diff --git a/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/IWifiManager.aidl b/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/IWifiManager.aidl
index b87a1e94c6c87..bc95a36a0f690 100644
--- a/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/IWifiManager.aidl
+++ b/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/IWifiManager.aidl
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ interface IWifiManager
 
     void setCountryCode(String country, boolean persist);
 
+    String getCountryCode();
+
     void setFrequencyBand(int band, boolean persist);
 
     int getFrequencyBand();
diff --git a/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/WifiManager.java b/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/WifiManager.java
index b001bb8ce13c3..40d40bb292bd9 100644
--- a/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/WifiManager.java
+++ b/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/WifiManager.java
@@ -1237,6 +1237,21 @@ public class WifiManager {
         } catch (RemoteException e) { }
     }
 
+    /**
+    * get the country code.
+    * @return the country code in ISO 3166 format.
+    *
+    * @hide
+    */
+    public String getCountryCode() {
+       try {
+           String country = mService.getCountryCode();
+           return(country);
+       } catch (RemoteException e) {
+           return null;
+       }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Set the operational frequency band.
      * @param band  One of