diff --git a/core/java/android/net/NetworkAgent.java b/core/java/android/net/NetworkAgent.java
index c063b39..7cc569a 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/NetworkAgent.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/NetworkAgent.java
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@
     /**
      * The {@link Network} corresponding to this object.
      */
-    @NonNull
-    public final Network network;
+    @Nullable
+    private volatile Network mNetwork;
 
     // Whether this NetworkAgent is using the legacy (never unhidden) API. The difference is
     // that the legacy API uses NetworkInfo to convey the state, while the current API is
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@
     private final String LOG_TAG;
     private static final boolean DBG = true;
     private static final boolean VDBG = false;
-    private final Context mContext;
     private final ArrayList<Message>mPreConnectedQueue = new ArrayList<Message>();
     private volatile long mLastBwRefreshTime = 0;
     private static final long BW_REFRESH_MIN_WIN_MS = 500;
@@ -277,18 +276,21 @@
     public NetworkAgent(Looper looper, Context context, String logTag, NetworkInfo ni,
             NetworkCapabilities nc, LinkProperties lp, int score) {
         this(looper, context, logTag, ni, nc, lp, score, null, NetworkProvider.ID_NONE);
+        // Register done by the constructor called in the previous line
     }
 
     /** @hide TODO: remove and replace usage with the public constructor. */
     public NetworkAgent(Looper looper, Context context, String logTag, NetworkInfo ni,
             NetworkCapabilities nc, LinkProperties lp, int score, NetworkAgentConfig config) {
         this(looper, context, logTag, ni, nc, lp, score, config, NetworkProvider.ID_NONE);
+        // Register done by the constructor called in the previous line
     }
 
     /** @hide TODO: remove and replace usage with the public constructor. */
     public NetworkAgent(Looper looper, Context context, String logTag, NetworkInfo ni,
             NetworkCapabilities nc, LinkProperties lp, int score, int providerId) {
         this(looper, context, logTag, ni, nc, lp, score, null, providerId);
+        // Register done by the constructor called in the previous line
     }
 
     /** @hide TODO: remove and replace usage with the public constructor. */
@@ -296,6 +298,7 @@
             NetworkCapabilities nc, LinkProperties lp, int score, NetworkAgentConfig config,
             int providerId) {
         this(looper, context, logTag, nc, lp, score, config, providerId, ni, true /* legacy */);
+        register();
     }
 
     private static NetworkInfo getLegacyNetworkInfo(final NetworkAgentConfig config) {
@@ -327,12 +330,32 @@
                 getLegacyNetworkInfo(config), false /* legacy */);
     }
 
-    private NetworkAgent(Looper looper, Context context, String logTag, NetworkCapabilities nc,
-            LinkProperties lp, int score, NetworkAgentConfig config, int providerId,
-            NetworkInfo ni, boolean legacy) {
+    private static class InitialConfiguration {
+        public final Context context;
+        public final NetworkCapabilities capabilities;
+        public final LinkProperties properties;
+        public final int score;
+        public final NetworkAgentConfig config;
+        public final NetworkInfo info;
+        InitialConfiguration(@NonNull Context context, @NonNull NetworkCapabilities capabilities,
+                @NonNull LinkProperties properties, int score, @NonNull NetworkAgentConfig config,
+                @NonNull NetworkInfo info) {
+            this.context = context;
+            this.capabilities = capabilities;
+            this.properties = properties;
+            this.score = score;
+            this.config = config;
+            this.info = info;
+        }
+    }
+    private volatile InitialConfiguration mInitialConfiguration;
+
+    private NetworkAgent(@NonNull Looper looper, @NonNull Context context, @NonNull String logTag,
+            @NonNull NetworkCapabilities nc, @NonNull LinkProperties lp, int score,
+            @NonNull NetworkAgentConfig config, int providerId, @NonNull NetworkInfo ni,
+            boolean legacy) {
         mHandler = new NetworkAgentHandler(looper);
         LOG_TAG = logTag;
-        mContext = context;
         mIsLegacy = legacy;
         mNetworkInfo = new NetworkInfo(ni);
         this.providerId = providerId;
@@ -340,12 +363,8 @@
             throw new IllegalArgumentException();
         }
 
