diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index d72a92246e13a..e9220989fbc26 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -25587,6 +25587,8 @@ package android.provider {
   }
 
   protected static abstract interface ContactsContract.DataColumns {
+    field public static final java.lang.String CARRIER_PRESENCE = "carrier_presence";
+    field public static final int CARRIER_PRESENCE_VT_CAPABLE = 1; // 0x1
     field public static final java.lang.String DATA1 = "data1";
     field public static final java.lang.String DATA10 = "data10";
     field public static final java.lang.String DATA11 = "data11";
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index a76fc3dd00264..f6ecae2f4c180 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -27513,6 +27513,8 @@ package android.provider {
   }
 
   protected static abstract interface ContactsContract.DataColumns {
+    field public static final java.lang.String CARRIER_PRESENCE = "carrier_presence";
+    field public static final int CARRIER_PRESENCE_VT_CAPABLE = 1; // 0x1
     field public static final java.lang.String DATA1 = "data1";
     field public static final java.lang.String DATA10 = "data10";
     field public static final java.lang.String DATA11 = "data11";
diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/ContactsContract.java b/core/java/android/provider/ContactsContract.java
index a71b3130e31e6..8bb761032ea22 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/ContactsContract.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/ContactsContract.java
@@ -4076,6 +4076,21 @@ public final class ContactsContract {
         public static final String SYNC3 = "data_sync3";
         /** Generic column for use by sync adapters. */
         public static final String SYNC4 = "data_sync4";
+
+        /**
+         * Carrier presence information.
+         * <P>
+         * Type: INTEGER (A bitmask of CARRIER_PRESENCE_* fields)
+         * </P>
+         */
+        public static final String CARRIER_PRESENCE = "carrier_presence";
+
+        /**
+         * Bitmask flags for CARRIER_PRESENCE column. Each value represents
+         * a bit (or a set of bits) which may be set independently of each
+         * other.
+         */
+        public static final int CARRIER_PRESENCE_VT_CAPABLE = 0x01;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -8272,7 +8287,7 @@ public final class ContactsContract {
         /**
          * Constructs a QuickContacts intent based on an incoming intent for DevicePolicyManager
          * to strip off anything not necessary.
-         * 
+         *
          * @hide
          */
         public static Intent rebuildManagedQuickContactsIntent(String lookupKey, long contactId,