diff --git a/contexthub/1.2/types.hal b/contexthub/1.2/types.hal
index e6c8acc57d..5a11efea46 100644
--- a/contexthub/1.2/types.hal
+++ b/contexthub/1.2/types.hal
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ enum Setting : @1.1::Setting {
      */
     WIFI_AVAILABLE,
     AIRPLANE_MODE,
+
+    /**
+     * Indicates if the microphone access was turned off globally by the user,
+     * in which case audio data cannot be used and propagated by CHRE.
+     */
+    GLOBAL_MIC_DISABLE,
 };
 
 struct ContextHubMsg {
diff --git a/contexthub/1.2/vts/functional/VtsHalContexthubV1_2TargetTest.cpp b/contexthub/1.2/vts/functional/VtsHalContexthubV1_2TargetTest.cpp
index 77883c2423..782edae610 100644
--- a/contexthub/1.2/vts/functional/VtsHalContexthubV1_2TargetTest.cpp
+++ b/contexthub/1.2/vts/functional/VtsHalContexthubV1_2TargetTest.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ TEST_P(ContexthubHidlTest, TestOnAirplaneModeSettingChanged) {
     ASSERT_OK(registerCallback(nullptr));
 }
 
+TEST_P(ContexthubHidlTest, TestOnGlobalMicDisableSettingChanged) {
+    ASSERT_OK(registerCallback(new ContexthubCallbackBase()));
+    hubApi->onSettingChanged_1_2(Setting::GLOBAL_MIC_DISABLE, SettingValue::DISABLED);
+    hubApi->onSettingChanged_1_2(Setting::GLOBAL_MIC_DISABLE, SettingValue::ENABLED);
+    ASSERT_OK(registerCallback(nullptr));
+}
+
 GTEST_ALLOW_UNINSTANTIATED_PARAMETERIZED_TEST(ContexthubHidlTest);
 INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(HubIdSpecificTests, ContexthubHidlTest, testing::ValuesIn(kTestParameters),
                          android::hardware::PrintInstanceTupleNameToString<>);