-        if (VDBG) log("Registering NetworkAgent");
-        ConnectivityManager cm = (ConnectivityManager)mContext.getSystemService(
-                Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
-        network = cm.registerNetworkAgent(new Messenger(mHandler), new NetworkInfo(ni),
-                new LinkProperties(lp), new NetworkCapabilities(nc), score, config,
-                providerId);
+        mInitialConfiguration = new InitialConfiguration(context, new NetworkCapabilities(nc),
+                new LinkProperties(lp), score, config, ni);
     }
 
     private class NetworkAgentHandler extends Handler {
@@ -467,6 +486,32 @@
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Register this network agent with ConnectivityService.
+     * @return the Network associated with this network agent (which can also be obtained later
+     *         by calling getNetwork() on this agent).
+     */
+    @NonNull
+    public Network register() {
+        if (VDBG) log("Registering NetworkAgent");
+        final ConnectivityManager cm = (ConnectivityManager) mInitialConfiguration.context
+                .getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE);
+        mNetwork = cm.registerNetworkAgent(new Messenger(mHandler),
+                new NetworkInfo(mInitialConfiguration.info),
+                mInitialConfiguration.properties, mInitialConfiguration.capabilities,
+                mInitialConfiguration.score, mInitialConfiguration.config, providerId);
+        mInitialConfiguration = null; // All this memory can now be GC'd
+        return mNetwork;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return The Network associated with this agent, or null if it's not registered yet.
+     */
+    @Nullable
+    public Network getNetwork() {
+        return mNetwork;
+    }
+
     private void queueOrSendMessage(int what, Object obj) {
         queueOrSendMessage(what, 0, 0, obj);
     }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/TestNetworkService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/TestNetworkService.java
index a7e36b2..95ac900 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/TestNetworkService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/TestNetworkService.java
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
             // Has to be in TestNetworkAgent to ensure all teardown codepaths properly clean up
             // resources, even for binder death or unwanted calls.
             synchronized (mTestNetworkTracker) {
-                mTestNetworkTracker.remove(network.netId);
+                mTestNetworkTracker.remove(getNetwork().netId);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@
                                             callingUid,
                                             binder);
 
-                            mTestNetworkTracker.put(agent.network.netId, agent);
+                            mTestNetworkTracker.put(agent.getNetwork().netId, agent);
                         }
                     } catch (SocketException e) {
                         throw new UncheckedIOException(e);
diff --git a/tests/net/integration/util/com/android/server/NetworkAgentWrapper.java b/tests/net/integration/util/com/android/server/NetworkAgentWrapper.java
index 1c69209..a35fb40 100644
--- a/tests/net/integration/util/com/android/server/NetworkAgentWrapper.java
+++ b/tests/net/integration/util/com/android/server/NetworkAgentWrapper.java
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
 
     @Override
     public Network getNetwork() {
-        return mNetworkAgent.network;
+        return mNetworkAgent.getNetwork();
     }
 
     public void expectPreventReconnectReceived(long timeoutMs) {
diff --git a/tests/net/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityServiceTest.java b/tests/net/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityServiceTest.java
index 141e68a..4236b9d 100644
--- a/tests/net/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityServiceTest.java
+++ b/tests/net/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityServiceTest.java
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@
                 }
             };
 
-            assertEquals(na.network.netId, nmNetworkCaptor.getValue().netId);
+            assertEquals(na.getNetwork().netId, nmNetworkCaptor.getValue().netId);
             mNmCallbacks = nmCbCaptor.getValue();
 
             mNmCallbacks.onNetworkMonitorCreated(mNetworkMonitor);