diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/CheckedTextView.java b/core/java/android/widget/CheckedTextView.java
index ccd0480164f76..29a6a7d4177f9 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/CheckedTextView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/CheckedTextView.java
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ public class CheckedTextView extends TextView implements Checkable {
 
     private int mBasePadding;
     private int mCheckMarkWidth;
+    private int mCheckMarkGravity = Gravity.END;
+
     private boolean mNeedRequestlayout;
 
     private static final int[] CHECKED_STATE_SET = {
@@ -83,15 +85,17 @@ public class CheckedTextView extends TextView implements Checkable {
         }
 
         mCheckMarkTintMode = Drawable.parseTintMode(a.getInt(
-                R.styleable.CompoundButton_buttonTintMode, -1), mCheckMarkTintMode);
+                R.styleable.CheckedTextView_checkMarkTintMode, -1), mCheckMarkTintMode);
 
-        if (a.hasValue(R.styleable.CompoundButton_buttonTint)) {
-            mCheckMarkTintList = a.getColorStateList(R.styleable.CompoundButton_buttonTint);
+        if (a.hasValue(R.styleable.CheckedTextView_checkMarkTint)) {
+            mCheckMarkTintList = a.getColorStateList(R.styleable.CheckedTextView_checkMarkTint);
             mHasCheckMarkTint = true;
 
             applyCheckMarkTint();
         }
 
+        mCheckMarkGravity = a.getInt(R.styleable.CheckedTextView_checkMarkGravity, Gravity.END);
+
         boolean checked = a.getBoolean(R.styleable.CheckedTextView_checked, false);
         setChecked(checked);
 
@@ -293,7 +297,7 @@ public class CheckedTextView extends TextView implements Checkable {
     @Override
     protected void internalSetPadding(int left, int top, int right, int bottom) {
         super.internalSetPadding(left, top, right, bottom);
-        setBasePadding(isLayoutRtl());
+        setBasePadding(isCheckMarkAtStart());
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -306,7 +310,7 @@ public class CheckedTextView extends TextView implements Checkable {
         resetPaddingToInitialValues();
         int newPadding = (mCheckMarkDrawable != null) ?
                 mCheckMarkWidth + mBasePadding : mBasePadding;
-        if (isLayoutRtl()) {
+        if (isCheckMarkAtStart()) {
             mNeedRequestlayout |= (mPaddingLeft != newPadding);
             mPaddingLeft = newPadding;
         } else {
@@ -319,14 +323,20 @@ public class CheckedTextView extends TextView implements Checkable {
         }
     }
 
-    private void setBasePadding(boolean isLayoutRtl) {
-        if (isLayoutRtl) {
+    private void setBasePadding(boolean checkmarkAtStart) {
+        if (checkmarkAtStart) {
             mBasePadding = mPaddingLeft;
         } else {
             mBasePadding = mPaddingRight;
         }
     }
 
+    private boolean isCheckMarkAtStart() {
+        final int gravity = Gravity.getAbsoluteGravity(mCheckMarkGravity, getLayoutDirection());
+        final int hgrav = gravity & Gravity.HORIZONTAL_GRAVITY_MASK;
+        return hgrav == Gravity.LEFT;
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
         super.onDraw(canvas);
@@ -347,13 +357,13 @@ public class CheckedTextView extends TextView implements Checkable {
                     break;
             }
             
-            final boolean isLayoutRtl = isLayoutRtl();
+            final boolean checkMarkAtStart = isCheckMarkAtStart();
             final int width = getWidth();
             final int top = y;
             final int bottom = top + height;
             final int left;
             final int right;
-            if (isLayoutRtl) {
+            if (checkMarkAtStart) {
                 left = mBasePadding;
                 right = left + mCheckMarkWidth;
             } else {
diff --git a/core/res/res/layout/select_dialog_multichoice_material.xml b/core/res/res/layout/select_dialog_multichoice_material.xml
index 8b4c59df87288..01e4cfa89960e 100644
--- a/core/res/res/layout/select_dialog_multichoice_material.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/layout/select_dialog_multichoice_material.xml
@@ -26,4 +26,5 @@
     android:paddingStart="16dip"
     android:paddingEnd="16dip"
     android:checkMark="?android:attr/listChoiceIndicatorMultiple"
+    android:checkMarkGravity="start"
     android:ellipsize="marquee" />
diff --git a/core/res/res/layout/select_dialog_singlechoice_material.xml b/core/res/res/layout/select_dialog_singlechoice_material.xml
index 27a6648b53ec5..0f3c277a8a508 100644
--- a/core/res/res/layout/select_dialog_singlechoice_material.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/layout/select_dialog_singlechoice_material.xml
@@ -26,4 +26,5 @@
     android:paddingStart="16dip"
     android:paddingEnd="16dip"
     android:checkMark="?android:attr/listChoiceIndicatorSingle"
+    android:checkMarkGravity="start"
     android:ellipsize="marquee" />
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml b/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
index 989cabaed3bfc..89bda8217d958 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -3163,6 +3163,17 @@
                  result to valid color values. Saturate(S + D) -->
             <enum name="add" value="16" />
         </attr>
+        <!-- Gravity for aligning a CheckedTextView's checkmark to one side or the other. -->
+        <attr name="checkMarkGravity">
+            <!-- Push object to the left of its container, not changing its size. -->
+            <flag name="left" value="0x03" />
+            <!-- Push object to the right of its container, not changing its size. -->
+            <flag name="right" value="0x05" />
+            <!-- Push object to the beginning of its container, not changing its size. -->
+            <flag name="start" value="0x00800003" />
+            <!-- Push object to the end of its container, not changing its size. -->
+            <flag name="end" value="0x00800005" />
+        </attr>
     </declare-styleable>
     <declare-styleable name="EditText">
     </declare-styleable>
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
index 45ba51e23818c..a4bec17d31122 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
@@ -1981,4 +1981,7 @@
   <java-symbol type="string" name="time_picker_am_label" />
   <java-symbol type="string" name="time_picker_pm_label" />
   <java-symbol type="dimen" name="text_size_small_material" />
+  <java-symbol type="attr" name="checkMarkGravity" />
+  <java-symbol type="layout" name="select_dialog_singlechoice_material" />
+  <java-symbol type="layout" name="select_dialog_multichoice_material" />
 </resources>