diff --git a/core/api/system-current.txt b/core/api/system-current.txt
index 2a2b799816c37..5d9dea8c6c8b3 100644
--- a/core/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/core/api/system-current.txt
@@ -8880,6 +8880,7 @@ package android.provider {
     field @Deprecated public static final String NAMESPACE_STORAGE = "storage";
     field public static final String NAMESPACE_STORAGE_NATIVE_BOOT = "storage_native_boot";
     field public static final String NAMESPACE_SYSTEMUI = "systemui";
+    field public static final String NAMESPACE_SYSTEM_TIME = "system_time";
     field public static final String NAMESPACE_TELEPHONY = "telephony";
     field public static final String NAMESPACE_TEXTCLASSIFIER = "textclassifier";
     field public static final String NAMESPACE_WINDOW_MANAGER_NATIVE_BOOT = "window_manager_native_boot";
diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/DeviceConfig.java b/core/java/android/provider/DeviceConfig.java
index a29b4b9adbb2a..91e091c505326 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/DeviceConfig.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/DeviceConfig.java
@@ -367,6 +367,14 @@ public final class DeviceConfig {
     @SystemApi
     public static final String NAMESPACE_SYSTEMUI = "systemui";
 
+    /**
+     * Namespace for system time and time zone detection related features / behavior.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    @SystemApi
+    public static final String NAMESPACE_SYSTEM_TIME = "system_time";
+
     /**
      * Telephony related properties.
      *