diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 82497e0971a55..9eeccd0640b6e 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -20138,6 +20138,7 @@ package android.media {
     method public int getAttributeInt(java.lang.String, int);
     method public boolean getLatLong(float[]);
     method public byte[] getThumbnail();
+    method public long[] getThumbnailRange();
     method public boolean hasThumbnail();
     method public void saveAttributes() throws java.io.IOException;
     method public void setAttribute(java.lang.String, java.lang.String);
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 12c908be6a036..2bec431d951ae 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -21630,6 +21630,7 @@ package android.media {
     method public int getAttributeInt(java.lang.String, int);
     method public boolean getLatLong(float[]);
     method public byte[] getThumbnail();
+    method public long[] getThumbnailRange();
     method public boolean hasThumbnail();
     method public void saveAttributes() throws java.io.IOException;
     method public void setAttribute(java.lang.String, java.lang.String);
diff --git a/api/test-current.txt b/api/test-current.txt
index f6e7b4332d4ce..411d22a5b3f56 100644
--- a/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/api/test-current.txt
@@ -20203,6 +20203,7 @@ package android.media {
     method public int getAttributeInt(java.lang.String, int);
     method public boolean getLatLong(float[]);
     method public byte[] getThumbnail();
+    method public long[] getThumbnailRange();
     method public boolean hasThumbnail();
     method public void saveAttributes() throws java.io.IOException;
     method public void setAttribute(java.lang.String, java.lang.String);
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/ExifInterface.java b/media/java/android/media/ExifInterface.java
index cd2d51d4dd790..9cad00552f3d0 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/ExifInterface.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/ExifInterface.java
@@ -1079,12 +1079,16 @@ public class ExifInterface {
      *
      * @return two-element array, the offset in the first value, and length in
      *         the second, or {@code null} if no thumbnail was found.
-     * @hide
      */
     public long[] getThumbnailRange() {
+        if (!mHasThumbnail) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
         long[] range = new long[2];
         range[0] = mThumbnailOffset;
         range[1] = mThumbnailLength;
+
         return range;
     }