diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 6340cfecdbb19..9f8af7f768bcb 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -8582,6 +8582,7 @@ package android.telephony {
   }
 
   public class SubscriptionManager {
+    method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE) public boolean canDisablePhysicalSubscription();
     method public java.util.List<android.telephony.SubscriptionInfo> getAvailableSubscriptionInfoList();
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE) public int getEnabledSubscriptionId(int);
     method @NonNull public static android.content.res.Resources getResourcesForSubId(@NonNull android.content.Context, int);
diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/SubscriptionManager.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/SubscriptionManager.java
index 999c5cac08c8e..fbbc9518065df 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/SubscriptionManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/SubscriptionManager.java
@@ -3104,7 +3104,11 @@ public class SubscriptionManager {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Enables or disables a subscription. This is currently used in the settings page.
+     * Enables or disables a subscription. This is currently used in the settings page. It will
+     * fail and return false if operation is not supported or failed.
+     *
+     * To disable an active subscription on a physical (non-Euicc) SIM,
+     * {@link #canDisablePhysicalSubscription} needs to be true.
      *
      * <p>
      * Permissions android.Manifest.permission.MODIFY_PHONE_STATE is required
@@ -3135,6 +3139,38 @@ public class SubscriptionManager {
         return false;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Whether it's supported to disable / re-enable a subscription on a physical (non-euicc) SIM.
+     *
+     * Physical SIM refers non-euicc, or aka non-programmable SIM.
+     *
+     * It provides whether a physical SIM card can be disabled without taking it out, which is done
+     * via {@link #setSubscriptionEnabled(int, boolean)} API.
+     *
+     * Requires Permission: READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE.
+     *
+     * @return whether can disable subscriptions on physical SIMs.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    @SystemApi
+    @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE)
+    public boolean canDisablePhysicalSubscription() {
+        if (VDBG) {
+            logd("canDisablePhysicalSubscription");
+        }
+        try {
+            ISub iSub = ISub.Stub.asInterface(ServiceManager.getService("isub"));
+            if (iSub != null) {
+                return iSub.canDisablePhysicalSubscription();
+            }
+        } catch (RemoteException ex) {
+            // ignore it
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * DO NOT USE.
      * This API is designed for features that are not finished at this point. Do not call this API.
diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ISub.aidl b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ISub.aidl
index 7cc37d0d2b15a..92aab4b12330a 100755
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ISub.aidl
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ISub.aidl
@@ -283,4 +283,6 @@ interface ISub {
     boolean setAlwaysAllowMmsData(int subId, boolean alwaysAllow);
 
     int getActiveDataSubscriptionId();
+
+    boolean canDisablePhysicalSubscription();
 }