diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/CarrierConfigManager.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/CarrierConfigManager.java
index e032f65f34276..cf6d681d596a9 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/CarrierConfigManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/CarrierConfigManager.java
@@ -583,6 +583,17 @@ public class CarrierConfigManager {
     public static final String
             KEY_ONLY_SINGLE_DC_ALLOWED_INT_ARRAY = "only_single_dc_allowed_int_array";
 
+    /**
+     * List of network capabilities which, if requested, will exempt the request from single PDN
+     * connection checks.
+     * @see NetworkCapabilities NET_CAPABILITY_*
+     * @see #KEY_ONLY_SINGLE_DC_ALLOWED_INT_ARRAY
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public static final String KEY_CAPABILITIES_EXEMPT_FROM_SINGLE_DC_CHECK_INT_ARRAY =
+            "capabilities_exempt_from_single_dc_check_int_array";
+
     /**
      * Override the platform's notion of a network operator being considered roaming.
      * Value is string array of MCCMNCs to be considered roaming for 3GPP RATs.
@@ -8749,6 +8760,8 @@ public class CarrierConfigManager {
                 new int[] {TelephonyManager.NETWORK_TYPE_CDMA, TelephonyManager.NETWORK_TYPE_1xRTT,
                         TelephonyManager.NETWORK_TYPE_EVDO_0, TelephonyManager.NETWORK_TYPE_EVDO_A,
                         TelephonyManager.NETWORK_TYPE_EVDO_B});
+        sDefaults.putIntArray(KEY_CAPABILITIES_EXEMPT_FROM_SINGLE_DC_CHECK_INT_ARRAY,
+                new int[] {NetworkCapabilities.NET_CAPABILITY_IMS});
         sDefaults.putStringArray(KEY_GSM_ROAMING_NETWORKS_STRING_ARRAY, null);
         sDefaults.putStringArray(KEY_GSM_NONROAMING_NETWORKS_STRING_ARRAY, null);
         sDefaults.putString(KEY_CONFIG_IMS_PACKAGE_OVERRIDE_STRING, null);