diff --git a/core/java/android/net/ConnectivityManager.java b/core/java/android/net/ConnectivityManager.java
index b483f6cfdf..dd9c8f09bd 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/ConnectivityManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/ConnectivityManager.java
@@ -264,6 +264,24 @@ public class ConnectivityManager
         }
     }
 
+    /** @hide */
+    public LinkProperties getActiveLinkProperties() {
+        try {
+            return mService.getActiveLinkProperties();
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** @hide */
+    public LinkProperties getLinkProperties(int networkType) {
+        try {
+            return mService.getLinkProperties(networkType);
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
     /** {@hide} */
     public boolean setRadios(boolean turnOn) {
         try {
diff --git a/core/java/android/net/IConnectivityManager.aidl b/core/java/android/net/IConnectivityManager.aidl
index 9f2fc17ae2..35054d6c40 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/IConnectivityManager.aidl
+++ b/core/java/android/net/IConnectivityManager.aidl
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package android.net;
 
+import android.net.LinkProperties;
 import android.net.NetworkInfo;
 import android.os.IBinder;
 
@@ -36,6 +37,10 @@ interface IConnectivityManager
 
     NetworkInfo[] getAllNetworkInfo();
 
+    LinkProperties getActiveLinkProperties();
+
+    LinkProperties getLinkProperties(int networkType);
+
     boolean setRadios(boolean onOff);
 
     boolean setRadio(int networkType, boolean turnOn);
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java b/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
index 6935e92961..315bb87612 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
@@ -463,6 +463,38 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub {
         return result;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return LinkProperties for the active (i.e., connected) default
+     * network interface.  It is assumed that at most one default network
+     * is active at a time. If more than one is active, it is indeterminate
+     * which will be returned.
+     * @return the ip properties for the active network, or {@code null} if
+     * none is active
+     */
+    public LinkProperties getActiveLinkProperties() {
+        enforceAccessPermission();
+        for (int type=0; type <= ConnectivityManager.MAX_NETWORK_TYPE; type++) {
+            if (mNetAttributes[type] == null || !mNetAttributes[type].isDefault()) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            NetworkStateTracker t = mNetTrackers[type];
+            NetworkInfo info = t.getNetworkInfo();
+            if (info.isConnected()) {
+                return t.getLinkProperties();
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public LinkProperties getLinkProperties(int networkType) {
+        enforceAccessPermission();
+        if (ConnectivityManager.isNetworkTypeValid(networkType)) {
+            NetworkStateTracker t = mNetTrackers[networkType];
+            if (t != null) return t.getLinkProperties();
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
     public boolean setRadios(boolean turnOn) {
         boolean result = true;
         enforceChangePermission();