diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
index 29f8eb40ba24c..71e7ca1fd30ce 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
@@ -4627,7 +4627,7 @@ public class TelephonyManager {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Sets the telephony property with the value specified.
+     * Sets a per-phone telephony property with the value specified.
      *
      * @hide
      */
@@ -4676,6 +4676,20 @@ public class TelephonyManager {
         SystemProperties.set(property, propVal);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets a global telephony property with the value specified.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public static void setTelephonyProperty(String property, String value) {
+        if (value == null) {
+            value = "";
+        }
+        Rlog.d(TAG, "setTelephonyProperty: success" + " property=" +
+                property + " value: " + value);
+        SystemProperties.set(property, value);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Convenience function for retrieving a value from the secure settings
      * value list as an integer.  Note that internally setting values are
@@ -4765,7 +4779,7 @@ public class TelephonyManager {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Gets the telephony property.
+     * Gets a per-phone telephony property.
      *
      * @hide
      */
@@ -4781,6 +4795,19 @@ public class TelephonyManager {
         return propVal == null ? defaultVal : propVal;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets a global telephony property.
+     *
+     * See also getTelephonyProperty(phoneId, property, defaultVal). Most telephony properties are
+     * per-phone.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public static String getTelephonyProperty(String property, String defaultVal) {
+        String propVal = SystemProperties.get(property);
+        return propVal == null ? defaultVal : propVal;
+    }
+
     /** @hide */
     public int getSimCount() {
         // FIXME Need to get it from Telephony Dev Controller when that gets implemented!