diff --git a/core/java/android/view/DragEvent.java b/core/java/android/view/DragEvent.java
index 0dfbe70600396..fb482b4e33ff5 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/DragEvent.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/DragEvent.java
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ public class DragEvent implements Parcelable {
      * ACTION_DRAG_STARTED.
      * </p>
      * @see #ACTION_DRAG_ENDED
+     * @see #getX()
+     * @see #getY()
      */
     public static final int ACTION_DRAG_STARTED = 1;
 
@@ -323,17 +325,16 @@ public class DragEvent implements Parcelable {
 
     /**
      * Gets the X coordinate of the drag point. The value is only valid if the event action is
-     * {@link #ACTION_DRAG_LOCATION} or {@link #ACTION_DROP}.
-     * @return The current drag point's Y coordinate
+     * {@link #ACTION_DRAG_STARTED}, {@link #ACTION_DRAG_LOCATION} or {@link #ACTION_DROP}.
+     * @return The current drag point's X coordinate
      */
     public float getX() {
         return mX;
     }
 
     /**
-     * Gets the Y coordinate of the drag point. The value is valid if the
-     * event action is {@link #ACTION_DRAG_ENTERED}, {@link #ACTION_DRAG_LOCATION},
-     * {@link #ACTION_DROP}, or {@link #ACTION_DRAG_EXITED}.
+     * Gets the Y coordinate of the drag point. The value is only valid if the event action is
+     * {@link #ACTION_DRAG_STARTED}, {@link #ACTION_DRAG_LOCATION} or {@link #ACTION_DROP}.
      * @return The current drag point's Y coordinate
      */
     public float getY() {
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/ViewGroup.java b/core/java/android/view/ViewGroup.java
index b060fa7b6449b..2f23b61dd0de4 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/ViewGroup.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/ViewGroup.java
@@ -1579,7 +1579,19 @@ public abstract class ViewGroup extends View implements ViewParent, ViewManager
             Log.d(View.VIEW_LOG_TAG, "Sending drag-started to view: " + child);
         }
 
+        final float tx = mCurrentDragStartEvent.mX;
+        final float ty = mCurrentDragStartEvent.mY;
+
+        final float[] point = getTempPoint();
+        point[0] = tx;
+        point[1] = ty;
+        transformPointToViewLocal(point, child);
+
+        mCurrentDragStartEvent.mX = point[0];
+        mCurrentDragStartEvent.mY = point[1];
         final boolean canAccept = child.dispatchDragEvent(mCurrentDragStartEvent);
+        mCurrentDragStartEvent.mX = tx;
+        mCurrentDragStartEvent.mY = ty;
         if (canAccept) {
             mChildrenInterestedInDrag.add(child);
             if (!child.canAcceptDrag()) {