diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index eda087db22ec3..88e3544607b4d 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -14754,6 +14754,7 @@ package android.media {
     ctor public RemoteControlClient(android.app.PendingIntent);
     ctor public RemoteControlClient(android.app.PendingIntent, android.os.Looper);
     method public android.media.RemoteControlClient.MetadataEditor editMetadata(boolean);
+    method public android.media.session.MediaSession getMediaSession();
     method public void setMetadataUpdateListener(android.media.RemoteControlClient.OnMetadataUpdateListener);
     method public void setOnGetPlaybackPositionListener(android.media.RemoteControlClient.OnGetPlaybackPositionListener);
     method public void setPlaybackPositionUpdateListener(android.media.RemoteControlClient.OnPlaybackPositionUpdateListener);
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/RemoteControlClient.java b/media/java/android/media/RemoteControlClient.java
index 37f45c2aa7eb1..26ae3cc708aaf 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/RemoteControlClient.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/RemoteControlClient.java
@@ -406,6 +406,19 @@ public class RemoteControlClient
         mSession = null;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get a {@link MediaSession} associated with this RCC. It will only have a
+     * session while it is registered with
+     * {@link AudioManager#registerRemoteControlClient}. The session returned
+     * should not be modified directly by the application but may be used with
+     * other APIs that require a session.
+     *
+     * @return A media session object or null.
+     */
+    public MediaSession getMediaSession() {
+        return mSession;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Class used to modify metadata in a {@link RemoteControlClient} object.
      * Use {@link RemoteControlClient#editMetadata(boolean)} to create an instance of an editor,