diff --git a/radio/1.6/IRadio.hal b/radio/1.6/IRadio.hal
index 0e7354d6ca..2c8ac5ea35 100644
--- a/radio/1.6/IRadio.hal
+++ b/radio/1.6/IRadio.hal
@@ -389,6 +389,15 @@ interface IRadio extends @1.5::IRadio {
      */
     oneway getVoiceRegistrationState_1_6(int32_t serial);
 
+    /**
+     * Requests current signal strength and associated information.  Must succeed if radio is on.
+     *
+     * @param serial Serial number of request.
+     *
+     * Response function is IRadioResponse.getSignalStrengthResponse_1_6()
+     */
+    oneway getSignalStrength_1_6(int32_t serial);
+
     /**
      * Request current data registration state.
      *
diff --git a/radio/1.6/IRadioIndication.hal b/radio/1.6/IRadioIndication.hal
index bc6e397e87..1b56d40bcf 100644
--- a/radio/1.6/IRadioIndication.hal
+++ b/radio/1.6/IRadioIndication.hal
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import @1.5::IRadioIndication;
 import @1.6::CellInfo;
 import @1.6::LinkCapacityEstimate;
 import @1.6::NetworkScanResult;
+import @1.6::SignalStrength;
 import @1.6::SetupDataCallResult;
 
 /**
@@ -70,6 +71,18 @@ interface IRadioIndication extends @1.5::IRadioIndication {
      */
     oneway currentLinkCapacityEstimate_1_6(RadioIndicationType type, LinkCapacityEstimate lce);
 
+
+    /**
+     * Indicates current signal strength of the radio.
+     *
+     * This is identical to currentSignalStrength_1_4 but uses an updated version of
+     * SignalStrength.
+     *
+     * @param type Type of radio indication
+     * @param signalStrength SignalStrength information
+     */
+    oneway currentSignalStrength_1_6(RadioIndicationType type, SignalStrength signalStrength);
+
     /**
      * Report all of the current cell information known to the radio.
      *
diff --git a/radio/1.6/IRadioResponse.hal b/radio/1.6/IRadioResponse.hal
index 0f08a46366..3b2061f32d 100644
--- a/radio/1.6/IRadioResponse.hal
+++ b/radio/1.6/IRadioResponse.hal
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import @1.6::CellInfo;
 import @1.6::RegStateResult;
 import @1.6::RadioResponseInfo;
 import @1.6::SetupDataCallResult;
+import @1.6::SignalStrength;
 
 /**
  * Interface declaring response functions to solicited radio requests.
@@ -343,6 +344,19 @@ interface IRadioResponse extends @1.5::IRadioResponse {
      */
     oneway getCellInfoListResponse_1_6(RadioResponseInfo info, vec<CellInfo> cellInfo);
 
+    /**
+     * This is identical to getSignalStrengthResponse_1_4 but uses an updated version of
+     * SignalStrength.
+     *
+     * @param signalStrength Current signal strength
+     *
+     * Valid errors returned:
+     *   RadioError:NONE
+     *   RadioError:RADIO_NOT_AVAILABLE
+     *   RadioError:INTERNAL_ERR
+     */
+    oneway getSignalStrengthResponse_1_6(RadioResponseInfo info, SignalStrength signalStrength);
+
     /**
      * @param info Response info struct containing response type, serial no. and error
      * @param voiceRegResponse Current Voice registration response as defined by RegStateResult
diff --git a/radio/1.6/vts/functional/radio_hidl_hal_utils_v1_6.h b/radio/1.6/vts/functional/radio_hidl_hal_utils_v1_6.h
index 964259d26d..111fcd1325 100644
--- a/radio/1.6/vts/functional/radio_hidl_hal_utils_v1_6.h
+++ b/radio/1.6/vts/functional/radio_hidl_hal_utils_v1_6.h
@@ -799,6 +799,10 @@ class RadioResponse_v1_6 : public ::android::hardware::radio::V1_6::IRadioRespon
     Return<void> getSystemSelectionChannelsResponse(
             const ::android::hardware::radio::V1_6::RadioResponseInfo& info);
 
