diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/view/RotationPolicy.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/view/RotationPolicy.java
index 9fefd00c6d30c..b479cb1fb6d3c 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/view/RotationPolicy.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/view/RotationPolicy.java
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ public final class RotationPolicy {
         PackageManager pm = context.getPackageManager();
         return pm.hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_SENSOR_ACCELEROMETER)
                 && pm.hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_SCREEN_PORTRAIT)
-                && pm.hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_SCREEN_LANDSCAPE);
+                && pm.hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_SCREEN_LANDSCAPE)
+                && context.getResources().getBoolean(
+                        com.android.internal.R.bool.config_supportAutoRotation);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -184,6 +186,7 @@ public final class RotationPolicy {
      */
     public static abstract class RotationPolicyListener {
         final ContentObserver mObserver = new ContentObserver(new Handler()) {
+            @Override
             public void onChange(boolean selfChange, Uri uri) {
                 RotationPolicyListener.this.onChange();
             }
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/config.xml b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
index 875099a5ff867..cfd4a6399f9cb 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
@@ -372,6 +372,15 @@
 
     <!-- Auto-rotation behavior -->
 
+    <!-- If true, enables auto-rotation features using the accelerometer.
+         Otherwise, auto-rotation is disabled.  Applications may still request
+         to use specific orientations but the sensor is ignored and sensor-based
+         orientations are not available.  Furthermore, all auto-rotation related
+         settings are omitted from the system UI.  In certain situations we may
+         still use the accelerometer to determine the orientation, such as when
+         docked if the dock is configured to enable the accelerometer. -->
+    <bool name="config_supportAutoRotation">true</bool>
+
     <!-- If true, the screen can be rotated via the accelerometer in all 4
          rotations as the default behavior. -->
     <bool name="config_allowAllRotations">false</bool>
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
index 3a45d8c342dbd..6624da438f69e 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
@@ -1303,6 +1303,7 @@
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_lidControlsSleep" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_reverseDefaultRotation" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_showNavigationBar" />
+  <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_supportAutoRotation" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="target_honeycomb_needs_options_menu" />
   <java-symbol type="dimen" name="navigation_bar_height" />
   <java-symbol type="dimen" name="navigation_bar_height_landscape" />
diff --git a/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/PhoneWindowManager.java b/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/PhoneWindowManager.java
index 8cd6e06f17174..17a0e60b2eb83 100644
--- a/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/PhoneWindowManager.java
+++ b/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/PhoneWindowManager.java
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ public class PhoneWindowManager implements WindowManagerPolicy {
     int mUserRotation = Surface.ROTATION_0;
     boolean mAccelerometerDefault;
 
+    boolean mSupportAutoRotation;
     int mAllowAllRotations = -1;
     boolean mCarDockEnablesAccelerometer;
     boolean mDeskDockEnablesAccelerometer;
@@ -586,13 +587,15 @@ public class PhoneWindowManager implements WindowManagerPolicy {
      * screen is switched off.
      */
     boolean needSensorRunningLp() {
-        if (mCurrentAppOrientation == ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_SENSOR
-                || mCurrentAppOrientation == ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_FULL_SENSOR
-                || mCurrentAppOrientation == ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_SENSOR_PORTRAIT
-                || mCurrentAppOrientation == ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_SENSOR_LANDSCAPE) {
-            // If the application has explicitly requested to follow the
-            // orientation, then we need to turn the sensor or.
-            return true;
+        if (mSupportAutoRotation) {
+            if (mCurrentAppOrientation == ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_SENSOR
+                    || mCurrentAppOrientation == ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_FULL_SENSOR
+                    || mCurrentAppOrientation == ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_SENSOR_PORTRAIT
+                    || mCurrentAppOrientation == ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_SENSOR_LANDSCAPE) {
+                // If the application has explicitly requested to follow the
+                // orientation, then we need to turn the sensor on.
+                return true;
+            }
         }
         if ((mCarDockEnablesAccelerometer && mDockMode == Intent.EXTRA_DOCK_STATE_CAR) ||
                 (mDeskDockEnablesAccelerometer && (mDockMode == Intent.EXTRA_DOCK_STATE_DESK
@@ -613,7 +616,7 @@ public class PhoneWindowManager implements WindowManagerPolicy {
             // still be turned off when the screen is off.)
             return false;
         }
-        return true;
+        return mSupportAutoRotation;
     }
 
     /*
@@ -878,6 +881,8 @@ public class PhoneWindowManager implements WindowManagerPolicy {
         mBroadcastWakeLock = mPowerManager.newWakeLock(PowerManager.PARTIAL_WAKE_LOCK,
                 "PhoneWindowManager.mBroadcastWakeLock");
         mEnableShiftMenuBugReports = "1".equals(SystemProperties.get("ro.debuggable"));
+        mSupportAutoRotation = mContext.getResources().getBoolean(
+                com.android.internal.R.bool.config_supportAutoRotation);
         mLidOpenRotation = readRotation(
                 com.android.internal.R.integer.config_lidOpenRotation);
         mCarDockRotation = readRotation(
@@ -4488,6 +4493,10 @@ public class PhoneWindowManager implements WindowManagerPolicy {
             } else if (orientation == ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_LOCKED) {
                 // Application just wants to remain locked in the last rotation.
                 preferredRotation = lastRotation;
+            } else if (!mSupportAutoRotation) {
+                // If we don't support auto-rotation then bail out here and ignore
+                // the sensor and any rotation lock settings.
+                preferredRotation = -1;
             } else if ((mUserRotationMode == WindowManagerPolicy.USER_ROTATION_FREE
                             && (orientation == ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_USER
                                     || orientation == ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_UNSPECIFIED
@@ -5304,6 +5313,7 @@ public class PhoneWindowManager implements WindowManagerPolicy {
             pw.print(prefix); pw.print("mLastFocusNeedsMenu=");
                     pw.println(mLastFocusNeedsMenu);
         }
+        pw.print(prefix); pw.print("mSupportAutoRotation="); pw.println(mSupportAutoRotation);
         pw.print(prefix); pw.print("mUiMode="); pw.print(mUiMode);
                 pw.print(" mDockMode="); pw.print(mDockMode);
                 pw.print(" mCarDockRotation="); pw.print(mCarDockRotation);