diff --git a/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothAdapter.java b/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothAdapter.java
index 246a752..b93a557 100644
--- a/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothAdapter.java
+++ b/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothAdapter.java
@@ -1498,6 +1498,36 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Gets the currently supported profiles by the adapter.
+     *
+     *<p> This can be used to check whether a profile is supported before attempting
+     * to connect to its respective proxy.
+     *
+     * @return a list of integers indicating the ids of supported profiles as defined in
+     * {@link BluetoothProfile}.
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public List<Integer> getSupportedProfiles() {
+        final ArrayList<Integer> supportedProfiles = new ArrayList<Integer>();
+
+        try {
+            synchronized (mManagerCallback) {
+                if (mService != null) {
+                    final long supportedProfilesBitMask = mService.getSupportedProfiles();
+
+                    for (int i = 0; i <= BluetoothProfile.MAX_PROFILE_ID; i++) {
+                        if ((supportedProfilesBitMask & (1 << i)) != 0) {
+                            supportedProfiles.add(i);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {Log.e(TAG, "getSupportedProfiles:", e);}
+
+        return supportedProfiles;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Get the current connection state of the local Bluetooth adapter.
      * This can be used to check whether the local Bluetooth adapter is connected
      * to any profile of any other remote Bluetooth Device.
diff --git a/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothProfile.java b/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothProfile.java
index eee66d1..20d95cc 100644
--- a/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothProfile.java
+++ b/core/java/android/bluetooth/BluetoothProfile.java
@@ -137,6 +137,13 @@
     public static final int PBAP_CLIENT = 17;
 
     /**
+     * Max profile ID. This value should be updated whenever a new profile is added to match
+     * the largest value assigned to a profile.
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public static final int MAX_PROFILE_ID = 17;
+
+    /**
      * Default priority for devices that we try to auto-connect to and
      * and allow incoming connections for the profile
      * @hide
diff --git a/core/java/android/bluetooth/IBluetooth.aidl b/core/java/android/bluetooth/IBluetooth.aidl
index a420539..f28ab27 100644
--- a/core/java/android/bluetooth/IBluetooth.aidl
+++ b/core/java/android/bluetooth/IBluetooth.aidl
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
     boolean cancelBondProcess(in BluetoothDevice device);
     boolean removeBond(in BluetoothDevice device);
     int getBondState(in BluetoothDevice device);
+    long getSupportedProfiles();
     int getConnectionState(in BluetoothDevice device);
 
     String getRemoteName(in BluetoothDevice device);