diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index ffc5df8e05ba2..45b6efef9d22d 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -18541,6 +18541,7 @@ package android.renderscript {
     method public static deprecated android.renderscript.Element F64_2(android.renderscript.RenderScript);
     method public static deprecated android.renderscript.Element F64_3(android.renderscript.RenderScript);
     method public static deprecated android.renderscript.Element F64_4(android.renderscript.RenderScript);
+    method public static deprecated android.renderscript.Element FONT(android.renderscript.RenderScript);
     method public static deprecated android.renderscript.Element I16(android.renderscript.RenderScript);
     method public static deprecated android.renderscript.Element I16_2(android.renderscript.RenderScript);
     method public static deprecated android.renderscript.Element I16_3(android.renderscript.RenderScript);
@@ -18626,6 +18627,7 @@ package android.renderscript {
     enum_constant public static final android.renderscript.Element.DataType MATRIX_4X4;
     enum_constant public static final android.renderscript.Element.DataType RS_ALLOCATION;
     enum_constant public static final android.renderscript.Element.DataType RS_ELEMENT;
+    enum_constant public static final android.renderscript.Element.DataType RS_FONT;
     enum_constant public static final android.renderscript.Element.DataType RS_MESH;
     enum_constant public static final android.renderscript.Element.DataType RS_PROGRAM_FRAGMENT;
     enum_constant public static final android.renderscript.Element.DataType RS_PROGRAM_RASTER;
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/renderscript/Element.java b/graphics/java/android/renderscript/Element.java
index babe57ec23f1e..68723109ac9f8 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/renderscript/Element.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/renderscript/Element.java
@@ -149,8 +149,6 @@ public class Element extends BaseObj {
         RS_PROGRAM_VERTEX (1007, 4),
         RS_PROGRAM_RASTER (1008, 4),
         RS_PROGRAM_STORE (1009, 4),
-        /** @hide
-        */
         RS_FONT (1010, 4);
 
         int mID;
@@ -498,8 +496,8 @@ public class Element extends BaseObj {
         return rs.mElement_PROGRAM_STORE;
     }
 
-    /** @hide
-        */
+    /** @deprecated renderscript is deprecated in J
+     */
     public static Element FONT(RenderScript rs) {
         if(rs.mElement_FONT == null) {
             rs.mElement_FONT = createUser(rs, DataType.RS_FONT);