diff --git a/api/current.xml b/api/current.xml
index 658a87c507de8..66bdb28c4d64a 100644
--- a/api/current.xml
+++ b/api/current.xml
@@ -22088,6 +22088,19 @@
 <parameter name="position" type="int">
 </parameter>
 </method>
+<method name="itemForPosition"
+ return="android.app.LauncherActivity.ListItem"
+ abstract="false"
+ native="false"
+ synchronized="false"
+ static="false"
+ final="false"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="protected"
+>
+<parameter name="position" type="int">
+</parameter>
+</method>
 <method name="makeListItems"
  return="java.util.List&lt;android.app.LauncherActivity.ListItem&gt;"
  abstract="false"
@@ -22196,6 +22209,16 @@
  visibility="public"
 >
 </field>
+<field name="resolveInfo"
+ type="android.content.pm.ResolveInfo"
+ transient="false"
+ volatile="false"
+ static="false"
+ final="false"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+</field>
 </class>
 <class name="ListActivity"
  extends="android.app.Activity"
@@ -180577,7 +180600,7 @@
 <method name="startMethodTracing"
  return="void"
  abstract="false"
- native="true"
+ native="false"
  synchronized="false"
  static="true"
  final="false"
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/LauncherActivity.java b/core/java/android/app/LauncherActivity.java
index 8d249da960bdb..accdda9ba599b 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/LauncherActivity.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/LauncherActivity.java
@@ -60,26 +60,20 @@ public abstract class LauncherActivity extends ListActivity {
      * An item in the list
      */
     public static class ListItem {
+        public ResolveInfo resolveInfo;
         public CharSequence label;
-        //public CharSequence description;
         public Drawable icon;
         public String packageName;
         public String className;
         public Bundle extras;
         
         ListItem(PackageManager pm, ResolveInfo resolveInfo, IconResizer resizer) {
+            this.resolveInfo = resolveInfo;
             label = resolveInfo.loadLabel(pm);
             if (label == null && resolveInfo.activityInfo != null) {
                 label = resolveInfo.activityInfo.name;
             }
             
-            /*
-            if (resolveInfo.activityInfo != null &&
-                    resolveInfo.activityInfo.applicationInfo != null) {
-                description = resolveInfo.activityInfo.applicationInfo.loadDescription(pm);
-            }
-            */
-            
             icon = resizer.createIconThumbnail(resolveInfo.loadIcon(pm));
             packageName = resolveInfo.activityInfo.applicationInfo.packageName;
             className = resolveInfo.activityInfo.name;
@@ -122,6 +116,14 @@ public abstract class LauncherActivity extends ListActivity {
             return intent;
         }
 
+        public ListItem itemForPosition(int position) {
+            if (mActivitiesList == null) {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            return mActivitiesList.get(position);
+        }
+
         public int getCount() {
             return mActivitiesList != null ? mActivitiesList.size() : 0;
         }
@@ -353,6 +355,16 @@ public abstract class LauncherActivity extends ListActivity {
         return adapter.intentForPosition(position);
     }
     
+    /**
+     * Return the {@link ListItem} for a specific position in our
+     * {@link android.widget.ListView}.
+     * @param position The item to return
+     */
+    protected ListItem itemForPosition(int position) {
+        ActivityAdapter adapter = (ActivityAdapter) mAdapter;
+        return adapter.itemForPosition(position);
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Get the base intent to use when running
      * {@link PackageManager#queryIntentActivities(Intent, int)}.