diff --git a/media/java/android/media/ExifInterface.java b/media/java/android/media/ExifInterface.java
index 56af57aa8e962..5e00dc1a4fa31 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/ExifInterface.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/ExifInterface.java
@@ -1554,6 +1554,11 @@ public class ExifInterface {
      * copying all the data from one file to another and deleting the old file and renaming the
      * other. It's best to use {@link #setAttribute(String,String)} to set all attributes to write
      * and make a single call rather than multiple calls for each attribute.
+     * <p>
+     * This method is only supported for JPEG files.
+     * </p>
+     *
+     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException If this method is called with unsupported files.
      */
     public void saveAttributes() throws IOException {
         if (!mIsSupportedFile || mIsRaw) {