diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 793566f682608..9bfd0102aea48 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -5245,6 +5245,7 @@ package android.app {
     method public int getCustomSizePreset();
     method public android.app.PendingIntent getDisplayIntent();
     method public int getGravity();
+    method public boolean getHintAmbientBigPicture();
     method public boolean getHintAvoidBackgroundClipping();
     method public boolean getHintContentIntentLaunchesActivity();
     method public boolean getHintHideIcon();
@@ -5261,6 +5262,7 @@ package android.app {
     method public android.app.Notification.WearableExtender setCustomSizePreset(int);
     method public android.app.Notification.WearableExtender setDisplayIntent(android.app.PendingIntent);
     method public android.app.Notification.WearableExtender setGravity(int);
+    method public android.app.Notification.WearableExtender setHintAmbientBigPicture(boolean);
     method public android.app.Notification.WearableExtender setHintAvoidBackgroundClipping(boolean);
     method public android.app.Notification.WearableExtender setHintContentIntentLaunchesActivity(boolean);
     method public android.app.Notification.WearableExtender setHintHideIcon(boolean);
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index e38120480582d..9eeb8f7dea7e8 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -5380,6 +5380,7 @@ package android.app {
     method public int getCustomSizePreset();
     method public android.app.PendingIntent getDisplayIntent();
     method public int getGravity();
+    method public boolean getHintAmbientBigPicture();
     method public boolean getHintAvoidBackgroundClipping();
     method public boolean getHintContentIntentLaunchesActivity();
     method public boolean getHintHideIcon();
@@ -5396,6 +5397,7 @@ package android.app {
     method public android.app.Notification.WearableExtender setCustomSizePreset(int);
     method public android.app.Notification.WearableExtender setDisplayIntent(android.app.PendingIntent);
     method public android.app.Notification.WearableExtender setGravity(int);
+    method public android.app.Notification.WearableExtender setHintAmbientBigPicture(boolean);
     method public android.app.Notification.WearableExtender setHintAvoidBackgroundClipping(boolean);
     method public android.app.Notification.WearableExtender setHintContentIntentLaunchesActivity(boolean);
     method public android.app.Notification.WearableExtender setHintHideIcon(boolean);
diff --git a/api/test-current.txt b/api/test-current.txt
index 8e562aee22ae0..e4fad51b637f2 100644
--- a/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/api/test-current.txt
@@ -5245,6 +5245,7 @@ package android.app {
     method public int getCustomSizePreset();
     method public android.app.PendingIntent getDisplayIntent();
     method public int getGravity();
+    method public boolean getHintAmbientBigPicture();
     method public boolean getHintAvoidBackgroundClipping();
     method public boolean getHintContentIntentLaunchesActivity();
     method public boolean getHintHideIcon();
@@ -5261,6 +5262,7 @@ package android.app {
     method public android.app.Notification.WearableExtender setCustomSizePreset(int);
     method public android.app.Notification.WearableExtender setDisplayIntent(android.app.PendingIntent);
     method public android.app.Notification.WearableExtender setGravity(int);
+    method public android.app.Notification.WearableExtender setHintAmbientBigPicture(boolean);
     method public android.app.Notification.WearableExtender setHintAvoidBackgroundClipping(boolean);
     method public android.app.Notification.WearableExtender setHintContentIntentLaunchesActivity(boolean);
     method public android.app.Notification.WearableExtender setHintHideIcon(boolean);
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/Notification.java b/core/java/android/app/Notification.java
index 39f8e190aeab0..1ad5a0275e1a0 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/Notification.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/Notification.java
@@ -5461,6 +5461,7 @@ public class Notification implements Parcelable
         private static final int FLAG_HINT_SHOW_BACKGROUND_ONLY = 1 << 2;
         private static final int FLAG_START_SCROLL_BOTTOM = 1 << 3;
         private static final int FLAG_HINT_AVOID_BACKGROUND_CLIPPING = 1 << 4;
+        private static final int FLAG_BIG_PICTURE_AMBIENT = 1 << 5;
         private static final int FLAG_HINT_CONTENT_INTENT_LAUNCHES_ACTIVITY = 1 << 6;
 
         // Default value for flags integer
@@ -6028,6 +6029,29 @@ public class Notification implements Parcelable
             return mHintScreenTimeout;
         }
 
+        /**
+         * Set a hint that this notification's {@link BigPictureStyle} (if present) should be
+         * converted to low-bit and displayed in ambient mode, especially useful for barcodes and
+         * qr codes, as well as other simple black-and-white tickets.
+         * @param hintAmbientBigPicture {@code true} to enable converstion and ambient.
+         * @return this object for method chaining
+         */
+        public WearableExtender setHintAmbientBigPicture(boolean hintAmbientBigPicture) {
+            setFlag(FLAG_BIG_PICTURE_AMBIENT, hintAmbientBigPicture);
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Get a hint that this notification's {@link BigPictureStyle} (if present) should be
+         * converted to low-bit and displayed in ambient mode, especially useful for barcodes and
+         * qr codes, as well as other simple black-and-white tickets.
+         * @return {@code true} if it should be displayed in ambient, false otherwise
+         * otherwise. The default value is {@code false} if this was never set.
+         */
+        public boolean getHintAmbientBigPicture() {
+            return (mFlags & FLAG_BIG_PICTURE_AMBIENT) != 0;
+        }
+
         /**
          * Set a hint that this notification's content intent will launch an {@link Activity}
          * directly, telling the platform that it can generate the appropriate transitions.