diff --git a/core/java/android/content/Context.java b/core/java/android/content/Context.java
index 38a4475064af6..67bdad576af3a 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/Context.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/Context.java
@@ -326,10 +326,30 @@ public abstract class Context {
      */
     public static final int BIND_NOT_VISIBLE = 0x40000000;
 
-    /** Return an AssetManager instance for your application's package. */
+    /**
+     * Returns an AssetManager instance for the application's package.
+     * <p>
+     * <strong>Note:</strong> Implementations of this method should return
+     * an AssetManager instance that is consistent with the Resources instance
+     * returned by {@link #getResources()}. For example, they should share the
+     * same {@link Configuration} object.
+     *
+     * @return an AssetManager instance for the application's package
+     * @see #getResources()
+     */
     public abstract AssetManager getAssets();
 
-    /** Return a Resources instance for your application's package. */
+    /**
+     * Returns a Resources instance for the application's package.
+     * <p>
+     * <strong>Note:</strong> Implementations of this method should return
+     * a Resources instance that is consistent with the AssetManager instance
+     * returned by {@link #getAssets()}. For example, they should share the
+     * same {@link Configuration} object.
+     *
+     * @return a Resources instance for the application's package
+     * @see #getAssets()
+     */
     public abstract Resources getResources();
 
     /** Return PackageManager instance to find global package information. */
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/ContextWrapper.java b/core/java/android/content/ContextWrapper.java
index 1a3d262f6b56c..c99ddc8fbe118 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/ContextWrapper.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/ContextWrapper.java
@@ -82,8 +82,7 @@ public class ContextWrapper extends Context {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Resources getResources()
-    {
+    public Resources getResources() {
         return mBase.getResources();
     }
 
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/ContextThemeWrapper.java b/core/java/android/view/ContextThemeWrapper.java
index ea0873d6fb1be..4888877cb28be 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/ContextThemeWrapper.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/ContextThemeWrapper.java
@@ -104,11 +104,15 @@ public class ContextThemeWrapper extends ContextWrapper {
     @Override
     public AssetManager getAssets() {
         // Ensure we're returning assets with the correct configuration.
-        return getResources().getAssets();
+        return getResourcesInternal().getAssets();
     }
 
     @Override
     public Resources getResources() {
+        return getResourcesInternal();
+    }
+
+    private Resources getResourcesInternal() {
         if (mResources == null) {
             if (mOverrideConfiguration == null) {
                 mResources = super.getResources();
@@ -117,7 +121,6 @@ public class ContextThemeWrapper extends ContextWrapper {
                 mResources = resContext.getResources();
             }
         }
-
         return mResources;
     }