diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
index 271249d0584ef..bedb71ce52496 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
@@ -12490,6 +12490,16 @@ public final class Settings {
          */
         public static final String BACKUP_AGENT_TIMEOUT_PARAMETERS =
                 "backup_agent_timeout_parameters";
+
+        /**
+         * Whether we have enabled swapping on this device. For Wear, default is
+         * enabled.
+         *
+         * The value is "1" for enable, "0" for disable.
+         * @hide
+         */
+         public static final String SWAP_ENABLED = "swap_enabled";
+
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/core/tests/coretests/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
index 40f0744ace923..b80ac7d93e8b3 100644
--- a/core/tests/coretests/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
+++ b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ public class SettingsBackupTest {
                     Settings.Global.SQLITE_COMPATIBILITY_WAL_FLAGS,
                     Settings.Global.STORAGE_BENCHMARK_INTERVAL,
                     Settings.Global.STORAGE_SETTINGS_CLOBBER_THRESHOLD,
+                    Settings.Global.SWAP_ENABLED,
                     Settings.Global.SYNC_MANAGER_CONSTANTS,
                     Settings.Global.SYNC_MAX_RETRY_DELAY_IN_SECONDS,
                     Settings.Global.SYS_FREE_STORAGE_LOG_INTERVAL,