diff --git a/core/api/system-current.txt b/core/api/system-current.txt
index a56b39675c369..e117f576b91ec 100644
--- a/core/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/core/api/system-current.txt
@@ -10836,6 +10836,7 @@ package android.telephony {
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE) public int getSimCardState(int);
     method @Nullable @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE) public java.util.Locale getSimLocale();
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE) public long getSupportedRadioAccessFamily();
+    method @NonNull @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE) public java.util.List<android.telephony.RadioAccessSpecifier> getSystemSelectionChannels();
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.MODIFY_PHONE_STATE) public java.util.List<android.telephony.TelephonyHistogram> getTelephonyHistograms();
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE) public android.telephony.UiccSlotInfo[] getUiccSlotsInfo();
     method @Nullable public android.os.Bundle getVisualVoicemailSettings();
diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
index 683f200c1a356..aaacb438d25a0 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
-import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
@@ -13214,6 +13213,37 @@ public class TelephonyManager {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get which bands the modem's background scan is acting on, specified by
+     * {@link #setSystemSelectionChannels}.
+     *
+     * <p>Requires Permission:
+     * {@link android.Manifest.permission#READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE}
+     * or that the calling app has carrier privileges (see {@link #hasCarrierPrivileges}).
+     *
+     * @return a list of {@link RadioAccessSpecifier}, or an empty list if no bands are specified.
+     * @throws IllegalStateException if the Telephony process is not currently available.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    @SystemApi
+    @RequiresPermission(Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE)
+    public @NonNull List<RadioAccessSpecifier> getSystemSelectionChannels() {
+        try {
+            ITelephony service = getITelephony();
+            if (service != null) {
+                return service.getSystemSelectionChannels(getSubId());
+            } else {
+                throw new IllegalStateException("telephony service is null.");
+            }
+        } catch (RemoteException ex) {
+            if (!isSystemProcess()) {
+                ex.rethrowAsRuntimeException();
+            }
+        }
+        return new ArrayList<>();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Verifies whether the input MCC/MNC and MVNO correspond to the current carrier.
      *
diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ITelephony.aidl b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ITelephony.aidl
index 0bd485139331f..3e7defbbd5bdd 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ITelephony.aidl
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ITelephony.aidl
@@ -2154,6 +2154,8 @@ interface ITelephony {
     oneway void setSystemSelectionChannels(in List<RadioAccessSpecifier> specifiers,
             int subId, IBooleanConsumer resultCallback);
 
+    List<RadioAccessSpecifier> getSystemSelectionChannels(int subId);
+
     boolean isMvnoMatched(int subId, int mvnoType, String mvnoMatchData);
 
     /**
diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/RILConstants.java b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/RILConstants.java
index 9d4072f1cf1cb..a2361a7d34a17 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/RILConstants.java
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/RILConstants.java
@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@ public interface RILConstants {
     int RIL_REQUEST_RELEASE_PDU_SESSION_ID = 216;
     int RIL_REQUEST_START_HANDOVER = 217;
     int RIL_REQUEST_CANCEL_HANDOVER = 218;
+    int RIL_REQUEST_GET_SYSTEM_SELECTION_CHANNELS = 219;
 
     /* Responses begin */
     int RIL_RESPONSE_ACKNOWLEDGEMENT = 800;