diff --git a/telecomm/java/android/telecom/Connection.java b/telecomm/java/android/telecom/Connection.java
index 41157565bfddc..17bd08c183c5d 100644
--- a/telecomm/java/android/telecom/Connection.java
+++ b/telecomm/java/android/telecom/Connection.java
@@ -1804,6 +1804,13 @@ public abstract class Connection extends Conferenceable {
      */
     public void onReject(String replyMessage) {}
 
+    /**
+     * Notifies the Connection of a request to silence the ringer.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public void onSilence() {}
+
     /**
      * Notifies this Connection whether the user wishes to proceed with the post-dial DTMF codes.
      */
diff --git a/telecomm/java/android/telecom/ConnectionService.java b/telecomm/java/android/telecom/ConnectionService.java
index 62234958517d9..b4a7ce0f56b13 100644
--- a/telecomm/java/android/telecom/ConnectionService.java
+++ b/telecomm/java/android/telecom/ConnectionService.java
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ public abstract class ConnectionService extends Service {
     private static final int MSG_MERGE_CONFERENCE = 18;
     private static final int MSG_SWAP_CONFERENCE = 19;
     private static final int MSG_REJECT_WITH_MESSAGE = 20;
+    private static final int MSG_SILENCE = 21;
 
     private static Connection sNullConnection;
 
@@ -176,6 +177,11 @@ public abstract class ConnectionService extends Service {
             mHandler.obtainMessage(MSG_REJECT_WITH_MESSAGE, args).sendToTarget();
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public void silence(String callId) {
+            mHandler.obtainMessage(MSG_SILENCE, callId).sendToTarget();
+        }
+
         @Override
         public void disconnect(String callId) {
             mHandler.obtainMessage(MSG_DISCONNECT, callId).sendToTarget();
@@ -319,6 +325,9 @@ public abstract class ConnectionService extends Service {
                 case MSG_DISCONNECT:
                     disconnect((String) msg.obj);
                     break;
+                case MSG_SILENCE:
+                    silence((String) msg.obj);
+                    break;
                 case MSG_HOLD:
                     hold((String) msg.obj);
                     break;
@@ -708,6 +717,11 @@ public abstract class ConnectionService extends Service {
         findConnectionForAction(callId, "reject").onReject(rejectWithMessage);
     }
 
+    private void silence(String callId) {
+        Log.d(this, "silence %s", callId);
+        findConnectionForAction(callId, "silence").onSilence();
+    }
+
     private void disconnect(String callId) {
         Log.d(this, "disconnect %s", callId);
         if (mConnectionById.containsKey(callId)) {
diff --git a/telecomm/java/com/android/internal/telecom/IConnectionService.aidl b/telecomm/java/com/android/internal/telecom/IConnectionService.aidl
index dd253cfdfbe41..8a54addcf06e6 100644
--- a/telecomm/java/com/android/internal/telecom/IConnectionService.aidl
+++ b/telecomm/java/com/android/internal/telecom/IConnectionService.aidl
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ oneway interface IConnectionService {
 
     void disconnect(String callId);
 
+    void silence(String callId);
+
     void hold(String callId);
 
     void unhold(String callId);