diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 458c577..ad6b59c 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -11922,6 +11922,7 @@
     field public static final java.lang.String KEY_PROVIDER_ENABLED = "providerEnabled";
     field public static final java.lang.String KEY_PROXIMITY_ENTERING = "entering";
     field public static final java.lang.String KEY_STATUS_CHANGED = "status";
+    field public static final java.lang.String MODE_CHANGED_ACTION = "android.location.MODE_CHANGED";
     field public static final java.lang.String NETWORK_PROVIDER = "network";
     field public static final java.lang.String PASSIVE_PROVIDER = "passive";
     field public static final java.lang.String PROVIDERS_CHANGED_ACTION = "android.location.PROVIDERS_CHANGED";
diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index 9613df3..49945f0 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@
 
     <protected-broadcast android:name="android.location.GPS_ENABLED_CHANGE" />
     <protected-broadcast android:name="android.location.PROVIDERS_CHANGED" />
+    <protected-broadcast android:name="android.location.MODE_CHANGED" />
     <protected-broadcast android:name="android.location.GPS_FIX_CHANGE" />
     <protected-broadcast android:name="android.net.proxy.PAC_REFRESH" />
 
diff --git a/location/java/android/location/LocationManager.java b/location/java/android/location/LocationManager.java
index e5f1cf5..14b812e 100644
--- a/location/java/android/location/LocationManager.java
+++ b/location/java/android/location/LocationManager.java
@@ -152,12 +152,24 @@
 
     /**
      * Broadcast intent action when the configured location providers
-     * change.
+     * change. If you're interacting with the
+     * {@link android.provider.Settings.Secure#LOCATION_MODE} API,
+     * use {@link #MODE_CHANGED_ACTION} instead.
      */
     public static final String PROVIDERS_CHANGED_ACTION =
         "android.location.PROVIDERS_CHANGED";
 
     /**
+     * Broadcast intent action when {@link android.provider.Settings.Secure#LOCATION_MODE} changes.
+     * If you're interacting with provider-based APIs such as {@link #getProviders(boolean)}, you
+     * use {@link #PROVIDERS_CHANGED_ACTION} instead.
+     *
+     * In the future, there may be mode changes that do not result in
+     * {@link #PROVIDERS_CHANGED_ACTION} broadcasts.
+     */
+    public static final String MODE_CHANGED_ACTION = "android.location.MODE_CHANGED";
+
+    /**
      * Broadcast intent action indicating that the GPS has either started or
      * stopped receiving GPS fixes. An intent extra provides this state as a
      * boolean, where {@code true} means that the GPS is actively receiving fixes.
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/LocationManagerService.java b/services/java/com/android/server/LocationManagerService.java
index 95c768f..de29155 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/LocationManagerService.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/LocationManagerService.java
@@ -1156,6 +1156,8 @@
         if (changesMade) {
             mContext.sendBroadcastAsUser(new Intent(LocationManager.PROVIDERS_CHANGED_ACTION),
                     UserHandle.ALL);
+            mContext.sendBroadcastAsUser(new Intent(LocationManager.MODE_CHANGED_ACTION),
+                    UserHandle.ALL);
         }
     }