diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/AbsListView.java b/core/java/android/widget/AbsListView.java
index d4a26cc722d23..d0ed23f8e2028 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/AbsListView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/AbsListView.java
@@ -1210,6 +1210,7 @@ public abstract class AbsListView extends AdapterView<ListAdapter> implements Te
         int position;
         int height;
         String filter;
+        boolean inActionMode;
         int checkedItemCount;
         SparseBooleanArray checkState;
         LongSparseArray<Boolean> checkIdState;
@@ -1232,6 +1233,7 @@ public abstract class AbsListView extends AdapterView<ListAdapter> implements Te
             position = in.readInt();
             height = in.readInt();
             filter = in.readString();
+            inActionMode = in.readByte() != 0;
             checkedItemCount = in.readInt();
             checkState = in.readSparseBooleanArray();
             long[] idState = in.createLongArray();
@@ -1251,6 +1253,7 @@ public abstract class AbsListView extends AdapterView<ListAdapter> implements Te
             out.writeInt(position);
             out.writeInt(height);
             out.writeString(filter);
+            out.writeByte((byte) (inActionMode ? 1 : 0));
             out.writeInt(checkedItemCount);
             out.writeSparseBooleanArray(checkState);
             out.writeLongArray(checkIdState != null ? checkIdState.getKeys() : new long[0]);
@@ -1330,6 +1333,8 @@ public abstract class AbsListView extends AdapterView<ListAdapter> implements Te
             }
         }
 
+        ss.inActionMode = mChoiceMode == CHOICE_MODE_MULTIPLE_MODAL && mChoiceActionMode != null;
+
         ss.checkState = mCheckStates;
         ss.checkIdState = mCheckedIdStates;
         ss.checkedItemCount = mCheckedItemCount;
@@ -1376,6 +1381,11 @@ public abstract class AbsListView extends AdapterView<ListAdapter> implements Te
 
         mCheckedItemCount = ss.checkedItemCount;
 
+        if (ss.inActionMode && mChoiceMode == CHOICE_MODE_MULTIPLE_MODAL &&
+                mMultiChoiceModeCallback != null) {
+            mChoiceActionMode = startActionMode(mMultiChoiceModeCallback);
+        }
+
         requestLayout();
     }