diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 9a53c567a5cd9..01b07a6a30375 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -16686,6 +16686,7 @@ package android.provider {
     field public static final java.lang.String ACCOUNT_NAME = "account_name";
     field public static final java.lang.String ACCOUNT_TYPE = "account_type";
     field public static final java.lang.String COMMENTS = "comments";
+    field public static final java.lang.String CONTACT_ID = "contact_id";
     field public static final java.lang.String DATA_SET = "data_set";
     field public static final java.lang.String RAW_CONTACT_ID = "raw_contact_id";
     field public static final java.lang.String RAW_CONTACT_SOURCE_ID = "raw_contact_source_id";
diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/ContactsContract.java b/core/java/android/provider/ContactsContract.java
index 55f3b4a7c56ca..e205f97629bb2 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/ContactsContract.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/ContactsContract.java
@@ -3059,6 +3059,12 @@ public final class ContactsContract {
      * @see ContactsContract.StreamItems
      */
     protected interface StreamItemsColumns {
+        /**
+         * A reference to the {@link android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts#_ID}
+         * that this stream item belongs to.
+         */
+        public static final String CONTACT_ID = "contact_id";
+
         /**
          * A reference to the {@link RawContacts#_ID}
          * that this stream item belongs to.