diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
index 6fc2811572af7..07e48acef0743 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
@@ -10813,6 +10813,13 @@ public final class Settings {
         public static final String ACCESSIBILITY_FLOATING_MENU_MIGRATION_TOOLTIP_PROMPT =
                 "accessibility_floating_menu_migration_tooltip_prompt";
 
+        /**
+         * Setting that specifies whether the software cursor accessibility service is enabled.
+         * @hide
+         */
+        public static final String ACCESSIBILITY_SOFTWARE_CURSOR_ENABLED =
+                "accessibility_software_cursor_enabled";
+
         /**
          * Whether the Adaptive connectivity option is enabled.
          *
diff --git a/core/proto/android/providers/settings/secure.proto b/core/proto/android/providers/settings/secure.proto
index 285258a979e46..322354b5ad60d 100644
--- a/core/proto/android/providers/settings/secure.proto
+++ b/core/proto/android/providers/settings/secure.proto
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ message SecureSettingsProto {
         optional SettingProto odi_captions_volume_ui_enabled = 42 [ (android.privacy).dest = DEST_AUTOMATIC ];
         // Setting for accessibility magnification for following typing.
         optional SettingProto accessibility_magnification_follow_typing_enabled = 43 [ (android.privacy).dest = DEST_AUTOMATIC ];
+        optional SettingProto accessibility_software_cursor_enabled = 44 [ (android.privacy).dest = DEST_AUTOMATIC ];
     }
     optional Accessibility accessibility = 2;
 
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/backup/SecureSettings.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/backup/SecureSettings.java
index 133b52d186371..42b992fb44d32 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/backup/SecureSettings.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/backup/SecureSettings.java
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ public class SecureSettings {
         Settings.Secure.LOCKSCREEN_USE_DOUBLE_LINE_CLOCK,
         Settings.Secure.STATUS_BAR_SHOW_VIBRATE_ICON,
         Settings.Secure.WEAR_TALKBACK_ENABLED,
-        Settings.Secure.HBM_SETTING_KEY
+        Settings.Secure.HBM_SETTING_KEY,
+        Settings.Secure.ACCESSIBILITY_SOFTWARE_CURSOR_ENABLED
     };
 }
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/SecureSettingsValidators.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/SecureSettingsValidators.java
index bb01f4f038693..14b58550d1623 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/SecureSettingsValidators.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/SecureSettingsValidators.java
@@ -345,5 +345,6 @@ public class SecureSettingsValidators {
         VALIDATORS.put(Secure.ODI_CAPTIONS_VOLUME_UI_ENABLED, BOOLEAN_VALIDATOR);
         VALIDATORS.put(Secure.WEAR_TALKBACK_ENABLED, BOOLEAN_VALIDATOR);
         VALIDATORS.put(Secure.HBM_SETTING_KEY, BOOLEAN_VALIDATOR);
+        VALIDATORS.put(Secure.ACCESSIBILITY_SOFTWARE_CURSOR_ENABLED, BOOLEAN_VALIDATOR);
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsProtoDumpUtil.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsProtoDumpUtil.java
index 4e2bce226d6c3..c3b645e7bc0df 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsProtoDumpUtil.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsProtoDumpUtil.java
@@ -1825,6 +1825,9 @@ class SettingsProtoDumpUtil {
                 Settings.Secure.ACCESSIBILITY_MAGNIFICATION_FOLLOW_TYPING_ENABLED,
                 SecureSettingsProto.Accessibility
                         .ACCESSIBILITY_MAGNIFICATION_FOLLOW_TYPING_ENABLED);
+        dumpSetting(s, p,
+                Settings.Secure.ACCESSIBILITY_SOFTWARE_CURSOR_ENABLED,
+                SecureSettingsProto.Accessibility.ACCESSIBILITY_SOFTWARE_CURSOR_ENABLED);
         p.end(accessibilityToken);
 
         final long adaptiveSleepToken = p.start(SecureSettingsProto.ADAPTIVE_SLEEP);