diff --git a/api/module-lib-current.txt b/api/module-lib-current.txt
index 593331b069d65..60c7b9a530960 100644
--- a/api/module-lib-current.txt
+++ b/api/module-lib-current.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ package android.content.rollback {
 
 }
 
+package android.graphics {
+
+  public final class ImageDecoder implements java.lang.AutoCloseable {
+    method @AnyThread @NonNull public static android.graphics.ImageDecoder.Source createSource(@NonNull android.content.ContentResolver, @NonNull android.net.Uri, @Nullable android.content.res.Resources);
+  }
+
+}
+
 package android.net {
 
   public final class TetheredClient implements android.os.Parcelable {
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/ImageDecoder.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/ImageDecoder.java
index 3ecc0b3565dd7..9edaa3c56bbef 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/ImageDecoder.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/ImageDecoder.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import android.annotation.IntRange;
 import android.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.annotation.Px;
+import android.annotation.SystemApi;
 import android.annotation.TestApi;
 import android.annotation.WorkerThread;
 import android.compat.annotation.UnsupportedAppUsage;
@@ -923,8 +924,12 @@ public final class ImageDecoder implements AutoCloseable {
     /**
      * Provide Resources for density scaling.
      *
+     * This is a SystemApi to enable legacy behavior, so there is no need to
+     * make it public like the version above, which does not have a Resources
+     * parameter.
      * @hide
      */
+    @SystemApi(client = SystemApi.Client.MODULE_LIBRARIES)
     @AnyThread
     @NonNull
     public static Source createSource(@NonNull ContentResolver cr,