diff --git a/api/current.xml b/api/current.xml
index 5f08249298815..6677a90f9f201 100644
--- a/api/current.xml
+++ b/api/current.xml
@@ -204443,19 +204443,6 @@
 <parameter name="canvas" type="android.graphics.Canvas">
 </parameter>
 </method>
-<method name="onDrawDragThumbnail"
- return="void"
- abstract="false"
- native="false"
- synchronized="false"
- static="false"
- final="false"
- deprecated="not deprecated"
- visibility="protected"
->
-<parameter name="canvas" type="android.graphics.Canvas">
-</parameter>
-</method>
 <method name="onDrawScrollBars"
  return="void"
  abstract="false"
@@ -204649,17 +204636,6 @@
 <parameter name="heightMeasureSpec" type="int">
 </parameter>
 </method>
-<method name="onMeasureDragThumbnail"
- return="void"
- abstract="false"
- native="false"
- synchronized="false"
- static="false"
- final="false"
- deprecated="not deprecated"
- visibility="protected"
->
-</method>
 <method name="onRestoreInstanceState"
  return="void"
  abstract="false"
@@ -205325,21 +205301,6 @@
 <parameter name="contentDescription" type="java.lang.CharSequence">
 </parameter>
 </method>
-<method name="setDragThumbnailDimension"
- return="void"
- abstract="false"
- native="false"
- synchronized="false"
- static="false"
- final="true"
- deprecated="not deprecated"
- visibility="protected"
->
-<parameter name="width" type="int">
-</parameter>
-<parameter name="height" type="int">
-</parameter>
-</method>
 <method name="setDrawingCacheBackgroundColor"
  return="void"
  abstract="false"
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/View.java b/core/java/android/view/View.java
index 7ee360d592689..8e4591aac0479 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/View.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/View.java
@@ -2037,8 +2037,6 @@ public class View implements Drawable.Callback, KeyEvent.Callback, Accessibility
      *
      */
     boolean mCanAcceptDrop;
-    private int mThumbnailWidth;
-    private int mThumbnailHeight;
 
     /**
      * Simple constructor to use when creating a view from code.
@@ -9921,10 +9919,14 @@ public class View implements Drawable.Callback, KeyEvent.Callback, Accessibility
             throw new IllegalStateException("Drag thumb dimensions must not be negative");
         }
 
+        if (ViewDebug.DEBUG_DRAG) {
+            Log.d(VIEW_LOG_TAG, "drag thumb: width=" + thumbSize.x + " height=" + thumbSize.y
+                    + " thumbX=" + thumbTouchPoint.x + " thumbY=" + thumbTouchPoint.y);
+        }
         Surface surface = new Surface();
         try {
             IBinder token = mAttachInfo.mSession.prepareDrag(mAttachInfo.mWindow,
-                    myWindowOnly, mThumbnailWidth, mThumbnailHeight, surface);
+                    myWindowOnly, thumbSize.x, thumbSize.y, surface);
             if (ViewDebug.DEBUG_DRAG) Log.d(VIEW_LOG_TAG, "prepareDrag returned token=" + token
                     + " surface=" + surface);
             if (token != null) {
@@ -9951,53 +9953,6 @@ public class View implements Drawable.Callback, KeyEvent.Callback, Accessibility
         return okay;
     }
 
-    private void measureThumbnail() {
-        mPrivateFlags &= ~MEASURED_DIMENSION_SET;
-
-        onMeasureDragThumbnail();
-
-        // flag not set, setDragThumbnailDimension() was not invoked, we raise
-        // an exception to warn the developer
-        if ((mPrivateFlags & MEASURED_DIMENSION_SET) != MEASURED_DIMENSION_SET) {
-            throw new IllegalStateException("onMeasureDragThumbnail() did not set the"
-                    + " measured dimension by calling setDragThumbnailDimension()");
-        }
-
-        if (ViewDebug.DEBUG_DRAG) {
-            Log.d(VIEW_LOG_TAG, "Drag thumb measured: w=" + mThumbnailWidth
-                    + " h=" + mThumbnailHeight);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * The View must call this method from onMeasureDragThumbnail() in order to
-     * specify the dimensions of the drag thumbnail image.
-     *
-     * @param width The desired thumbnail width.
-     * @param height The desired thumbnail height.
-     */
-    protected final void setDragThumbnailDimension(int width, int height) {
-        mPrivateFlags |= MEASURED_DIMENSION_SET;
-        mThumbnailWidth = width;
-        mThumbnailHeight = height;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * The default implementation specifies a drag thumbnail that matches the
-     * View's current size and appearance.
-     */
-    protected void onMeasureDragThumbnail() {
-        setDragThumbnailDimension(getWidth(), getHeight());
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * The default implementation just draws the current View appearance as the thumbnail
-     * @param canvas
-     */
-    protected void onDrawDragThumbnail(Canvas canvas) {
-        draw(canvas);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Drag-and-drop event dispatch.  The event.getAction() verb is one of the DragEvent
      * constants DRAG_STARTED_EVENT, DRAG_EVENT, DROP_EVENT, and DRAG_ENDED_EVENT.
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/WindowManagerService.java b/services/java/com/android/server/WindowManagerService.java
index 6c23e37654219..def36de4f22bf 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/WindowManagerService.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/WindowManagerService.java
@@ -555,6 +555,12 @@ public class WindowManagerService extends IWindowManager.Stub
             }
         }
 
+        int getDragLayerLw() {
+            return mPolicy.windowTypeToLayerLw(WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_DRAG)
+                    * TYPE_LAYER_MULTIPLIER
+                    + TYPE_LAYER_OFFSET;
+        }
+
         /* call out to each visible window/session informing it about the drag
          */
         void broadcastDragStartedLw(final float touchX, final float touchY) {
@@ -5533,7 +5539,7 @@ public class WindowManagerService extends IWindowManager.Stub
             return null;
         }
 
-        private void addDragInputWindow(InputWindowList windowList) {
+        private void addDragInputWindowLw(InputWindowList windowList) {
             final InputWindow inputWindow = windowList.add();
             inputWindow.inputChannel = mDragState.mServerChannel;
             inputWindow.name = "drag";
@@ -5545,9 +5551,7 @@ public class WindowManagerService extends IWindowManager.Stub
             inputWindow.hasFocus = true;
             inputWindow.hasWallpaper = false;
             inputWindow.paused = false;
-            inputWindow.layer = mPolicy.windowTypeToLayerLw(inputWindow.layoutParamsType)
-                    * TYPE_LAYER_MULTIPLIER
-                    + TYPE_LAYER_OFFSET;
+            inputWindow.layer = mDragState.getDragLayerLw();
             inputWindow.ownerPid = Process.myPid();
             inputWindow.ownerUid = Process.myUid();
 
@@ -5583,7 +5587,7 @@ public class WindowManagerService extends IWindowManager.Stub
                 if (DEBUG_DRAG) {
                     Log.d(TAG, "Inserting drag window");
                 }
-                addDragInputWindow(mTempInputWindows);
+                addDragInputWindowLw(mTempInputWindows);
             }
 
             final int N = windows.size();
@@ -6231,6 +6235,7 @@ public class WindowManagerService extends IWindowManager.Stub
                     surface.setPosition((int)(touchX - thumbCenterX),
                             (int)(touchY - thumbCenterY));
                     surface.setAlpha(.5f);
+                    surface.setLayer(mDragState.getDragLayerLw());
                     surface.show();
                 } finally {
                     surface.closeTransaction();