diff --git a/api/current.xml b/api/current.xml
index 364c113ccf547..d063adad6d481 100644
--- a/api/current.xml
+++ b/api/current.xml
@@ -156991,6 +156991,17 @@
  visibility="public"
 >
 </method>
+<method name="isScrollbarFadingEnabled"
+ return="boolean"
+ abstract="false"
+ native="false"
+ synchronized="false"
+ static="false"
+ final="false"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+</method>
 <method name="isSelected"
  return="boolean"
  abstract="false"
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/View.java b/core/java/android/view/View.java
index a39faae5daa17..ed32af2bb62d0 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/View.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/View.java
@@ -5321,11 +5321,23 @@ public class View implements Drawable.Callback, KeyEvent.Callback, Accessibility
         initScrollCache();
         final ScrollabilityCache scrollabilityCache = mScrollCache;
         scrollabilityCache.fadeScrollBars = fadeScrollbars;
-        if (!fadeScrollbars) {
+        if (fadeScrollbars) {
+            scrollabilityCache.state = ScrollabilityCache.OFF;
+        } else {
             scrollabilityCache.state = ScrollabilityCache.ON;
         }
     }
     
+    /**
+     * 
+     * Returns true if scrollbars will fade when this view is not scrolling
+     * 
+     * @return true if scrollbar fading is enabled
+     */
+    public boolean isScrollbarFadingEnabled() {
+        return mScrollCache != null && mScrollCache.fadeScrollBars; 
+    }
+    
     /**
      * <p>Specify the style of the scrollbars. The scrollbars can be overlaid or
      * inset. When inset, they add to the padding of the view. And the scrollbars