diff --git a/core/java/android/util/DisplayMetrics.java b/core/java/android/util/DisplayMetrics.java
index 60a4ef21c4408..d594567d09d2b 100644
--- a/core/java/android/util/DisplayMetrics.java
+++ b/core/java/android/util/DisplayMetrics.java
@@ -37,6 +37,15 @@ public class DisplayMetrics {
      */
     public static final int DENSITY_MEDIUM = 160;
 
+    /**
+     * Standard quantized DPI for 720p TV screens.  Applications should
+     * generally not worry about this density, instead targeting
+     * {@link #DENSITY_XHIGH} for 1080p TV screens.  For situations where
+     * output is needed for a 720p screen, the UI elements can be scaled
+     * automatically by the platform.
+     */
+    public static final int DENSITY_TV = 213;
+
     /**
      * Standard quantized DPI for high-density screens.
      */
diff --git a/include/utils/ResourceTypes.h b/include/utils/ResourceTypes.h
index 7d3fc061176c5..8a92cd6e18f76 100644
--- a/include/utils/ResourceTypes.h
+++ b/include/utils/ResourceTypes.h
@@ -841,6 +841,7 @@ struct ResTable_config
         DENSITY_DEFAULT = ACONFIGURATION_DENSITY_DEFAULT,
         DENSITY_LOW = ACONFIGURATION_DENSITY_LOW,
         DENSITY_MEDIUM = ACONFIGURATION_DENSITY_MEDIUM,
+        DENSITY_TV = ACONFIGURATION_DENSITY_TV,
         DENSITY_HIGH = ACONFIGURATION_DENSITY_HIGH,
         DENSITY_NONE = ACONFIGURATION_DENSITY_NONE
     };
diff --git a/native/include/android/configuration.h b/native/include/android/configuration.h
index 39fef21ba0cbf..2444c4bbda6d5 100644
--- a/native/include/android/configuration.h
+++ b/native/include/android/configuration.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ enum {
     ACONFIGURATION_DENSITY_DEFAULT = 0,
     ACONFIGURATION_DENSITY_LOW = 120,
     ACONFIGURATION_DENSITY_MEDIUM = 160,
+    ACONFIGURATION_DENSITY_TV = 213,
     ACONFIGURATION_DENSITY_HIGH = 240,
     ACONFIGURATION_DENSITY_NONE = 0xffff,
 
diff --git a/tools/aapt/AaptAssets.cpp b/tools/aapt/AaptAssets.cpp
index 48941961ccb9b..29d2b872eadd6 100644
--- a/tools/aapt/AaptAssets.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt/AaptAssets.cpp
@@ -969,6 +969,11 @@ bool AaptGroupEntry::getDensityName(const char* name,
         return true;
     }
     
+    if (strcmp(name, "tvdpi") == 0) {
+        if (out) out->density = ResTable_config::DENSITY_TV;
+        return true;
+    }
+    
     if (strcmp(name, "hdpi") == 0) {
         if (out) out->density = ResTable_config::DENSITY_HIGH;
         return true;