diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 16404e47ebec0..6a7376f380152 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -4110,6 +4110,7 @@ package android.telephony {
     method public int getCurrentPhoneType(int);
     method public deprecated boolean getDataEnabled();
     method public deprecated boolean getDataEnabled(int);
+    method public boolean getEmergencyCallbackMode();
     method public java.util.List<android.telephony.TelephonyHistogram> getTelephonyHistograms();
     method public android.os.Bundle getVisualVoicemailSettings();
     method public boolean handlePinMmi(java.lang.String);
diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
index 81806e52f0d80..326f650a8f839 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
@@ -6866,6 +6866,8 @@ public class TelephonyManager {
      * @return true if phone is in emergency callback mode
      * @hide
      */
+    @SystemApi
+    @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE)
     public boolean getEmergencyCallbackMode() {
         return getEmergencyCallbackMode(getSubId());
     }