diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 2bedcbb08c410..3b4796dd2de96 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -12191,6 +12191,7 @@ package android.graphics.drawable {
     method public int getOpacity();
     method public boolean isRunning();
     method public void registerAnimationCallback(android.graphics.drawable.Animatable2.AnimationCallback);
+    method public void reset();
     method public void setAlpha(int);
     method public void setColorFilter(android.graphics.ColorFilter);
     method public void start();
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 3afe075de535b..3fb0920f9b7fd 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -12504,6 +12504,7 @@ package android.graphics.drawable {
     method public int getOpacity();
     method public boolean isRunning();
     method public void registerAnimationCallback(android.graphics.drawable.Animatable2.AnimationCallback);
+    method public void reset();
     method public void setAlpha(int);
     method public void setColorFilter(android.graphics.ColorFilter);
     method public void start();
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/AnimatedVectorDrawable.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/AnimatedVectorDrawable.java
index 96f86b4d7ae7f..1ae10d31ad458 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/AnimatedVectorDrawable.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/AnimatedVectorDrawable.java
@@ -578,6 +578,15 @@ public class AnimatedVectorDrawable extends Drawable implements Animatable2 {
         return mAnimatorSet.isStarted();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Resets the AnimatedVectorDrawable to the start state as specified in the animators.
+     */
+    public void reset() {
+        // TODO: Use reverse or seek to implement reset, when AnimatorSet supports them.
+        start();
+        mAnimatorSet.cancel();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void start() {
         ensureAnimatorSet();