diff --git a/framework-t/src/android/net/IpSecManager.java b/framework-t/src/android/net/IpSecManager.java
index 6013769..1c83e09 100644
--- a/framework-t/src/android/net/IpSecManager.java
+++ b/framework-t/src/android/net/IpSecManager.java
@@ -66,6 +66,24 @@
     private static final String TAG = "IpSecManager";
 
     /**
+     * Feature flag to declare the kernel support of updating IPsec SAs.
+     *
+     * <p>Feature for {@link #getSystemAvailableFeatures} and {@link #hasSystemFeature}: The device
+     * has the requisite kernel support for migrating IPsec tunnels to new source/destination
+     * addresses.
+     *
+     * <p>This feature implies that the device supports XFRM Migration (CONFIG_XFRM_MIGRATE) and has
+     * the kernel fixes to allow XFRM Migration correctly
+     *
+     * @see android.content.pm.PackageManager#FEATURE_IPSEC_TUNNEL_MIGRATION
+     * @hide
+     */
+    // Redefine this flag here so that IPsec code shipped in a mainline module can build on old
+    // platforms before FEATURE_IPSEC_TUNNEL_MIGRATION API is released.
+    public static final String FEATURE_IPSEC_TUNNEL_MIGRATION =
+            "android.software.ipsec_tunnel_migration";
+
+    /**
      * Used when applying a transform to direct traffic through an {@link IpSecTransform}
      * towards the host.
      *
@@ -1015,8 +1033,7 @@
      * @param newDestinationAddress the new destination address
      * @hide
      */
-    // TODO: b/169169973 Require FEATURE_IPSEC_MIGRATE
-    @RequiresFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_IPSEC_TUNNELS)
+    @RequiresFeature(FEATURE_IPSEC_TUNNEL_MIGRATION)
     @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.MANAGE_IPSEC_TUNNELS)
     public void startMigration(
             @NonNull IpSecTransform transform,
diff --git a/service-t/src/com/android/server/IpSecService.java b/service-t/src/com/android/server/IpSecService.java
index ca96c06..9e71eb3 100644
--- a/service-t/src/com/android/server/IpSecService.java
+++ b/service-t/src/com/android/server/IpSecService.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package com.android.server;
 
 import static android.Manifest.permission.DUMP;
+import static android.net.IpSecManager.FEATURE_IPSEC_TUNNEL_MIGRATION;
 import static android.net.IpSecManager.INVALID_RESOURCE_ID;
 import static android.system.OsConstants.AF_INET;
 import static android.system.OsConstants.AF_INET6;
@@ -1681,6 +1682,14 @@
                 android.Manifest.permission.MANAGE_IPSEC_TUNNELS, "IpSecService");
     }
 
+    private void enforceMigrateFeature() {
+        if (!mContext.getPackageManager().hasSystemFeature(FEATURE_IPSEC_TUNNEL_MIGRATION)) {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+                    "IPsec Tunnel migration requires"
+                            + " PackageManager.FEATURE_IPSEC_TUNNEL_MIGRATION");
+        }
+    }
+
     private void createOrUpdateTransform(
             IpSecConfig c, int resourceId, SpiRecord spiRecord, EncapSocketRecord socketRecord)
             throws RemoteException {
@@ -1807,6 +1816,7 @@
         Objects.requireNonNull(newDestinationAddress, "newDestinationAddress was null");
 
         enforceTunnelFeatureAndPermissions(callingPackage);
+        enforceMigrateFeature();
 
         UserRecord userRecord = mUserResourceTracker.getUserRecord(Binder.getCallingUid());
         TransformRecord transformInfo =
@@ -1962,6 +1972,14 @@
             createOrUpdateTransform(c, transformResourceId, spiRecord, socketRecord);
 
             if (transformInfo.isMigrating()) {
+                if (!mContext.getPackageManager()
+                        .hasSystemFeature(FEATURE_IPSEC_TUNNEL_MIGRATION)) {
+                    Log.wtf(
+                            TAG,
+                            "Attempted to migrate a transform without"
+                                    + " FEATURE_IPSEC_TUNNEL_MIGRATION");
+                }
+
                 for (int selAddrFamily : ADDRESS_FAMILIES) {
                     final IpSecMigrateInfoParcel migrateInfo =
                             new IpSecMigrateInfoParcel(
diff --git a/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/IpSecServiceParameterizedTest.java b/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/IpSecServiceParameterizedTest.java
index 6887885..1618a62 100644
--- a/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/IpSecServiceParameterizedTest.java
+++ b/tests/unit/java/com/android/server/IpSecServiceParameterizedTest.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import static android.net.IpSecManager.DIRECTION_FWD;
 import static android.net.IpSecManager.DIRECTION_IN;
 import static android.net.IpSecManager.DIRECTION_OUT;
+import static android.net.IpSecManager.FEATURE_IPSEC_TUNNEL_MIGRATION;
 import static android.net.NetworkStack.PERMISSION_MAINLINE_NETWORK_STACK;
 import static android.system.OsConstants.AF_INET;
 import static android.system.OsConstants.AF_INET6;
@@ -1097,7 +1098,7 @@
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testFeatureFlagVerification() throws Exception {
+    public void testFeatureFlagIpSecTunnelsVerification() throws Exception {
         when(mMockPkgMgr.hasSystemFeature(eq(PackageManager.FEATURE_IPSEC_TUNNELS)))
                 .thenReturn(false);
 
@@ -1109,4 +1110,17 @@
         } catch (UnsupportedOperationException expected) {
         }
     }
+
+    @Test
+    @DevSdkIgnoreRule.IgnoreUpTo(Build.VERSION_CODES.TIRAMISU)
+    public void testFeatureFlagIpSecTunnelMigrationVerification() throws Exception {
+        when(mMockPkgMgr.hasSystemFeature(eq(FEATURE_IPSEC_TUNNEL_MIGRATION))).thenReturn(false);
+
+        try {
+            mIpSecService.migrateTransform(
+                    1 /* transformId */, NEW_SRC_ADDRESS, NEW_DST_ADDRESS, BLESSED_PACKAGE);
+            fail("Expected UnsupportedOperationException for disabled feature");
+        } catch (UnsupportedOperationException expected) {
+        }
+    }
 }