diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 405dc831948d3..297e7b66b57e8 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -7735,6 +7735,7 @@ package android.content.pm {
     method public long getFirstInstallTime();
     method public android.graphics.drawable.Drawable getIcon(int);
     method public java.lang.CharSequence getLabel();
+    method public java.lang.String getName();
     method public android.os.UserHandle getUser();
   }
 
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/pm/LauncherActivityInfo.java b/core/java/android/content/pm/LauncherActivityInfo.java
index 92b91468d12d4..6bf36389b9f51 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/pm/LauncherActivityInfo.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/pm/LauncherActivityInfo.java
@@ -120,6 +120,14 @@ public class LauncherActivityInfo {
         return mFirstInstallTime;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the name for the acitivty from  android:name in the manifest.
+     * @return the name from android:name for the acitivity.
+     */
+    public String getName() {
+        return mActivityInfo.name;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the activity icon with badging appropriate for the profile.
      * @param density Optional density for the icon, or 0 to use the default density.