diff --git a/api/current.xml b/api/current.xml
index d7fa335aa03ae..9b8eead8e352b 100644
--- a/api/current.xml
+++ b/api/current.xml
@@ -117394,6 +117394,17 @@
  visibility="public"
 >
 </method>
+<method name="hasIccCard"
+ return="boolean"
+ abstract="false"
+ native="false"
+ synchronized="false"
+ static="false"
+ final="false"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+</method>
 <method name="isNetworkRoaming"
  return="boolean"
  abstract="false"
diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
index f3304a3fb3235..a690e3c049955 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
@@ -480,6 +480,13 @@ public class TelephonyManager {
     /** SIM card state: Ready */
     public static final int SIM_STATE_READY = 5;
 
+    /**
+     * @return true if a ICC card is present
+     */
+    public boolean hasIccCard() {
+        return PhoneFactory.getDefaultPhone().getIccCard().hasIccCard();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns a constant indicating the state of the
      * device SIM card.
diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/IccCard.java b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/IccCard.java
index 6657060228871..200340e7b9f0c 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/IccCard.java
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/IccCard.java
@@ -667,6 +667,19 @@ public abstract class IccCard {
         return false;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return true if a ICC card is present
+     */
+    public boolean hasIccCard() {
+        boolean isIccPresent;
+        if (mPhone.getPhoneName().equals("GSM")) {
+            return mIccCardStatus.getCardState().isCardPresent();
+        } else {
+            // TODO: Make work with a CDMA device with a RUIM card.
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
     private void log(String msg) {
         Log.d(mLogTag, "[IccCard] " + msg);
     }