diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
index c61a90b..5f59e32 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
 import android.net.metrics.DefaultNetworkEvent;
 import android.net.metrics.IpConnectivityLog;
 import android.net.metrics.NetworkEvent;
+import android.net.util.AvoidBadWifiTracker;
 import android.os.Binder;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
@@ -403,11 +404,6 @@
     private static final int EVENT_REQUEST_LINKPROPERTIES  = 32;
     private static final int EVENT_REQUEST_NETCAPABILITIES = 33;
 
-    /**
-     * Used internally to (re)configure avoid bad wifi setting.
-     */
-    private static final int EVENT_CONFIGURE_NETWORK_AVOID_BAD_WIFI = 34;
-
     /** Handler thread used for both of the handlers below. */
     @VisibleForTesting
     protected final HandlerThread mHandlerThread;
@@ -501,6 +497,9 @@
 
     private final IpConnectivityLog mMetricsLog;
 
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    final AvoidBadWifiTracker mAvoidBadWifiTracker;
+
     /**
      * Implements support for the legacy "one network per network type" model.
      *
@@ -863,14 +862,8 @@
                 LingerMonitor.DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION_RATE_LIMIT_MILLIS);
         mLingerMonitor = new LingerMonitor(mContext, mNotifier, dailyLimit, rateLimit);
 
-        intentFilter = new IntentFilter();
-        intentFilter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_CONFIGURATION_CHANGED);
-        mContext.registerReceiverAsUser(new BroadcastReceiver() {
-            public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
-                mHandler.sendEmptyMessage(EVENT_CONFIGURE_NETWORK_AVOID_BAD_WIFI);
-            }
-        }, UserHandle.ALL, intentFilter, null, null);
-        updateAvoidBadWifi();
+        mAvoidBadWifiTracker = createAvoidBadWifiTracker(
+                mContext, mHandler, () -> rematchForAvoidBadWifiUpdate());
     }
 
     private NetworkRequest createInternetRequestForTransport(
@@ -921,12 +914,6 @@
         mSettingsObserver.observe(
                 Settings.Global.getUriFor(Settings.Global.MOBILE_DATA_ALWAYS_ON),
                 EVENT_CONFIGURE_MOBILE_DATA_ALWAYS_ON);
-
-        // Watch for whether to automatically switch away from wifi networks that lose Internet
-        // access.
-        mSettingsObserver.observe(
-                Settings.Global.getUriFor(Settings.Global.NETWORK_AVOID_BAD_WIFI),
-                EVENT_CONFIGURE_NETWORK_AVOID_BAD_WIFI);
     }
 
     private synchronized int nextNetworkRequestId() {
@@ -2786,36 +2773,23 @@
                 PROMPT_UNVALIDATED_DELAY_MS);
     }
 
-    private boolean mAvoidBadWifi = true;
-
     public boolean avoidBadWifi() {
-        return mAvoidBadWifi;
+        return mAvoidBadWifiTracker.currentValue();
     }
 
-    @VisibleForTesting
-    /** Whether the device or carrier configuration disables avoiding bad wifi by default. */
-    public boolean configRestrictsAvoidBadWifi() {
-        return mContext.getResources().getInteger(R.integer.config_networkAvoidBadWifi) == 0;
+    private void rematchForAvoidBadWifiUpdate() {
+        rematchAllNetworksAndRequests(null, 0);
+        for (NetworkAgentInfo nai: mNetworkAgentInfos.values()) {
+            if (nai.networkCapabilities.hasTransport(NetworkCapabilities.TRANSPORT_WIFI)) {
+                sendUpdatedScoreToFactories(nai);
+            }
+        }
     }
 
