diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 622d79b5a7a77..d17f4b64d264e 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -34905,6 +34905,7 @@ package android.telecom {
     field public static final int CAPABILITY_PLACE_EMERGENCY_CALLS = 16; // 0x10
     field public static final int CAPABILITY_SIM_SUBSCRIPTION = 4; // 0x4
     field public static final int CAPABILITY_VIDEO_CALLING = 8; // 0x8
+    field public static final int CAPABILITY_VIDEO_CALLING_RELIES_ON_PRESENCE = 256; // 0x100
     field public static final android.os.Parcelable.Creator<android.telecom.PhoneAccount> CREATOR;
     field public static final java.lang.String EXTRA_CALL_SUBJECT_CHARACTER_ENCODING = "android.telecom.extra.CALL_SUBJECT_CHARACTER_ENCODING";
     field public static final java.lang.String EXTRA_CALL_SUBJECT_MAX_LENGTH = "android.telecom.extra.CALL_SUBJECT_MAX_LENGTH";
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index ba3b7e3efa8ef..332a51623212b 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -37143,6 +37143,7 @@ package android.telecom {
     field public static final int CAPABILITY_PLACE_EMERGENCY_CALLS = 16; // 0x10
     field public static final int CAPABILITY_SIM_SUBSCRIPTION = 4; // 0x4
     field public static final int CAPABILITY_VIDEO_CALLING = 8; // 0x8
+    field public static final int CAPABILITY_VIDEO_CALLING_RELIES_ON_PRESENCE = 256; // 0x100
     field public static final android.os.Parcelable.Creator<android.telecom.PhoneAccount> CREATOR;
     field public static final java.lang.String EXTRA_CALL_SUBJECT_CHARACTER_ENCODING = "android.telecom.extra.CALL_SUBJECT_CHARACTER_ENCODING";
     field public static final java.lang.String EXTRA_CALL_SUBJECT_MAX_LENGTH = "android.telecom.extra.CALL_SUBJECT_MAX_LENGTH";
diff --git a/api/test-current.txt b/api/test-current.txt
index 3b53be41fca18..680f7835b204a 100644
--- a/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/api/test-current.txt
@@ -34907,6 +34907,7 @@ package android.telecom {
     field public static final int CAPABILITY_PLACE_EMERGENCY_CALLS = 16; // 0x10
     field public static final int CAPABILITY_SIM_SUBSCRIPTION = 4; // 0x4
     field public static final int CAPABILITY_VIDEO_CALLING = 8; // 0x8
+    field public static final int CAPABILITY_VIDEO_CALLING_RELIES_ON_PRESENCE = 256; // 0x100
     field public static final android.os.Parcelable.Creator<android.telecom.PhoneAccount> CREATOR;
     field public static final java.lang.String EXTRA_CALL_SUBJECT_CHARACTER_ENCODING = "android.telecom.extra.CALL_SUBJECT_CHARACTER_ENCODING";
     field public static final java.lang.String EXTRA_CALL_SUBJECT_MAX_LENGTH = "android.telecom.extra.CALL_SUBJECT_MAX_LENGTH";
diff --git a/telecomm/java/android/telecom/PhoneAccount.java b/telecomm/java/android/telecom/PhoneAccount.java
index 5ecd2b5399359..b18af33a3a3be 100644
--- a/telecomm/java/android/telecom/PhoneAccount.java
+++ b/telecomm/java/android/telecom/PhoneAccount.java
@@ -155,6 +155,20 @@ public final class PhoneAccount implements Parcelable {
      */
     public static final int CAPABILITY_EMERGENCY_CALLS_ONLY = 0x80;
 
+    /**
+     * Flag indicating that for this {@code PhoneAccount}, the ability to make a video call to a
+     * number relies on presence.  Should only be set if the {@code PhoneAccount} also has
+     * {@link #CAPABILITY_VIDEO_CALLING}.
+     * <p>
+     * When set, the {@link ConnectionService} is responsible for toggling the
+     * {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Data#CARRIER_PRESENCE_VT_CAPABLE} bit on the
+     * {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Data#CARRIER_PRESENCE} column to indicate whether
+     * a contact's phone number supports video calling.
+     * <p>
+     * See {@link #getCapabilities}
+     */
+    public static final int CAPABILITY_VIDEO_CALLING_RELIES_ON_PRESENCE = 0x100;
+
     /**
      * URI scheme for telephone number URIs.
      */