diff --git a/core/api/test-current.txt b/core/api/test-current.txt
index 9f333315451cc..1034df3f7fb6b 100644
--- a/core/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/core/api/test-current.txt
@@ -1352,6 +1352,7 @@ package android.inputmethodservice {
   }
 
   @UiContext public class InputMethodService extends android.inputmethodservice.AbstractInputMethodService {
+    field public static final long DISALLOW_INPUT_METHOD_INTERFACE_OVERRIDE = 148086656L; // 0x8d39f80L
     field public static final long FINISH_INPUT_NO_FALLBACK_CONNECTION = 156215187L; // 0x94fa793L
   }
 
diff --git a/core/java/android/inputmethodservice/InputMethodService.java b/core/java/android/inputmethodservice/InputMethodService.java
index 85a8551cb23f8..56cfa84c90500 100644
--- a/core/java/android/inputmethodservice/InputMethodService.java
+++ b/core/java/android/inputmethodservice/InputMethodService.java
@@ -557,9 +557,10 @@ public class InputMethodService extends AbstractInputMethodService {
      *
      * @hide
      */
+    @TestApi
     @ChangeId
     @EnabledSince(targetSdkVersion = Build.VERSION_CODES.UPSIDE_DOWN_CAKE)
-    private static final long DISALLOW_INPUT_METHOD_INTERFACE_OVERRIDE = 148086656L;
+    public static final long DISALLOW_INPUT_METHOD_INTERFACE_OVERRIDE = 148086656L;
 
     LayoutInflater mInflater;
     TypedArray mThemeAttrs;