diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
index 515a91c..6949e43 100755
--- a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
@@ -7442,6 +7442,12 @@
               "network_switch_notification_rate_limit_millis";
 
        /**
+        * Whether to automatically switch away from wifi networks that lose Internet access.
+        * @hide
+        */
+       public static final String NETWORK_AVOID_BAD_WIFI = "network_avoid_bad_wifi";
+
+       /**
         * Whether Wifi display is enabled/disabled
         * 0=disabled. 1=enabled.
         * @hide
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/config.xml b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
index b80b0a7..3dbcdaf 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
@@ -275,6 +275,11 @@
     <string-array translatable="false" name="config_networkNotifySwitches">
     </string-array>
 
+    <!-- Whether the device should automatically switch away from Wi-Fi networks that lose
+         Internet access. Actual device behaviour is controlled by
+         Settings.Global.NETWORK_AVOID_BAD_WIFI. This is the default value of that setting. -->
+    <integer translatable="false" name="config_networkAvoidBadWifi">1</integer>
+
     <!-- List of regexpressions describing the interface (if any) that represent tetherable
          USB interfaces.  If the device doesn't want to support tethering over USB this should
          be empty.  An example would be "usb.*" -->
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
index 924d338..def40db 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
@@ -1746,6 +1746,7 @@
   <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_networkTransitionTimeout" />
   <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_networkNotifySwitchType" />
   <java-symbol type="array" name="config_networkNotifySwitches" />
+  <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_networkAvoidBadWifi" />
   <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_notificationsBatteryFullARGB" />
   <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_notificationsBatteryLedOff" />
   <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_notificationsBatteryLedOn" />
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
index 5d0508c..4c30dc2 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
@@ -2704,6 +2704,15 @@
                 PROMPT_UNVALIDATED_DELAY_MS);
     }
 
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    public boolean avoidBadWifi() {
+        int defaultAvoidBadWifi =
+            mContext.getResources().getInteger(R.integer.config_networkAvoidBadWifi);
+        int avoid = Settings.Global.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
+            Settings.Global.NETWORK_AVOID_BAD_WIFI, defaultAvoidBadWifi);
+        return avoid == 1;
+    }
+
     private void handlePromptUnvalidated(Network network) {
         if (VDBG) log("handlePromptUnvalidated " + network);
         NetworkAgentInfo nai = getNetworkAgentInfoForNetwork(network);
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/NetworkAgentInfo.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/NetworkAgentInfo.java
index 780be3c..3503eac 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/NetworkAgentInfo.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/NetworkAgentInfo.java
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
 // a NetworkRequest, ConnectivityService will cancel the future disconnection of the NetworkAgent's
 // AsyncChannel, and the network is no longer considered "lingering".
 public class NetworkAgentInfo implements Comparable<NetworkAgentInfo> {
+
     public NetworkInfo networkInfo;
     // This Network object should always be used if possible, so as to encourage reuse of the
     // enclosed socket factory and connection pool.  Avoid creating other Network objects.
@@ -354,13 +355,20 @@
         }
 
         int score = currentScore;
-        if (!lastValidated && !pretendValidated) {
+        if (!lastValidated && !pretendValidated && !ignoreWifiUnvalidationPenalty()) {
             score -= UNVALIDATED_SCORE_PENALTY;
         }
         if (score < 0) score = 0;
         return score;
     }
 
+    // Return true on devices configured to ignore score penalty for wifi networks
+    // that become unvalidated (b/31075769).
+    private boolean ignoreWifiUnvalidationPenalty() {
+        boolean isWifi = networkCapabilities.hasTransport(NetworkCapabilities.TRANSPORT_WIFI);
+        return isWifi && !mConnService.avoidBadWifi() && everValidated;
+    }
+
     // Get the current score for this Network.  This may be modified from what the
     // NetworkAgent sent, as it has modifiers applied to it.
     public int getCurrentScore() {