diff --git a/core/api/system-current.txt b/core/api/system-current.txt
index 554601a3074e2..30154c8f4a73e 100644
--- a/core/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/core/api/system-current.txt
@@ -859,7 +859,11 @@ package android.app {
 
   public class StatusBarManager {
     method @NonNull @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.STATUS_BAR) public android.app.StatusBarManager.DisableInfo getDisableInfo();
+    method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.STATUS_BAR) public int getNavBarModeOverride();
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.STATUS_BAR) public void setDisabledForSetup(boolean);
+    method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.STATUS_BAR) public void setNavBarModeOverride(int);
+    field public static final int NAV_BAR_MODE_OVERRIDE_KIDS = 1; // 0x1
+    field public static final int NAV_BAR_MODE_OVERRIDE_NONE = 0; // 0x0
   }
 
   public static final class StatusBarManager.DisableInfo {
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/StatusBarManager.java b/core/java/android/app/StatusBarManager.java
index ae578f5e60ed0..64d3a9f08548e 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/StatusBarManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/StatusBarManager.java
@@ -282,6 +282,33 @@ public class StatusBarManager {
     @Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
     public @interface RequestResult {}
 
+    /**
+     * Constant for {@link #setNavBarModeOverride(int)} indicating the default navbar mode.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    @SystemApi
+    public static final int NAV_BAR_MODE_OVERRIDE_NONE = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * Constant for {@link #setNavBarModeOverride(int)} indicating kids navbar mode.
+     *
+     * <p>When used, back and home icons will change drawables and layout, recents will be hidden,
+     * and the navbar will remain visible when apps are in immersive mode.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    @SystemApi
+    public static final int NAV_BAR_MODE_OVERRIDE_KIDS = 1;
+
+    /** @hide */
+    @IntDef(prefix = {"NAV_BAR_MODE_OVERRIDE_"}, value = {
+            NAV_BAR_MODE_OVERRIDE_NONE,
+            NAV_BAR_MODE_OVERRIDE_KIDS
+    })
+    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
+    public @interface NavBarModeOverride {}
+
     @UnsupportedAppUsage
     private Context mContext;
     private IStatusBarService mService;
@@ -687,6 +714,52 @@ public class StatusBarManager {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets or removes the navigation bar mode override.
+     *
+     * @param navBarModeOverride the mode of the navigation bar override to be set.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    @SystemApi
+    @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.STATUS_BAR)
+    public void setNavBarModeOverride(@NavBarModeOverride int navBarModeOverride) {
+        if (navBarModeOverride != NAV_BAR_MODE_OVERRIDE_NONE
+                && navBarModeOverride != NAV_BAR_MODE_OVERRIDE_KIDS) {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+                    "Supplied navBarModeOverride not supported: " + navBarModeOverride);
+        }
+
+        try {
+            final IStatusBarService svc = getService();
+            if (svc != null) {
+                svc.setNavBarModeOverride(navBarModeOverride);
+            }
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+            throw e.rethrowFromSystemServer();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the navigation bar mode override. Returns default value if no override is set.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    @SystemApi
+    @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.STATUS_BAR)
+    public @NavBarModeOverride int getNavBarModeOverride() {
+        int navBarModeOverride = NAV_BAR_MODE_OVERRIDE_NONE;
+        try {
+            final IStatusBarService svc = getService();
+            if (svc != null) {
+                navBarModeOverride = svc.getNavBarModeOverride();
+            }
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+            throw e.rethrowFromSystemServer();
+        }
+        return navBarModeOverride;
+    }
+
     /** @hide */
     public static String windowStateToString(int state) {
         if (state == WINDOW_STATE_HIDING) return "WINDOW_STATE_HIDING";
diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
index 6c045442fe4a8..ea9540b558803 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
@@ -10118,6 +10118,14 @@ public final class Settings {
         public static final String THEME_CUSTOMIZATION_OVERLAY_PACKAGES =
                 "theme_customization_overlay_packages";
 
