diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/BaseCommands.java b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/BaseCommands.java
index f111dd6341fe0..07b61836e4a67 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/BaseCommands.java
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/BaseCommands.java
@@ -683,6 +683,13 @@ public abstract class BaseCommands implements CommandsInterface {
         mRilConnectedRegistrants.remove(h);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void setCurrentPreferredNetworkType() {
+    }
+
     //***** Protected Methods
     /**
      * Store new RadioState and send notification based on the changes
diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/CommandsInterface.java b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/CommandsInterface.java
index 33ead75e8008c..d6e6ae05b854e 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/CommandsInterface.java
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/CommandsInterface.java
@@ -1310,6 +1310,12 @@ public interface CommandsInterface {
      */
     void queryAvailableBandMode (Message response);
 
+    /**
+     * Set the current preferred network type. This will be the last
+     * networkType that was passed to setPreferredNetworkType.
+     */
+    void setCurrentPreferredNetworkType();
+
     /**
      *  Requests to set the preferred network type for searching and registering
      * (CS/PS domain, RAT, and operation mode)
diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/RIL.java b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/RIL.java
index 9f93fb8d7c782..f2e7f45923aa4 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/RIL.java
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/RIL.java
@@ -1820,6 +1820,16 @@ public final class RIL extends BaseCommands implements CommandsInterface {
         send(rr);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void setCurrentPreferredNetworkType() {
+        if (RILJ_LOGD) riljLog("setCurrentPreferredNetworkType: " + mSetPreferredNetworkType);
+        setPreferredNetworkType(mSetPreferredNetworkType, null);
+    }
+    private int mSetPreferredNetworkType;
+
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
@@ -1830,6 +1840,7 @@ public final class RIL extends BaseCommands implements CommandsInterface {
         rr.mp.writeInt(1);
         rr.mp.writeInt(networkType);
 
+        mSetPreferredNetworkType = networkType;
         mPreferredNetworkType = networkType;
 
         if (RILJ_LOGD) riljLog(rr.serialString() + "> " + requestToString(rr.mRequest)
diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CdmaServiceStateTracker.java b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CdmaServiceStateTracker.java
index 3d6cd6821c40a..d939e98341811 100755
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CdmaServiceStateTracker.java
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CdmaServiceStateTracker.java
@@ -257,6 +257,9 @@ public class CdmaServiceStateTracker extends ServiceStateTracker {
             break;
 
         case EVENT_RUIM_READY:
+            // TODO: Consider calling setCurrentPreferredNetworkType as we do in GsmSST.
+            // cm.setCurrentPreferredNetworkType();
+
             // The RUIM is now ready i.e if it was locked it has been
             // unlocked. At this stage, the radio is already powered on.
             isSubscriptionFromRuim = true;
@@ -277,6 +280,9 @@ public class CdmaServiceStateTracker extends ServiceStateTracker {
             break;
 
         case EVENT_NV_READY:
+            // TODO: Consider calling setCurrentPreferredNetworkType as we do in GsmSST.
+            // cm.setCurrentPreferredNetworkType();
+
             isSubscriptionFromRuim = false;
             // For Non-RUIM phones, the subscription information is stored in
             // Non Volatile. Here when Non-Volatile is ready, we can poll the CDMA
diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/gsm/GsmServiceStateTracker.java b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/gsm/GsmServiceStateTracker.java
index eea2780fb3dfe..84127cff8c630 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/gsm/GsmServiceStateTracker.java
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/gsm/GsmServiceStateTracker.java
@@ -270,6 +270,9 @@ final class GsmServiceStateTracker extends ServiceStateTracker {
                 break;
 
             case EVENT_SIM_READY:
+                // Set the network type, in case the radio does not restore it.
+                cm.setCurrentPreferredNetworkType();
+
                 // The SIM is now ready i.e if it was locked
                 // it has been unlocked. At this stage, the radio is already
                 // powered on.