diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 2088eaf32d0a9..b5295571540a3 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -9096,6 +9096,10 @@ package android.webkit {
     field public final android.content.pm.Signature[] signatures;
   }
 
+  public abstract class WebViewRenderer {
+    ctor public WebViewRenderer();
+  }
+
   public final class WebViewUpdateService {
     method public static android.webkit.WebViewProviderInfo[] getAllWebViewPackages();
     method public static String getCurrentWebViewPackageName();
diff --git a/core/java/android/webkit/WebViewRenderer.java b/core/java/android/webkit/WebViewRenderer.java
index 532825485ed3a..fc38cd9bd4a21 100644
--- a/core/java/android/webkit/WebViewRenderer.java
+++ b/core/java/android/webkit/WebViewRenderer.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 package android.webkit;
 
+import android.annotation.SystemApi;
+
 /**
  * WebViewRenderer provides an opaque handle to a {@link WebView} renderer.
  */
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ public abstract class WebViewRenderer {
      * This class cannot be created by applications.
      * @hide
      */
+    @SystemApi
     public WebViewRenderer() {
     }
 }