diff --git a/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothDevice.java b/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothDevice.java
index a72ae84..78d7c54 100644
--- a/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothDevice.java
+++ b/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothDevice.java
@@ -1769,6 +1769,38 @@
     public BluetoothGatt connectGatt(Context context, boolean autoConnect,
                                      BluetoothGattCallback callback, int transport, int phy,
                                      Handler handler) {
+        return connectGatt(context, autoConnect, callback, transport, false, phy, handler);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Connect to GATT Server hosted by this device. Caller acts as GATT client.
+     * The callback is used to deliver results to Caller, such as connection status as well
+     * as any further GATT client operations.
+     * The method returns a BluetoothGatt instance. You can use BluetoothGatt to conduct
+     * GATT client operations.
+     * @param callback GATT callback handler that will receive asynchronous callbacks.
+     * @param autoConnect Whether to directly connect to the remote device (false)
+     *                    or to automatically connect as soon as the remote
+     *                    device becomes available (true).
+     * @param transport preferred transport for GATT connections to remote dual-mode devices
+     *             {@link BluetoothDevice#TRANSPORT_AUTO} or
+     *             {@link BluetoothDevice#TRANSPORT_BREDR} or {@link BluetoothDevice#TRANSPORT_LE}
+     * @param opportunistic Whether this GATT client is opportunistic. An opportunistic GATT client
+     *                      does not hold a GATT connection. It automatically disconnects when no
+     *                      other GATT connections are active for the remote device.
+     * @param phy preferred PHY for connections to remote LE device. Bitwise OR of any of
+     *             {@link BluetoothDevice#PHY_LE_1M_MASK}, {@link BluetoothDevice#PHY_LE_2M_MASK},
+     *             an d{@link BluetoothDevice#PHY_LE_CODED_MASK}. This option does not take effect
+     *             if {@code autoConnect} is set to true.
+     * @param handler The handler to use for the callback. If {@code null}, callbacks will happen
+     *             on an un-specified background thread.
+     * @return A BluetoothGatt instance. You can use BluetoothGatt to conduct GATT client
+     *         operations.
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public BluetoothGatt connectGatt(Context context, boolean autoConnect,
+                                     BluetoothGattCallback callback, int transport,
+                                     boolean opportunistic, int phy, Handler handler) {
         if (callback == null)
             throw new NullPointerException("callback is null");
 
@@ -1782,7 +1814,7 @@
                 // BLE is not supported
                 return null;
             }
-            BluetoothGatt gatt = new BluetoothGatt(iGatt, this, transport, phy);
+            BluetoothGatt gatt = new BluetoothGatt(iGatt, this, transport, opportunistic, phy);
             gatt.connect(autoConnect, callback, handler);
             return gatt;
         } catch (RemoteException e) {Log.e(TAG, "", e);}
diff --git a/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothGatt.java b/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothGatt.java
index b12ff72..1307f07 100644
--- a/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothGatt.java
+++ b/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothGatt.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
     private Boolean mDeviceBusy = false;
     private int mTransport;
     private int mPhy;
+    private boolean mOpportunistic;
 
     private static final int AUTH_RETRY_STATE_IDLE = 0;
     private static final int AUTH_RETRY_STATE_NO_MITM = 1;
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@
                 }
                 try {
                     mService.clientConnect(mClientIf, mDevice.getAddress(),
-                                           !mAutoConnect, mTransport, mPhy); // autoConnect is inverse of "isDirect"
+                                           !mAutoConnect, mTransport, mOpportunistic, mPhy); // autoConnect is inverse of "isDirect"
                 } catch (RemoteException e) {
                     Log.e(TAG,"",e);
                 }
@@ -628,11 +629,12 @@
         };
 
     /*package*/ BluetoothGatt(IBluetoothGatt iGatt, BluetoothDevice device,
-                                int transport, int phy) {
+                                int transport, boolean opportunistic, int phy) {
         mService = iGatt;
         mDevice = device;
         mTransport = transport;
         mPhy = phy;
+        mOpportunistic = opportunistic;
         mServices = new ArrayList<BluetoothGattService>();
 
         mConnState = CONN_STATE_IDLE;
@@ -839,8 +841,8 @@
      */
     public boolean connect() {
         try {
-            mService.clientConnect(mClientIf, mDevice.getAddress(),
-                                   false, mTransport, mPhy); // autoConnect is inverse of "isDirect"
+            mService.clientConnect(mClientIf, mDevice.getAddress(), false, mTransport,
+                    mOpportunistic, mPhy); // autoConnect is inverse of "isDirect"
             return true;
         } catch (RemoteException e) {
             Log.e(TAG,"",e);
diff --git a/core/java/android/bluetooth/IBluetoothGatt.aidl b/core/java/android/bluetooth/IBluetoothGatt.aidl
index 4ff5976..05cef60 100644
--- a/core/java/android/bluetooth/IBluetoothGatt.aidl
+++ b/core/java/android/bluetooth/IBluetoothGatt.aidl
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     void registerClient(in ParcelUuid appId, in IBluetoothGattCallback callback);
 
     void unregisterClient(in int clientIf);
-    void clientConnect(in int clientIf, in String address, in boolean isDirect, in int transport, in int phy);
+    void clientConnect(in int clientIf, in String address, in boolean isDirect, in int transport, in boolean opportunistic, in int phy);
     void clientDisconnect(in int clientIf, in String address);
     void clientSetPreferredPhy(in int clientIf, in String address, in int txPhy, in int rxPhy, in int phyOptions);
     void clientReadPhy(in int clientIf, in String address);