diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/view/RotationPolicy.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/view/RotationPolicy.java
index 869da1ffcb6ee..058c6ec4d13c7 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/view/RotationPolicy.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/view/RotationPolicy.java
@@ -106,7 +106,9 @@ public final class RotationPolicy {
      * Enables or disables rotation lock from the system UI toggle.
      */
     public static void setRotationLock(Context context, final boolean enabled) {
-        final int rotation = areAllRotationsAllowed(context) ? CURRENT_ROTATION : NATURAL_ROTATION;
+        final int rotation = areAllRotationsAllowed(context)
+                || useCurrentRotationOnRotationLockChange(context) ? CURRENT_ROTATION
+                : NATURAL_ROTATION;
         setRotationLockAtAngle(context, enabled, rotation);
     }
 
@@ -139,6 +141,11 @@ public final class RotationPolicy {
         return context.getResources().getBoolean(R.bool.config_allowAllRotations);
     }
 
+    private static boolean useCurrentRotationOnRotationLockChange(Context context) {
+        return context.getResources().getBoolean(
+                R.bool.config_useCurrentRotationOnRotationLockChange);
+    }
+
     private static void setRotationLock(final boolean enabled, final int rotation) {
         AsyncTask.execute(new Runnable() {
             @Override
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/config.xml b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
index 2f5efd12a2ba8..c759239bd5bdd 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
@@ -576,6 +576,10 @@
          rotations as the default behavior. -->
     <bool name="config_allowAllRotations">false</bool>
 
+    <!-- If false and config_allowAllRotations is false, the screen will rotate to the natural
+         orientation of the device when the auto-rotate policy is toggled. -->
+    <bool name="config_useCurrentRotationOnRotationLockChange">false</bool>
+
     <!-- If true, the direction rotation is applied to get to an application's requested
          orientation is reversed.  Normally, the model is that landscape is
          clockwise from portrait; thus on a portrait device an app requesting
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
index 41281fa0d40fe..7bf0dfc7f45d3 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
@@ -1732,6 +1732,7 @@
   <java-symbol type="attr" name="dialogTitleDecorLayout" />
   <java-symbol type="attr" name="dialogTitleIconsDecorLayout" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_allowAllRotations" />
+  <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_useCurrentRotationOnRotationLockChange"/>
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_annoy_dianne" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_startDreamImmediatelyOnDock" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_carDockEnablesAccelerometer" />