diff --git a/res/values/config.xml b/res/values/config.xml
index c4b7bb931a8..8ae73539574 100755
--- a/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/res/values/config.xml
@@ -626,4 +626,8 @@
         <item>@string/config_settingsintelligence_package_name</item>
         <item>android.uid.system:1000</item>
     </string-array>
+
+    <!-- Whether sim related information is visible to the end user. -->
+    <bool name="config_show_sim_info">true</bool>
+
 </resources>
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/network/SubscriptionUtil.java b/src/com/android/settings/network/SubscriptionUtil.java
index 0bba86fafed..ccfcfb0a752 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/network/SubscriptionUtil.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/network/SubscriptionUtil.java
@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ public class SubscriptionUtil {
         return subscriptions;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Check if SIM hardware is visible to the end user.
+     */
+    public static boolean isSimHardwareVisible(Context context) {
+        return context.getResources()
+            .getBoolean(R.bool.config_show_sim_info);
+    }
+
     @VisibleForTesting
     static boolean isInactiveInsertedPSim(UiccSlotInfo slotInfo) {
         if (slotInfo == null)  {
diff --git a/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/network/SubscriptionUtilTest.java b/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/network/SubscriptionUtilTest.java
index 43a32b51fbc..08727762764 100644
--- a/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/network/SubscriptionUtilTest.java
+++ b/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/network/SubscriptionUtilTest.java
@@ -25,11 +25,14 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.telephony.SubscriptionInfo;
 import android.telephony.SubscriptionManager;
 import android.telephony.TelephonyManager;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 
+import com.android.settings.R;
+
 import androidx.test.core.app.ApplicationProvider;
 import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4;
 
@@ -58,12 +61,15 @@ public class SubscriptionUtilTest {
     private SubscriptionManager mSubMgr;
     @Mock
     private TelephonyManager mTelMgr;
+    @Mock
+    private Resources mResources;
 
 
     @Before
     public void setUp() {
         MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
         mContext = spy(ApplicationProvider.getApplicationContext());
+        when(mContext.getResources()).thenReturn(mResources);
         when(mContext.getSystemService(SubscriptionManager.class)).thenReturn(mSubMgr);
         when(mContext.getSystemService(TelephonyManager.class)).thenReturn(mTelMgr);
         when(mTelMgr.getUiccSlotsInfo()).thenReturn(null);
@@ -443,4 +449,18 @@ public class SubscriptionUtilTest {
     public void isInactiveInsertedPSim_nullSubInfo_doesNotCrash() {
         assertThat(SubscriptionUtil.isInactiveInsertedPSim(null)).isFalse();
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void isSimHardwareVisible_configAsInvisible_returnFalse() {
+        when(mResources.getBoolean(R.bool.config_show_sim_info)).thenReturn(false);
+
+        assertThat(SubscriptionUtil.isSimHardwareVisible(mContext)).isFalse();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void isSimHardwareVisible_configAsVisible_returnTrue() {
+        when(mResources.getBoolean(R.bool.config_show_sim_info)).thenReturn(true);
+
+        assertTrue(SubscriptionUtil.isSimHardwareVisible(mContext));
+    }
 }