diff --git a/core/java/android/net/ConnectivityManager.java b/core/java/android/net/ConnectivityManager.java
index cee3a409fc..c809ccad59 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/ConnectivityManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/ConnectivityManager.java
@@ -3698,6 +3698,19 @@ public class ConnectivityManager {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Determine whether the device is configured to avoid bad wifi.
+     * @hide
+     */
+    @SystemApi
+    public boolean getAvoidBadWifi() {
+        try {
+            return mService.getAvoidBadWifi();
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+            throw e.rethrowFromSystemServer();
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * It is acceptable to briefly use multipath data to provide seamless connectivity for
      * time-sensitive user-facing operations when the system default network is temporarily
diff --git a/core/java/android/net/IConnectivityManager.aidl b/core/java/android/net/IConnectivityManager.aidl
index 3d34574440..131925ec28 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/IConnectivityManager.aidl
+++ b/core/java/android/net/IConnectivityManager.aidl
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ interface IConnectivityManager
     void setAvoidUnvalidated(in Network network);
     void startCaptivePortalApp(in Network network);
 
+    boolean getAvoidBadWifi();
     int getMultipathPreference(in Network Network);
 
     NetworkRequest getDefaultRequest();
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
index 919a5ab4ee..fae7a8d7bf 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
@@ -3183,6 +3183,15 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub
         return mMultinetworkPolicyTracker.getAvoidBadWifi();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean getAvoidBadWifi() {
+        if (!checkNetworkStackPermission()) {
+            throw new SecurityException("avoidBadWifi requires NETWORK_STACK permission");
+        }
+        return avoidBadWifi();
+    }
+
+
     private void rematchForAvoidBadWifiUpdate() {
         rematchAllNetworksAndRequests(null, 0);
         for (NetworkAgentInfo nai: mNetworkAgentInfos.values()) {