diff --git a/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkCountryCode.java b/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkCountryCode.java
index ff0e2c19e8..50e0b121e5 100644
--- a/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkCountryCode.java
+++ b/thread/service/java/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkCountryCode.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package com.android.server.thread;
 
+import static android.net.thread.ThreadNetworkException.ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_FEATURE;
 import static com.android.server.thread.ThreadPersistentSettings.KEY_COUNTRY_CODE;
 
 import android.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -115,6 +116,9 @@ public class ThreadNetworkCountryCode {
             new ArrayMap();
     private final ThreadPersistentSettings mPersistentSettings;
 
+    /** Indicates whether the Thread co-processor supports setting the country code. */
+    private boolean mIsCpSettingCountryCodeSupported = true;
+
     @Nullable private CountryCodeInfo mCurrentCountryCodeInfo;
     @Nullable private CountryCodeInfo mLocationCountryCodeInfo;
     @Nullable private CountryCodeInfo mOverrideCountryCodeInfo;
@@ -520,6 +524,10 @@ public class ThreadNetworkCountryCode {
 
             @Override
             public void onError(int otError, String message) {
+                if (otError == ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_FEATURE) {
+                    mIsCpSettingCountryCodeSupported = false;
+                }
+
                 LOG.e(
                         "Error "
                                 + otError
@@ -546,6 +554,11 @@ public class ThreadNetworkCountryCode {
             return;
         }
 
+        if (!mIsCpSettingCountryCodeSupported) {
+            LOG.i("Thread co-processor doesn't support setting the country code");
+            return;
+        }
+
         LOG.i("Set country code: " + countryCodeInfo);
         mThreadNetworkControllerService.setCountryCode(
                 countryCodeInfo.getCountryCode().toUpperCase(Locale.ROOT),
@@ -592,6 +605,7 @@ public class ThreadNetworkCountryCode {
     /** Dumps the current state of this ThreadNetworkCountryCode object. */
     public synchronized void dump(FileDescriptor fd, PrintWriter pw, String[] args) {
         pw.println("---- Dump of ThreadNetworkCountryCode begin ----");
+        pw.println("mIsCpSettingCountryCodeSupported: " + mIsCpSettingCountryCodeSupported);
         pw.println("mOverrideCountryCodeInfo        : " + mOverrideCountryCodeInfo);
         pw.println("mTelephonyCountryCodeSlotInfoMap: " + mTelephonyCountryCodeSlotInfoMap);
         pw.println("mTelephonyCountryCodeInfo       : " + mTelephonyCountryCodeInfo);
diff --git a/thread/tests/unit/src/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkCountryCodeTest.java b/thread/tests/unit/src/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkCountryCodeTest.java
index 139f4c8fca..2e58bc9e2c 100644
--- a/thread/tests/unit/src/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkCountryCodeTest.java
+++ b/thread/tests/unit/src/com/android/server/thread/ThreadNetworkCountryCodeTest.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package com.android.server.thread;
 
 import static android.net.thread.ThreadNetworkException.ERROR_INTERNAL_ERROR;
+import static android.net.thread.ThreadNetworkException.ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_FEATURE;
 
 import static com.android.server.thread.ThreadNetworkCountryCode.DEFAULT_COUNTRY_CODE;
 import static com.android.server.thread.ThreadPersistentSettings.KEY_COUNTRY_CODE;
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ public class ThreadNetworkCountryCodeTest {
 
     private ThreadNetworkCountryCode mThreadNetworkCountryCode;
     private boolean mErrorSetCountryCode;
+    private boolean mErrorUnsupportedFeatureSetCountryCode;
 
     @Captor private ArgumentCaptor<LocationListener> mLocationListenerCaptor;
     @Captor private ArgumentCaptor<Geocoder.GeocodeListener> mGeocodeListenerCaptor;
@@ -143,6 +145,10 @@ public class ThreadNetworkCountryCodeTest {
 
                     if (mErrorSetCountryCode) {
                         cb.onError(ERROR_INTERNAL_ERROR, new String("Invalid country code"));
+                    } else if (mErrorUnsupportedFeatureSetCountryCode) {
+                        cb.onError(
+                                ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_FEATURE,
+                                new String("Setting country code is not supported"));
                     } else {
                         cb.onSuccess();
                     }
@@ -452,6 +458,22 @@ public class ThreadNetworkCountryCodeTest {
         assertThat(mThreadNetworkCountryCode.getCountryCode()).isEqualTo(DEFAULT_COUNTRY_CODE);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void setCountryCodeNotSupported_returnUnsupportedFeatureError_countryCodeNotSetAgain() {
+        mThreadNetworkCountryCode.initialize();
+        assertThat(mThreadNetworkCountryCode.getCountryCode()).isEqualTo(DEFAULT_COUNTRY_CODE);
+
+        mErrorUnsupportedFeatureSetCountryCode = true;
+        mThreadNetworkCountryCode.setOverrideCountryCode(TEST_COUNTRY_CODE_CN);
+        verify(mThreadNetworkControllerService)
+                .setCountryCode(eq(TEST_COUNTRY_CODE_CN), mOperationReceiverCaptor.capture());
+
+        mThreadNetworkCountryCode.setOverrideCountryCode(TEST_COUNTRY_CODE_US);
+        verifyNoMoreInteractions(mThreadNetworkControllerService);
+
+        assertThat(mThreadNetworkCountryCode.getCountryCode()).isEqualTo(DEFAULT_COUNTRY_CODE);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void settingsCountryCode_settingsCountryCodeIsActive_settingsCountryCodeIsUsed() {
         when(mPersistentSettings.get(KEY_COUNTRY_CODE)).thenReturn(TEST_COUNTRY_CODE_CN);
@@ -468,6 +490,7 @@ public class ThreadNetworkCountryCodeTest {
         mThreadNetworkCountryCode.dump(new FileDescriptor(), printWriter, null);
         String outputString = stringWriter.toString();
 
+        assertThat(outputString).contains("mIsCpSettingCountryCodeSupported");
         assertThat(outputString).contains("mOverrideCountryCodeInfo");
         assertThat(outputString).contains("mTelephonyCountryCodeSlotInfoMap");
         assertThat(outputString).contains("mTelephonyCountryCodeInfo");