diff --git a/core/java/android/net/ConnectivityManager.java b/core/java/android/net/ConnectivityManager.java
index 4cf38b6..c78a973 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/ConnectivityManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/ConnectivityManager.java
@@ -1476,4 +1476,20 @@
         } catch (RemoteException e) {
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the value for enabling/disabling airplane mode
+     *
+     * @param enable whether to enable airplane mode or not
+     *
+     * <p>This method requires the call to hold the permission
+     * {@link android.Manifest.permission#CONNECTIVITY_INTERNAL}.
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public void setAirplaneMode(boolean enable) {
+        try {
+            mService.setAirplaneMode(enable);
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/java/android/net/IConnectivityManager.aidl b/core/java/android/net/IConnectivityManager.aidl
index 826f90c..c1da2e3 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/IConnectivityManager.aidl
+++ b/core/java/android/net/IConnectivityManager.aidl
@@ -150,4 +150,6 @@
     LinkQualityInfo[] getAllLinkQualityInfo();
 
     void setProvisioningNotificationVisible(boolean visible, int networkType, in String extraInfo, in String url);
+
+    void setAirplaneMode(boolean enable);
 }
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java b/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
index eca7af7..3f8d7eb 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
@@ -4673,6 +4673,21 @@
         setProvNotificationVisible(visible, networkType, extraInfo, url);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void setAirplaneMode(boolean enable) {
+        enforceConnectivityInternalPermission();
+        final long ident = Binder.clearCallingIdentity();
+        try {
+            final ContentResolver cr = mContext.getContentResolver();
+            Settings.Global.putInt(cr, Settings.Global.AIRPLANE_MODE_ON, enable ? 1 : 0);
+            Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_AIRPLANE_MODE_CHANGED);
+            intent.putExtra("state", enable);
+            mContext.sendBroadcast(intent);
+        } finally {
+            Binder.restoreCallingIdentity(ident);
+        }
+    }
+
     private void onUserStart(int userId) {
         synchronized(mVpns) {
             Vpn userVpn = mVpns.get(userId);