diff --git a/core/api/system-current.txt b/core/api/system-current.txt
index 6e1ab915b92c1..2879261aecd4e 100644
--- a/core/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/core/api/system-current.txt
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ package android {
     field public static final String READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE = "android.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE";
     field public static final String READ_PROJECTION_STATE = "android.permission.READ_PROJECTION_STATE";
     field public static final String READ_RUNTIME_PROFILES = "android.permission.READ_RUNTIME_PROFILES";
+    field public static final String READ_SAFETY_CENTER_STATUS = "android.permission.READ_SAFETY_CENTER_STATUS";
     field public static final String READ_SEARCH_INDEXABLES = "android.permission.READ_SEARCH_INDEXABLES";
     field public static final String READ_SYSTEM_UPDATE_INFO = "android.permission.READ_SYSTEM_UPDATE_INFO";
     field public static final String READ_WALLPAPER_INTERNAL = "android.permission.READ_WALLPAPER_INTERNAL";
diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index e2a2ac64e780e..420c7c8a8a341 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -6071,6 +6071,13 @@
     <permission android:name="android.permission.UPDATE_DEVICE_MANAGEMENT_RESOURCES"
                 android:protectionLevel="signature|role" />
     
+    <!-- @SystemApi Allows an app to read whether SafetyCenter is enabled/disabled.
+             <p>Protection level: signature|privileged
+             @hide
+        -->
+    <permission android:name="android.permission.READ_SAFETY_CENTER_STATUS"
+        android:protectionLevel="signature|privileged" />
+
     <!-- Attribution for Geofencing service. -->
     <attribution android:tag="GeofencingService" android:label="@string/geofencing_service"/>
     <!-- Attribution for Country Detector. -->
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/config.xml b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
index be32c42eb30d9..bd0604e03fee5 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
@@ -5550,4 +5550,7 @@
          That button will fire an intent targeted for this package with the mentioned action.
          When this resource is empty, that button will not be shown. -->
     <string name="config_supervisedUserCreationPackage" translatable="false"></string>
+
+    <!-- Determines whether SafetyCenter feature is enabled. -->
+    <bool name="config_enableSafetyCenter">true</bool>
 </resources>
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
index 527865f77257d..7687b93cf760d 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
@@ -4634,4 +4634,6 @@
   <java-symbol type="string" name="config_systemGameService" />
 
   <java-symbol type="string" name="config_supervisedUserCreationPackage"/>
+
+  <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_enableSafetyCenter" />
 </resources>
diff --git a/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml b/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
index e61a665307f8c..f17fa3b17fe53 100644
--- a/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
+++ b/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
@@ -520,6 +520,8 @@ applications that come with the platform
         <permission name="android.permission.LOCK_DEVICE" />
         <!-- Permission required for CTS test - CtsSafetyCenterTestCases -->
         <permission name="android.permission.SEND_SAFETY_CENTER_UPDATE" />
+        <!-- Permission required for CTS test - CtsSafetyCenterTestCases -->
+        <permission name="android.permission.READ_SAFETY_CENTER_STATUS" />
         <!-- Permission required for CTS test - CommunalManagerTest -->
         <permission name="android.permission.WRITE_COMMUNAL_STATE" />
         <permission name="android.permission.READ_COMMUNAL_STATE" />
diff --git a/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
index a3f07d8fd1b47..10252ee3bc602 100644
--- a/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -610,6 +610,9 @@
     <!-- Permission required for CTS test - CtsSafetyCenterTestCases -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SEND_SAFETY_CENTER_UPDATE" />
 
+    <!-- Permission required for CTS test - CtsSafetyCenterTestCases -->
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_SAFETY_CENTER_STATUS" />
+
     <!-- Permission required for CTS test - CommunalManagerTest -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_COMMUNAL_STATE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_COMMUNAL_STATE" />