diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 3967896d76fef..4f3733d759bac 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -45849,6 +45849,7 @@ package android.text.style {
     method public deprecated java.lang.String getLocale();
     method public java.util.Locale getLocaleObject();
     method public int getSpanTypeId();
+    method public int getUnderlineColor();
     method public java.lang.String[] getSuggestions();
     method public void setFlags(int);
     method public void updateDrawState(android.text.TextPaint);
diff --git a/core/java/android/text/style/SuggestionSpan.java b/core/java/android/text/style/SuggestionSpan.java
index be47320b59bd6..433483f717fa9 100644
--- a/core/java/android/text/style/SuggestionSpan.java
+++ b/core/java/android/text/style/SuggestionSpan.java
@@ -369,10 +369,7 @@ public class SuggestionSpan extends CharacterStyle implements ParcelableSpan {
 
     /**
      * @return The color of the underline for that span, or 0 if there is no underline
-     *
-     * @hide
      */
-    @UnsupportedAppUsage
     public int getUnderlineColor() {
         // The order here should match what is used in updateDrawState
         final boolean misspelled = (mFlags & FLAG_MISSPELLED) != 0;