diff --git a/core/api/current.txt b/core/api/current.txt
index 064d998219c2f..2e4b4b56c3595 100644
--- a/core/api/current.txt
+++ b/core/api/current.txt
@@ -7707,6 +7707,7 @@ package android.app.admin {
     field public static final String EXTRA_PROVISIONING_SKIP_ENCRYPTION = "android.app.extra.PROVISIONING_SKIP_ENCRYPTION";
     field @Deprecated public static final String EXTRA_PROVISIONING_SKIP_USER_CONSENT = "android.app.extra.PROVISIONING_SKIP_USER_CONSENT";
     field public static final String EXTRA_PROVISIONING_TIME_ZONE = "android.app.extra.PROVISIONING_TIME_ZONE";
+    field public static final String EXTRA_PROVISIONING_USE_MOBILE_DATA = "android.app.extra.PROVISIONING_USE_MOBILE_DATA";
     field public static final String EXTRA_PROVISIONING_WIFI_ANONYMOUS_IDENTITY = "android.app.extra.PROVISIONING_WIFI_ANONYMOUS_IDENTITY";
     field public static final String EXTRA_PROVISIONING_WIFI_CA_CERTIFICATE = "android.app.extra.PROVISIONING_WIFI_CA_CERTIFICATE";
     field public static final String EXTRA_PROVISIONING_WIFI_DOMAIN = "android.app.extra.PROVISIONING_WIFI_DOMAIN";
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager.java b/core/java/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager.java
index 7269b0d91d02c..88b5377fbb31d 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/admin/DevicePolicyManager.java
@@ -1623,14 +1623,26 @@ public class DevicePolicyManager {
             "android.app.extra.PROVISIONING_SKIP_EDUCATION_SCREENS";
 
     /**
-     * A boolean extra indicating if mobile data should be used during NFC device owner provisioning
-     * for downloading the mobile device management application. If {@link
-     * #EXTRA_PROVISIONING_WIFI_SSID} is also specified, wifi network will be used instead.
+     * A boolean extra indicating if mobile data should be used during the provisioning flow
+     * for downloading the admin app. If {@link #EXTRA_PROVISIONING_WIFI_SSID} is also specified,
+     * wifi network will be used instead.
      *
-     * <p>Use in an NFC record with {@link #MIME_TYPE_PROVISIONING_NFC} that starts device owner
-     * provisioning via an NFC bump.
+     * <p>Default value is {@code false}.
      *
-     * @hide
+     * <p>If this extra is set to {@code true} and {@link #EXTRA_PROVISIONING_WIFI_SSID} is not
+     * specified, this extra has different behaviour depending on the way provisioning is triggered:
+     * <ul>
+     * <li>
+     *     For provisioning started via a QR code or an NFC tag, mobile data is always used for
+     *     downloading the admin app.
+     * </li>
+     * <li>
+     *     For all other provisioning methods, a mobile data connection check is made at the start
+     *     of provisioning. If mobile data is connected at that point, the admin app download will
+     *     happen using mobile data. If mobile data is not connected at that point, the end-user
+     *     will be asked to pick a wifi network and the admin app download will proceed over wifi.
+     * </li>
+     * </ul>
      */
     public static final String EXTRA_PROVISIONING_USE_MOBILE_DATA =
             "android.app.extra.PROVISIONING_USE_MOBILE_DATA";