+    Return<void> getSignalStrengthResponse_1_6(
+            const ::android::hardware::radio::V1_6::RadioResponseInfo& info,
+            const ::android::hardware::radio::V1_6::SignalStrength& sig_strength);
+
     Return<void> getCellInfoListResponse_1_6(
             const ::android::hardware::radio::V1_6::RadioResponseInfo& info,
             const ::android::hardware::hidl_vec<::android::hardware::radio::V1_6::CellInfo>&
@@ -830,6 +834,10 @@ class RadioIndication_v1_6 : public ::android::hardware::radio::V1_6::IRadioIndi
     Return<void> unthrottleApn(RadioIndicationType type,
                                const ::android::hardware::hidl_string& apn);
 
+    Return<void> currentSignalStrength_1_6(
+            RadioIndicationType type,
+            const ::android::hardware::radio::V1_6::SignalStrength& signalStrength);
+
     Return<void> networkScanResult_1_6(
             RadioIndicationType type,
             const ::android::hardware::radio::V1_6::NetworkScanResult& result);
diff --git a/radio/1.6/vts/functional/radio_indication.cpp b/radio/1.6/vts/functional/radio_indication.cpp
index 4dffe639df..bfc54c0ac5 100644
--- a/radio/1.6/vts/functional/radio_indication.cpp
+++ b/radio/1.6/vts/functional/radio_indication.cpp
@@ -387,6 +387,12 @@ Return<void> RadioIndication_v1_6::modemReset(RadioIndicationType /*type*/,
     return Void();
 }
 
+Return<void> RadioIndication_v1_6::currentSignalStrength_1_6(
+        RadioIndicationType /*type*/,
+        const ::android::hardware::radio::V1_6::SignalStrength& /*signalStrength*/) {
+    return Void();
+}
+
 Return<void> RadioIndication_v1_6::networkScanResult_1_6(
         RadioIndicationType /*type*/,
         const ::android::hardware::radio::V1_6::NetworkScanResult& /*result*/) {
diff --git a/radio/1.6/vts/functional/radio_response.cpp b/radio/1.6/vts/functional/radio_response.cpp
index cd3b2cfe22..68d1f202b7 100644
--- a/radio/1.6/vts/functional/radio_response.cpp
+++ b/radio/1.6/vts/functional/radio_response.cpp
@@ -808,12 +808,6 @@ Return<void> RadioResponse_v1_6::getSignalStrengthResponse_1_2(
     return Void();
 }
 
-Return<void> RadioResponse_v1_6::getSignalStrengthResponse_1_4(
-        const ::android::hardware::radio::V1_0::RadioResponseInfo& /*info*/,
-        const ::android::hardware::radio::V1_4::SignalStrength& /*sig_strength*/) {
-    return Void();
-}
-
 Return<void> RadioResponse_v1_6::getCellInfoListResponse_1_2(
         const ::android::hardware::radio::V1_0::RadioResponseInfo& /*info*/,
         const ::android::hardware::hidl_vec<
@@ -867,6 +861,12 @@ Return<void> RadioResponse_v1_6::getDataRegistrationStateResponse_1_4(
     return Void();
 }
 
+Return<void> RadioResponse_v1_6::getSignalStrengthResponse_1_4(
+        const ::android::hardware::radio::V1_0::RadioResponseInfo& /*info*/,
+        const ::android::hardware::radio::V1_4::SignalStrength& /*sig_strength*/) {
+    return Void();
+}
+
 Return<void> RadioResponse_v1_6::getCellInfoListResponse_1_4(
         const ::android::hardware::radio::V1_0::RadioResponseInfo& /*info*/,
         const ::android::hardware::hidl_vec<
@@ -1164,6 +1164,12 @@ Return<void> RadioResponse_v1_6::setDataThrottlingResponse(
     return Void();
 }
 
+Return<void> RadioResponse_v1_6::getSignalStrengthResponse_1_6(
+        const ::android::hardware::radio::V1_6::RadioResponseInfo& /*info*/,
+        const ::android::hardware::radio::V1_6::SignalStrength& /*sig_strength*/) {
+    return Void();
+}
+
 Return<void> RadioResponse_v1_6::getCellInfoListResponse_1_6(
         const ::android::hardware::radio::V1_6::RadioResponseInfo& /*info*/,
         const ::android::hardware::hidl_vec<