-    /** Whether we should display a notification when wifi becomes unvalidated. */
-    public boolean shouldNotifyWifiUnvalidated() {
-        return configRestrictsAvoidBadWifi() &&
-                Settings.Global.getString(mContext.getContentResolver(),
-                        Settings.Global.NETWORK_AVOID_BAD_WIFI) == null;
-    }
-
-    private boolean updateAvoidBadWifi() {
-        boolean settingAvoidBadWifi = "1".equals(Settings.Global.getString(
-                mContext.getContentResolver(), Settings.Global.NETWORK_AVOID_BAD_WIFI));
-
-        boolean prev = mAvoidBadWifi;
-        mAvoidBadWifi = settingAvoidBadWifi || !configRestrictsAvoidBadWifi();
-        return mAvoidBadWifi != prev;
-    }
-
+    // TODO: Evaluate whether this is of interest to other consumers of
+    // AvoidBadWifiTracker and worth moving out of here.
     private void dumpAvoidBadWifiSettings(IndentingPrintWriter pw) {
-        boolean configRestrict = configRestrictsAvoidBadWifi();
+        final boolean configRestrict = mAvoidBadWifiTracker.configRestrictsAvoidBadWifi();
         if (!configRestrict) {
             pw.println("Bad Wi-Fi avoidance: unrestricted");
             return;
@@ -2825,8 +2799,7 @@
         pw.increaseIndent();
         pw.println("Config restrict:   " + configRestrict);
 
-        String value = Settings.Global.getString(
-                mContext.getContentResolver(), Settings.Global.NETWORK_AVOID_BAD_WIFI);
+        final String value = mAvoidBadWifiTracker.getSettingsValue();
         String description;
         // Can't use a switch statement because strings are legal case labels, but null is not.
         if ("0".equals(value)) {
@@ -2889,17 +2862,12 @@
         showValidationNotification(nai, NotificationType.NO_INTERNET);
     }
 
-    // TODO: Delete this like updateMobileDataAlwaysOn above.
-    @VisibleForTesting
-    void updateNetworkAvoidBadWifi() {
-        mHandler.sendEmptyMessage(EVENT_CONFIGURE_NETWORK_AVOID_BAD_WIFI);
-    }
-
     private void handleNetworkUnvalidated(NetworkAgentInfo nai) {
         NetworkCapabilities nc = nai.networkCapabilities;
         if (DBG) log("handleNetworkUnvalidated " + nai.name() + " cap=" + nc);
 
-        if (nc.hasTransport(NetworkCapabilities.TRANSPORT_WIFI) && shouldNotifyWifiUnvalidated()) {
+        if (nc.hasTransport(NetworkCapabilities.TRANSPORT_WIFI) &&
+            mAvoidBadWifiTracker.shouldNotifyWifiUnvalidated()) {
             showValidationNotification(nai, NotificationType.LOST_INTERNET);
         }
     }
@@ -2989,18 +2957,6 @@
                     handleMobileDataAlwaysOn();
                     break;
                 }
-                case EVENT_CONFIGURE_NETWORK_AVOID_BAD_WIFI: {
-                    if (updateAvoidBadWifi()) {
-                        rematchAllNetworksAndRequests(null, 0);
-                        for (NetworkAgentInfo nai: mNetworkAgentInfos.values()) {
-                            if (nai.networkCapabilities.hasTransport(
-                                    NetworkCapabilities.TRANSPORT_WIFI)) {
-                                sendUpdatedScoreToFactories(nai);
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                    break;
-                }
                 case EVENT_REQUEST_LINKPROPERTIES:
                     handleRequestLinkProperties((NetworkRequest) msg.obj, msg.arg1);
                     break;
@@ -5564,6 +5520,11 @@
     }
 
