diff --git a/thread/service/Android.bp b/thread/service/Android.bp
index 92cdedc..b5fee95 100644
--- a/thread/service/Android.bp
+++ b/thread/service/Android.bp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
         "framework-connectivity-t-pre-jarjar",
         "framework-location.stubs.module_lib",
         "service-connectivity-pre-jarjar",
+        "ServiceConnectivityResources",
     ],
     static_libs: [
         "modules-utils-shell-command-handler",
diff --git a/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkCountryCode.java b/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkCountryCode.java
index b05183c..df2c56e 100644
--- a/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkCountryCode.java
+++ b/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkCountryCode.java
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.util.Log;
 
+import com.android.connectivity.resources.R;
 import com.android.internal.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
+import com.android.server.connectivity.ConnectivityResources;
 
 import java.io.FileDescriptor;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@
     private static final CountryCodeInfo DEFAULT_COUNTRY_CODE_INFO =
             new CountryCodeInfo(DEFAULT_COUNTRY_CODE, COUNTRY_CODE_SOURCE_DEFAULT);
 
+    private final ConnectivityResources mResources;
     private final LocationManager mLocationManager;
     @Nullable private final Geocoder mGeocoder;
     private final ThreadNetworkControllerService mThreadNetworkControllerService;
@@ -123,17 +126,20 @@
     }
 
     private boolean isLocationUseForCountryCodeEnabled() {
-        // TODO: b/311324956 read the configuration from the overlay configuration.
-        return true;
+        return mResources
+                .get()
+                .getBoolean(R.bool.config_thread_location_use_for_country_code_enabled);
     }
 
     public ThreadNetworkCountryCode(
             LocationManager locationManager,
             ThreadNetworkControllerService threadNetworkControllerService,
-            @Nullable Geocoder geocoder) {
+            @Nullable Geocoder geocoder,
+            ConnectivityResources resources) {
         mLocationManager = locationManager;
         mThreadNetworkControllerService = threadNetworkControllerService;
         mGeocoder = geocoder;
+        mResources = resources;
     }
 
     /** Sets up this country code module to listen to location country code changes. */
diff --git a/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkService.java b/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkService.java
index 287bb8a..95c7256 100644
--- a/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkService.java
+++ b/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkService.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor;
 
 import com.android.server.SystemService;
+import com.android.server.connectivity.ConnectivityResources;
 
 import java.io.FileDescriptor;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
@@ -62,8 +63,10 @@
                     new ThreadNetworkCountryCode(
                             mContext.getSystemService(LocationManager.class),
                             mControllerService,
-                            Geocoder.isPresent() ? new Geocoder(mContext) : null);
+                            Geocoder.isPresent() ? new Geocoder(mContext) : null,
+                            new ConnectivityResources(mContext));
             mCountryCode.initialize();
+
             mShellCommand = new ThreadNetworkShellCommand(mCountryCode);
         }
     }
diff --git a/thread/tests/unit/Android.bp b/thread/tests/unit/Android.bp
index 74b4a35..c7887bc 100644
--- a/thread/tests/unit/Android.bp
+++ b/thread/tests/unit/Android.bp
@@ -39,12 +39,14 @@
         "guava-android-testlib",
         "mockito-target-extended-minus-junit4",
         "net-tests-utils",
+        "service-connectivity-pre-jarjar",
         "service-thread-pre-jarjar",
         "truth",
     ],
     libs: [
         "android.test.base",
         "android.test.runner",
+        "ServiceConnectivityResources",
     ],
     jarjar_rules: ":connectivity-jarjar-rules",
     jni_libs: [
diff --git a/thread/tests/unit/src/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkCountryCodeTest.java b/thread/tests/unit/src/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkCountryCodeTest.java
index f51aa0a..a0eff6c 100644
--- a/thread/tests/unit/src/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkCountryCodeTest.java
+++ b/thread/tests/unit/src/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkCountryCodeTest.java
@@ -34,9 +34,11 @@
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.eq;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verifyNoMoreInteractions;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
+import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.location.Address;
 import android.location.Geocoder;
 import android.location.Location;
@@ -47,6 +49,9 @@
 import androidx.test.filters.SmallTest;
 import androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnit4;
 
+import com.android.connectivity.resources.R;
+import com.android.server.connectivity.ConnectivityResources;
+
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
@@ -71,6 +76,8 @@
     @Mock ThreadNetworkControllerService mThreadNetworkControllerService;
     @Mock PackageManager mPackageManager;
     @Mock Location mLocation;
+    @Mock Resources mResources;
+    @Mock ConnectivityResources mConnectivityResources;
 
     private ThreadNetworkCountryCode mThreadNetworkCountryCode;
     private boolean mErrorSetCountryCode;
@@ -83,6 +90,9 @@
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
         MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
 
+        when(mConnectivityResources.get()).thenReturn(mResources);
+        when(mResources.getBoolean(anyInt())).thenReturn(true);
+
         when(mLocation.getLatitude()).thenReturn(0.0);
         when(mLocation.getLongitude()).thenReturn(0.0);
 
@@ -105,7 +115,10 @@
 
         mThreadNetworkCountryCode =
                 new ThreadNetworkCountryCode(
-                        mLocationManager, mThreadNetworkControllerService, mGeocoder);
+                        mLocationManager,
+                        mThreadNetworkControllerService,
+                        mGeocoder,
+                        mConnectivityResources);
     }
 
     private static Address newAddress(String countryCode) {
@@ -122,6 +135,17 @@
     }
 
     @Test
+    public void initialize_locationUseIsDisabled_locationFunctionIsNotCalled() {
+        when(mResources.getBoolean(R.bool.config_thread_location_use_for_country_code_enabled))
+                .thenReturn(false);
+
+        mThreadNetworkCountryCode.initialize();
+
+        verifyNoMoreInteractions(mGeocoder);
+        verifyNoMoreInteractions(mLocationManager);
+    }
+
+    @Test
     public void locationCountryCode_locationChanged_locationCountryCodeIsUsed() {
         mThreadNetworkCountryCode.initialize();