diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 23bbdbad8d073..3a72caac1866a 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -9922,6 +9922,7 @@ package android.graphics {
     method public void cubicTo(float, float, float, float, float, float);
     method public android.graphics.Path.FillType getFillType();
     method public void incReserve(int);
+    method public boolean isConvex();
     method public boolean isEmpty();
     method public boolean isInverseFillType();
     method public boolean isRect(android.graphics.RectF);
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/View.java b/core/java/android/view/View.java
index 99aee29e194c5..e672a836a3d0a 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/View.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/View.java
@@ -10841,11 +10841,14 @@ public class View implements Drawable.Callback, KeyEvent.Callback,
      * Sets the outline of the view, which defines the shape of the shadow it
      * casts, and can used for clipping.
      * <p>
+     * The outline path of a View must be {@link android.graphics.Path#isConvex() convex}.
+     * <p>
      * If the outline is not set, or {@link Path#isEmpty()}, shadows will be
      * cast from the bounds of the View, and clipToOutline will be ignored.
      *
-     * @param outline The new outline of the view. Must be non-null.
+     * @param outline The new outline of the view. Must be non-null, and convex.
      *
+     * @see #setCastsShadow(boolean)
      * @see #getOutline(Path)
      * @see #getClipToOutline()
      * @see #setClipToOutline(boolean)
@@ -10854,6 +10857,9 @@ public class View implements Drawable.Callback, KeyEvent.Callback,
         if (outline == null) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Path must be non-null");
         }
+        if (!outline.isConvex()) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Path must be convex");
+        }
         // always copy the path since caller may reuse
         if (mOutline == null) {
             mOutline = new Path(outline);
diff --git a/core/jni/android/graphics/Path.cpp b/core/jni/android/graphics/Path.cpp
index 429f177c9d9d0..e580d36ac8677 100644
--- a/core/jni/android/graphics/Path.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android/graphics/Path.cpp
@@ -72,11 +72,16 @@ public:
         *dst = *src;
     }
 
+    static jboolean isConvex(JNIEnv* env, jobject clazz, jlong objHandle) {
+        SkPath* obj = reinterpret_cast<SkPath*>(objHandle);
+        return obj->isConvex();
+    }
+
     static jint getFillType(JNIEnv* env, jobject clazz, jlong objHandle) {
         SkPath* obj = reinterpret_cast<SkPath*>(objHandle);
         return obj->getFillType();
     }
- 
+
     static void setFillType(JNIEnv* env, jobject clazz, jlong pathHandle, jint ftHandle) {
         SkPath* path = reinterpret_cast<SkPath*>(pathHandle);
         SkPath::FillType ft = static_cast<SkPath::FillType>(ftHandle);
@@ -524,6 +529,7 @@ static JNINativeMethod methods[] = {
     {"native_reset","(J)V", (void*) SkPathGlue::reset},
     {"native_rewind","(J)V", (void*) SkPathGlue::rewind},
     {"native_set","(JJ)V", (void*) SkPathGlue::assign},
+    {"native_isConvex","(J)Z", (void*) SkPathGlue::isConvex},
     {"native_getFillType","(J)I", (void*) SkPathGlue::getFillType},
     {"native_setFillType","(JI)V", (void*) SkPathGlue::setFillType},
     {"native_isEmpty","(J)Z", (void*) SkPathGlue::isEmpty},
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/Path.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/Path.java
index 2ce73acd12d3a..c07a6dabbabcb 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/Path.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/Path.java
@@ -167,6 +167,21 @@ public class Path {
         return false;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the path's convexity, as defined by the content of the path.
+     * <p>
+     * A path is convex if it has a single contour, and only ever curves in a
+     * single direction.
+     * <p>
+     * This function will calculate the convexity of the path from its control
+     * points, and cache the result.
+     *
+     * @return True if the path is convex.
+     */
+    public boolean isConvex() {
+        return native_isConvex(mNativePath);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Enum for the ways a path may be filled.
      */
@@ -224,7 +239,7 @@ public class Path {
     public void setFillType(FillType ft) {
         native_setFillType(mNativePath, ft.nativeInt);
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * Returns true if the filltype is one of the INVERSE variants
      *
@@ -232,18 +247,18 @@ public class Path {
      */
     public boolean isInverseFillType() {
         final int ft = native_getFillType(mNativePath);
-        return (ft & 2) != 0;
+        return (ft & FillType.INVERSE_WINDING.nativeInt) != 0;
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * Toggles the INVERSE state of the filltype
      */
     public void toggleInverseFillType() {
         int ft = native_getFillType(mNativePath);
-        ft ^= 2;
+        ft ^= FillType.INVERSE_WINDING.nativeInt;
         native_setFillType(mNativePath, ft);
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * Returns true if the path is empty (contains no lines or curves)
      *
@@ -719,6 +734,7 @@ public class Path {
     private static native void native_reset(long nPath);
     private static native void native_rewind(long nPath);
     private static native void native_set(long native_dst, long native_src);
+    private static native boolean native_isConvex(long nPath);
     private static native int native_getFillType(long nPath);
     private static native void native_setFillType(long nPath, int ft);
     private static native boolean native_isEmpty(long nPath);