     @VisibleForTesting
+    AvoidBadWifiTracker createAvoidBadWifiTracker(Context c, Handler h, Runnable r) {
+        return new AvoidBadWifiTracker(c, h, r);
+    }
+
+    @VisibleForTesting
     public WakeupMessage makeWakeupMessage(Context c, Handler h, String s, int cmd, Object obj) {
         return new WakeupMessage(c, h, s, cmd, 0, 0, obj);
     }
diff --git a/services/net/java/android/net/util/AvoidBadWifiTracker.java b/services/net/java/android/net/util/AvoidBadWifiTracker.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c14e811
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/net/java/android/net/util/AvoidBadWifiTracker.java
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package android.net.util;
+
+import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
+import android.content.ContentResolver;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.content.IntentFilter;
+import android.database.ContentObserver;
+import android.net.Uri;
+import android.os.Handler;
+import android.os.Message;
+import android.os.UserHandle;
+import android.provider.Settings;
+import android.util.Slog;
+
+import com.android.internal.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
+import com.android.internal.R;
+
+import static android.provider.Settings.Global.NETWORK_AVOID_BAD_WIFI;
+
+/**
+ * A class to encapsulate management of the "Smart Networking" capability of
+ * avoiding bad Wi-Fi when, for example upstream connectivity is lost or
+ * certain critical link failures occur.
+ *
+ * This enables the device to switch to another form of connectivity, like
+ * mobile, if it's available and working.
+ *
+ * The Runnable |cb|, if given, is called on the supplied Handler's thread
+ * whether the computed "avoid bad wifi" value changes.
+ *
+ * Disabling this reverts the device to a level of networking sophistication
+ * circa 2012-13 by disabling disparate code paths each of which contribute to
+ * maintaining continuous, working Internet connectivity.
+ *
+ * @hide
+ */
+public class AvoidBadWifiTracker {
+    private static String TAG = AvoidBadWifiTracker.class.getSimpleName();
+
+    private final Context mContext;
+    private final Handler mHandler;
+    private final Runnable mReevaluateRunnable;
+    private final SettingObserver mSettingObserver;
+    private volatile boolean mAvoidBadWifi = true;
+
+    public AvoidBadWifiTracker(Context ctx, Handler handler) {
+        this(ctx, handler, null);
+    }
+
+    public AvoidBadWifiTracker(Context ctx, Handler handler, Runnable cb) {
+        mContext = ctx;
+        mHandler = handler;
+        mReevaluateRunnable = () -> { if (update() && cb != null) cb.run(); };
+        mSettingObserver = new SettingObserver();
+
+        final IntentFilter intentFilter = new IntentFilter();
+        intentFilter.addAction(Intent.ACTION_CONFIGURATION_CHANGED);
+        mContext.registerReceiverAsUser(new BroadcastReceiver() {
+            public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
+                reevaluate();
+            }
+        }, UserHandle.ALL, intentFilter, null, null);
+
+        update();
+    }
+
+    public boolean currentValue() {
+        return mAvoidBadWifi;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Whether the device or carrier configuration disables avoiding bad wifi by default.
+     */
+    public boolean configRestrictsAvoidBadWifi() {
+        return (mContext.getResources().getInteger(R.integer.config_networkAvoidBadWifi) == 0);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Whether we should display a notification when wifi becomes unvalidated.
+     */
+    public boolean shouldNotifyWifiUnvalidated() {
+        return configRestrictsAvoidBadWifi() && getSettingsValue() == null;
+    }
+
+    public String getSettingsValue() {
+        final ContentResolver resolver = mContext.getContentResolver();
+        return Settings.Global.getString(resolver, NETWORK_AVOID_BAD_WIFI);
+    }
+
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    public void reevaluate() {
+        mHandler.post(mReevaluateRunnable);
+    }
+
+    public boolean update() {
+        final boolean settingAvoidBadWifi = "1".equals(getSettingsValue());
+        final boolean prev = mAvoidBadWifi;
+        mAvoidBadWifi = settingAvoidBadWifi || !configRestrictsAvoidBadWifi();
+        return mAvoidBadWifi != prev;
+    }
+
+    private class SettingObserver extends ContentObserver {
+        private final Uri mUri = Settings.Global.getUriFor(NETWORK_AVOID_BAD_WIFI);
+
+        public SettingObserver() {
+            super(null);
+            final ContentResolver resolver = mContext.getContentResolver();
+            resolver.registerContentObserver(mUri, false, this);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void onChange(boolean selfChange) {
+            Slog.wtf(TAG, "Should never be reached.");
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void onChange(boolean selfChange, Uri uri) {
+            if (!mUri.equals(uri)) return;
+            reevaluate();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/ConnectivityServiceTest.java b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/ConnectivityServiceTest.java
index b6ec49f..4af1cf1 100644
--- a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/ConnectivityServiceTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/ConnectivityServiceTest.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 import android.net.NetworkRequest;
 import android.net.RouteInfo;
 import android.net.metrics.IpConnectivityLog;
+import android.net.util.AvoidBadWifiTracker;
 import android.os.ConditionVariable;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.HandlerThread;
@@ -600,10 +601,23 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private class WrappedConnectivityService extends ConnectivityService {
-        private WrappedNetworkMonitor mLastCreatedNetworkMonitor;
+    private class WrappedAvoidBadWifiTracker extends AvoidBadWifiTracker {
         public boolean configRestrictsAvoidBadWifi;
 
