diff --git a/update_manager/android_things_policy.cc b/update_manager/android_things_policy.cc
index 4afcf12..26bd0ba 100644
--- a/update_manager/android_things_policy.cc
+++ b/update_manager/android_things_policy.cc
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
   result->target_channel.clear();
   result->target_version_prefix.clear();
   result->rollback_allowed = false;
+  result->rollback_data_save_requested = false;
   result->rollback_allowed_milestones = -1;
   result->interactive = false;
 
diff --git a/update_manager/enterprise_device_policy_impl.cc b/update_manager/enterprise_device_policy_impl.cc
index a3430ef..3d77d59 100644
--- a/update_manager/enterprise_device_policy_impl.cc
+++ b/update_manager/enterprise_device_policy_impl.cc
@@ -91,22 +91,27 @@
         case RollbackToTargetVersion::kDisabled:
           LOG(INFO) << "Policy disables rollbacks.";
           result->rollback_allowed = false;
+          result->rollback_data_save_requested = false;
           break;
         case RollbackToTargetVersion::kRollbackAndPowerwash:
           LOG(INFO) << "Policy allows rollbacks with powerwash.";
           result->rollback_allowed = true;
+          result->rollback_data_save_requested = false;
           break;
         case RollbackToTargetVersion::kRollbackAndRestoreIfPossible:
           LOG(INFO)
               << "Policy allows rollbacks, also tries to restore if possible.";
-          // We don't support restore yet, but policy still allows rollback.
           result->rollback_allowed = true;
+          result->rollback_data_save_requested = true;
           break;
         case RollbackToTargetVersion::kRollbackOnlyIfRestorePossible:
+          // TODO(crbug.com/947621): Remove this policy option until we know
+          // how it could be supported correctly.
           LOG(INFO) << "Policy only allows rollbacks if restore is possible.";
           // We don't support restore yet, policy doesn't allow rollback in this
           // case.
           result->rollback_allowed = false;
+          result->rollback_data_save_requested = false;
           break;
         case RollbackToTargetVersion::kMaxValue:
           NOTREACHED();
diff --git a/update_manager/policy.h b/update_manager/policy.h
index 5d65d9a..9e7df10 100644
--- a/update_manager/policy.h
+++ b/update_manager/policy.h
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
   std::string target_version_prefix;
   // Specifies whether rollback images are allowed by device policy.
   bool rollback_allowed;
+  // Specifies if rollbacks should attempt to preserve some system state.
+  bool rollback_data_save_requested;
   // Specifies the number of Chrome milestones rollback should be allowed,
   // starting from the stable version at any time. Value is -1 if unspecified
   // (e.g. no device policy is available yet), in this case no version