diff --git a/api/current.xml b/api/current.xml
index e0ea9668ee328..4df50bc7cfc3a 100644
--- a/api/current.xml
+++ b/api/current.xml
@@ -130438,6 +130438,28 @@
  deprecated="not deprecated"
  visibility="public"
 >
+<constructor name="ImageSpan"
+ type="android.text.style.ImageSpan"
+ static="false"
+ final="false"
+ deprecated="deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+<parameter name="b" type="android.graphics.Bitmap">
+</parameter>
+</constructor>
+<constructor name="ImageSpan"
+ type="android.text.style.ImageSpan"
+ static="false"
+ final="false"
+ deprecated="deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+<parameter name="b" type="android.graphics.Bitmap">
+</parameter>
+<parameter name="verticalAlignment" type="int">
+</parameter>
+</constructor>
 <constructor name="ImageSpan"
  type="android.text.style.ImageSpan"
  static="false"
@@ -130445,6 +130467,8 @@
  deprecated="not deprecated"
  visibility="public"
 >
+<parameter name="context" type="android.content.Context">
+</parameter>
 <parameter name="b" type="android.graphics.Bitmap">
 </parameter>
 </constructor>
@@ -130455,6 +130479,8 @@
  deprecated="not deprecated"
  visibility="public"
 >
+<parameter name="context" type="android.content.Context">
+</parameter>
 <parameter name="b" type="android.graphics.Bitmap">
 </parameter>
 <parameter name="verticalAlignment" type="int">
diff --git a/core/java/android/text/style/ImageSpan.java b/core/java/android/text/style/ImageSpan.java
index 911a23c9631c7..86ef5f68bc7c0 100644
--- a/core/java/android/text/style/ImageSpan.java
+++ b/core/java/android/text/style/ImageSpan.java
@@ -33,17 +33,34 @@ public class ImageSpan extends DynamicDrawableSpan {
     private Context mContext;
     private String mSource;
 
+    /**
+     * @deprecated Use {@link #ImageSpan(Context, Bitmap)} instead.
+     */
     public ImageSpan(Bitmap b) {
-        this(b, ALIGN_BOTTOM);
+        this(null, b, ALIGN_BOTTOM);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @deprecated Use {@link #ImageSpan(Context, Bitmap, int) instead.
+     */
+    public ImageSpan(Bitmap b, int verticalAlignment) {
+        this(null, b, verticalAlignment);
+    }
+
+    public ImageSpan(Context context, Bitmap b) {
+        this(context, b, ALIGN_BOTTOM);
     }
 
     /**
      * @param verticalAlignment one of {@link DynamicDrawableSpan#ALIGN_BOTTOM} or
      * {@link DynamicDrawableSpan#ALIGN_BASELINE}.
      */
-    public ImageSpan(Bitmap b, int verticalAlignment) {
+    public ImageSpan(Context context, Bitmap b, int verticalAlignment) {
         super(verticalAlignment);
-        mDrawable = new BitmapDrawable(mContext.getResources(), b);
+        mContext = context;
+        mDrawable = context != null
+                ? new BitmapDrawable(context.getResources(), b)
+                : new BitmapDrawable(b);
         int width = mDrawable.getIntrinsicWidth();
         int height = mDrawable.getIntrinsicHeight();
         mDrawable.setBounds(0, 0, width > 0 ? width : 0, height > 0 ? height : 0);