+        public WrappedAvoidBadWifiTracker(Context c, Handler h, Runnable r) {
+            super(c, h, r);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean configRestrictsAvoidBadWifi() {
+            return configRestrictsAvoidBadWifi;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private class WrappedConnectivityService extends ConnectivityService {
+        public WrappedAvoidBadWifiTracker wrappedAvoidBadWifiTracker;
+        private WrappedNetworkMonitor mLastCreatedNetworkMonitor;
+
         public WrappedConnectivityService(Context context, INetworkManagementService netManager,
                 INetworkStatsService statsService, INetworkPolicyManager policyManager,
                 IpConnectivityLog log) {
@@ -653,14 +667,20 @@
         }
 
         @Override
-        public WakeupMessage makeWakeupMessage(
-                Context context, Handler handler, String cmdName, int cmd, Object obj) {
-            return new FakeWakeupMessage(context, handler, cmdName, cmd, 0, 0, obj);
+        public AvoidBadWifiTracker createAvoidBadWifiTracker(
+                Context c, Handler h, Runnable r) {
+            final WrappedAvoidBadWifiTracker tracker = new WrappedAvoidBadWifiTracker(c, h, r);
+            return tracker;
+        }
+
+        public WrappedAvoidBadWifiTracker getAvoidBadWifiTracker() {
+            return (WrappedAvoidBadWifiTracker) mAvoidBadWifiTracker;
         }
 
         @Override
-        public boolean configRestrictsAvoidBadWifi() {
-            return configRestrictsAvoidBadWifi;
+        public WakeupMessage makeWakeupMessage(
+                Context context, Handler handler, String cmdName, int cmd, Object obj) {
+            return new FakeWakeupMessage(context, handler, cmdName, cmd, 0, 0, obj);
         }
 
         public WrappedNetworkMonitor getLastCreatedWrappedNetworkMonitor() {
@@ -2043,46 +2063,48 @@
     @SmallTest
     public void testAvoidBadWifiSetting() throws Exception {
         final ContentResolver cr = mServiceContext.getContentResolver();
+        final WrappedAvoidBadWifiTracker tracker = mService.getAvoidBadWifiTracker();
         final String settingName = Settings.Global.NETWORK_AVOID_BAD_WIFI;
 
-        mService.configRestrictsAvoidBadWifi = false;
+        tracker.configRestrictsAvoidBadWifi = false;
         String[] values = new String[] {null, "0", "1"};
         for (int i = 0; i < values.length; i++) {
             Settings.Global.putInt(cr, settingName, 1);
-            mService.updateNetworkAvoidBadWifi();
+            tracker.reevaluate();
             mService.waitForIdle();
             String msg = String.format("config=false, setting=%s", values[i]);
             assertTrue(msg, mService.avoidBadWifi());
-            assertFalse(msg, mService.shouldNotifyWifiUnvalidated());
+            assertFalse(msg, tracker.shouldNotifyWifiUnvalidated());
         }
 
-        mService.configRestrictsAvoidBadWifi = true;
+        tracker.configRestrictsAvoidBadWifi = true;
 
         Settings.Global.putInt(cr, settingName, 0);
-        mService.updateNetworkAvoidBadWifi();
+        tracker.reevaluate();
         mService.waitForIdle();
         assertFalse(mService.avoidBadWifi());
-        assertFalse(mService.shouldNotifyWifiUnvalidated());
+        assertFalse(tracker.shouldNotifyWifiUnvalidated());
 
