diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/CellSignalStrengthGsm.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/CellSignalStrengthGsm.java
index 3dea6f4a30c07..0aeb0f6e66d84 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/CellSignalStrengthGsm.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/CellSignalStrengthGsm.java
@@ -150,6 +150,17 @@ public final class CellSignalStrengthGsm extends CellSignalStrength implements P
         return getAsuFromRssiDbm(mRssi);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return the Received Signal Strength Indicator
+     *
+     * @return the RSSI in dBm (-113, -51) or
+     *         {@link android.telephony.CellInfo#UNAVAILABLE UNAVAILABLE}.
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public int getRssi() {
+        return mRssi;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return the Bit Error Rate
      *