diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 867279a5388b0..1cfec749caa2e 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -23251,6 +23251,7 @@ package android.media {
     method public int generateAudioSessionId();
     method @NonNull public java.util.List<android.media.AudioPlaybackConfiguration> getActivePlaybackConfigurations();
     method @NonNull public java.util.List<android.media.AudioRecordingConfiguration> getActiveRecordingConfigurations();
+    method public int getAllowedCapturePolicy();
     method public android.media.AudioDeviceInfo[] getDevices(int);
     method public java.util.List<android.media.MicrophoneInfo> getMicrophones() throws java.io.IOException;
     method public int getMode();
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/AudioManager.java b/media/java/android/media/AudioManager.java
index 8f699eb9e6fc5..45042601779a9 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/AudioManager.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/AudioManager.java
@@ -1512,7 +1512,22 @@ public class AudioManager {
         int result = AudioSystem.setAllowedCapturePolicy(Process.myUid(), flags);
         if (result != AudioSystem.AUDIO_STATUS_OK) {
             Log.e(TAG, "Could not setAllowedCapturePolicy: " + result);
+            return;
         }
+        mCapturePolicy = capturePolicy;
+    }
+
+    @AudioAttributes.CapturePolicy
+    private int mCapturePolicy = AudioAttributes.ALLOW_CAPTURE_BY_ALL;
+
+    /**
+     * Return the capture policy.
+     * @return the capture policy set by {@link #setAllowedCapturePolicy(int)} or
+     *         the default if it was not called.
+     */
+    @AudioAttributes.CapturePolicy
+    public int getAllowedCapturePolicy() {
+        return mCapturePolicy;
     }
 
     //====================================================================