diff --git a/api/current.xml b/api/current.xml
index 392ea95c22761..f49477571b163 100644
--- a/api/current.xml
+++ b/api/current.xml
@@ -96284,6 +96284,17 @@
  visibility="public"
 >
 </field>
+<field name="ERROR_CANNOT_RESUME"
+ type="int"
+ transient="false"
+ volatile="false"
+ value="1008"
+ static="true"
+ final="true"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+</field>
 <field name="ERROR_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND"
  type="int"
  transient="false"
diff --git a/core/java/android/net/DownloadManager.java b/core/java/android/net/DownloadManager.java
index e69c3241350b4..447e64208ce23 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/DownloadManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/DownloadManager.java
@@ -184,6 +184,12 @@ public class DownloadManager {
      */
     public final static int ERROR_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND = 1007;
 
+    /**
+     * Value of {@link #COLUMN_ERROR_CODE} when some possibly transient error occurred but we can't
+     * resume the download.
+     */
+    public final static int ERROR_CANNOT_RESUME = 1008;
+
     /**
      * Broadcast intent action sent by the download manager when a download completes.
      */
@@ -715,7 +721,8 @@ public class DownloadManager {
             if (translateStatus(status) != STATUS_FAILED) {
                 return 0; // arbitrary value when status is not an error
             }
-            if ((400 <= status && status < 490) || (500 <= status && status < 600)) {
+            if ((400 <= status && status < Downloads.Impl.MIN_ARTIFICIAL_ERROR_STATUS)
+                    || (500 <= status && status < 600)) {
                 // HTTP status code
                 return status;
             }
@@ -740,6 +747,9 @@ public class DownloadManager {
                 case Downloads.STATUS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND_ERROR:
                     return ERROR_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND;
 
+                case Downloads.Impl.STATUS_CANNOT_RESUME:
+                    return ERROR_CANNOT_RESUME;
+
                 default:
                     return ERROR_UNKNOWN;
             }
diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/Downloads.java b/core/java/android/provider/Downloads.java
index c9b55121aa845..6bf0d5b7ad8cc 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/Downloads.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/Downloads.java
@@ -1059,6 +1059,16 @@ public final class Downloads {
          */
         public static final int STATUS_PRECONDITION_FAILED = 412;
 
+        /**
+         * The lowest-valued error status that is not an actual HTTP status code.
+         */
+        public static final int MIN_ARTIFICIAL_ERROR_STATUS = 489;
+
+        /**
+         * Some possibly transient error occurred, but we can't resume the download.
+         */
+        public static final int STATUS_CANNOT_RESUME = 489;
+
         /**
          * This download was canceled
          */