diff --git a/api/current.xml b/api/current.xml
index 655767442f75e..c7e0e5807ad77 100644
--- a/api/current.xml
+++ b/api/current.xml
@@ -27930,6 +27930,19 @@
 <parameter name="args" type="android.os.Bundle">
 </parameter>
 </method>
+<method name="stopLoading"
+ return="void"
+ abstract="false"
+ native="false"
+ synchronized="false"
+ static="false"
+ final="false"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+<parameter name="id" type="int">
+</parameter>
+</method>
 </class>
 <class name="LocalActivityManager"
  extends="java.lang.Object"
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/LoaderManagingFragment.java b/core/java/android/app/LoaderManagingFragment.java
index 1659adf2fec2d..a8a5ca4674106 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/LoaderManagingFragment.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/LoaderManagingFragment.java
@@ -174,7 +174,23 @@ public abstract class LoaderManagingFragment<D> extends Fragment
         }
     }
 
-    /** 
+    /**
+     * Stops and removes the loader with the given ID.
+     */
+    public void stopLoading(int id) {
+        if (mLoaders != null) {
+            LoaderInfo<D> info = mLoaders.remove(id);
+            if (info != null) {
+                Loader<D> loader = info.loader;
+                if (loader != null) {
+                    loader.unregisterListener(this);
+                    loader.destroy();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
      * @return the Loader with the given id or null if no matching Loader
      * is found.
      */