diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 5568dbad0e8c7..a81afed5ecdb9 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -2101,6 +2101,7 @@ package android.hardware.radio {
     method public java.lang.String getVersion();
     method public boolean isBackgroundScanningSupported();
     method public boolean isCaptureSupported();
+    method public boolean isInitializationRequired();
     method public boolean isProgramIdentifierSupported(int);
     method public boolean isProgramTypeSupported(int);
     method public void writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel, int);
diff --git a/core/java/android/hardware/radio/RadioManager.java b/core/java/android/hardware/radio/RadioManager.java
index 8fde82ef20125..8263bb8dfd2d9 100644
--- a/core/java/android/hardware/radio/RadioManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/hardware/radio/RadioManager.java
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ public class RadioManager {
         private final String mSerial;
         private final int mNumTuners;
         private final int mNumAudioSources;
+        private final boolean mIsInitializationRequired;
         private final boolean mIsCaptureSupported;
         private final BandDescriptor[] mBands;
         private final boolean mIsBgScanSupported;
@@ -222,7 +223,8 @@ public class RadioManager {
         /** @hide */
         public ModuleProperties(int id, String serviceName, int classId, String implementor,
                 String product, String version, String serial, int numTuners, int numAudioSources,
-                boolean isCaptureSupported, BandDescriptor[] bands, boolean isBgScanSupported,
+                boolean isInitializationRequired, boolean isCaptureSupported,
+                BandDescriptor[] bands, boolean isBgScanSupported,
                 @ProgramSelector.ProgramType int[] supportedProgramTypes,
                 @ProgramSelector.IdentifierType int[] supportedIdentifierTypes,
                 @Nullable Map<String, Integer> dabFrequencyTable,
@@ -236,6 +238,7 @@ public class RadioManager {
             mSerial = serial;
             mNumTuners = numTuners;
             mNumAudioSources = numAudioSources;
+            mIsInitializationRequired = isInitializationRequired;
             mIsCaptureSupported = isCaptureSupported;
             mBands = bands;
             mIsBgScanSupported = isBgScanSupported;
@@ -329,6 +332,18 @@ public class RadioManager {
             return mNumAudioSources;
         }
 
+        /**
+         * Checks, if BandConfig initialization (after {@link RadioManager#openTuner})
+         * is required to be done before other operations or not.
+         *
+         * If it is, the client has to wait for {@link RadioTuner.Callback#onConfigurationChanged}
+         * callback before executing any other operations. Otherwise, such operation will fail
+         * returning {@link RadioManager#STATUS_INVALID_OPERATION} error code.
+         */
+        public boolean isInitializationRequired() {
+            return mIsInitializationRequired;
+        }
+
         /** {@code true} if audio capture is possible from radio tuner output.
          * This indicates if routing to audio devices not connected to the same HAL as the FM radio
          * is possible (e.g. to USB) or DAR (Digital Audio Recorder) feature can be implemented.
@@ -419,6 +434,7 @@ public class RadioManager {
             mSerial = in.readString();
             mNumTuners = in.readInt();
             mNumAudioSources = in.readInt();
+            mIsInitializationRequired = in.readInt() == 1;
             mIsCaptureSupported = in.readInt() == 1;
             Parcelable[] tmp = in.readParcelableArray(BandDescriptor.class.getClassLoader());
             mBands = new BandDescriptor[tmp.length];
@@ -454,6 +470,7 @@ public class RadioManager {
             dest.writeString(mSerial);
             dest.writeInt(mNumTuners);
             dest.writeInt(mNumAudioSources);
+            dest.writeInt(mIsInitializationRequired ? 1 : 0);
             dest.writeInt(mIsCaptureSupported ? 1 : 0);
             dest.writeParcelableArray(mBands, flags);
             dest.writeInt(mIsBgScanSupported ? 1 : 0);
@@ -476,6 +493,7 @@ public class RadioManager {
                     + ", mVersion=" + mVersion + ", mSerial=" + mSerial
                     + ", mNumTuners=" + mNumTuners
                     + ", mNumAudioSources=" + mNumAudioSources
+                    + ", mIsInitializationRequired=" + mIsInitializationRequired
                     + ", mIsCaptureSupported=" + mIsCaptureSupported
                     + ", mIsBgScanSupported=" + mIsBgScanSupported
                     + ", mBands=" + Arrays.toString(mBands) + "]";
@@ -484,8 +502,8 @@ public class RadioManager {
         @Override
         public int hashCode() {
             return Objects.hash(mId, mServiceName, mClassId, mImplementor, mProduct, mVersion,
-                mSerial, mNumTuners, mNumAudioSources, mIsCaptureSupported, mBands,
-                mIsBgScanSupported, mDabFrequencyTable, mVendorInfo);
+                mSerial, mNumTuners, mNumAudioSources, mIsInitializationRequired,
+                mIsCaptureSupported, mBands, mIsBgScanSupported, mDabFrequencyTable, mVendorInfo);
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -503,6 +521,7 @@ public class RadioManager {
             if (!Objects.equals(mSerial, other.mSerial)) return false;
             if (mNumTuners != other.mNumTuners) return false;
             if (mNumAudioSources != other.mNumAudioSources) return false;
+            if (mIsInitializationRequired != other.mIsInitializationRequired) return false;
             if (mIsCaptureSupported != other.mIsCaptureSupported) return false;
             if (!Objects.equals(mBands, other.mBands)) return false;
             if (mIsBgScanSupported != other.mIsBgScanSupported) return false;
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/broadcastradio/hal2/Convert.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/broadcastradio/hal2/Convert.java
index 6919282054ede..248151ca2bd35 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/broadcastradio/hal2/Convert.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/broadcastradio/hal2/Convert.java
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ class Convert {
                  * HAL implementation instance. */
                 1,      // numTuners
                 1,      // numAudioSources
+                false,  // isInitializationRequired
                 false,  // isCaptureSupported
 
