diff --git a/core/java/android/net/vcn/persistablebundleutils/IkeSessionParamsUtils.java b/core/java/android/net/vcn/persistablebundleutils/IkeSessionParamsUtils.java
index 09f528369ffb1..be573721936bc 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/vcn/persistablebundleutils/IkeSessionParamsUtils.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/vcn/persistablebundleutils/IkeSessionParamsUtils.java
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ public final class IkeSessionParamsUtils {
         IKE_OPTIONS.add(IkeSessionParams.IKE_OPTION_EAP_ONLY_AUTH);
         IKE_OPTIONS.add(IkeSessionParams.IKE_OPTION_MOBIKE);
         IKE_OPTIONS.add(IkeSessionParams.IKE_OPTION_FORCE_PORT_4500);
+        IKE_OPTIONS.add(IkeSessionParams.IKE_OPTION_INITIAL_CONTACT);
     }
 
     /** Serializes an IkeSessionParams to a PersistableBundle. */
diff --git a/tests/vcn/java/android/net/vcn/persistablebundleutils/IkeSessionParamsUtilsTest.java b/tests/vcn/java/android/net/vcn/persistablebundleutils/IkeSessionParamsUtilsTest.java
index f3851130c68a1..3b201f9d20dd5 100644
--- a/tests/vcn/java/android/net/vcn/persistablebundleutils/IkeSessionParamsUtilsTest.java
+++ b/tests/vcn/java/android/net/vcn/persistablebundleutils/IkeSessionParamsUtilsTest.java
@@ -135,11 +135,12 @@ public class IkeSessionParamsUtilsTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testEncodeRecodeParamsWithIkeOptions() throws Exception {
+    public void testEncodeDecodeParamsWithIkeOptions() throws Exception {
         final IkeSessionParams params =
                 createBuilderMinimum()
                         .addIkeOption(IkeSessionParams.IKE_OPTION_ACCEPT_ANY_REMOTE_ID)
                         .addIkeOption(IkeSessionParams.IKE_OPTION_MOBIKE)
+                        .addIkeOption(IkeSessionParams.IKE_OPTION_INITIAL_CONTACT)
                         .build();
         verifyPersistableBundleEncodeDecodeIsLossless(params);
     }