diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 3e1f5a521db6a..7c08a68744224 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -30623,6 +30623,7 @@ package android.telephony {
     field public static final java.lang.String KEY_AUTO_RETRY_ENABLED_BOOL = "auto_retry_enabled_bool";
     field public static final java.lang.String KEY_CARRIER_ALLOW_TURNOFF_IMS_BOOL = "carrier_allow_turnoff_ims_bool";
     field public static final java.lang.String KEY_CARRIER_SETTINGS_ENABLE_BOOL = "carrier_settings_enable_bool";
+    field public static final java.lang.String KEY_CARRIER_USE_IMS_FIRST_FOR_EMERGENCY_BOOL = "carrier_use_ims_first_for_emergency_bool";
     field public static final java.lang.String KEY_CARRIER_VOLTE_AVAILABLE_BOOL = "carrier_volte_available_bool";
     field public static final java.lang.String KEY_CARRIER_VOLTE_PROVISIONING_REQUIRED_BOOL = "carrier_volte_provisioning_required_bool";
     field public static final java.lang.String KEY_CARRIER_VOLTE_TTY_SUPPORTED_BOOL = "carrier_volte_tty_supported_bool";
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 984d3953ef867..13eec6fa88349 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -32893,6 +32893,7 @@ package android.telephony {
     field public static final java.lang.String KEY_AUTO_RETRY_ENABLED_BOOL = "auto_retry_enabled_bool";
     field public static final java.lang.String KEY_CARRIER_ALLOW_TURNOFF_IMS_BOOL = "carrier_allow_turnoff_ims_bool";
     field public static final java.lang.String KEY_CARRIER_SETTINGS_ENABLE_BOOL = "carrier_settings_enable_bool";
+    field public static final java.lang.String KEY_CARRIER_USE_IMS_FIRST_FOR_EMERGENCY_BOOL = "carrier_use_ims_first_for_emergency_bool";
     field public static final java.lang.String KEY_CARRIER_VOLTE_AVAILABLE_BOOL = "carrier_volte_available_bool";
     field public static final java.lang.String KEY_CARRIER_VOLTE_PROVISIONING_REQUIRED_BOOL = "carrier_volte_provisioning_required_bool";
     field public static final java.lang.String KEY_CARRIER_VOLTE_TTY_SUPPORTED_BOOL = "carrier_volte_tty_supported_bool";
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/config.xml b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
index 01ab624c17ec4..c3a33004b6544 100755
--- a/core/res/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
@@ -2022,10 +2022,6 @@
         IMS service implementation will do both.i.e.hold followed by merge. -->
     <bool name="skipHoldBeforeMerge">true</bool>
 
-    <!-- Flag indicating emergency calls will always use IMS irrespective of the state of
-    the IMS connection -->
-    <bool name="useImsAlwaysForEmergencyCall">true</bool>
-
     <!-- Flag indicating whether the IMS service can be turned off. If false then
         the service will not be turned-off completely (the ImsManager.turnOffIms() will
         be disabled) but individual Features can be disabled using ImsConfig.setFeatureValue() -->
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
index 31cf9b83090bb..1e222423f2b9f 100755
--- a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
@@ -2138,7 +2138,6 @@
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_carrier_vt_available" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_device_wfc_ims_available" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_carrier_wfc_ims_available" />
-  <java-symbol type="bool" name="useImsAlwaysForEmergencyCall" />
   <java-symbol type="attr" name="touchscreenBlocksFocus" />
   <java-symbol type="layout" name="resolver_list_with_default" />
   <java-symbol type="string" name="whichApplicationNamed" />
diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/CarrierConfigManager.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/CarrierConfigManager.java
index 3054422c9f03f..c7c7be034305d 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/CarrierConfigManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/CarrierConfigManager.java
@@ -261,11 +261,18 @@ public class CarrierConfigManager {
     /**
      * Flag specifying whether IMS instant lettering is available for the carrier.  {@code True} if
      * instant lettering is available for the carrier, {@code false} otherwise.
-     * @hide
      */
     public static final String KEY_CARRIER_INSTANT_LETTERING_AVAILABLE_BOOL =
             "carrier_instant_lettering_available_bool";
 
+    /*
+     * Flag specifying whether IMS should be the first phone attempted for E911 even if the
+     * phone is not in service.
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public static final String KEY_CARRIER_USE_IMS_FIRST_FOR_EMERGENCY_BOOL
+            = "carrier_use_ims_first_for_emergency_bool";
+
     /**
      * If Voice Radio Technology is RIL_RADIO_TECHNOLOGY_LTE:14 or RIL_RADIO_TECHNOLOGY_UNKNOWN:0
      * this is the value that should be used instead. A configuration value of
@@ -410,6 +417,7 @@ public class CarrierConfigManager {
         sDefaults.putBoolean(KEY_CARRIER_VOLTE_TTY_SUPPORTED_BOOL, true);
         sDefaults.putBoolean(KEY_CARRIER_ALLOW_TURNOFF_IMS_BOOL, true);
         sDefaults.putBoolean(KEY_CARRIER_INSTANT_LETTERING_AVAILABLE_BOOL, false);
+        sDefaults.putBoolean(KEY_CARRIER_USE_IMS_FIRST_FOR_EMERGENCY_BOOL, true);
         sDefaults.putBoolean(KEY_DISABLE_CDMA_ACTIVATION_CODE_BOOL, false);
         sDefaults.putBoolean(KEY_DTMF_TYPE_ENABLED_BOOL, false);
         sDefaults.putBoolean(KEY_ENABLE_DIALER_KEY_VIBRATION_BOOL, true);