diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
index fca318e684158..5f900714afa4a 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
@@ -2692,6 +2692,12 @@ public final class Settings {
          */
         public static final String GMAIL_DISCARD_ERROR_UPHILL_OP = "gmail_discard_error_uphill_op";
 
+        /**
+         * Controls how many attempts Gmail will try to upload an uphill operations before it
+         * abandons the operation. Defaults to 20.
+         */
+        public static final String GMAIL_NUM_RETRY_UPHILL_OP = "gmail_discard_error_uphill_op";
+
         /**
          * the transcoder URL for mobile devices.
          */