diff --git a/core/res/res/values/config.xml b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
index 95e5ac8ca3310..eb07c28136923 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
@@ -519,6 +519,10 @@
     <!-- Boolean indicating whether the wifi chipset has dual frequency band support -->
     <bool translatable="false" name="config_wifi_dual_band_support">false</bool>
 
+    <!-- Boolean indicating whether the wifi chipset requires the softap band be -->
+    <!-- converted from 5GHz to ANY due to hardware restrictions -->
+    <bool translatable="false" name="config_wifi_convert_apband_5ghz_to_any">false</bool>
+
     <!-- Boolean indicating whether 802.11r Fast BSS Transition is enabled on this platform -->
     <bool translatable="false" name="config_wifi_fast_bss_transition_enabled">false</bool>
 
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
index faf9093c0fe99..f80abc1a04f90 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
@@ -1867,6 +1867,7 @@
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_supportLongPressPowerWhenNonInteractive" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_wifi_background_scan_support" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_wifi_dual_band_support" />
+  <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_wifi_convert_apband_5ghz_to_any" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_wifi_fast_bss_transition_enabled" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_wimaxEnabled" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="show_ongoing_ime_switcher" />
diff --git a/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/IWifiManager.aidl b/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/IWifiManager.aidl
index a7fffca8e4ef1..66ccc6cdfbfbd 100644
--- a/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/IWifiManager.aidl
+++ b/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/IWifiManager.aidl
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ interface IWifiManager
 
     boolean isDualBandSupported();
 
+    boolean needs5GHzToAnyApBandConversion();
+
     DhcpInfo getDhcpInfo();
 
     boolean isScanAlwaysAvailable();
diff --git a/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/WifiManager.java b/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/WifiManager.java
index a19965d24c3e9..25f35d0523a2c 100644
--- a/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/WifiManager.java
+++ b/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/WifiManager.java
@@ -1762,6 +1762,19 @@ public class WifiManager {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Check if the chipset requires conversion of 5GHz Only apBand to ANY.
+     * @return {@code true} if required, {@code false} otherwise.
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public boolean isDualModeSupported() {
+        try {
+            return mService.needs5GHzToAnyApBandConversion();
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+            throw e.rethrowFromSystemServer();
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return the DHCP-assigned addresses from the last successful DHCP request,
      * if any.