diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 98f04e8479340..c7f0a75dcc537 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -28536,6 +28536,7 @@ package android.os {
     field public static java.lang.String DIRECTORY_DCIM;
     field public static java.lang.String DIRECTORY_DOCUMENTS;
     field public static java.lang.String DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS;
+    field public static java.lang.String DIRECTORY_HOME;
     field public static java.lang.String DIRECTORY_MOVIES;
     field public static java.lang.String DIRECTORY_MUSIC;
     field public static java.lang.String DIRECTORY_NOTIFICATIONS;
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index ad874ff121202..3c5e59e6a4c3c 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -30563,6 +30563,7 @@ package android.os {
     field public static java.lang.String DIRECTORY_DCIM;
     field public static java.lang.String DIRECTORY_DOCUMENTS;
     field public static java.lang.String DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS;
+    field public static java.lang.String DIRECTORY_HOME;
     field public static java.lang.String DIRECTORY_MOVIES;
     field public static java.lang.String DIRECTORY_MUSIC;
     field public static java.lang.String DIRECTORY_NOTIFICATIONS;
diff --git a/api/test-current.txt b/api/test-current.txt
index 5e6ce398f1f7b..3e755ae299c71 100644
--- a/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/api/test-current.txt
@@ -28545,6 +28545,7 @@ package android.os {
     field public static java.lang.String DIRECTORY_DCIM;
     field public static java.lang.String DIRECTORY_DOCUMENTS;
     field public static java.lang.String DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS;
+    field public static java.lang.String DIRECTORY_HOME;
     field public static java.lang.String DIRECTORY_MOVIES;
     field public static java.lang.String DIRECTORY_MUSIC;
     field public static java.lang.String DIRECTORY_NOTIFICATIONS;
diff --git a/core/java/android/os/Environment.java b/core/java/android/os/Environment.java
index c776ef82d5262..e841dfe2b2a3a 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/Environment.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/Environment.java
@@ -478,6 +478,11 @@ public class Environment {
      */
     public static String DIRECTORY_DOCUMENTS = "Documents";
 
+    /**
+     * Standard directory in which user managed files are stored.
+     */
+    public static String DIRECTORY_HOME = "Home";
+
     /**
      * List of standard storage directories.
      * <p>
@@ -493,6 +498,7 @@ public class Environment {
      *   <li>{@link #DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS}
      *   <li>{@link #DIRECTORY_DCIM}
      *   <li>{@link #DIRECTORY_DOCUMENTS}
+     *   <li>{@link #DIRECTORY_HOME}
      * </ul>
      * @hide
      */
@@ -506,7 +512,8 @@ public class Environment {
             DIRECTORY_MOVIES,
             DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS,
             DIRECTORY_DCIM,
-            DIRECTORY_DOCUMENTS
+            DIRECTORY_DOCUMENTS,
+            DIRECTORY_HOME
     };
 
     /**
diff --git a/packages/ExternalStorageProvider/src/com/android/externalstorage/ExternalStorageProvider.java b/packages/ExternalStorageProvider/src/com/android/externalstorage/ExternalStorageProvider.java
index 1bfc19c101eb3..56e5a9b6c58db 100644
--- a/packages/ExternalStorageProvider/src/com/android/externalstorage/ExternalStorageProvider.java
+++ b/packages/ExternalStorageProvider/src/com/android/externalstorage/ExternalStorageProvider.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import android.graphics.Point;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.CancellationSignal;
+import android.os.Environment;
 import android.os.FileObserver;
 import android.os.FileUtils;
 import android.os.Handler;
@@ -208,8 +209,10 @@ public class ExternalStorageProvider extends DocumentsProvider {
                 root.flags |= Root.FLAG_SUPPORTS_CREATE;
             }
 
+            // Create the "Home" directory on disk, but don't the localized root.title
+            // since the directories shouldn't be localized.
             root.visiblePath = new File(
-                    primaryVolume.getPathForUser(userId), root.rootId);
+                    primaryVolume.getPathForUser(userId), Environment.DIRECTORY_HOME);
             root.path = new File(
                     primaryVolume.getInternalPathForUser(userId), root.rootId);
             try {