diff --git a/core/api/system-current.txt b/core/api/system-current.txt
index 19c4bb5c47390..707060f05023e 100644
--- a/core/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/core/api/system-current.txt
@@ -3274,6 +3274,7 @@ package android.content {
     field public static final String SAFETY_CENTER_SERVICE = "safety_center";
     field public static final String SEARCH_UI_SERVICE = "search_ui";
     field public static final String SECURE_ELEMENT_SERVICE = "secure_element";
+    field public static final String SHARED_CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE = "shared_connectivity";
     field public static final String SMARTSPACE_SERVICE = "smartspace";
     field public static final String STATS_MANAGER = "stats";
     field public static final String SYSTEM_CONFIG_SERVICE = "system_config";
@@ -9843,7 +9844,6 @@ package android.net.wifi.sharedconnectivity.app {
   }
 
   public class SharedConnectivityManager {
-    ctor public SharedConnectivityManager(@NonNull android.content.Context);
     method public boolean connectKnownNetwork(@NonNull android.net.wifi.sharedconnectivity.app.KnownNetwork);
     method public boolean connectTetherNetwork(@NonNull android.net.wifi.sharedconnectivity.app.TetherNetwork);
     method public boolean disconnectTetherNetwork();
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/SystemServiceRegistry.java b/core/java/android/app/SystemServiceRegistry.java
index 031d351647c2c..0365f8c0548c8 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/SystemServiceRegistry.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/SystemServiceRegistry.java
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ import android.net.vcn.IVcnManagementService;
 import android.net.vcn.VcnManager;
 import android.net.wifi.WifiFrameworkInitializer;
 import android.net.wifi.nl80211.WifiNl80211Manager;
+import android.net.wifi.sharedconnectivity.app.SharedConnectivityManager;
 import android.nfc.NfcManager;
 import android.ondevicepersonalization.OnDevicePersonalizationFrameworkInitializer;
 import android.os.BatteryManager;
@@ -1572,6 +1573,13 @@ public final class SystemServiceRegistry {
                                                 Context.GRAMMATICAL_INFLECTION_SERVICE)));
                     }});
 
+        registerService(Context.SHARED_CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE, SharedConnectivityManager.class,
+                new CachedServiceFetcher<SharedConnectivityManager>() {
+                    @Override
+                    public SharedConnectivityManager createService(ContextImpl ctx) {
+                        return new SharedConnectivityManager(ctx);
+                    }
+                });
 
         sInitializing = true;
         try {
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/Context.java b/core/java/android/content/Context.java
index 6aa7f3f38d9a6..0d330ce79e8f2 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/Context.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/Context.java
@@ -6231,6 +6231,18 @@ public abstract class Context {
      */
     public static final String SATELLITE_SERVICE = "satellite";
 
+    /**
+     * Use with {@link #getSystemService(String)} to retrieve a
+     * {@link android.net.wifi.sharedconnectivity.app.SharedConnectivityManager} for accessing
+     * shared connectivity services.
+     *
+     * @see #getSystemService(String)
+     * @see android.net.wifi.sharedconnectivity.app.SharedConnectivityManager
+     * @hide
+     */
+    @SystemApi
+    public static final String SHARED_CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE = "shared_connectivity";
+
     /**
      * Determine whether the given permission is allowed for a particular
      * process and user ID running in the system.
diff --git a/wifi/java/src/android/net/wifi/sharedconnectivity/app/SharedConnectivityManager.java b/wifi/java/src/android/net/wifi/sharedconnectivity/app/SharedConnectivityManager.java
index b43e4f7f57b55..9d9d24b5289a2 100644
--- a/wifi/java/src/android/net/wifi/sharedconnectivity/app/SharedConnectivityManager.java
+++ b/wifi/java/src/android/net/wifi/sharedconnectivity/app/SharedConnectivityManager.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package android.net.wifi.sharedconnectivity.app;
 import android.annotation.CallbackExecutor;
 import android.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.annotation.Nullable;
-import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
 import android.annotation.SystemApi;
 import android.annotation.TestApi;
 import android.content.ComponentName;
@@ -114,8 +113,9 @@ public class SharedConnectivityManager {
      *
      * Automatically binds to implementation of {@link SharedConnectivityService} specified in
      * device overlay.
+     *
+     * @hide
      */
-    @SuppressLint("ManagerConstructor")
     public SharedConnectivityManager(@NonNull Context context) {
         ServiceConnection serviceConnection = new ServiceConnection() {
             @Override