diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 2321d72a3d2a3..4f8938639e322 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -22800,6 +22800,7 @@ package android.os {
 
   public class DeadObjectException extends android.os.RemoteException {
     ctor public DeadObjectException();
+    ctor public DeadObjectException(java.lang.String);
   }
 
   public final class Debug {
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 93624d64fbcb8..4a665dc3a21e6 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -24747,6 +24747,7 @@ package android.os {
 
   public class DeadObjectException extends android.os.RemoteException {
     ctor public DeadObjectException();
+    ctor public DeadObjectException(java.lang.String);
   }
 
   public final class Debug {
diff --git a/core/java/android/os/DeadObjectException.java b/core/java/android/os/DeadObjectException.java
index 94c5387e90832..e06b0f9f4bc21 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/DeadObjectException.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/DeadObjectException.java
@@ -25,4 +25,8 @@ public class DeadObjectException extends RemoteException {
     public DeadObjectException() {
         super();
     }
+
+    public DeadObjectException(String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
 }