diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
index 74339e9833a1b..e57402d38a2fb 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
@@ -12977,4 +12977,21 @@ public class TelephonyManager {
         }
         return 0;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Whether device can connect to 5G network when two SIMs are active.
+     * @hide
+     * TODO b/153669716: remove or make system API.
+     */
+    public boolean canConnectTo5GInDsdsMode() {
+        ITelephony telephony = getITelephony();
+        if (telephony == null) return true;
+        try {
+            return telephony.canConnectTo5GInDsdsMode();
+        } catch (RemoteException ex) {
+            return true;
+        } catch (NullPointerException ex) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ITelephony.aidl b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ITelephony.aidl
index 1face6c4f4cdc..5293efa6bce7b 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ITelephony.aidl
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ITelephony.aidl
@@ -2248,4 +2248,9 @@ interface ITelephony {
     int setIccLockEnabled(int subId, boolean enabled, String password);
 
     int changeIccLockPassword(int subId, String oldPassword, String newPassword);
+
+    /**
+     * Whether device can connect to 5G network when two SIMs are active.
+     */
+    boolean canConnectTo5GInDsdsMode();
 }