diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 78c3917e6ca02..e1cc501c0df93 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -33640,6 +33640,7 @@ package android.view {
     method protected boolean getChildStaticTransformation(android.view.View, android.view.animation.Transformation);
     method public boolean getChildVisibleRect(android.view.View, android.graphics.Rect, android.graphics.Point);
     method public boolean getClipChildren();
+    method public boolean getClipToPadding();
     method public int getDescendantFocusability();
     method public android.view.View getFocusedChild();
     method public android.view.animation.LayoutAnimationController getLayoutAnimation();
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/ViewGroup.java b/core/java/android/view/ViewGroup.java
index edc9971863586..ac70066a28511 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/ViewGroup.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/ViewGroup.java
@@ -3332,6 +3332,17 @@ public abstract class ViewGroup extends View implements ViewParent, ViewManager
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Check if this ViewGroup is configured to clip child views to its padding.
+     *
+     * @return true if this ViewGroup clips children to its padding, false otherwise
+     *
+     * @attr ref android.R.styleable#ViewGroup_clipToPadding
+     */
+    public boolean getClipToPadding() {
+        return hasBooleanFlag(FLAG_CLIP_TO_PADDING);
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */