diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 90c48fb045de3..efab5888b8755 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -7977,6 +7977,7 @@ package android.bluetooth.le {
     method public boolean isAnonymous();
     method public boolean isConnectable();
     method public boolean isLegacy();
+    method public boolean isScannable();
     method public void writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel, int);
     field public static final android.os.Parcelable.Creator<android.bluetooth.le.AdvertisingSetParameters> CREATOR;
     field public static final int INTERVAL_HIGH = 160; // 0xa0
@@ -8004,6 +8005,7 @@ package android.bluetooth.le {
     method public android.bluetooth.le.AdvertisingSetParameters.Builder setInterval(int);
     method public android.bluetooth.le.AdvertisingSetParameters.Builder setLegacyMode(boolean);
     method public android.bluetooth.le.AdvertisingSetParameters.Builder setPrimaryPhy(int);
+    method public android.bluetooth.le.AdvertisingSetParameters.Builder setScannable(boolean);
     method public android.bluetooth.le.AdvertisingSetParameters.Builder setSecondaryPhy(int);
     method public android.bluetooth.le.AdvertisingSetParameters.Builder setTxPowerLevel(int);
   }
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 0d54bee49610b..ac718c73aa407 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -8450,6 +8450,7 @@ package android.bluetooth.le {
     method public boolean isAnonymous();
     method public boolean isConnectable();
     method public boolean isLegacy();
+    method public boolean isScannable();
     method public void writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel, int);
     field public static final android.os.Parcelable.Creator<android.bluetooth.le.AdvertisingSetParameters> CREATOR;
     field public static final int INTERVAL_HIGH = 160; // 0xa0
@@ -8477,6 +8478,7 @@ package android.bluetooth.le {
     method public android.bluetooth.le.AdvertisingSetParameters.Builder setInterval(int);
     method public android.bluetooth.le.AdvertisingSetParameters.Builder setLegacyMode(boolean);
     method public android.bluetooth.le.AdvertisingSetParameters.Builder setPrimaryPhy(int);
+    method public android.bluetooth.le.AdvertisingSetParameters.Builder setScannable(boolean);
     method public android.bluetooth.le.AdvertisingSetParameters.Builder setSecondaryPhy(int);
     method public android.bluetooth.le.AdvertisingSetParameters.Builder setTxPowerLevel(int);
   }
diff --git a/api/test-current.txt b/api/test-current.txt
index e56255c9f9ff1..13bea65cca788 100644
--- a/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/api/test-current.txt
@@ -8004,6 +8004,7 @@ package android.bluetooth.le {
     method public boolean isAnonymous();
     method public boolean isConnectable();
     method public boolean isLegacy();
+    method public boolean isScannable();
     method public void writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel, int);
     field public static final android.os.Parcelable.Creator<android.bluetooth.le.AdvertisingSetParameters> CREATOR;
     field public static final int INTERVAL_HIGH = 160; // 0xa0
@@ -8031,6 +8032,7 @@ package android.bluetooth.le {
     method public android.bluetooth.le.AdvertisingSetParameters.Builder setInterval(int);
     method public android.bluetooth.le.AdvertisingSetParameters.Builder setLegacyMode(boolean);
     method public android.bluetooth.le.AdvertisingSetParameters.Builder setPrimaryPhy(int);
+    method public android.bluetooth.le.AdvertisingSetParameters.Builder setScannable(boolean);
     method public android.bluetooth.le.AdvertisingSetParameters.Builder setSecondaryPhy(int);
     method public android.bluetooth.le.AdvertisingSetParameters.Builder setTxPowerLevel(int);
   }
diff --git a/core/java/android/bluetooth/le/AdvertisingSetParameters.java b/core/java/android/bluetooth/le/AdvertisingSetParameters.java
index 59fef8d1d1ea1..fe1f425c4fc1b 100644
--- a/core/java/android/bluetooth/le/AdvertisingSetParameters.java
+++ b/core/java/android/bluetooth/le/AdvertisingSetParameters.java
@@ -116,14 +116,16 @@ public final class AdvertisingSetParameters implements Parcelable {
     private final int primaryPhy;
     private final int secondaryPhy;
     private final boolean connectable;
+    private final boolean scannable;
     private final int interval;
     private final int txPowerLevel;
 
