diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index f5e396667bcba..7d1c203313634 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -29583,6 +29583,7 @@ package android.widget {
   public class ViewAnimator extends android.widget.FrameLayout {
     ctor public ViewAnimator(android.content.Context);
     ctor public ViewAnimator(android.content.Context, android.util.AttributeSet);
+    method public boolean getAnimateFirstView();
     method public android.view.View getCurrentView();
     method public int getDisplayedChild();
     method public android.view.animation.Animation getInAnimation();
diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/ViewAnimator.java b/core/java/android/widget/ViewAnimator.java
index 6a68240c6ddd6..eee914eb4d36b 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/ViewAnimator.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/ViewAnimator.java
@@ -328,9 +328,22 @@ public class ViewAnimator extends FrameLayout {
         setOutAnimation(AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(context, resourceID));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns whether the current View should be animated the first time the ViewAnimator
+     * is displayed.
+     *
+     * @return true if the current View will be animated the first time it is displayed,
+     * false otherwise.
+     *
+     * @see #setAnimateFirstView(boolean)
+     */
+    public boolean getAnimateFirstView() {
+        return mAnimateFirstTime;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Indicates whether the current View should be animated the first time
-     * the ViewAnimation is displayed.
+     * the ViewAnimator is displayed.
      *
      * @param animate True to animate the current View the first time it is displayed,
      *                false otherwise.