diff --git a/core/api/current.txt b/core/api/current.txt
index 7776e2c6d78c8..2e2147f808df8 100644
--- a/core/api/current.txt
+++ b/core/api/current.txt
@@ -13379,7 +13379,8 @@ package android.content.res {
     method public void setTo(android.content.res.Resources.Theme);
   }
 
-  public class TypedArray {
+  public class TypedArray implements java.lang.AutoCloseable {
+    method public void close();
     method public boolean getBoolean(@StyleableRes int, boolean);
     method public int getChangingConfigurations();
     method @ColorInt public int getColor(@StyleableRes int, @ColorInt int);
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/res/TypedArray.java b/core/java/android/content/res/TypedArray.java
index 5eaa7662b250b..2a349e9a4600d 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/res/TypedArray.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/res/TypedArray.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
  * The indices used to retrieve values from this structure correspond to
  * the positions of the attributes given to obtainStyledAttributes.
  */
-public class TypedArray {
+public class TypedArray implements AutoCloseable {
 
     static TypedArray obtain(Resources res, int len) {
         TypedArray attrs = res.mTypedArrayPool.acquire();
@@ -1252,6 +1252,17 @@ public class TypedArray {
         mResources.mTypedArrayPool.release(this);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Recycles the TypedArray, to be re-used by a later caller. After calling
+     * this function you must not ever touch the typed array again.
+     *
+     * @see #recycle()
+     * @throws RuntimeException if the TypedArray has already been recycled.
+     */
+    public void close() {
+        recycle();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Extracts theme attributes from a typed array for later resolution using
      * {@link android.content.res.Resources.Theme#resolveAttributes(int[], int[])}.