diff --git a/core/java/android/net/TrafficStats.java b/core/java/android/net/TrafficStats.java
index 2b59dba15c..e054930684 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/TrafficStats.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/TrafficStats.java
@@ -96,6 +96,15 @@ public class TrafficStats {
         NetworkManagementSocketTagger.setThreadSocketStatsTag(tag);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the active tag used when accounting {@link Socket} traffic originating
+     * from the current thread. Only one active tag per thread is supported.
+     * {@link #tagSocket(Socket)}.
+     */
+    public static int getThreadStatsTag() {
+        return NetworkManagementSocketTagger.getThreadSocketStatsTag();
+    }
+
     /**
      * @deprecated unsupported, will eventually be removed
      */