diff --git a/core/api/current.txt b/core/api/current.txt
index 9e7bc69152702..967199e685d1b 100644
--- a/core/api/current.txt
+++ b/core/api/current.txt
@@ -1314,6 +1314,7 @@ package android {
     field public static final int shouldDisableView = 16843246; // 0x10101ee
     field public static final int shouldUseDefaultUnfoldTransition = 16844364; // 0x101064c
     field public static final int showAsAction = 16843481; // 0x10102d9
+    field public static final int showBackground;
     field public static final int showClockAndComplications;
     field public static final int showDefault = 16843258; // 0x10101fa
     field public static final int showDividers = 16843561; // 0x1010329
@@ -52454,6 +52455,7 @@ package android.view.animation {
     method public int getRepeatCount();
     method public int getRepeatMode();
     method protected float getScaleFactor();
+    method public boolean getShowBackground();
     method public long getStartOffset();
     method public long getStartTime();
     method public boolean getTransformation(long, android.view.animation.Transformation);
@@ -52479,6 +52481,7 @@ package android.view.animation {
     method public void setInterpolator(android.view.animation.Interpolator);
     method public void setRepeatCount(int);
     method public void setRepeatMode(int);
+    method public void setShowBackground(boolean);
     method public void setStartOffset(long);
     method public void setStartTime(long);
     method public void setZAdjustment(int);
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/animation/Animation.java b/core/java/android/view/animation/Animation.java
index b1d618eff40a6..ab749ee284a86 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/animation/Animation.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/animation/Animation.java
@@ -209,6 +209,13 @@ public abstract class Animation implements Cloneable {
     private boolean mShowWallpaper;
     private boolean mHasRoundedCorners;
 
+    /**
+     * Whether to show a background behind the windows during the animation.
+     * @see #getShowBackground()
+     * @see #setShowBackground(boolean)
+     */
+    private boolean mShowBackground;
+
     private boolean mMore = true;
     private boolean mOneMoreTime = true;
 
@@ -266,6 +273,8 @@ public abstract class Animation implements Cloneable {
                 a.getBoolean(com.android.internal.R.styleable.Animation_showWallpaper, false));
         setHasRoundedCorners(
                 a.getBoolean(com.android.internal.R.styleable.Animation_hasRoundedCorners, false));
+        setShowBackground(
+                a.getBoolean(com.android.internal.R.styleable.Animation_showBackground, false));
 
         final int resID = a.getResourceId(com.android.internal.R.styleable.Animation_interpolator, 0);
 
@@ -697,6 +706,24 @@ public abstract class Animation implements Cloneable {
         mHasRoundedCorners = hasRoundedCorners;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * If showBackground is {@code true} and this animation is applied on a window, then the windows
+     * in the animation will animate with the background associated with this window behind them.
+     *
+     * The background comes from the {@link android.R.styleable#Theme_colorBackground} that is
+     * applied to this window through its theme.
+     *
+     * If multiple animating windows have showBackground set to {@code true} during an animation,
+     * the top most window with showBackground set to {@code true} and a valid background color
+     * takes precedence.
+     *
+     * @param showBackground Whether to show a background behind the windows during the animation.
+     * @attr ref android.R.styleable#Animation_showBackground
+     */
+    public void setShowBackground(boolean showBackground) {
+        mShowBackground = showBackground;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Gets the acceleration curve type for this animation.
      *
@@ -837,6 +864,24 @@ public abstract class Animation implements Cloneable {
         return mHasRoundedCorners;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * If showBackground is {@code true} and this animation is applied on a window, then the windows
+     * in the animation will animate with the background associated with this window behind them.
+     *
+     * The background comes from the {@link android.R.styleable#Theme_colorBackground} that is
+     * applied to this window through its theme.
+     *
+     * If multiple animating windows have showBackground set to {@code true} during an animation,
+     * the top most window with showBackground set to {@code true} and a valid background color
+     * takes precedence.
+     *
+     * @return if the background of this window should be shown behind the animating windows.
+     * @attr ref android.R.styleable#Animation_showBackground
+     */
+    public boolean getShowBackground() {
+        return mShowBackground;
+    }
+
     /**
      * <p>Indicates whether or not this animation will affect the transformation
      * matrix. For instance, a fade animation will not affect the matrix whereas
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml b/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
index d2dc6005f3f3a..a08bca3b3fe94 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -6884,6 +6884,9 @@
         <!-- Special option for window animations: whether window should have rounded corners.
              @see ScreenDecorationsUtils#getWindowCornerRadius(Resources) -->
         <attr name="hasRoundedCorners" format="boolean" />
+        <!-- Special option for window animations: whether the window's background should be used as
+             a background to the animation. -->
+        <attr name="showBackground" format="boolean" />
     </declare-styleable>
 
     <declare-styleable name="AnimationSet">
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/public.xml b/core/res/res/values/public.xml
index dfeeccf80423c..e801ac0ba71a6 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/public.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/public.xml
@@ -3254,6 +3254,7 @@
     <!-- @hide @SystemApi -->
     <public name="gameSessionService" />
     <public name="localeConfig" />
+    <public name="showBackground" />
   </staging-public-group>
 
   <staging-public-group type="id" first-id="0x01de0000">