diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 77aff8dac3fa8..c4ae9a3dd6b42 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -5028,6 +5028,7 @@ package android.net.wifi {
     method @NonNull @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.LOCATION_HARDWARE) public java.util.List<java.lang.Integer> getAvailableChannels(int);
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.LOCATION_HARDWARE) public boolean getScanResults();
     method @NonNull @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.LOCATION_HARDWARE) public java.util.List<android.net.wifi.ScanResult> getSingleScanResults();
+    method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.NETWORK_STACK) public void setScanningEnabled(boolean);
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.LOCATION_HARDWARE) public void startBackgroundScan(android.net.wifi.WifiScanner.ScanSettings, android.net.wifi.WifiScanner.ScanListener);
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.LOCATION_HARDWARE) public void startBackgroundScan(android.net.wifi.WifiScanner.ScanSettings, android.net.wifi.WifiScanner.ScanListener, android.os.WorkSource);
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.LOCATION_HARDWARE) public void startScan(android.net.wifi.WifiScanner.ScanSettings, android.net.wifi.WifiScanner.ScanListener);
diff --git a/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/WifiScanner.java b/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/WifiScanner.java
index 771f3b8194984..0de506610ec1b 100644
--- a/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/WifiScanner.java
+++ b/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/WifiScanner.java
@@ -789,12 +789,11 @@ public class WifiScanner {
 
     /**
      * Enable/Disable wifi scanning.
-     * Note: WifiService calls this after any client interface mode changes (i.e. a new interface
-     * set up or an existing interface torn down)
-     * If there are >= 1 active client interface, invoke setScanningEnabled(true)
-     * If there are 0 active client interface, invoke setScanningEnabled(false)
+     *
+     * @param enable set to true to enable scanning, set to false to disable all types of scanning.
      * {@hide}
      */
+    @SystemApi
     @RequiresPermission(Manifest.permission.NETWORK_STACK)
     public void setScanningEnabled(boolean enable) {
         validateChannel();