-    private AdvertisingSetParameters(boolean connectable, boolean isLegacy,
+    private AdvertisingSetParameters(boolean connectable, boolean scannable, boolean isLegacy,
                                      boolean isAnonymous, boolean includeTxPower,
                                      int primaryPhy, int secondaryPhy,
                                      int interval, int txPowerLevel) {
         this.connectable = connectable;
+        this.scannable = scannable;
         this.isLegacy = isLegacy;
         this.isAnonymous = isAnonymous;
         this.includeTxPower = includeTxPower;
@@ -135,6 +137,7 @@ public final class AdvertisingSetParameters implements Parcelable {
 
     private AdvertisingSetParameters(Parcel in) {
         connectable = in.readInt() != 0 ? true : false;
+        scannable = in.readInt() != 0 ? true : false;
         isLegacy = in.readInt() != 0 ? true : false;
         isAnonymous = in.readInt() != 0 ? true : false;
         includeTxPower = in.readInt() != 0 ? true : false;
@@ -149,6 +152,11 @@ public final class AdvertisingSetParameters implements Parcelable {
      */
     public boolean isConnectable() { return connectable; }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns whether the advertisement will be scannable.
+     */
+    public boolean isScannable() { return scannable; }
+
     /**
      * Returns whether the legacy advertisement will be used.
      */
@@ -204,6 +212,7 @@ public final class AdvertisingSetParameters implements Parcelable {
     @Override
     public void writeToParcel(Parcel dest, int flags) {
         dest.writeInt(connectable ? 1 : 0);
+        dest.writeInt(scannable ? 1 : 0);
         dest.writeInt(isLegacy ? 1 : 0);
         dest.writeInt(isAnonymous ? 1 : 0);
         dest.writeInt(includeTxPower ? 1 : 0);
@@ -232,6 +241,7 @@ public final class AdvertisingSetParameters implements Parcelable {
     public static final class Builder {
 
         private boolean connectable = true;
+        private boolean scannable = true;
         private boolean isLegacy = false;
         private boolean isAnonymous = false;
         private boolean includeTxPower = false;
@@ -253,6 +263,18 @@ public final class AdvertisingSetParameters implements Parcelable {
             return this;
         }
 
+        /**
+         * Set whether the advertisement type should be scannable
+         * Legacy advertisements can be both connectable and scannable. Other
+         * advertisements can be scannable only if not connectable.
+         * @param scannable Controls whether the advertisment type will be
+         * scannable (true) or non-scannable (false).
+         */
+        public Builder setScannable(boolean scannable) {
+            this.scannable = scannable;
+            return this;
+        }
+
         /**
          * When set to true, advertising set will advertise 4.x Spec compliant
          * advertisements.
@@ -371,7 +393,7 @@ public final class AdvertisingSetParameters implements Parcelable {
          * Build the {@link AdvertisingSetParameters} object.
          */
         public AdvertisingSetParameters build() {
-            return new AdvertisingSetParameters(connectable, isLegacy, isAnonymous,
+            return new AdvertisingSetParameters(connectable, scannable, isLegacy, isAnonymous,
                                                 includeTxPower, primaryPhy,
                                                 secondaryPhy, interval, txPowerLevel);
         }
diff --git a/core/java/android/bluetooth/le/BluetoothLeAdvertiser.java b/core/java/android/bluetooth/le/BluetoothLeAdvertiser.java
index 0f35608f8522a..ae012d9391e3e 100644
--- a/core/java/android/bluetooth/le/BluetoothLeAdvertiser.java
+++ b/core/java/android/bluetooth/le/BluetoothLeAdvertiser.java
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ public final class BluetoothLeAdvertiser {
             AdvertisingSetParameters.Builder parameters = new AdvertisingSetParameters.Builder();
             parameters.setLegacyMode(true);
             parameters.setConnectable(isConnectable);
+            parameters.setScannable(true); // legacy advertisements we support are always scannable
             if (settings.getMode() == AdvertiseSettings.ADVERTISE_MODE_LOW_POWER) {
                 parameters.setInterval(1600); // 1s
             } else if (settings.getMode() == AdvertiseSettings.ADVERTISE_MODE_BALANCED) {