diff --git a/core/api/current.txt b/core/api/current.txt
index 9f4b63de657d8..aeeecf89dd0e2 100644
--- a/core/api/current.txt
+++ b/core/api/current.txt
@@ -8361,6 +8361,7 @@ package android.appwidget {
     field public static final int WIDGET_CATEGORY_HOME_SCREEN = 1; // 0x1
     field public static final int WIDGET_CATEGORY_KEYGUARD = 2; // 0x2
     field public static final int WIDGET_CATEGORY_SEARCHBOX = 4; // 0x4
+    field public static final int WIDGET_FEATURE_CONFIGURATION_OPTIONAL = 3; // 0x3
     field public static final int WIDGET_FEATURE_HIDE_FROM_PICKER = 2; // 0x2
     field public static final int WIDGET_FEATURE_RECONFIGURABLE = 1; // 0x1
     field public int autoAdvanceViewId;
diff --git a/core/java/android/appwidget/AppWidgetProviderInfo.java b/core/java/android/appwidget/AppWidgetProviderInfo.java
index c4333ac44e345..062076bb15ef3 100644
--- a/core/java/android/appwidget/AppWidgetProviderInfo.java
+++ b/core/java/android/appwidget/AppWidgetProviderInfo.java
@@ -112,10 +112,19 @@ public class AppWidgetProviderInfo implements Parcelable {
      */
     public static final int WIDGET_FEATURE_HIDE_FROM_PICKER = 2;
 
+    /**
+     * The widget provides a default configuration. The host may choose not to launch the provided
+     * configuration activity.
+     *
+     * @see #widgetFeatures
+     */
+    public static final int WIDGET_FEATURE_CONFIGURATION_OPTIONAL = 3;
+
     /** @hide */
     @IntDef(flag = true, prefix = { "FLAG_" }, value = {
             WIDGET_FEATURE_RECONFIGURABLE,
             WIDGET_FEATURE_HIDE_FROM_PICKER,
+            WIDGET_FEATURE_CONFIGURATION_OPTIONAL
     })
     @Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
     public @interface FeatureFlags {}
@@ -269,6 +278,7 @@ public class AppWidgetProviderInfo implements Parcelable {
      *
      * @see #WIDGET_FEATURE_RECONFIGURABLE
      * @see #WIDGET_FEATURE_HIDE_FROM_PICKER
+     * @see #WIDGET_FEATURE_CONFIGURATION_OPTIONAL
      */
     @FeatureFlags
     public int widgetFeatures;
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml b/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
index 9bfd5f5e10f89..453beaf0de354 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -7993,6 +7993,9 @@
             <!-- The widget is added directly by the app, and does not need to appear in
                  the global list of available widgets -->
             <flag name="hide_from_picker" value="0x2" />
+              <!-- The widget provides a default configuration. The host may decide not to launch
+                   the provided configuration activity. -->
+           <flag name="configuration_optional" value="0x3" />
         </attr>
     </declare-styleable>