diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index c56e3b622fe2e..2403b8e76dc2b 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -11591,6 +11591,7 @@ package android.media {
     ctor public MediaMuxer(java.lang.String, int) throws java.io.IOException;
     method public int addTrack(android.media.MediaFormat);
     method public void release();
+    method public void setOrientationHint(int);
     method public void start();
     method public void stop();
     method public void writeSampleData(int, java.nio.ByteBuffer, android.media.MediaCodec.BufferInfo);
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/MediaMuxer.java b/media/java/android/media/MediaMuxer.java
index c3cc1e66db634..1f5ca354635f7 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/MediaMuxer.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/MediaMuxer.java
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ final public class MediaMuxer {
     private static native void nativeStop(int nativeObject);
     private static native int nativeAddTrack(int nativeObject, String[] keys,
             Object[] values);
+    private static native void nativeSetOrientationHint(int nativeObject,
+            int degrees);
     private static native void nativeWriteSampleData(int nativeObject,
             int trackIndex, ByteBuffer byteBuf,
             int offset, int size, long presentationTimeUs, int flags);
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ final public class MediaMuxer {
     private int mNativeObject;
 
     /**
-     * Constructor
+     * Constructor.
      * Creates a media muxer that writes to the specified path.
      * @param path The path of the output media file.
      * @param format The format of the output media file.
@@ -138,6 +140,31 @@ final public class MediaMuxer {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the orientation hint for output video playback.
+     * <p>This method should be called before {@link #start}. Calling this
+     * method will not rotate the video frame when muxer is generating the file,
+     * but add a composition matrix containing the rotation angle in the output
+     * video if the output format is
+     * {@link OutputFormat#MUXER_OUTPUT_MPEG_4} so that a video player can
+     * choose the proper orientation for playback. Note that some video players
+     * may choose to ignore the composition matrix in a video during playback.
+     * By default, the rotation degree is 0.</p>
+     * @param degrees the angle to be rotated clockwise in degrees.
+     * The supported angles are 0, 90, 180, and 270 degrees.
+     */
+    public void setOrientationHint(int degrees) {
+        if (degrees != 0 && degrees != 90  && degrees != 180 && degrees != 270) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported angle: " + degrees);
+        }
+        if (mState == MUXER_STATE_INITIALIZED) {
+            nativeSetOrientationHint(mNativeObject, degrees);
+        } else {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Can't set rotation degrees due" +
+                    " to wrong state.");
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Starts the muxer.
      * <p>Make sure this is called after {@link #addTrack} and before
diff --git a/media/jni/android_media_MediaMuxer.cpp b/media/jni/android_media_MediaMuxer.cpp
index 30ebb00a0ad56..7517e8561a20f 100644
--- a/media/jni/android_media_MediaMuxer.cpp
+++ b/media/jni/android_media_MediaMuxer.cpp
@@ -146,6 +146,24 @@ static jint android_media_MediaMuxer_native_setup(
     return int(muxer.get());
 }
 
+static void android_media_MediaMuxer_setOrientationHint(
+        JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz, jint nativeObject, jint degrees) {
+    sp<MediaMuxer> muxer(reinterpret_cast<MediaMuxer *>(nativeObject));
+    if (muxer == NULL) {
+        jniThrowException(env, "java/lang/IllegalStateException",
+                          "Muxer was not set up correctly");
+        return;
+    }
+    status_t err = muxer->setOrientationHint(degrees);
+
+    if (err != OK) {
+        jniThrowException(env, "java/lang/IllegalStateException",
+                          "Failed to set orientation hint");
+        return;
+    }
+
+}
+
 static void android_media_MediaMuxer_start(JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz,
                                            jint nativeObject) {
     sp<MediaMuxer> muxer(reinterpret_cast<MediaMuxer *>(nativeObject));
@@ -195,6 +213,9 @@ static JNINativeMethod gMethods[] = {
     { "nativeAddTrack", "(I[Ljava/lang/String;[Ljava/lang/Object;)I",
         (void *)android_media_MediaMuxer_addTrack },
 
+    { "nativeSetOrientationHint", "(II)V",
+        (void *)android_media_MediaMuxer_setOrientationHint},
+
     { "nativeStart", "(I)V", (void *)android_media_MediaMuxer_start},
 
     { "nativeWriteSampleData", "(IILjava/nio/ByteBuffer;IIJI)V",