diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
index 79f11513e7989..1e66c55ada5dc 100755
--- a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
@@ -7450,6 +7450,12 @@ public final class Settings {
        public static final String NETWORK_SWITCH_NOTIFICATION_RATE_LIMIT_MILLIS =
               "network_switch_notification_rate_limit_millis";
 
+       /**
+        * Whether to automatically switch away from wifi networks that lose Internet access.
+        * @hide
+        */
+       public static final String NETWORK_AVOID_BAD_WIFI = "network_avoid_bad_wifi";
+
        /**
         * Whether Wifi display is enabled/disabled
         * 0=disabled. 1=enabled.
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/config.xml b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
index 004b31f3a3ae7..b047cdf3c69fa 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
@@ -275,6 +275,11 @@
     <string-array translatable="false" name="config_networkNotifySwitches">
     </string-array>
 
+    <!-- Whether the device should automatically switch away from Wi-Fi networks that lose
+         Internet access. Actual device behaviour is controlled by
+         Settings.Global.NETWORK_AVOID_BAD_WIFI. This is the default value of that setting. -->
+    <integer translatable="false" name="config_networkAvoidBadWifi">1</integer>
+
     <!-- List of regexpressions describing the interface (if any) that represent tetherable
          USB interfaces.  If the device doesn't want to support tethering over USB this should
          be empty.  An example would be "usb.*" -->
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
index 39127a43f0a30..4613b78033768 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
@@ -1747,6 +1747,7 @@
   <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_networkTransitionTimeout" />
   <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_networkNotifySwitchType" />
   <java-symbol type="array" name="config_networkNotifySwitches" />
+  <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_networkAvoidBadWifi" />
   <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_notificationsBatteryFullARGB" />
   <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_notificationsBatteryLedOff" />
   <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_notificationsBatteryLedOn" />
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
index ee455af5e31a7..da08e626b7c6a 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
@@ -2735,6 +2735,15 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub
                 PROMPT_UNVALIDATED_DELAY_MS);
     }
 
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    public boolean avoidBadWifi() {
+        int defaultAvoidBadWifi =
+            mContext.getResources().getInteger(R.integer.config_networkAvoidBadWifi);
+        int avoid = Settings.Global.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+            Settings.Global.NETWORK_AVOID_BAD_WIFI, defaultAvoidBadWifi);
+        return avoid == 1;
+    }
+
     private void handlePromptUnvalidated(Network network) {
         if (VDBG) log("handlePromptUnvalidated " + network);
         NetworkAgentInfo nai = getNetworkAgentInfoForNetwork(network);
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/NetworkAgentInfo.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/NetworkAgentInfo.java
index ba39ec016674b..cb4bb8840b5a0 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/NetworkAgentInfo.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/NetworkAgentInfo.java
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ import java.util.TreeSet;
 // is satisfying one or more background NetworkRequests it is kept up in the background. If it is
 // not, ConnectivityService disconnects the NetworkAgent's AsyncChannel.
 public class NetworkAgentInfo implements Comparable<NetworkAgentInfo> {
+
     public NetworkInfo networkInfo;
     // This Network object should always be used if possible, so as to encourage reuse of the
     // enclosed socket factory and connection pool.  Avoid creating other Network objects.
@@ -415,13 +416,20 @@ public class NetworkAgentInfo implements Comparable<NetworkAgentInfo> {
         }
 
         int score = currentScore;
-        if (!lastValidated && !pretendValidated) {
+        if (!lastValidated && !pretendValidated && !ignoreWifiUnvalidationPenalty()) {
             score -= UNVALIDATED_SCORE_PENALTY;
         }
         if (score < 0) score = 0;
         return score;
     }
 
+    // Return true on devices configured to ignore score penalty for wifi networks
+    // that become unvalidated (b/31075769).
+    private boolean ignoreWifiUnvalidationPenalty() {
+        boolean isWifi = networkCapabilities.hasTransport(NetworkCapabilities.TRANSPORT_WIFI);
+        return isWifi && !mConnService.avoidBadWifi() && everValidated;
+    }
+
     // Get the current score for this Network.  This may be modified from what the
     // NetworkAgent sent, as it has modifiers applied to it.
     public int getCurrentScore() {