diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
index aa916e0b7003..27e08d490f45 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public class TelephonyManager {
 
     /**
      * Returns the unique device ID, for example, the IMEI for GSM and the MEID
-     * for CDMA phones. Return null if device ID is not available.
+     * or ESN for CDMA phones. Return null if device ID is not available.
      *
      * <p>Requires Permission:
      *   {@link android.Manifest.permission#READ_PHONE_STATE READ_PHONE_STATE}
diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CDMAPhone.java b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CDMAPhone.java
index 0c591e4d951c..c21b6d986523 100755
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CDMAPhone.java
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CDMAPhone.java
@@ -447,9 +447,14 @@ public class CDMAPhone extends PhoneBase {
         return mMeid;
     }
 
-    //returns MEID in CDMA
+    //returns MEID or ESN in CDMA
     public String getDeviceId() {
-        return getMeid();
+        String id = getMeid();
+        if ((id == null) || id.matches("^0*$")) {
+            Log.d(LOG_TAG, "getDeviceId(): MEID is not initialized use ESN");
+            id = getEsn();
+        }
+        return id;
     }
 
     public String getDeviceSvn() {