diff --git a/core/res/res/values/config.xml b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
index ad1f1f005baaa..3d73ade33d5bd 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
@@ -3064,6 +3064,11 @@
          empty string is passed in -->
     <string name="config_wlan_data_service_package" translatable="false"></string>
 
+    <!-- Boolean indicating whether the Iwlan data service supports persistence of iwlan ipsec
+         tunnels across service restart. If iwlan tunnels are not persisted across restart,
+         Framework will clean up dangling data connections when service restarts -->
+    <bool name="config_wlan_data_service_conn_persistence_on_restart">true</bool>
+
     <!-- Cellular data service class name to bind to by default. If none is specified in an overlay, an
          empty string is passed in -->
     <string name="config_wwan_data_service_class" translatable="false"></string>
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
index b0ee810fee417..ece65ff214871 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@
   <java-symbol type="string" name="config_wlan_network_service_package" />
   <java-symbol type="string" name="config_wwan_network_service_class" />
   <java-symbol type="string" name="config_wlan_network_service_class" />
+  <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_wlan_data_service_conn_persistence_on_restart" />
   <java-symbol type="string" name="config_wwan_data_service_package" />
   <java-symbol type="string" name="config_wlan_data_service_package" />
   <java-symbol type="string" name="config_wwan_data_service_class" />