diff --git a/service/ServiceConnectivityResources/res/values/config_thread.xml b/service/ServiceConnectivityResources/res/values/config_thread.xml
index 3627157f0a..d1d9e5292e 100644
--- a/service/ServiceConnectivityResources/res/values/config_thread.xml
+++ b/service/ServiceConnectivityResources/res/values/config_thread.xml
@@ -79,4 +79,10 @@
     to the devices, or reaching to Thread end devices doesn't require border routing to work.
     -->
     <bool name="config_thread_srp_server_wait_for_border_routing_enabled">true</bool>
+
+    <!-- Whether this border router will automatically join the previous connected network after
+    device reboots. Setting this value to false can allow the user to control the lifecycle of
+    the Thread border router state on this device.
+    -->
+    <bool name="config_thread_border_router_auto_join_enabled">true</bool>
 </resources>
diff --git a/service/ServiceConnectivityResources/res/values/overlayable.xml b/service/ServiceConnectivityResources/res/values/overlayable.xml
index 121cbc4826..7ac86aacd6 100644
--- a/service/ServiceConnectivityResources/res/values/overlayable.xml
+++ b/service/ServiceConnectivityResources/res/values/overlayable.xml
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
             <item type="string" name="config_thread_model_name" />
             <item type="array" name="config_thread_mdns_vendor_specific_txts" />
             <item type="bool" name="config_thread_srp_server_wait_for_border_routing_enabled" />
+            <item type="bool" name="config_thread_border_router_auto_join_enabled" />
         </policy>
     </overlayable>
 </resources>
diff --git a/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkControllerService.java b/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkControllerService.java
index c2959f4d8c..af16d19ea2 100644
--- a/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkControllerService.java
+++ b/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkControllerService.java
@@ -626,11 +626,14 @@ final class ThreadNetworkControllerService extends IThreadNetworkController.Stub
     private OtDaemonConfiguration newOtDaemonConfig(ThreadConfiguration threadConfig) {
         int srpServerConfig = R.bool.config_thread_srp_server_wait_for_border_routing_enabled;
         boolean srpServerWaitEnabled = mResources.get().getBoolean(srpServerConfig);
+        int autoJoinConfig = R.bool.config_thread_border_router_auto_join_enabled;
+        boolean autoJoinEnabled = mResources.get().getBoolean(autoJoinConfig);
         return new OtDaemonConfiguration.Builder()
                 .setBorderRouterEnabled(threadConfig.isBorderRouterEnabled())
                 .setNat64Enabled(threadConfig.isNat64Enabled())
                 .setDhcpv6PdEnabled(threadConfig.isDhcpv6PdEnabled())
                 .setSrpServerWaitForBorderRoutingEnabled(srpServerWaitEnabled)
+                .setBorderRouterAutoJoinEnabled(autoJoinEnabled)
                 .build();
     }
 
diff --git a/thread/tests/unit/src/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkControllerServiceTest.java b/thread/tests/unit/src/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkControllerServiceTest.java
index 1d44ccb0bd..bc8da8b81b 100644
--- a/thread/tests/unit/src/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkControllerServiceTest.java
+++ b/thread/tests/unit/src/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkControllerServiceTest.java
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ public final class ThreadNetworkControllerServiceTest {
         when(mResources.getBoolean(
                         eq(R.bool.config_thread_srp_server_wait_for_border_routing_enabled)))
                 .thenReturn(true);
+        when(mResources.getBoolean(eq(R.bool.config_thread_border_router_auto_join_enabled)))
+                .thenReturn(true);
         when(mResources.getString(eq(R.string.config_thread_vendor_name)))
                 .thenReturn(TEST_VENDOR_NAME);
         when(mResources.getString(eq(R.string.config_thread_vendor_oui)))
@@ -291,6 +293,8 @@ public final class ThreadNetworkControllerServiceTest {
         when(mResources.getBoolean(
                         eq(R.bool.config_thread_srp_server_wait_for_border_routing_enabled)))
                 .thenReturn(false);
+        when(mResources.getBoolean(eq(R.bool.config_thread_border_router_auto_join_enabled)))
+                .thenReturn(false);
         when(mResources.getString(eq(R.string.config_thread_vendor_name)))
                 .thenReturn(TEST_VENDOR_NAME);
         when(mResources.getString(eq(R.string.config_thread_vendor_oui)))
@@ -304,6 +308,7 @@ public final class ThreadNetworkControllerServiceTest {
         mTestLooper.dispatchAll();
 
         assertThat(mFakeOtDaemon.getConfiguration().srpServerWaitForBorderRoutingEnabled).isFalse();
+        assertThat(mFakeOtDaemon.getConfiguration().borderRouterAutoJoinEnabled).isFalse();
         MeshcopTxtAttributes meshcopTxts = mFakeOtDaemon.getOverriddenMeshcopTxtAttributes();
         assertThat(meshcopTxts.vendorName).isEqualTo(TEST_VENDOR_NAME);
         assertThat(meshcopTxts.vendorOui).isEqualTo(TEST_VENDOR_OUI_BYTES);