+        /**
+         * Indicates whether the device is in kids nav mode.
+         * <p>Type: int (0 for false, 1 for true)
+         *
+         * @hide
+         */
+        public static final String NAV_BAR_KIDS_MODE = "nav_bar_kids_mode";
+
         /**
          * Navigation bar mode.
          *  0 = 3 button
diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/statusbar/IStatusBarService.aidl b/core/java/com/android/internal/statusbar/IStatusBarService.aidl
index 1db7426ba6cff..3c6b7ff60a030 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/statusbar/IStatusBarService.aidl
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/statusbar/IStatusBarService.aidl
@@ -162,4 +162,20 @@ interface IStatusBarService
 
     void requestAddTile(in ComponentName componentName, in CharSequence label, in Icon icon, int userId, in IAddTileResultCallback callback);
     void cancelRequestAddTile(in String packageName);
+
+    /**
+    * Overrides the navigation bar mode.
+    *
+    * @param navBarModeOverride the mode of the navigation bar override to be set.
+    *
+    * @hide
+    */
+    void setNavBarModeOverride(int navBarModeOverride);
+
+    /**
+    * Gets the navigation bar mode override.
+    *
+    * @hide
+    */
+    int getNavBarModeOverride();
 }
diff --git a/core/proto/android/providers/settings/secure.proto b/core/proto/android/providers/settings/secure.proto
index 5090d8cb5c3af..00b7fd7f08872 100644
--- a/core/proto/android/providers/settings/secure.proto
+++ b/core/proto/android/providers/settings/secure.proto
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ message SecureSettingsProto {
 
     optional SettingProto multi_press_timeout = 38 [ (android.privacy).dest = DEST_AUTOMATIC ];
 
+    optional SettingProto nav_bar_kids_mode = 91 [ (android.privacy).dest = DEST_AUTOMATIC ];
     optional SettingProto navigation_mode = 76 [ (android.privacy).dest = DEST_AUTOMATIC ];
 
     message NfcPayment {
@@ -665,5 +666,5 @@ message SecureSettingsProto {
 
     // Please insert fields in alphabetical order and group them into messages
     // if possible (to avoid reaching the method limit).
-    // Next tag = 91;
+    // Next tag = 92;
 }
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/SecureSettingsValidators.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/SecureSettingsValidators.java
index 688c48ddebb1b..13c1e512cb144 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/SecureSettingsValidators.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/SecureSettingsValidators.java
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ public class SecureSettingsValidators {
         VALIDATORS.put(Secure.SKIP_DIRECTION, BOOLEAN_VALIDATOR);
         VALIDATORS.put(Secure.SILENCE_GESTURE, BOOLEAN_VALIDATOR);
         VALIDATORS.put(Secure.THEME_CUSTOMIZATION_OVERLAY_PACKAGES, JSON_OBJECT_VALIDATOR);
+        VALIDATORS.put(Secure.NAV_BAR_KIDS_MODE, BOOLEAN_VALIDATOR);
         VALIDATORS.put(
                 Secure.NAVIGATION_MODE, new DiscreteValueValidator(new String[] {"0", "1", "2"}));
         VALIDATORS.put(Secure.BACK_GESTURE_INSET_SCALE_LEFT,
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsProtoDumpUtil.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsProtoDumpUtil.java
index d4f9f91b6db45..cd6447fae8cde 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsProtoDumpUtil.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsProtoDumpUtil.java
@@ -2243,6 +2243,10 @@ class SettingsProtoDumpUtil {
                 Settings.Secure.MULTI_PRESS_TIMEOUT,
                 SecureSettingsProto.MULTI_PRESS_TIMEOUT);
 
+        dumpSetting(s, p,
+                Settings.Secure.NAV_BAR_KIDS_MODE,
+                SecureSettingsProto.NAV_BAR_KIDS_MODE);
+
         dumpSetting(s, p,
                 Settings.Secure.NAVIGATION_MODE,
                 SecureSettingsProto.NAVIGATION_MODE);
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/statusbar/StatusBarManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/statusbar/StatusBarManagerService.java
index 4eae939f9e34c..54ec8845b24fb 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/statusbar/StatusBarManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/statusbar/StatusBarManagerService.java
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ package com.android.server.statusbar;
 
 import static android.app.StatusBarManager.DISABLE2_GLOBAL_ACTIONS;
 import static android.app.StatusBarManager.DISABLE2_NOTIFICATION_SHADE;
+import static android.app.StatusBarManager.NAV_BAR_MODE_OVERRIDE_KIDS;
+import static android.app.StatusBarManager.NAV_BAR_MODE_OVERRIDE_NONE;
+import static android.app.StatusBarManager.NavBarModeOverride;
 import static android.view.Display.DEFAULT_DISPLAY;
 
