diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 622bc41aadf87..75fd86b2abf8a 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -45753,6 +45753,7 @@ package android.telephony {
     method public byte[] getPdu();
     method public int getProtocolIdentifier();
     method public String getPseudoSubject();
+    method @Nullable public String getRecipientAddress();
     method public String getServiceCenterAddress();
     method public int getStatus();
     method public int getStatusOnIcc();
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 1cd0798e7fa64..4c433162b7e2b 100755
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ package android {
     field public static final String ACCESS_DRM_CERTIFICATES = "android.permission.ACCESS_DRM_CERTIFICATES";
     field @Deprecated public static final String ACCESS_FM_RADIO = "android.permission.ACCESS_FM_RADIO";
     field public static final String ACCESS_INSTANT_APPS = "android.permission.ACCESS_INSTANT_APPS";
+    field public static final String ACCESS_MESSAGES_ON_ICC = "android.permission.ACCESS_MESSAGES_ON_ICC";
     field public static final String ACCESS_MOCK_LOCATION = "android.permission.ACCESS_MOCK_LOCATION";
     field public static final String ACCESS_MTP = "android.permission.ACCESS_MTP";
     field public static final String ACCESS_NETWORK_CONDITIONS = "android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_CONDITIONS";
@@ -9865,8 +9866,10 @@ package android.telephony {
   }
 
   public final class SmsManager {
+    method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_MESSAGES_ON_ICC) public boolean deleteMessageFromIcc(int);
     method public boolean disableCellBroadcastRange(int, int, int);
     method public boolean enableCellBroadcastRange(int, int, int);
+    method @NonNull @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.ACCESS_MESSAGES_ON_ICC) public java.util.List<android.telephony.SmsMessage> getMessagesFromIcc();
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE) public int getSmsCapacityOnIcc();
     method public void sendMultipartTextMessage(@NonNull String, @NonNull String, @NonNull java.util.List<java.lang.String>, @Nullable java.util.List<android.app.PendingIntent>, @Nullable java.util.List<android.app.PendingIntent>, @NonNull String);
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.MODIFY_PHONE_STATE) public void sendMultipartTextMessageWithoutPersisting(String, String, java.util.List<java.lang.String>, java.util.List<android.app.PendingIntent>, java.util.List<android.app.PendingIntent>);
diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index dc584ab4a9146..a13f43d2f9d55 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -726,6 +726,11 @@
     <!-- ====================================================================== -->
     <eat-comment />
 
+    <!-- @SystemApi Allows accessing the messages on ICC
+         @hide Used internally. -->
+    <permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_MESSAGES_ON_ICC"
+        android:protectionLevel="signature|telephony" />
+
     <!-- Used for runtime permissions related to user's SMS messages. -->
     <permission-group android:name="android.permission-group.SMS"
         android:icon="@drawable/perm_group_sms"
diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/SmsManager.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/SmsManager.java
index cab5286f53b7a..7215ef8fb4c57 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/SmsManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/SmsManager.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package android.telephony;
 
+import android.Manifest;
 import android.annotation.CallbackExecutor;
 import android.annotation.IntDef;
 import android.annotation.NonNull;
@@ -1635,14 +1636,16 @@ public final class SmsManager {
      * operation is performed on the correct subscription.
      * </p>
      *
-     * @param messageIndex is the record index of the message on ICC
-     * @return true for success
+     * @param messageIndex This is the same index used to access a message
+     * from {@link #getMessagesFromIcc()}.
+     * @return true for success, false if the operation fails. Failure can be due to IPC failure,
+     * RIL/modem error which results in SMS failed to be deleted on SIM
      *
      * {@hide}
      */
-    @UnsupportedAppUsage
-    public boolean
-    deleteMessageFromIcc(int messageIndex) {
+    @SystemApi
+    @RequiresPermission(Manifest.permission.ACCESS_MESSAGES_ON_ICC)
+    public boolean deleteMessageFromIcc(int messageIndex) {
         boolean success = false;
 
         try {
@@ -1684,6 +1687,7 @@ public final class SmsManager {
      * {@hide}
      */
     @UnsupportedAppUsage
+    @RequiresPermission(Manifest.permission.ACCESS_MESSAGES_ON_ICC)
     public boolean updateMessageOnIcc(int messageIndex, int newStatus, byte[] pdu) {
         boolean success = false;
 
@@ -1716,8 +1720,22 @@ public final class SmsManager {
      * operation is performed on the correct subscription.
      * </p>
      *
+     * @return <code>List</code> of <code>SmsMessage</code> objects
+     *
+     * {@hide}
+     */
+    @SystemApi
+    @RequiresPermission(Manifest.permission.ACCESS_MESSAGES_ON_ICC)
+    public @NonNull List<SmsMessage> getMessagesFromIcc() {
+        return getAllMessagesFromIcc();
+    }
+
+    /**
      * @return <code>ArrayList</code> of <code>SmsMessage</code> objects
      *
+     * This is similar to {@link #getMessagesFromIcc} except that it will return ArrayList.
+     * Suggested to use {@link #getMessagesFromIcc} instead.
+     *
      * {@hide}
      */
     @UnsupportedAppUsage
diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/SmsMessage.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/SmsMessage.java
index 392d3eb376862..2897358830940 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/SmsMessage.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/SmsMessage.java
@@ -1038,10 +1038,10 @@ public class SmsMessage {
     }
 
     /**
-     * {@hide}
      * Returns the recipient address(receiver) of this SMS message in String form or null if
      * unavailable.
      */
+    @Nullable
     public String getRecipientAddress() {
         return mWrappedSmsMessage.getRecipientAddress();
     }