diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/backup/SecureSettings.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/backup/SecureSettings.java
index 30d5d4b..eaec617 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/backup/SecureSettings.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/backup/SecureSettings.java
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@
         Settings.Secure.STYLUS_POINTER_ICON_ENABLED,
         Settings.Secure.CAMERA_EXTENSIONS_FALLBACK,
         Settings.Secure.VISUAL_QUERY_ACCESSIBILITY_DETECTION_ENABLED,
-        Settings.Secure.IMMERSIVE_MODE_CONFIRMATIONS
+        Settings.Secure.IMMERSIVE_MODE_CONFIRMATIONS,
+        Settings.Secure.AUDIO_DEVICE_INVENTORY
     };
 }
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/SecureSettingsValidators.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/SecureSettingsValidators.java
index 893932f..046d6e2 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/SecureSettingsValidators.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/android/provider/settings/validators/SecureSettingsValidators.java
@@ -424,5 +424,6 @@
         VALIDATORS.put(Secure.STYLUS_POINTER_ICON_ENABLED, BOOLEAN_VALIDATOR);
         VALIDATORS.put(Secure.CAMERA_EXTENSIONS_FALLBACK, BOOLEAN_VALIDATOR);
         VALIDATORS.put(Secure.IMMERSIVE_MODE_CONFIRMATIONS, ANY_STRING_VALIDATOR);
+        VALIDATORS.put(Secure.AUDIO_DEVICE_INVENTORY, ANY_STRING_VALIDATOR);
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
index 46c89900..6eb2dd0 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/test/src/android/provider/SettingsBackupTest.java
@@ -670,7 +670,6 @@
                  Settings.Secure.AUTOMATIC_STORAGE_MANAGER_ENABLED,
                  Settings.Secure.AUTOMATIC_STORAGE_MANAGER_LAST_RUN,
                  Settings.Secure.AUTOMATIC_STORAGE_MANAGER_TURNED_OFF_BY_POLICY,
-                 Settings.Secure.AUDIO_DEVICE_INVENTORY, // not controllable by user
                  Settings.Secure.AUDIO_SAFE_CSD_AS_A_FEATURE_ENABLED, // not controllable by user
                  Settings.Secure.BACKUP_AUTO_RESTORE,
                  Settings.Secure.BACKUP_ENABLED,