diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 2532716d57bd4..e7ac4aedd170f 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -25899,6 +25899,7 @@ package android.widget {
     ctor public AbsSeekBar(android.content.Context, android.util.AttributeSet);
     ctor public AbsSeekBar(android.content.Context, android.util.AttributeSet, int);
     method public int getKeyProgressIncrement();
+    method public android.graphics.drawable.Drawable getThumb();
     method public int getThumbOffset();
     method public void setKeyProgressIncrement(int);
     method public void setThumb(android.graphics.drawable.Drawable);
diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/AbsSeekBar.java b/core/java/android/widget/AbsSeekBar.java
index e36afa3c81a59..ca5648a06ed4e 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/AbsSeekBar.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/AbsSeekBar.java
@@ -132,6 +132,16 @@ public abstract class AbsSeekBar extends ProgressBar {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return the drawable used to represent the scroll thumb - the component that
+     * the user can drag back and forth indicating the current value by its position.
+     *
+     * @return The current thumb drawable
+     */
+    public Drawable getThumb() {
+        return mThumb;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @see #setThumbOffset(int)
      */