 import android.Manifest;
@@ -59,6 +62,7 @@ import android.os.RemoteException;
 import android.os.ResultReceiver;
 import android.os.ShellCallback;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
+import android.provider.Settings;
 import android.service.notification.NotificationStats;
 import android.service.quicksettings.TileService;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
@@ -1846,6 +1850,51 @@ public class StatusBarManagerService extends IStatusBarService.Stub implements D
         return mContext.getResources().getStringArray(R.array.config_statusBarIcons);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets or removes the navigation bar mode override.
+     *
+     * @param navBarModeOverride the mode of the navigation bar override to be set.
+     */
+    public void setNavBarModeOverride(@NavBarModeOverride int navBarModeOverride) {
+        enforceStatusBar();
+        if (navBarModeOverride != NAV_BAR_MODE_OVERRIDE_NONE
+                && navBarModeOverride != NAV_BAR_MODE_OVERRIDE_KIDS) {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+                    "Supplied navBarModeOverride not supported: " + navBarModeOverride);
+        }
+
+        final int userId = mCurrentUserId;
+        final long userIdentity = Binder.clearCallingIdentity();
+        try {
+            Settings.Secure.putIntForUser(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                    Settings.Secure.NAV_BAR_KIDS_MODE, navBarModeOverride, userId);
+        } finally {
+            Binder.restoreCallingIdentity(userIdentity);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the navigation bar mode override. Returns default value if no override is set.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public @NavBarModeOverride int getNavBarModeOverride() {
+        enforceStatusBar();
+
+        int navBarKidsMode = NAV_BAR_MODE_OVERRIDE_NONE;
+        final int userId = mCurrentUserId;
+        final long userIdentity = Binder.clearCallingIdentity();
+        try {
+            navBarKidsMode = Settings.Secure.getIntForUser(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+                    Settings.Secure.NAV_BAR_KIDS_MODE, userId);
+        } catch (Settings.SettingNotFoundException ex) {
+            return navBarKidsMode;
+        } finally {
+            Binder.restoreCallingIdentity(userIdentity);
+        }
+        return navBarKidsMode;
+    }
+
     /** @hide */
     public void passThroughShellCommand(String[] args, FileDescriptor fd) {
         enforceStatusBarOrShell();
diff --git a/services/tests/servicestests/AndroidManifest.xml b/services/tests/servicestests/AndroidManifest.xml
index e756124e2e99e..202a54d36cc91 100644
--- a/services/tests/servicestests/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/services/tests/servicestests/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FORCE_STOP_PACKAGES"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_DEVICE_IDLE_TEMP_WHITELIST"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW"/>
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.STATUS_BAR"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.STATUS_BAR_SERVICE"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_SURFACE_FLINGER"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_FRAME_BUFFER"/>
diff --git a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/statusbar/StatusBarManagerServiceTest.java b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/statusbar/StatusBarManagerServiceTest.java
index c293b5e7c5930..d164d2a4f5818 100644
--- a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/statusbar/StatusBarManagerServiceTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/statusbar/StatusBarManagerServiceTest.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import static android.app.ActivityManager.PROCESS_STATE_TOP;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThrows;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.nullable;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.any;
@@ -575,6 +576,30 @@ public class StatusBarManagerServiceTest {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testSetNavBarModeOverride_setsOverrideModeKids() {
+        int navBarModeOverrideKids = StatusBarManager.NAV_BAR_MODE_OVERRIDE_KIDS;
+        mStatusBarManagerService.setNavBarModeOverride(navBarModeOverrideKids);
+
+        assertEquals(navBarModeOverrideKids, mStatusBarManagerService.getNavBarModeOverride());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSetNavBarModeOverride_setsOverrideModeNone() {
+        int navBarModeOverrideNone = StatusBarManager.NAV_BAR_MODE_OVERRIDE_NONE;
+        mStatusBarManagerService.setNavBarModeOverride(navBarModeOverrideNone);
+
+        assertEquals(navBarModeOverrideNone, mStatusBarManagerService.getNavBarModeOverride());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSetNavBarModeOverride_invalidInputThrowsError() {
+        int navBarModeOverrideInvalid = -1;
+
+        assertThrows(UnsupportedOperationException.class,
+                () -> mStatusBarManagerService.setNavBarModeOverride(navBarModeOverrideInvalid));
+    }
+
     private void mockUidCheck() {
         mockUidCheck(TEST_PACKAGE);
     }