diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index f25ec5b45ac28..60145a8242f6d 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -7204,6 +7204,7 @@ package android.net.wifi {
     method public int getBandwidth();
     method @Nullable public android.net.MacAddress getBssid();
     method public int getFrequency();
+    method public int getWifiStandard();
     method public void writeToParcel(@NonNull android.os.Parcel, int);
     field public static final int CHANNEL_WIDTH_160MHZ = 6; // 0x6
     field public static final int CHANNEL_WIDTH_20MHZ = 2; // 0x2
diff --git a/wifi/api/system-current.txt b/wifi/api/system-current.txt
index c3e573c311c2c..ed5ed82e6adfe 100644
--- a/wifi/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/wifi/api/system-current.txt
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ package android.net.wifi {
     method public int getBandwidth();
     method @Nullable public android.net.MacAddress getBssid();
     method public int getFrequency();
+    method public int getWifiStandard();
     method public void writeToParcel(@NonNull android.os.Parcel, int);
     field public static final int CHANNEL_WIDTH_160MHZ = 6; // 0x6
     field public static final int CHANNEL_WIDTH_20MHZ = 2; // 0x2
diff --git a/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/SoftApInfo.java b/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/SoftApInfo.java
index 40981f7b0fb13..cf61f81e6d227 100644
--- a/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/SoftApInfo.java
+++ b/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/SoftApInfo.java
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ public final class SoftApInfo implements Parcelable {
      */
     public static final int CHANNEL_WIDTH_160MHZ = 6;
 
-
-
     /** The frequency which AP resides on.  */
     private int mFrequency = 0;
 
@@ -98,6 +96,11 @@ public final class SoftApInfo implements Parcelable {
     @Nullable
     private MacAddress mBssid;
 
+    /**
+     * The operational mode of the AP.
+     */
+    private @WifiAnnotations.WifiStandard int mWifiStandard = ScanResult.WIFI_STANDARD_UNKNOWN;
+
     /**
      * Get the frequency which AP resides on.
      */
@@ -162,6 +165,27 @@ public final class SoftApInfo implements Parcelable {
         mBssid = bssid;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set the operational mode of the AP.
+     *
+     * @param wifiStandard values from {@link ScanResult}'s {@code WIFI_STANDARD_}
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public void setWifiStandard(@WifiAnnotations.WifiStandard int wifiStandard) {
+        mWifiStandard = wifiStandard;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the operational mode of the AP.
+     * @return valid values from {@link ScanResult}'s {@code WIFI_STANDARD_}
+     */
+    public @WifiAnnotations.WifiStandard int getWifiStandard() {
+        if (!SdkLevelUtil.isAtLeastS()) {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+        }
+        return mWifiStandard;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @hide
      */
@@ -170,6 +194,7 @@ public final class SoftApInfo implements Parcelable {
             mFrequency = source.mFrequency;
             mBandwidth = source.mBandwidth;
             mBssid = source.mBssid;
+            mWifiStandard = source.mWifiStandard;
         }
     }
 
@@ -191,6 +216,7 @@ public final class SoftApInfo implements Parcelable {
         dest.writeInt(mFrequency);
         dest.writeInt(mBandwidth);
         dest.writeParcelable(mBssid, flags);
+        dest.writeInt(mWifiStandard);
     }
 
     @NonNull
@@ -201,6 +227,7 @@ public final class SoftApInfo implements Parcelable {
             info.mFrequency = in.readInt();
             info.mBandwidth = in.readInt();
             info.mBssid = in.readParcelable(MacAddress.class.getClassLoader());
+            info.mWifiStandard = in.readInt();
             return info;
         }
 
@@ -215,8 +242,9 @@ public final class SoftApInfo implements Parcelable {
         StringBuilder sbuf = new StringBuilder();
         sbuf.append("SoftApInfo{");
         sbuf.append("bandwidth= ").append(mBandwidth);
-        sbuf.append(",frequency= ").append(mFrequency);
+        sbuf.append(", frequency= ").append(mFrequency);
         if (mBssid != null) sbuf.append(",bssid=").append(mBssid.toString());
+        sbuf.append(", wifiStandard= ").append(mWifiStandard);
         sbuf.append("}");
         return sbuf.toString();
     }
@@ -228,11 +256,12 @@ public final class SoftApInfo implements Parcelable {
         SoftApInfo softApInfo = (SoftApInfo) o;
         return mFrequency == softApInfo.mFrequency
                 && mBandwidth == softApInfo.mBandwidth
-                && Objects.equals(mBssid, softApInfo.mBssid);
+                && Objects.equals(mBssid, softApInfo.mBssid)
+                && mWifiStandard == softApInfo.mWifiStandard;
     }
 
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
-        return Objects.hash(mFrequency, mBandwidth, mBssid);
+        return Objects.hash(mFrequency, mBandwidth, mBssid, mWifiStandard);
     }
 }
diff --git a/wifi/tests/src/android/net/wifi/SoftApInfoTest.java b/wifi/tests/src/android/net/wifi/SoftApInfoTest.java
index 458a95494438c..2821c35f93473 100644
--- a/wifi/tests/src/android/net/wifi/SoftApInfoTest.java
+++ b/wifi/tests/src/android/net/wifi/SoftApInfoTest.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package android.net.wifi;
 
 import android.net.MacAddress;
+import android.net.wifi.util.SdkLevelUtil;
 import android.os.Parcel;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ public class SoftApInfoTest {
         info.setFrequency(2412);
         info.setBandwidth(SoftApInfo.CHANNEL_WIDTH_20MHZ);
         info.setBssid(MacAddress.fromString("aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff"));
+        info.setWifiStandard(ScanResult.WIFI_STANDARD_LEGACY);
 
 
         SoftApInfo copiedInfo = new SoftApInfo(info);
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ public class SoftApInfoTest {
         info.setFrequency(2412);
         info.setBandwidth(SoftApInfo.CHANNEL_WIDTH_20MHZ);
         info.setBssid(MacAddress.fromString("aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff"));
+        info.setWifiStandard(ScanResult.WIFI_STANDARD_LEGACY);
 
         Parcel parcelW = Parcel.obtain();
         info.writeToParcel(parcelW, 0);
@@ -72,4 +75,19 @@ public class SoftApInfoTest {
         assertEquals(info.hashCode(), fromParcel.hashCode());
     }
 
+
+    /**
+     * Verifies the initial value same as expected.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testInitialValue() throws Exception {
+        SoftApInfo info = new SoftApInfo();
+        assertEquals(info.getFrequency(), 0);
+        assertEquals(info.getBandwidth(), SoftApInfo.CHANNEL_WIDTH_INVALID);
+        if (SdkLevelUtil.isAtLeastS()) {
+            assertEquals(info.getBssid(), null);
+            assertEquals(info.getWifiStandard(), ScanResult.WIFI_STANDARD_UNKNOWN);
+        }
+    }
+
 }