diff --git a/src/com/android/providers/telephony/TelephonyProvider.java b/src/com/android/providers/telephony/TelephonyProvider.java
index a8404cc..97a84e7 100644
--- a/src/com/android/providers/telephony/TelephonyProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/android/providers/telephony/TelephonyProvider.java
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
     private static final boolean DBG = true;
     private static final boolean VDBG = false; // STOPSHIP if true
 
-    private static final int DATABASE_VERSION = 55 << 16;
+    private static final int DATABASE_VERSION = 56 << 16;
     private static final int URL_UNKNOWN = 0;
     private static final int URL_TELEPHONY = 1;
     private static final int URL_CURRENT = 2;
@@ -576,7 +576,8 @@
                 + Telephony.SimInfo.COLUMN_D2D_STATUS_SHARING_SELECTED_CONTACTS + " TEXT,"
                 + Telephony.SimInfo.COLUMN_NR_ADVANCED_CALLING_ENABLED + " INTEGER DEFAULT -1,"
                 + Telephony.SimInfo.COLUMN_PHONE_NUMBER_SOURCE_CARRIER + " TEXT,"
-                + Telephony.SimInfo.COLUMN_PHONE_NUMBER_SOURCE_IMS + " TEXT"
+                + Telephony.SimInfo.COLUMN_PHONE_NUMBER_SOURCE_IMS + " TEXT,"
+                + Telephony.SimInfo.COLUMN_PORT_INDEX + "  INTEGER DEFAULT -1"
                 + ");";
     }
 
@@ -1774,6 +1775,21 @@
                 oldVersion = 55 << 16 | 6;
             }
 
+            if (oldVersion < (56 << 16 | 6)) {
+                try {
+                    // Try to update the siminfo table. It might not be there.
+                    db.execSQL("ALTER TABLE " + SIMINFO_TABLE + " ADD COLUMN "
+                            + Telephony.SimInfo.COLUMN_PORT_INDEX
+                            + " INTEGER DEFAULT -1;");
+                } catch (SQLiteException e) {
+                    if (DBG) {
+                        log("onUpgrade skipping " + SIMINFO_TABLE + " upgrade. " +
+                                "The table will get created in onOpen.");
+                    }
+                }
+                oldVersion = 56 << 16 | 6;
+            }
+
             if (DBG) {
                 log("dbh.onUpgrade:- db=" + db + " oldV=" + oldVersion + " newV=" + newVersion);
             }
@@ -3605,7 +3621,7 @@
                 PersistableBundle backedUpSimInfoEntry, int backupDataFormatVersion,
                 String isoCountryCodeFromDb,
                 List<String> wfcRestoreBlockedCountries) {
-            if (DATABASE_VERSION != 55 << 16) {
+            if (DATABASE_VERSION != 56 << 16) {
                 throw new AssertionError("The database schema has been updated which might make "
                     + "the format of #BACKED_UP_SIM_SPECIFIC_SETTINGS_FILE outdated. Make sure to "
                     + "1) review whether any of the columns in #SIM_INFO_COLUMNS_TO_BACKUP have "
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/providers/telephony/TelephonyDatabaseHelperTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/providers/telephony/TelephonyDatabaseHelperTest.java
index bb80f03..5a4a7ba 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/providers/telephony/TelephonyDatabaseHelperTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/providers/telephony/TelephonyDatabaseHelperTest.java
@@ -121,6 +121,19 @@
     }
 
     @Test
+    public void databaseHelperOnUpgrade_hasPortIndexField() {
+        Log.d(TAG, "databaseHelperOnUpgrade_hasPortIndexField");
+        SQLiteDatabase db = mInMemoryDbHelper.getWritableDatabase();
+        mHelper.onUpgrade(db, (4 << 16), TelephonyProvider.getVersion(mContext));
+
+        // the upgraded db must have the PORT_INDEX field
+        Cursor cursor = db.query("siminfo", null, null, null, null, null, null);
+        String[] upgradedColumns = cursor.getColumnNames();
+        Log.d(TAG, "port index columns: " + Arrays.toString(upgradedColumns));
+        assertTrue(Arrays.asList(upgradedColumns).contains(SubscriptionManager.PORT_INDEX));
+    }
+
+    @Test
     public void databaseHelperOnUpgrade_hasSkip464XlatField() {
         Log.d(TAG, "databaseHelperOnUpgrade_hasSkip464XlatField");
         // (5 << 16 | 6) is the first upgrade trigger in onUpgrade
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/providers/telephony/TelephonyProviderTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/providers/telephony/TelephonyProviderTest.java
index 3455ffd..2e48989 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/providers/telephony/TelephonyProviderTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/providers/telephony/TelephonyProviderTest.java
@@ -701,12 +701,14 @@
         final String insertIccId = "exampleIccId";
         final String insertCardId = "exampleCardId";
         final int insertProfileClass = SubscriptionManager.PROFILE_CLASS_DEFAULT;
+        final int insertPortIndex = 1;
         contentValues.put(SubscriptionManager.UNIQUE_KEY_SUBSCRIPTION_ID, insertSubId);
         contentValues.put(SubscriptionManager.DISPLAY_NAME, insertDisplayName);
         contentValues.put(SubscriptionManager.CARRIER_NAME, insertCarrierName);
         contentValues.put(SubscriptionManager.ICC_ID, insertIccId);
         contentValues.put(SubscriptionManager.CARD_ID, insertCardId);
         contentValues.put(SubscriptionManager.PROFILE_CLASS, insertProfileClass);
+        contentValues.put(SubscriptionManager.PORT_INDEX, insertPortIndex);
 
         Log.d(TAG, "testSimTable Inserting contentValues: " + contentValues);
         mContentResolver.insert(SimInfo.CONTENT_URI, contentValues);
@@ -718,6 +720,7 @@
             SubscriptionManager.CARRIER_NAME,
             SubscriptionManager.CARD_ID,
             SubscriptionManager.PROFILE_CLASS,
+            SubscriptionManager.PORT_INDEX,
         };
         final String selection = SubscriptionManager.DISPLAY_NAME + "=?";
         String[] selectionArgs = { insertDisplayName };
@@ -734,10 +737,11 @@
         final String resultCarrierName = cursor.getString(1);
         final String resultCardId = cursor.getString(2);
         final int resultProfileClass = cursor.getInt(3);
+        final int resultPortIndex = cursor.getInt(4);
         assertEquals(insertSubId, resultSubId);
         assertEquals(insertCarrierName, resultCarrierName);
         assertEquals(insertCardId, resultCardId);
-        assertEquals(insertProfileClass, resultProfileClass);
+        assertEquals(insertPortIndex, resultPortIndex);
 
         // delete test content
         final String selectionToDelete = SubscriptionManager.DISPLAY_NAME + "=?";