diff --git a/core/java/android/webkit/WebView.java b/core/java/android/webkit/WebView.java
index d86a860cca5b6..4a8a10c16594e 100644
--- a/core/java/android/webkit/WebView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/webkit/WebView.java
@@ -2061,7 +2061,33 @@ public class WebView extends AbsoluteLayout
      * @return the address, or if no address is found, return null.
      */
     public static String findAddress(String addr) {
-        return WebViewCore.nativeFindAddress(addr);
+        return findAddress(addr, false);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @hide
+     * Return the first substring consisting of the address of a physical
+     * location. Currently, only addresses in the United States are detected,
+     * and consist of:
+     * - a house number
+     * - a street name
+     * - a street type (Road, Circle, etc), either spelled out or abbreviated
+     * - a city name
+     * - a state or territory, either spelled out or two-letter abbr.
+     * - an optional 5 digit or 9 digit zip code.
+     *
+     * Names are optionally capitalized, and the zip code, if present,
+     * must be valid for the state. The street type must be a standard USPS
+     * spelling or abbreviation. The state or territory must also be spelled
+     * or abbreviated using USPS standards. The house number may not exceed
+     * five digits.
+     * @param addr The string to search for addresses.
+     * @param caseInsensitive addr Set to true to make search ignore case.
+     *
+     * @return the address, or if no address is found, return null.
+     */
+    public static String findAddress(String addr, boolean caseInsensitive) {
+        return WebViewCore.nativeFindAddress(addr, caseInsensitive);
     }
 
     /*
diff --git a/core/java/android/webkit/WebViewCore.java b/core/java/android/webkit/WebViewCore.java
index 90d0709e91492..4d0c4bbcc5356 100644
--- a/core/java/android/webkit/WebViewCore.java
+++ b/core/java/android/webkit/WebViewCore.java
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ final class WebViewCore {
     // JNI methods
     //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    static native String nativeFindAddress(String addr);
+    static native String nativeFindAddress(String addr, boolean caseInsensitive);
 
     /**
      * Empty the picture set.