diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
index 31cf376981133..989f3f2007592 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
@@ -9885,4 +9885,24 @@ public class TelephonyManager {
             Rlog.e(TAG, "switchMultiSimConfig RemoteException", ex);
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Get whether reboot is required or not after making changes to modem configurations.
+     * @Return {@code True} if reboot is required after making changes to modem configurations,
+     * otherwise return {@code False}.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE)
+    public boolean isRebootRequiredForModemConfigChange() {
+        try {
+            ITelephony service = getITelephony();
+            if (service != null) {
+                return service.isRebootRequiredForModemConfigChange();
+            }
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "isRebootRequiredForModemConfigChange RemoteException", e);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ITelephony.aidl b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ITelephony.aidl
index 51a53c7dd39ca..05744bb6d309d 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ITelephony.aidl
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ITelephony.aidl
@@ -1848,4 +1848,8 @@ interface ITelephony {
      * @hide
      */
     int getNumOfActiveSims();
+    /**
+     * Get if reboot is required upon altering modems configurations
+     */
+    boolean isRebootRequiredForModemConfigChange();
 }
diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/TelephonyProperties.java b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/TelephonyProperties.java
index 6567ea764b50b..603c4c2870d7b 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/TelephonyProperties.java
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/TelephonyProperties.java
@@ -194,6 +194,13 @@ public interface TelephonyProperties
      */
     static final String PROPERTY_MULTI_SIM_CONFIG = "persist.radio.multisim.config";
 
+     /**
+     * Property to indicate if reboot is required when changing modems configurations
+     * Type:  String(true, false) default is false; most devices don't need reboot
+     */
+    String PROPERTY_REBOOT_REQUIRED_ON_MODEM_CHANGE =
+             "persist.radio.reboot_on_modem_change";
+
     /**
      * Property to store default subscription.
      */