         Settings.Global.putInt(cr, settingName, 1);
-        mService.updateNetworkAvoidBadWifi();
+        tracker.reevaluate();
         mService.waitForIdle();
         assertTrue(mService.avoidBadWifi());
-        assertFalse(mService.shouldNotifyWifiUnvalidated());
+        assertFalse(tracker.shouldNotifyWifiUnvalidated());
 
         Settings.Global.putString(cr, settingName, null);
-        mService.updateNetworkAvoidBadWifi();
+        tracker.reevaluate();
         mService.waitForIdle();
         assertFalse(mService.avoidBadWifi());
-        assertTrue(mService.shouldNotifyWifiUnvalidated());
+        assertTrue(tracker.shouldNotifyWifiUnvalidated());
     }
 
     @SmallTest
     public void testAvoidBadWifi() throws Exception {
-        ContentResolver cr = mServiceContext.getContentResolver();
+        final ContentResolver cr = mServiceContext.getContentResolver();
+        final WrappedAvoidBadWifiTracker tracker = mService.getAvoidBadWifiTracker();
 
         // Pretend we're on a carrier that restricts switching away from bad wifi.
-        mService.configRestrictsAvoidBadWifi = true;
+        tracker.configRestrictsAvoidBadWifi = true;
 
         // File a request for cell to ensure it doesn't go down.
         final TestNetworkCallback cellNetworkCallback = new TestNetworkCallback();
@@ -2101,7 +2123,7 @@
         mCm.registerNetworkCallback(validatedWifiRequest, validatedWifiCallback);
 
         Settings.Global.putInt(cr, Settings.Global.NETWORK_AVOID_BAD_WIFI, 0);
-        mService.updateNetworkAvoidBadWifi();
+        tracker.reevaluate();
 
         // Bring up validated cell.
         mCellNetworkAgent = new MockNetworkAgent(TRANSPORT_CELLULAR);
@@ -2132,14 +2154,14 @@
 
         // Simulate switching to a carrier that does not restrict avoiding bad wifi, and expect
         // that we switch back to cell.
-        mService.configRestrictsAvoidBadWifi = false;
-        mService.updateNetworkAvoidBadWifi();
+        tracker.configRestrictsAvoidBadWifi = false;
+        tracker.reevaluate();
         defaultCallback.expectCallback(CallbackState.AVAILABLE, mCellNetworkAgent);
         assertEquals(mCm.getActiveNetwork(), cellNetwork);
 
         // Switch back to a restrictive carrier.
-        mService.configRestrictsAvoidBadWifi = true;
-        mService.updateNetworkAvoidBadWifi();
+        tracker.configRestrictsAvoidBadWifi = true;
+        tracker.reevaluate();
         defaultCallback.expectCallback(CallbackState.AVAILABLE, mWiFiNetworkAgent);
         assertEquals(mCm.getActiveNetwork(), wifiNetwork);
 
@@ -2167,7 +2189,7 @@
 
         // Simulate the user selecting "switch" and checking the don't ask again checkbox.
         Settings.Global.putInt(cr, Settings.Global.NETWORK_AVOID_BAD_WIFI, 1);
-        mService.updateNetworkAvoidBadWifi();
+        tracker.reevaluate();
 
         // We now switch to cell.
         defaultCallback.expectCallback(CallbackState.AVAILABLE, mCellNetworkAgent);
@@ -2180,11 +2202,11 @@
         // Simulate the user turning the cellular fallback setting off and then on.
         // We switch to wifi and then to cell.
         Settings.Global.putString(cr, Settings.Global.NETWORK_AVOID_BAD_WIFI, null);
-        mService.updateNetworkAvoidBadWifi();
+        tracker.reevaluate();
         defaultCallback.expectCallback(CallbackState.AVAILABLE, mWiFiNetworkAgent);
         assertEquals(mCm.getActiveNetwork(), wifiNetwork);
         Settings.Global.putInt(cr, Settings.Global.NETWORK_AVOID_BAD_WIFI, 1);
-        mService.updateNetworkAvoidBadWifi();
+        tracker.reevaluate();
         defaultCallback.expectCallback(CallbackState.AVAILABLE, mCellNetworkAgent);
         assertEquals(mCm.getActiveNetwork(), cellNetwork);