diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/widget/SeekBarPreference.java b/src/com/android/settings/widget/SeekBarPreference.java
index bdd1ba9..ac28382 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/widget/SeekBarPreference.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/widget/SeekBarPreference.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
     private boolean mShouldBlink;
     private int mAccessibilityRangeInfoType = AccessibilityNodeInfo.RangeInfo.RANGE_TYPE_INT;
     private CharSequence mSeekBarContentDescription;
+    private CharSequence mSeekBarStateDescription;
 
     public SeekBarPreference(
             Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr, int defStyleRes) {
@@ -124,6 +125,9 @@
         } else if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(title)) {
             mSeekBar.setContentDescription(title);
         }
+        if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(mSeekBarStateDescription)) {
+            mSeekBar.setStateDescription(mSeekBarStateDescription);
+        }
         if (mSeekBar instanceof DefaultIndicatorSeekBar) {
             ((DefaultIndicatorSeekBar) mSeekBar).setDefaultProgress(mDefaultProgress);
         }
@@ -304,6 +308,18 @@
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Specify the state description for this seek bar represents.
+     *
+     * @param stateDescription the state description of seek bar
+     */
+    public void setSeekBarStateDescription(CharSequence stateDescription) {
+        mSeekBarStateDescription = stateDescription;
+        if (mSeekBar != null) {
+            mSeekBar.setStateDescription(stateDescription);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected Parcelable onSaveInstanceState() {
         /*
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/widget/SeekBarPreferenceTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/widget/SeekBarPreferenceTest.java
index f7dea22..42ed074 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/widget/SeekBarPreferenceTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/widget/SeekBarPreferenceTest.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
 
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 import android.content.Context;
@@ -110,6 +111,13 @@
         assertThat(seekBarPreference.isSelectable()).isTrue();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testSetSeekBarStateDescription() {
+        mSeekBarPreference.setSeekBarStateDescription("test");
+
+        verify(mSeekBarPreference).setSeekBarStateDescription("test");
+    }
+
     public static class TestFragment extends PreferenceFragmentCompat {
         @Override
         public void onCreatePreferences(Bundle savedInstanceState, String rootKey) {