide
              */
             public static final String CHARGING_SOUNDS_ENABLED = "wear_charging_sounds_enabled";
+
+            /** The status of the early updates process.
+             * @hide
+             */
+            public static final String EARLY_UPDATES_STATUS = "early_updates_status";
+
+            /**
+             * Early updates not started
+             * @hide
+             */
+            public static final int EARLY_UPDATES_STATUS_NOT_STARTED = 0;
+            /**
+             * Early updates started and in progress
+             * @hide
+             */
+            public static final int EARLY_UPDATES_STATUS_STARTED = 1;
+            /**
+             * Early updates completed and was successful
+             * @hide
+             */
+            public static final int EARLY_UPDATES_STATUS_SUCCESS = 2;
+            /**
+             * Early updates skipped
+             * @hide
+             */
+            public static final int EARLY_UPDATES_STATUS_SKIPPED = 3;
+            /**
+             * Early updates aborted due to timeout
+             * @hide
+             */
+            public static final int EARLY_UPDATES_STATUS_ABORTED = 4;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/GlobalSettingsValidators.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/GlobalSettingsValidators.java
index 796b4c453f007..76209da47d552 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/GlobalSettingsValidators.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/GlobalSettingsValidators.java
@@ -339,6 +339,16 @@ public class GlobalSettingsValidators {
         VALIDATORS.put(
                 Global.Wearable.WEAR_ACTIVITY_AUTO_RESUME_TIMEOUT_MAX_RESET_COUNT,
                 NON_NEGATIVE_INTEGER_VALIDATOR);
+        VALIDATORS.put(
+                Global.Wearable.EARLY_UPDATES_STATUS,
+                new DiscreteValueValidator(
+                        new String[] {
+                                String.valueOf(Global.Wearable.EARLY_UPDATES_STATUS_NOT_STARTED),
+                                String.valueOf(Global.Wearable.EARLY_UPDATES_STATUS_STARTED),
+                                String.valueOf(Global.Wearable.EARLY_UPDATES_STATUS_SUCCESS),
+                                String.valueOf(Global.Wearable.EARLY_UPDATES_STATUS_SKIPPED),
+                                String.valueOf(Global.Wearable.EARLY_UPDATES_STATUS_ABORTED),
+                          }));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
index 760f147d43c67..874e57069af3c 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
@@ -656,7 +656,8 @@ public class SettingsBackupTest {
                     Settings.Global.Wearable.CHARGING_SOUNDS_ENABLED,
                     Settings.Global.Wearable.SCREEN_UNLOCK_SOUND_ENABLED,
                     Settings.Global.Wearable.BEDTIME_MODE,
-                    Settings.Global.Wearable.WEAR_ACTIVITY_AUTO_RESUME_TIMEOUT_MAX_RESET_COUNT);
+                    Settings.Global.Wearable.WEAR_ACTIVITY_AUTO_RESUME_TIMEOUT_MAX_RESET_COUNT,
+                    Settings.Global.Wearable.EARLY_UPDATES_STATUS);
 
     private static final Set<String> BACKUP_DENY_LIST_SECURE_SETTINGS =
              newHashSet(