diff --git a/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/aware/WifiAwareNetworkSpecifier.java b/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/aware/WifiAwareNetworkSpecifier.java
index e152f6ced5715..eeabbfa258927 100644
--- a/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/aware/WifiAwareNetworkSpecifier.java
+++ b/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/aware/WifiAwareNetworkSpecifier.java
@@ -161,6 +161,16 @@ public final class WifiAwareNetworkSpecifier extends NetworkSpecifier implements
                 }
             };
 
+    /**
+     * Indicates whether the network specifier specifies an OOB (out-of-band) data-path - i.e. a
+     * data-path created without a corresponding Aware discovery session.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public boolean isOutOfBand() {
+        return type == NETWORK_SPECIFIER_TYPE_OOB || type == NETWORK_SPECIFIER_TYPE_OOB_ANY_PEER;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public int describeContents() {
         return 0;