diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 2a36e88fecd0d..bb2f4e6db499f 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -12404,7 +12404,7 @@ package android.graphics.drawable {
     method public static android.graphics.drawable.Icon createWithContentUri(android.net.Uri);
     method public static android.graphics.drawable.Icon createWithData(byte[], int, int);
     method public static android.graphics.drawable.Icon createWithFilePath(java.lang.String);
-    method public static android.graphics.drawable.Icon createWithResource(android.content.res.Resources, int);
+    method public static android.graphics.drawable.Icon createWithResource(android.content.Context, int);
     method public static android.graphics.drawable.Icon createWithResource(java.lang.String, int);
     method public int describeContents();
     method public android.graphics.drawable.Drawable loadDrawable(android.content.Context);
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 4044e6106fb91..17045f8701883 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -12713,7 +12713,7 @@ package android.graphics.drawable {
     method public static android.graphics.drawable.Icon createWithContentUri(android.net.Uri);
     method public static android.graphics.drawable.Icon createWithData(byte[], int, int);
     method public static android.graphics.drawable.Icon createWithFilePath(java.lang.String);
-    method public static android.graphics.drawable.Icon createWithResource(android.content.res.Resources, int);
+    method public static android.graphics.drawable.Icon createWithResource(android.content.Context, int);
     method public static android.graphics.drawable.Icon createWithResource(java.lang.String, int);
     method public int describeContents();
     method public android.graphics.drawable.Drawable loadDrawable(android.content.Context);
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/Icon.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/Icon.java
index 03662464d901f..ca6af746bf717 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/Icon.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/Icon.java
@@ -353,15 +353,26 @@ public final class Icon implements Parcelable {
 
     /**
      * Create an Icon pointing to a drawable resource.
-     * @param res Resources for a package containing the resource in question
+     * @param context The context for the application whose resources should be used to resolve the
+     *                given resource ID.
      * @param resId ID of the drawable resource
      */
+    public static Icon createWithResource(Context context, @DrawableRes int resId) {
+        final Icon rep = new Icon(TYPE_RESOURCE);
+        rep.mInt1 = resId;
+        rep.mString1 = context.getPackageName();
+        return rep;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Version of createWithResource that takes Resources. Do not use.
+     * @hide
+     */
     public static Icon createWithResource(Resources res, @DrawableRes int resId) {
         if (res == null) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Resource must not be null.");
         }
         final Icon rep = new Icon(TYPE_RESOURCE);
-        rep.mObj1 = res;
         rep.mInt1 = resId;
         rep.mString1 = res.getResourcePackageName(resId);
         return rep;
diff --git a/graphics/tests/graphicstests/src/android/graphics/drawable/IconTest.java b/graphics/tests/graphicstests/src/android/graphics/drawable/IconTest.java
index a7f8023f549b6..a214b9e4ecbef 100644
--- a/graphics/tests/graphicstests/src/android/graphics/drawable/IconTest.java
+++ b/graphics/tests/graphicstests/src/android/graphics/drawable/IconTest.java
@@ -112,8 +112,7 @@ public class IconTest extends AndroidTestCase {
         final Bitmap res1 = ((BitmapDrawable) getContext().getDrawable(R.drawable.landscape))
                 .getBitmap();
 
-        final Icon im1 = Icon.createWithResource(getContext().getResources(),
-                R.drawable.landscape);
+        final Icon im1 = Icon.createWithResource(getContext(), R.drawable.landscape);
         final Drawable draw1 = im1.loadDrawable(mContext);
         final Bitmap test1 = Bitmap.createBitmap(draw1.getIntrinsicWidth(),
                 draw1.getIntrinsicHeight(), Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
@@ -223,7 +222,7 @@ public class IconTest extends AndroidTestCase {
         imgs.add(bit1);
         final Icon data1 = Icon.createWithData(pngdata, 0, pngdata.length);
         imgs.add(data1);
-        final Icon res1 = Icon.createWithResource(getContext().getResources(), R.drawable.landscape);
+        final Icon res1 = Icon.createWithResource(getContext(), R.drawable.landscape);
         imgs.add(res1);
 
         ArrayList<Icon> test = new ArrayList<>();