diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 05e494b3c22fd..ac34c59f70740 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -3412,6 +3412,7 @@ package android.app {
     method public boolean onSearchRequested(android.view.SearchEvent);
     method public boolean onSearchRequested();
     method protected void onStart();
+    method public void onStateNotSaved();
     method protected void onStop();
     method protected void onTitleChanged(java.lang.CharSequence, int);
     method public boolean onTouchEvent(android.view.MotionEvent);
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index d9702acf4069c..798780328df16 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -3516,6 +3516,7 @@ package android.app {
     method public boolean onSearchRequested(android.view.SearchEvent);
     method public boolean onSearchRequested();
     method protected void onStart();
+    method public void onStateNotSaved();
     method protected void onStop();
     method protected void onTitleChanged(java.lang.CharSequence, int);
     method public boolean onTouchEvent(android.view.MotionEvent);
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/Activity.java b/core/java/android/app/Activity.java
index 3c8af0d5444ae..2cb3f397718d5 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/Activity.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/Activity.java
@@ -1171,6 +1171,16 @@ public class Activity extends ContextThemeWrapper
         mCalled = true;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Called when an {@link #onResume} is coming up, prior to other pre-resume callbacks
+     * such as {@link #onNewIntent} and {@link #onActivityResult}.  This is primarily intended
+     * to give the activity a hint that its state is no longer saved -- it will generally
+     * be called after {@link #onSaveInstanceState} and prior to the activity being
+     * resumed/started again.
+     */
+    public void onStateNotSaved() {
+    }
+
     /**
      * Called after {@link #onRestoreInstanceState}, {@link #onRestart}, or
      * {@link #onPause}, for your activity to start interacting with the user.
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java b/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
index 2b4d03b41fb9e..fd88a0549a101 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
@@ -3079,6 +3079,7 @@ public final class ActivityThread {
                 r.activity.mStartedActivity = false;
             }
             try {
+                r.activity.onStateNotSaved();
                 r.activity.mFragments.noteStateNotSaved();
                 if (r.pendingIntents != null) {
                     deliverNewIntents(r, r.pendingIntents);