diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 4285e5b8df8c8..4030539907e7b 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@ package android {
     field public static final int editTextStyle = 16842862; // 0x101006e
     field public static final deprecated int editable = 16843115; // 0x101016b
     field public static final int editorExtras = 16843300; // 0x1010224
+    field public static final int elegantTextHeight = 16843867; // 0x101045b
     field public static final int elevation = 16843843; // 0x1010443
     field public static final int ellipsize = 16842923; // 0x10100ab
     field public static final int ems = 16843096; // 0x1010158
diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
index a4a9680e09954..43c8ddeab2536 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ import static android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR1;
  * @attr ref android.R.styleable#TextView_imeActionLabel
  * @attr ref android.R.styleable#TextView_imeActionId
  * @attr ref android.R.styleable#TextView_editorExtras
+ * @attr ref android.R.styleable#TextView_elegantTextHeight
  */
 @RemoteView
 public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener {
@@ -2637,6 +2638,8 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
      * metrics, and also increases top and bottom bounds to provide more space.
      *
      * @param elegant set the paint's elegant metrics flag.
+     *
+     * @attr ref android.R.styleable#TextView_elegantTextHeight
      */
     public void setElegantTextHeight(boolean elegant) {
         mTextPaint.setElegantTextHeight(elegant);
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/public.xml b/core/res/res/values/public.xml
index 88e1cda837d82..5d9f3e5d078f8 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/public.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/public.xml
@@ -2179,6 +2179,7 @@
   <public type="attr" name="contentInsetRight" />
   <public type="attr" name="paddingMode" />
   <public type="attr" name="selectableItemBackgroundBorderless" />
+  <public type="attr" name="elegantTextHeight" />
 
   <public-padding type="dimen" name="l_resource_pad" end="0x01050010" />