diff --git a/framework/api/current.txt b/framework/api/current.txt
index 6860c3c389..554301b0c1 100644
--- a/framework/api/current.txt
+++ b/framework/api/current.txt
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ package android.net {
     field public static final int NET_CAPABILITY_IA = 7; // 0x7
     field public static final int NET_CAPABILITY_IMS = 4; // 0x4
     field public static final int NET_CAPABILITY_INTERNET = 12; // 0xc
+    field @FlaggedApi("com.android.net.flags.net_capability_local_network") public static final int NET_CAPABILITY_LOCAL_NETWORK = 36; // 0x24
     field public static final int NET_CAPABILITY_MCX = 23; // 0x17
     field public static final int NET_CAPABILITY_MMS = 0; // 0x0
     field public static final int NET_CAPABILITY_MMTEL = 33; // 0x21
diff --git a/framework/src/android/net/NetworkCapabilities.java b/framework/src/android/net/NetworkCapabilities.java
index efae754caa..8d9a844804 100644
--- a/framework/src/android/net/NetworkCapabilities.java
+++ b/framework/src/android/net/NetworkCapabilities.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import static com.android.internal.annotations.VisibleForTesting.Visibility.PRIV
 import static com.android.net.module.util.BitUtils.appendStringRepresentationOfBitMaskToStringBuilder;
 import static com.android.net.module.util.BitUtils.describeDifferences;
 
+import android.annotation.FlaggedApi;
 import android.annotation.IntDef;
 import android.annotation.LongDef;
 import android.annotation.NonNull;
@@ -29,9 +30,6 @@ import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
 import android.annotation.SystemApi;
 import android.compat.annotation.UnsupportedAppUsage;
 import android.net.ConnectivityManager.NetworkCallback;
-// Can't be imported because aconfig tooling doesn't exist on udc-mainline-prod yet
-// See inner class Flags which mimics this for the time being
-// import android.net.flags.Flags;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Parcel;
 import android.os.Parcelable;
@@ -130,6 +128,8 @@ public final class NetworkCapabilities implements Parcelable {
     public static class Flags {
         static final String FLAG_FORBIDDEN_CAPABILITY =
                 "com.android.net.flags.forbidden_capability";
+        static final String FLAG_NET_CAPABILITY_LOCAL_NETWORK =
+                "com.android.net.flags.net_capability_local_network";
     }
 
     /**
@@ -716,17 +716,13 @@ public final class NetworkCapabilities implements Parcelable {
     public static final int NET_CAPABILITY_PRIORITIZE_BANDWIDTH = 35;
 
     /**
-     * This is a local network, e.g. a tethering downstream or a P2P direct network.
+     * Indicates that this network is a local network, e.g. thread network
      *
-     * <p>
-     * Note that local networks are not sent to callbacks by default. To receive callbacks about
-     * them, the {@link NetworkRequest} instance must be prepared to see them, either by
-     * adding the capability with {@link NetworkRequest.Builder#addCapability}, by removing
-     * this forbidden capability with {@link NetworkRequest.Builder#removeForbiddenCapability},
-     * or by clearing all capabilites with {@link NetworkRequest.Builder#clearCapabilities()}.
-     * </p>
-     * @hide
+     * Apps that target an SDK before {@link Build.VERSION_CODES.VANILLA_ICE_CREAM} will not see
+     * networks with this capability unless they explicitly set the NET_CAPABILITY_LOCAL_NETWORK
+     * in their NetworkRequests.
      */
+    @FlaggedApi(Flags.FLAG_NET_CAPABILITY_LOCAL_NETWORK)
     public static final int NET_CAPABILITY_LOCAL_NETWORK = 36;
 
     private static final int MAX_NET_CAPABILITY = NET_CAPABILITY_LOCAL_NETWORK;