diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 91d85a3b0d436..6daf77ebb7352 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -10681,6 +10681,7 @@ package android.media {
     method public void setOnVideoSizeChangedListener(android.media.MediaPlayer.OnVideoSizeChangedListener);
     method public void setScreenOnWhilePlaying(boolean);
     method public void setTexture(android.graphics.SurfaceTexture);
+    method public void setSurface(android.view.Surface);
     method public void setVolume(float, float);
     method public void setWakeMode(android.content.Context, int);
     method public void start() throws java.lang.IllegalStateException;
@@ -22525,6 +22526,7 @@ package android.view {
   }
 
   public class Surface implements android.os.Parcelable {
+    ctor public Surface(android.graphics.SurfaceTexture);
     method public int describeContents();
     method public boolean isValid();
     method public android.graphics.Canvas lockCanvas(android.graphics.Rect) throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException, android.view.Surface.OutOfResourcesException;
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/Surface.java b/core/java/android/view/Surface.java
index ef3d3fa59a93e..ae815373371ea 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/Surface.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/Surface.java
@@ -36,10 +36,14 @@ public class Surface implements Parcelable {
     public static final int ROTATION_270     = 3;
 
     /**
-     * Create Surface from a SurfaceTexture.
+     * Create Surface from a {@link SurfaceTexture}.
      *
-     * @param surfaceTexture The {@link SurfaceTexture} that is updated by this Surface.
-     * @hide
+     * Images drawn to the Surface will be made available to the {@link
+     * SurfaceTexture}, which can attach them an OpenGL ES texture via {@link
+     * SurfaceTexture#updateTexImage}.
+     *
+     * @param surfaceTexture The {@link SurfaceTexture} that is updated by this
+     * Surface.
      */
     public Surface(SurfaceTexture surfaceTexture) {
         if (DEBUG_RELEASE) {
diff --git a/core/java/android/webkit/HTML5VideoInline.java b/core/java/android/webkit/HTML5VideoInline.java
index ef1906c1ea2c0..1b9a25ec5982c 100644
--- a/core/java/android/webkit/HTML5VideoInline.java
+++ b/core/java/android/webkit/HTML5VideoInline.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import android.graphics.SurfaceTexture;
 import android.media.MediaPlayer;
 import android.webkit.HTML5VideoView;
 import android.webkit.HTML5VideoViewProxy;
+import android.view.Surface;
 import android.opengl.GLES20;
 
 /**
@@ -38,7 +39,10 @@ public class HTML5VideoInline extends HTML5VideoView{
 
     @Override
     public void decideDisplayMode() {
-        mPlayer.setTexture(getSurfaceTexture(getVideoLayerId()));
+        SurfaceTexture surfaceTexture = getSurfaceTexture(getVideoLayerId());
+        Surface surface = new Surface(surfaceTexture);
+        mPlayer.setSurface(surface);
+        surface.release();
     }
 
     // Normally called immediately after setVideoURI. But for full screen,
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/MediaPlayer.java b/media/java/android/media/MediaPlayer.java
index 66bd56a01b3ba..1ee9a1fcc52b6 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/MediaPlayer.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/MediaPlayer.java
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
  *     <td>{} </p></td>
  *     <td>This method can be called in any state and calling it does not change
  *         the object state. </p></td></tr>
- * <tr><td>setTexture </p></td>
+ * <tr><td>setSurface </p></td>
  *     <td>any </p></td>
  *     <td>{} </p></td>
  *     <td>This method can be called in any state and calling it does not change
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ public class MediaPlayer
      * portion of the media.
      *
      * Either a surface holder or surface must be set if a display or video sink
-     * is needed.  Not calling this method or {@link #setTexture(SurfaceTexture)}
+     * is needed.  Not calling this method or {@link #setSurface(Surface)}
      * when playing back a video will result in only the audio track being played.
      * A null surface holder or surface will result in only the audio track being
      * played.
@@ -629,14 +629,21 @@ public class MediaPlayer
 
     /**
      * Sets the {@link Surface} to be used as the sink for the video portion of
-     * the media. This is similar to {@link #setDisplay(SurfaceHolder)}, but does not
-     * support {@link #setScreenOnWhilePlaying(boolean)} or {@link #updateSurfaceScreenOn()}.
-     * Setting a Surface will un-set any Surface or SurfaceHolder that was previously set.
+     * the media. This is similar to {@link #setDisplay(SurfaceHolder)}, but
+     * does not support {@link #setScreenOnWhilePlaying(boolean)}.  Setting a
+     * Surface will un-set any Surface or SurfaceHolder that was previously set.
      * A null surface will result in only the audio track being played.
      *
-     * @param surface The {@link Surface} to be used for the video portion of the media.
+     * If the Surface sends frames to a {@link SurfaceTexture}, the timestamps
+     * returned from {@link SurfaceTexture#getTimestamp()} will have an
+     * unspecified zero point.  These timestamps cannot be directly compared
+     * between different media sources, different instances of the same media
+     * source, or multiple runs of the same program.  The timestamp is normally
+     * monotonically increasing and is unaffected by time-of-day adjustments,
+     * but it is reset when the position is set.
      *
-     * @hide Pending review by API council.
+     * @param surface The {@link Surface} to be used for the video portion of
+     * the media.
      */
     public void setSurface(Surface surface) {
         if (mScreenOnWhilePlaying && surface != null) {
diff --git a/media/tests/MediaDump/src/com/android/mediadump/VideoDumpView.java b/media/tests/MediaDump/src/com/android/mediadump/VideoDumpView.java
index 809ee8208dfc9..f76cf37b97634 100644
--- a/media/tests/MediaDump/src/com/android/mediadump/VideoDumpView.java
+++ b/media/tests/MediaDump/src/com/android/mediadump/VideoDumpView.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ import android.opengl.Matrix;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
+import android.view.Surface;
 import android.view.SurfaceHolder;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.MediaController;
@@ -569,7 +570,9 @@ class VideoDumpView extends GLSurfaceView implements MediaPlayerControl {
             mSurface = new SurfaceTexture(mTextureID);
             mSurface.setOnFrameAvailableListener(this);
 
-            mMediaPlayer.setTexture(mSurface);
+            Surface surface = new Surface(mSurface);
+            mMediaPlayer.setSurface(surface);
+            surface.release();
 
             try {
                 mMediaPlayer.prepare();