diff --git a/api/current.xml b/api/current.xml
index 04b7c9aa6e0b8..9a635f6f9ef6b 100644
--- a/api/current.xml
+++ b/api/current.xml
@@ -72101,6 +72101,29 @@
 </parameter>
 </method>
 </interface>
+<interface name="GpsStatus.NmeaListener"
+ abstract="true"
+ static="true"
+ final="false"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+<method name="onNmeaReceived"
+ return="void"
+ abstract="true"
+ native="false"
+ synchronized="false"
+ static="false"
+ final="false"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+<parameter name="timestamp" type="long">
+</parameter>
+<parameter name="nmea" type="java.lang.String">
+</parameter>
+</method>
+</interface>
 <class name="Location"
  extends="java.lang.Object"
  abstract="false"
@@ -72704,6 +72727,19 @@
 <parameter name="listener" type="android.location.GpsStatus.Listener">
 </parameter>
 </method>
+<method name="addNmeaListener"
+ return="boolean"
+ abstract="false"
+ native="false"
+ synchronized="false"
+ static="false"
+ final="false"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+<parameter name="listener" type="android.location.GpsStatus.NmeaListener">
+</parameter>
+</method>
 <method name="addProximityAlert"
  return="void"
  abstract="false"
@@ -72914,6 +72950,19 @@
 <parameter name="listener" type="android.location.GpsStatus.Listener">
 </parameter>
 </method>
+<method name="removeNmeaListener"
+ return="void"
+ abstract="false"
+ native="false"
+ synchronized="false"
+ static="false"
+ final="false"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+<parameter name="listener" type="android.location.GpsStatus.NmeaListener">
+</parameter>
+</method>
 <method name="removeProximityAlert"
  return="void"
  abstract="false"
diff --git a/location/java/android/location/GpsStatus.java b/location/java/android/location/GpsStatus.java
index 883ee4f2fbb24..ce69ac13cde44 100644
--- a/location/java/android/location/GpsStatus.java
+++ b/location/java/android/location/GpsStatus.java
@@ -116,9 +116,12 @@ public final class GpsStatus {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Used for receiving NMEA data from the GPS.
-     *
-     * {@hide}
+     * Used for receiving NMEA sentences from the GPS.
+     * NMEA 0183 is a standard for communicating with marine electronic devices
+     * and is a common method for receiving data from a GPS, typically over a serial port.
+     * See <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NMEA_0183">NMEA 0183</a> for more details.
+     * You can implement this interface and call {@link LocationManager#addNmeaListener}
+     * to receive NMEA data from the GPS engine.
      */
     public interface NmeaListener {
         void onNmeaReceived(long timestamp, String nmea);
diff --git a/location/java/android/location/LocationManager.java b/location/java/android/location/LocationManager.java
index 8f17e78259900..8f0352da63bf2 100644
--- a/location/java/android/location/LocationManager.java
+++ b/location/java/android/location/LocationManager.java
@@ -1276,13 +1276,11 @@ public class LocationManager {
     /**
      * Adds an NMEA listener.
      *
-     * @param listener NMEA listener object to register
+     * @param listener a {#link GpsStatus.NmeaListener} object to register
      *
      * @return true if the listener was successfully added
      *
      * @throws SecurityException if the ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION permission is not present
-     *
-     * {@hide}
      */
     public boolean addNmeaListener(GpsStatus.NmeaListener listener) {
         boolean result;
@@ -1308,9 +1306,7 @@ public class LocationManager {
     /**
      * Removes an NMEA listener.
      *
-     * @param listener NMEA listener object to remove
-     *
-     * {@hide}
+     * @param listener a {#link GpsStatus.NmeaListener} object to remove
      */
     public void removeNmeaListener(GpsStatus.NmeaListener listener) {
         try {