diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ITelephony.aidl b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ITelephony.aidl
index 453eeb59bb354..c39b3099152e7 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ITelephony.aidl
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ITelephony.aidl
@@ -2346,6 +2346,12 @@ interface ITelephony {
      */
     void setActiveDeviceToDeviceTransport(String transport);
 
+    /**
+     * Forces Device to Device communication to be enabled, even if the device config has it
+     * disabled.
+     */
+    void setDeviceToDeviceForceEnabled(boolean isForceEnabled);
+
     /**
      * Gets the config of RCS VoLTE single registration enabled for the carrier/subscription.
      */