diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 08c9fd6eac1aa..8f873303676c0 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -36289,6 +36289,7 @@ package android.telecom {
     method public final void setNextPostDialChar(char);
     method public final void setOnHold();
     method public final void setPostDialWait(java.lang.String);
+    method public final void setPulling();
     method public final void setRingbackRequested(boolean);
     method public final void setRinging();
     method public final void setStatusHints(android.telecom.StatusHints);
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 7aa5394a90211..b4aab51d13247 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -39138,6 +39138,7 @@ package android.telecom {
     method public final void setNextPostDialChar(char);
     method public final void setOnHold();
     method public final void setPostDialWait(java.lang.String);
+    method public final void setPulling();
     method public final void setRingbackRequested(boolean);
     method public final void setRinging();
     method public final void setStatusHints(android.telecom.StatusHints);
diff --git a/api/test-current.txt b/api/test-current.txt
index 003e50b965330..7ec7823d2a5a9 100644
--- a/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/api/test-current.txt
@@ -36367,6 +36367,7 @@ package android.telecom {
     method public final void setNextPostDialChar(char);
     method public final void setOnHold();
     method public final void setPostDialWait(java.lang.String);
+    method public final void setPulling();
     method public final void setRingbackRequested(boolean);
     method public final void setRinging();
     method public final void setStatusHints(android.telecom.StatusHints);
diff --git a/telecomm/java/android/telecom/Connection.java b/telecomm/java/android/telecom/Connection.java
index 1b14d65b823ca..91380b2e16f7d 100644
--- a/telecomm/java/android/telecom/Connection.java
+++ b/telecomm/java/android/telecom/Connection.java
@@ -1623,6 +1623,16 @@ public abstract class Connection extends Conferenceable {
         setState(STATE_DIALING);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets state to pulling (e.g. the connection is being pulled to the local device from another
+     * device).  Only applicable for {@link Connection}s with
+     * {@link Connection#PROPERTY_IS_EXTERNAL_CALL} and {@link Connection#CAPABILITY_CAN_PULL_CALL}.
+     */
+    public final void setPulling() {
+        checkImmutable();
+        setState(STATE_PULLING_CALL);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets state to be on hold.
      */