diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
index a50f38e731364..61592eaa2d840 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
@@ -17187,6 +17187,12 @@ public final class Settings {
              */
             public static final String CLOCKWORK_LONG_PRESS_TO_ASSISTANT_ENABLED =
                     "clockwork_long_press_to_assistant_enabled";
+
+            /*
+             * Whether the device has Wet Mode/ Touch Lock Mode enabled.
+             * @hide
+             */
+            public static final String WET_MODE_ON = "wet_mode_on";
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/GlobalSettingsValidators.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/GlobalSettingsValidators.java
index 38ff18a6788d8..246466e16c74e 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/GlobalSettingsValidators.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/GlobalSettingsValidators.java
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ public class GlobalSettingsValidators {
         VALIDATORS.put(Global.USER_PREFERRED_REFRESH_RATE, NON_NEGATIVE_FLOAT_VALIDATOR);
         VALIDATORS.put(Global.USER_PREFERRED_RESOLUTION_HEIGHT, ANY_INTEGER_VALIDATOR);
         VALIDATORS.put(Global.USER_PREFERRED_RESOLUTION_WIDTH, ANY_INTEGER_VALIDATOR);
+        VALIDATORS.put(Global.Wearable.WET_MODE_ON, BOOLEAN_VALIDATOR);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
index a3f39959e7cfd..9ed83ec097d32 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
@@ -657,7 +657,8 @@ public class SettingsBackupTest {
                     Settings.Global.Wearable.CLOCKWORK_SYSUI_PACKAGE,
                     Settings.Global.Wearable.CLOCKWORK_SYSUI_MAIN_ACTIVITY,
                     Settings.Global.Wearable.CLOCKWORK_LONG_PRESS_TO_ASSISTANT_ENABLED,
-                    Settings.Global.Wearable.WEAR_ACTIVITY_AUTO_RESUME_TIMEOUT_SET_BY_USER);
+                    Settings.Global.Wearable.WEAR_ACTIVITY_AUTO_RESUME_TIMEOUT_SET_BY_USER,
+                    Settings.Global.Wearable.WET_MODE_ON);
 
     private static final Set<String> BACKUP_DENY_LIST_SECURE_SETTINGS =
              newHashSet(