diff --git a/common/Android.bp b/common/Android.bp
index f2f3929e11..b9a3b634cb 100644
--- a/common/Android.bp
+++ b/common/Android.bp
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ package {
     default_applicable_licenses: ["Android-Apache-2.0"],
 }
 
+// This is a placeholder comment to avoid merge conflicts
+// as the above target may not exist
+// depending on the branch
+
 // The library requires the final artifact to contain net-utils-device-common-struct.
 java_library {
     name: "connectivity-net-module-utils-bpf",
@@ -43,5 +47,7 @@ java_library {
     apex_available: [
         "com.android.tethering",
     ],
-    lint: { strict_updatability_linting: true },
+    lint: {
+        strict_updatability_linting: true,
+    },
 }
diff --git a/common/FlaggedApi.bp b/common/FlaggedApi.bp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2cb9b2f290
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/FlaggedApi.bp
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+//
+// Copyright (C) 2024 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.
+//
+
+aconfig_declarations {
+    name: "com.android.net.flags-aconfig",
+    package: "com.android.net.flags",
+    srcs: ["flags.aconfig"],
+    visibility: ["//packages/modules/Connectivity:__subpackages__"],
+}
diff --git a/common/flags.aconfig b/common/flags.aconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8eb3cbfe95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/flags.aconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package: "com.android.net.flags"
+
+# This file contains aconfig flags for FlaggedAPI annotations
+# Flags used from platform code must be in under frameworks
+
+flag {
+  name: "forbidden_capability"
+  namespace: "android_core_networking"
+  description: "This flag controls the forbidden capability API"
+  bug: "302997505"
+}
+
+flag {
+  name: "set_data_saver_via_cm"
+  namespace: "android_core_networking"
+  description: "Set data saver through ConnectivityManager API"
+  bug: "297836825"
+}
+
+flag {
+  name: "support_is_uid_networking_blocked"
+  namespace: "android_core_networking"
+  description: "This flag controls whether isUidNetworkingBlocked is supported"
+  bug: "297836825"
+}
+
+flag {
+  name: "basic_background_restrictions_enabled"
+  namespace: "android_core_networking"
+  description: "Block network access for apps in a low importance background state"
+  bug: "304347838"
+}
+
+flag {
+  name: "register_nsd_offload_engine"
+  namespace: "android_core_networking"
+  description: "The flag controls the access for registerOffloadEngine API in NsdManager"
+  bug: "294777050"
+}
+