diff --git a/core/api/current.txt b/core/api/current.txt
index d66f4a45bfb5b..bdf497f8ca648 100644
--- a/core/api/current.txt
+++ b/core/api/current.txt
@@ -52368,6 +52368,7 @@ package android.view.accessibility {
     method public final float getFontScale();
     method @Nullable public final java.util.Locale getLocale();
     method @NonNull public android.view.accessibility.CaptioningManager.CaptionStyle getUserStyle();
+    method public boolean isCallCaptioningEnabled();
     method public final boolean isEnabled();
     method public void removeCaptioningChangeListener(@NonNull android.view.accessibility.CaptioningManager.CaptioningChangeListener);
   }
diff --git a/core/api/system-current.txt b/core/api/system-current.txt
index b869116fc10b4..17ea0858b7c06 100644
--- a/core/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/core/api/system-current.txt
@@ -367,7 +367,6 @@ package android {
     field public static final int config_showDefaultAssistant = 17891329; // 0x1110001
     field public static final int config_showDefaultEmergency = 17891330; // 0x1110002
     field public static final int config_showDefaultHome = 17891331; // 0x1110003
-    field public static final int config_systemCaptionsServiceCallsEnabled;
   }
 
   public static final class R.color {
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/accessibility/CaptioningManager.java b/core/java/android/view/accessibility/CaptioningManager.java
index 3d68692a3b5cc..3f6a87196d70a 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/accessibility/CaptioningManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/accessibility/CaptioningManager.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import android.annotation.SystemService;
 import android.compat.annotation.UnsupportedAppUsage;
 import android.content.ContentResolver;
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.database.ContentObserver;
 import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.graphics.Typeface;
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ import android.os.Handler;
 import android.provider.Settings.Secure;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 
+import com.android.internal.R;
+
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Locale;
 
@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@ public class CaptioningManager {
     private final ArrayList<CaptioningChangeListener> mListeners = new ArrayList<>();
     private final ContentResolver mContentResolver;
     private final ContentObserver mContentObserver;
+    private final Resources mResources;
 
     /**
      * Creates a new captioning manager for the specified context.
@@ -62,6 +66,7 @@ public class CaptioningManager {
 
         final Handler handler = new Handler(context.getMainLooper());
         mContentObserver = new MyContentObserver(handler);
+        mResources = context.getResources();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -181,6 +186,13 @@ public class CaptioningManager {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns true if system wide call captioning is enabled for this device.
+     */
+    public boolean isCallCaptioningEnabled() {
+        return mResources.getBoolean(R.bool.config_systemCaptionsServiceCallsEnabled);
+    }
+
     private void notifyEnabledChanged() {
         final boolean enabled = isEnabled();
         synchronized (mListeners) {
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/public.xml b/core/res/res/values/public.xml
index 5fa7409150ab8..574c2f7084b09 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/public.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/public.xml
@@ -3317,8 +3317,6 @@
   </staging-public-group>
 
   <staging-public-group type="bool" first-id="0x01cf0000">
-    <!-- @hide @SystemApi -->
-    <public name="config_systemCaptionsServiceCallsEnabled" />
     <!-- @hide @TestApi -->
     <public name="config_preventImeStartupUnlessTextEditor" />
   </staging-public-group>
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
index 0acd4bf5627bc..4e77563602ee2 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
@@ -3654,6 +3654,8 @@
   <java-symbol type="string" name="config_retailDemoPackage" />
   <java-symbol type="string" name="config_retailDemoPackageSignature" />
 
+  <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_systemCaptionsServiceCallsEnabled" />
+
   <java-symbol type="string" name="notification_channel_foreground_service" />
   <java-symbol type="string" name="foreground_service_app_in_background" />
   <java-symbol type="string" name="foreground_service_apps_in_background" />