                 amfmConfigToBands(amfmConfig),
diff --git a/services/core/jni/BroadcastRadio/convert.cpp b/services/core/jni/BroadcastRadio/convert.cpp
index 847222ae4ba1b..61b48c2e93163 100644
--- a/services/core/jni/BroadcastRadio/convert.cpp
+++ b/services/core/jni/BroadcastRadio/convert.cpp
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ static JavaRef<jobject> ModulePropertiesFromHal(JNIEnv *env, const V1_0::Propert
     auto jProduct = make_javastr(env, prop10.product);
     auto jVersion = make_javastr(env, prop10.version);
     auto jSerial = make_javastr(env, prop10.serial);
+    constexpr bool isInitializationRequired = true;
     bool isBgScanSupported = prop11 ? prop11->supportsBackgroundScanning : false;
     auto jVendorInfo = prop11 ? VendorInfoFromHal(env, prop11->vendorInfo) : nullptr;
 
@@ -394,9 +395,9 @@ static JavaRef<jobject> ModulePropertiesFromHal(JNIEnv *env, const V1_0::Propert
     return make_javaref(env, env->NewObject(gjni.ModuleProperties.clazz,
             gjni.ModuleProperties.cstor, moduleId, jServiceName.get(), prop10.classId,
             jImplementor.get(), jProduct.get(), jVersion.get(), jSerial.get(), prop10.numTuners,
-            prop10.numAudioSources, prop10.supportsCapture, jBands.get(), isBgScanSupported,
-            jSupportedProgramTypes.get(), jSupportedIdentifierTypes.get(), nullptr,
-            jVendorInfo.get()));
+            prop10.numAudioSources, isInitializationRequired, prop10.supportsCapture, jBands.get(),
+            isBgScanSupported, jSupportedProgramTypes.get(), jSupportedIdentifierTypes.get(),
+            nullptr, jVendorInfo.get()));
 }
 
 JavaRef<jobject> ModulePropertiesFromHal(JNIEnv *env, const V1_0::Properties &properties,
@@ -712,7 +713,7 @@ void register_android_server_broadcastradio_convert(JNIEnv *env) {
     gjni.ModuleProperties.clazz = MakeGlobalRefOrDie(env, modulePropertiesClass);
     gjni.ModuleProperties.cstor = GetMethodIDOrDie(env, modulePropertiesClass, "<init>",
             "(ILjava/lang/String;ILjava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;"
-            "Ljava/lang/String;IIZ[Landroid/hardware/radio/RadioManager$BandDescriptor;Z"
+            "Ljava/lang/String;IIZZ[Landroid/hardware/radio/RadioManager$BandDescriptor;Z"
             "[I[ILjava/util/Map;Ljava/util/Map;)V");
 
     auto programInfoClass = FindClassOrDie(env, "android/hardware/radio/RadioManager$ProgramInfo");