diff --git a/src/com/android/phone/PhoneInterfaceManager.java b/src/com/android/phone/PhoneInterfaceManager.java
index bd824c4..0d15481 100755
--- a/src/com/android/phone/PhoneInterfaceManager.java
+++ b/src/com/android/phone/PhoneInterfaceManager.java
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 import android.telephony.ModemActivityInfo;
 import android.telephony.NeighboringCellInfo;
 import android.telephony.NetworkScanRequest;
+import android.telephony.PhoneCapability;
 import android.telephony.PhoneNumberRange;
 import android.telephony.RadioAccessFamily;
 import android.telephony.Rlog;
@@ -158,7 +159,6 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -6599,20 +6599,38 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean isMultisimCarrierRestricted() {
-        enforceReadPrivilegedPermission("isMultisimCarrierRestricted");
+    public boolean isMultisimSupported(String callingPackage) {
+        if (!TelephonyPermissions.checkCallingOrSelfReadPhoneState(mApp,
+                getDefaultPhone().getSubId(), callingPackage, "isMultisimSupported")) {
+            return false;
+        }
 
         final long identity = Binder.clearCallingIdentity();
         try {
             // If the device has less than 2 SIM cards, indicate that multisim is restricted.
             int numPhysicalSlots = UiccController.getInstance().getUiccSlots().length;
             if (numPhysicalSlots < 2) {
-                loge("isMultisimCarrierRestricted: requires at least 2 cards");
-                return true;
+                loge("isMultisimSupported: requires at least 2 cards");
+                return false;
+            }
+            // Check if the hardware supports multisim functionality. If usage of multisim is not
+            // supported by the modem, indicate that it is restricted.
+            PhoneCapability staticCapability =
+                    mPhoneConfigurationManager.getStaticPhoneCapability();
+            if (staticCapability == null) {
+                loge("isMultisimSupported: no static configuration available");
+                return false;
+            }
+            if (staticCapability.logicalModemList.size() < 2) {
+                loge("isMultisimSupported: maximum number of modem is < 2");
+                return false;
+            }
+            // Check if support of multiple SIMs is restricted by carrier
+            if (mTelephonySharedPreferences.getBoolean(PREF_MULTI_SIM_RESTRICTED, false)) {
+                return false;
             }
 
-            // Default value is false. Multi SIM is allowed unless explicitly restricted.
-            return mTelephonySharedPreferences.getBoolean(PREF_MULTI_SIM_RESTRICTED, false);
+            return true;
         } finally {
             Binder.restoreCallingIdentity(identity);
         }