diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 4ba4fbee7b159..1fe7e4f7c63e2 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -43381,6 +43381,7 @@ package android.telecom {
     field public static final String EVENT_CALL_PULL_FAILED = "android.telecom.event.CALL_PULL_FAILED";
     field public static final String EVENT_CALL_REMOTELY_HELD = "android.telecom.event.CALL_REMOTELY_HELD";
     field public static final String EVENT_CALL_REMOTELY_UNHELD = "android.telecom.event.CALL_REMOTELY_UNHELD";
+    field public static final String EVENT_CALL_SWITCH_FAILED = "android.telecom.event.CALL_SWITCH_FAILED";
     field public static final String EVENT_MERGE_COMPLETE = "android.telecom.event.MERGE_COMPLETE";
     field public static final String EVENT_MERGE_START = "android.telecom.event.MERGE_START";
     field public static final String EVENT_ON_HOLD_TONE_END = "android.telecom.event.ON_HOLD_TONE_END";
diff --git a/telecomm/java/android/telecom/Connection.java b/telecomm/java/android/telecom/Connection.java
index e2f5d0bba0b0a..757030e29ca8e 100644
--- a/telecomm/java/android/telecom/Connection.java
+++ b/telecomm/java/android/telecom/Connection.java
@@ -613,6 +613,15 @@ public abstract class Connection extends Conferenceable {
      */
     public static final String EVENT_CALL_HOLD_FAILED = "android.telecom.event.CALL_HOLD_FAILED";
 
+    /**
+     * Connection event used to inform Telecom when a switch operation on a call has failed.
+     * <p>
+     * Sent via {@link #sendConnectionEvent(String, Bundle)}.  The {@link Bundle} parameter is
+     * expected to be null when this connection event is used.
+     */
+    public static final String EVENT_CALL_SWITCH_FAILED =
+            "android.telecom.event.CALL_SWITCH_FAILED";
+
     /**
      * Connection event used to inform {@link InCallService}s when the process of merging a
      * Connection into a conference has begun.