diff --git a/core/java/android/net/ConnectivityManager.java b/core/java/android/net/ConnectivityManager.java
index 6335296832..8d1a04cefb 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/ConnectivityManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/ConnectivityManager.java
@@ -324,14 +324,14 @@ public class ConnectivityManager
      * <p>
      * All applications that have background services that use the network
      * should listen to {@link #ACTION_BACKGROUND_DATA_SETTING_CHANGED}.
-     * 
+     *
      * @return Whether background data usage is allowed.
      */
     public boolean getBackgroundDataSetting() {
         try {
             return mService.getBackgroundDataSetting();
         } catch (RemoteException e) {
-            // Err on the side of safety 
+            // Err on the side of safety
             return false;
         }
     }
@@ -489,6 +489,17 @@ public class ConnectivityManager
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@hide}
+     */
+    public String[] getTetherableBluetoothRegexs() {
+        try {
+            return mService.getTetherableBluetoothRegexs();
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+            return new String[0];
+        }
+    }
+
     /** {@hide} */
     public static final int TETHER_ERROR_NO_ERROR           = 0;
     /** {@hide} */
diff --git a/core/java/android/net/IConnectivityManager.aidl b/core/java/android/net/IConnectivityManager.aidl
index 5a14cc9a09..1d57019490 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/IConnectivityManager.aidl
+++ b/core/java/android/net/IConnectivityManager.aidl
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 /**
  * Copyright (c) 2008, The Android Open Source Project
  *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); 
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at 
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
  *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. 
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
@@ -73,5 +73,7 @@ interface IConnectivityManager
 
     String[] getTetherableWifiRegexs();
 
+    String[] getTetherableBluetoothRegexs();
+
     void requestNetworkTransitionWakelock(in String forWhom);
 }
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java b/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
index 859353a7cb..4da0bac4ea 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
@@ -344,7 +344,8 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub {
         mTetheringConfigValid = (((mNetTrackers[ConnectivityManager.TYPE_MOBILE_DUN] != null) ||
                                   !mTethering.isDunRequired()) &&
                                  (mTethering.getTetherableUsbRegexs().length != 0 ||
-                                  mTethering.getTetherableWifiRegexs().length != 0) &&
+                                  mTethering.getTetherableWifiRegexs().length != 0 ||
+                                  mTethering.getTetherableBluetoothRegexs().length != 0) &&
                                  mTethering.getUpstreamIfaceRegexs().length != 0);
 
     }
@@ -1676,6 +1677,15 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub {
         }
     }
 
+    public String[] getTetherableBluetoothRegexs() {
+        enforceTetherAccessPermission();
+        if (isTetheringSupported()) {
+            return mTethering.getTetherableBluetoothRegexs();
+        } else {
+            return new String[0];
+        }
+    }
+
     // TODO - move iface listing, queries, etc to new module
     // javadoc from interface
     public String[] getTetherableIfaces() {