diff --git a/api/current.xml b/api/current.xml
index b2a2bc1d376f4..b62cc9ad8389d 100644
--- a/api/current.xml
+++ b/api/current.xml
@@ -135928,6 +135928,28 @@
 <parameter name="listener" type="android.speech.RecognitionService.Callback">
 </parameter>
 </method>
+<field name="SERVICE_INTERFACE"
+ type="java.lang.String"
+ transient="false"
+ volatile="false"
+ value="&quot;android.speech.RecognitionService&quot;"
+ static="true"
+ final="true"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+</field>
+<field name="SERVICE_META_DATA"
+ type="java.lang.String"
+ transient="false"
+ volatile="false"
+ value="&quot;android.speech&quot;"
+ static="true"
+ final="true"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+</field>
 </class>
 <class name="RecognitionService.Callback"
  extends="java.lang.Object"
diff --git a/core/java/android/speech/RecognitionService.java b/core/java/android/speech/RecognitionService.java
index 0d749601c1672..5de6cf071579e 100644
--- a/core/java/android/speech/RecognitionService.java
+++ b/core/java/android/speech/RecognitionService.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 package android.speech;
 
+import android.annotation.SdkConstant;
+import android.annotation.SdkConstant.SdkConstantType;
 import android.app.Service;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
@@ -32,6 +34,18 @@ import android.util.Log;
  * implementation of this service is state-less.
  */
 public abstract class RecognitionService extends Service {
+    /**
+     * The {@link Intent} that must be declared as handled by the service.
+     */
+    @SdkConstant(SdkConstantType.SERVICE_ACTION)
+    public static final String SERVICE_INTERFACE = "android.speech.RecognitionService";
+    
+    /**
+     * Name under which a RecognitionService component publishes information about itself.
+     * This meta-data should reference an XML resource containing a
+     * <code>&lt;{@link android.R.styleable#RecognitionService recognition-service}&gt;</code> tag.
+     */
+    public static final String SERVICE_META_DATA = "android.speech";
 
     /** Log messages identifier */
     private static final String TAG = "RecognitionService";
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml b/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
index 794a9f0afcb42..ff8cdc9d392b5 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -1452,7 +1452,7 @@
          included in that tag. -->
     <declare-styleable name="InputMethod">
         <!-- Component name of an activity that allows the user to modify
-             the settings for this input method. -->
+             the settings for this service. -->
         <attr name="settingsActivity" format="string" />
         <!-- Set to true in all of the configurations for which this input
              method should be considered an option as the default. -->
@@ -3494,8 +3494,6 @@
          meta-data entry.  Described here are the attributes that can be
          included in that tag. -->
     <declare-styleable name="Wallpaper">
-        <!-- Component name of an activity that allows the user to modify
-             the current settings for this wallpaper. -->
         <attr name="settingsActivity" />
 
         <!-- Reference to a the wallpaper's thumbnail bitmap. -->
@@ -3586,5 +3584,13 @@
         <!-- Use "horizontal" for a row, "vertical" for a column.  The default is horizontal. -->
         <attr name="orientation" />
     </declare-styleable>
+    
+    <!-- Use <code>recognition-service</code> as the root tag of the XML resource that
+         describes a {@link android.speech.RecognitionService}, which is reference from
+         its {@link android.speech.RecognitionService#SERVICE_META_DATA} meta-data entry.
+         Described here are the attributes that can be included in that tag. -->
+    <declare-styleable name="RecognitionService">
+        <attr name="settingsActivity" />
+    </declare-styleable>
 
 </resources>