diff --git a/src/com/android/services/telephony/TelephonyConnection.java b/src/com/android/services/telephony/TelephonyConnection.java
index 3810699..7ad37b0 100644
--- a/src/com/android/services/telephony/TelephonyConnection.java
+++ b/src/com/android/services/telephony/TelephonyConnection.java
@@ -973,7 +973,8 @@
     private boolean canHoldImsCalls() {
         PersistableBundle b = getCarrierConfig();
         // Return true if the CarrierConfig is unavailable
-        return b == null || b.getBoolean(CarrierConfigManager.KEY_ALLOW_HOLD_IN_IMS_CALL_BOOL);
+        return !doesDeviceRespectHoldCarrierConfig() || b == null ||
+                b.getBoolean(CarrierConfigManager.KEY_ALLOW_HOLD_IN_IMS_CALL_BOOL);
     }
 
     private PersistableBundle getCarrierConfig() {
@@ -985,6 +986,23 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Determines if the device will respect the value of the
+     * {@link CarrierConfigManager#KEY_ALLOW_HOLD_IN_IMS_CALL_BOOL} configuration option.
+     *
+     * @return {@code false} if the device always supports holding IMS calls, {@code true} if it
+     *      will use {@link CarrierConfigManager#KEY_ALLOW_HOLD_IN_IMS_CALL_BOOL} to determine if
+     *      hold is supported.
+     */
+    private boolean doesDeviceRespectHoldCarrierConfig() {
+        Phone phone = getPhone();
+        if (phone == null) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        return phone.getContext().getResources().getBoolean(
+                com.android.internal.R.bool.config_device_respects_hold_carrier_config);
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Whether the connection should be treated as an emergency.
      * @return {@code true} if the connection should be treated as an emergency call based
      * on the number dialed, {@code false} otherwise.