diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 8388654dbcd9e..db82aa2d1b595 100755
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -596,6 +596,7 @@ package android.app {
   public class StatusBarManager {
     method @NonNull @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.STATUS_BAR) public android.app.StatusBarManager.DisableInfo getDisableInfo();
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.STATUS_BAR) public void setDisabledForSetup(boolean);
+    method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.STATUS_BAR) public void setDisabledForSimNetworkLock(boolean);
   }
 
   public static final class StatusBarManager.DisableInfo {
diff --git a/api/test-current.txt b/api/test-current.txt
index 44498dd16b877..916c70c897b84 100644
--- a/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/api/test-current.txt
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ package android.app {
   public class StatusBarManager {
     method @NonNull @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.STATUS_BAR) public android.app.StatusBarManager.DisableInfo getDisableInfo();
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.STATUS_BAR) public void setDisabledForSetup(boolean);
+    method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.STATUS_BAR) public void setDisabledForSimNetworkLock(boolean);
   }
 
   public static final class StatusBarManager.DisableInfo {
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/StatusBarManager.java b/core/java/android/app/StatusBarManager.java
index 28413be29a1dc..dc24467406cf5 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/StatusBarManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/StatusBarManager.java
@@ -153,6 +153,11 @@ public class StatusBarManager {
      */
     public static final int DEFAULT_SETUP_DISABLE2_FLAGS = DISABLE2_ROTATE_SUGGESTIONS;
 
+    /**
+     * disable flags to be applied when the device is sim-locked.
+     */
+    private static final int DEFAULT_SIM_LOCKED_DISABLED_FLAGS = DISABLE_EXPAND;
+
     /** @hide */
     public static final int NAVIGATION_HINT_BACK_ALT      = 1 << 0;
     /** @hide */
@@ -384,6 +389,30 @@ public class StatusBarManager {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Enable or disable expansion of the status bar. When the device is SIM-locked, the status
+     * bar should not be expandable.
+     *
+     * @param disabled If {@code true}, the status bar will be set to non-expandable. If
+     *                 {@code false}, re-enables expansion of the status bar.
+     * @hide
+     */
+    @SystemApi
+    @TestApi
+    @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.STATUS_BAR)
+    public void setDisabledForSimNetworkLock(boolean disabled) {
+        try {
+            final int userId = Binder.getCallingUserHandle().getIdentifier();
+            final IStatusBarService svc = getService();
+            if (svc != null) {
+                svc.disableForUser(disabled ? DEFAULT_SIM_LOCKED_DISABLED_FLAGS : DISABLE_NONE,
+                        mToken, mContext.getPackageName(), userId);
+            }
+        } catch (RemoteException ex) {
+            throw ex.rethrowFromSystemServer();
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get this app's currently requested disabled components
      *