diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 240ca5b..15d6ab7b 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -7647,6 +7647,7 @@
     method @RequiresPermission(anyOf={android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE, android.Manifest.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE}) public int getRadioPowerState();
     method public int getSimApplicationState();
     method public int getSimCardState();
+    method @Nullable @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE) public String getSimLocale();
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE) public int getSupportedRadioAccessFamily();
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.MODIFY_PHONE_STATE) public java.util.List<android.telephony.TelephonyHistogram> getTelephonyHistograms();
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE) public android.telephony.UiccCardInfo[] getUiccCardsInfo();
diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
index 8053353..e710e0e 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
@@ -8585,12 +8586,25 @@
     }
 
 
-    /** @hide */
-    public String getLocaleFromDefaultSim() {
+    /**
+     * Returns a well-formed IETF BCP 47 language tag representing the locale from the SIM, e.g,
+     * en-US. Returns {@code null} if no locale could be derived from subscriptions.
+     *
+     * <p>Requires Permission:
+     * {@link android.Manifest.permission#READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE}
+     *
+     * @see Locale#toLanguageTag()
+     * @see Locale#forLanguageTag(String)
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    @SystemApi
+    @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE)
+    @Nullable public String getSimLocale() {
         try {
             final ITelephony telephony = getITelephony();
             if (telephony != null) {
-                return telephony.getLocaleFromDefaultSim();
+                return telephony.getSimLocaleForSubscriber(getSubId());
             }
         } catch (RemoteException ex) {
         }
@@ -8598,6 +8612,22 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * TODO delete after SuW migrates to new API.
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public String getLocaleFromDefaultSim() {
+        try {
+            final ITelephony telephony = getITelephony();
+            if (telephony != null) {
+                return telephony.getSimLocaleForSubscriber(getSubId());
+            }
+        } catch (RemoteException ex) {
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+
+    /**
      * Requests the modem activity info. The recipient will place the result
      * in `result`.
      * @param result The object on which the recipient will send the resulting
diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ITelephony.aidl b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ITelephony.aidl
index 5736a46..9cc173c 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ITelephony.aidl
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ITelephony.aidl
@@ -1178,12 +1178,12 @@
     void factoryReset(int subId);
 
     /**
-     * An estimate of the users's current locale based on the default SIM.
+     * Returns users's current locale based on the SIM.
      *
      * The returned string will be a well formed BCP-47 language tag, or {@code null}
      * if no locale could be derived.
      */
-    String getLocaleFromDefaultSim();
+    String getSimLocaleForSubscriber(int subId);
 
     /**
      * Requests the modem activity info asynchronously.