diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/SubscriptionManager.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/SubscriptionManager.java
index 64e43568e4d61..8e4ec0914563a 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/SubscriptionManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/SubscriptionManager.java
@@ -150,6 +150,15 @@ public class SubscriptionManager {
     public static final String RESTORE_SIM_SPECIFIC_SETTINGS_METHOD_NAME =
             "restoreSimSpecificSettings";
 
+    /**
+     * The key of the boolean flag indicating whether restoring subscriptions actually changes
+     * the subscription database or not.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public static final String RESTORE_SIM_SPECIFIC_SETTINGS_DATABASE_UPDATED =
+            "restoreSimSpecificSettingsDatabaseUpdated";
+
     /**
      * Key to the backup & restore data byte array in the Bundle that is returned by {@link
      * #getAllSimSpecificSettingsForBackup()} or to be pass in to {@link