diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 9b034611731d0..f203dbb8c3bca 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -1267,6 +1267,7 @@ package android.content {
     field public static final String CONTEXTHUB_SERVICE = "contexthub";
     field public static final String EUICC_CARD_SERVICE = "euicc_card";
     field public static final String HDMI_CONTROL_SERVICE = "hdmi_control";
+    field public static final String NETD_SERVICE = "netd";
     field public static final String NETWORK_SCORE_SERVICE = "network_score";
     field public static final String OEM_LOCK_SERVICE = "oem_lock";
     field public static final String PERMISSION_SERVICE = "permission";
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/SystemServiceRegistry.java b/core/java/android/app/SystemServiceRegistry.java
index 2dc225af64827..ee13164d75643 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/SystemServiceRegistry.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/SystemServiceRegistry.java
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ import android.net.IConnectivityManager;
 import android.net.IEthernetManager;
 import android.net.IIpMemoryStore;
 import android.net.IIpSecService;
+import android.net.INetd;
 import android.net.INetworkPolicyManager;
 import android.net.IpMemoryStore;
 import android.net.IpSecManager;
@@ -328,6 +329,14 @@ final class SystemServiceRegistry {
                 return new ConnectivityManager(context, service);
             }});
 
+        registerService(Context.NETD_SERVICE, INetd.class, new StaticServiceFetcher<INetd>() {
+            @Override
+            public INetd createService() throws ServiceNotFoundException {
+                return INetd.Stub.asInterface(
+                        ServiceManager.getServiceOrThrow(Context.NETD_SERVICE));
+            }
+        });
+
         registerService(Context.NETWORK_STACK_SERVICE, NetworkStack.class,
                 new StaticServiceFetcher<NetworkStack>() {
                     @Override
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/Context.java b/core/java/android/content/Context.java
index 280f1ac9c0678..87f9e464cdc20 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/Context.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/Context.java
@@ -3635,6 +3635,16 @@ public abstract class Context {
      */
     public static final String CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE = "connectivity";
 
+    /**
+     * Use with {@link #getSystemService(String)} to retrieve a
+     * {@link android.net.INetd} for communicating with the network stack
+     * @hide
+     * @see #getSystemService(String)
+     * @hide
+     */
+    @SystemApi
+    public static final String NETD_SERVICE = "netd";
+
     /**
      * Use with {@link #getSystemService(String)} to retrieve a
      * {@link NetworkStack} for communicating with the network stack
diff --git a/services/net/java/android/net/shared/NetdService.java b/services/net/java/android/net/shared/NetdService.java
index be0f5f2d4f340..f5ae72587294a 100644
--- a/services/net/java/android/net/shared/NetdService.java
+++ b/services/net/java/android/net/shared/NetdService.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package android.net.shared;
 
+import android.content.Context;
 import android.net.INetd;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
 import android.os.ServiceManager;
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@ import android.util.Log;
  */
 public class NetdService {
     private static final String TAG = NetdService.class.getSimpleName();
-    private static final String NETD_SERVICE_NAME = "netd";
     private static final long BASE_TIMEOUT_MS = 100;
     private static final long MAX_TIMEOUT_MS = 1000;
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class NetdService {
         // NOTE: ServiceManager does no caching for the netd service,
         // because netd is not one of the defined common services.
         final INetd netdInstance = INetd.Stub.asInterface(
-                ServiceManager.getService(NETD_SERVICE_NAME));
+                ServiceManager.getService(Context.NETD_SERVICE));
         if (netdInstance == null) {
             Log.w(TAG, "WARNING: returning null INetd instance.");
         }