diff --git a/android/config.go b/android/config.go
index f9d616d9a..b3ff86b49 100644
--- a/android/config.go
+++ b/android/config.go
@@ -2080,3 +2080,7 @@ func (c *config) Bp2buildMode() bool {
 func (c *deviceConfig) CheckVendorSeappViolations() bool {
 	return Bool(c.config.productVariables.CheckVendorSeappViolations)
 }
+
+func (c *deviceConfig) NextReleaseHideFlaggedApi() bool {
+	return Bool(c.config.productVariables.NextReleaseHideFlaggedApi)
+}
diff --git a/android/variable.go b/android/variable.go
index 6af0f18d0..44a8fd7f3 100644
--- a/android/variable.go
+++ b/android/variable.go
@@ -488,6 +488,8 @@ type ProductVariables struct {
 	// PartitionVarsForBazelMigrationOnlyDoNotUse are extra variables that are used to define the
 	// partition images. They should not be read from soong modules.
 	PartitionVarsForBazelMigrationOnlyDoNotUse PartitionVariables `json:",omitempty"`
+
+	NextReleaseHideFlaggedApi *bool `json:",omitempty"`
 }
 
 type PartitionVariables struct {