diff --git a/api/current.xml b/api/current.xml
index 92826aedde7b2..da3ea6462dfec 100644
--- a/api/current.xml
+++ b/api/current.xml
@@ -122838,7 +122838,7 @@
 <method name="setOrientation"
  return="void"
  abstract="false"
- native="true"
+ native="false"
  synchronized="false"
  static="true"
  final="false"
@@ -150981,6 +150981,17 @@
  visibility="public"
 >
 </method>
+<method name="getCheckItemIds"
+ return="long[]"
+ abstract="false"
+ native="false"
+ synchronized="false"
+ static="false"
+ final="false"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+</method>
 <method name="getCheckedItemPosition"
  return="int"
  abstract="false"
diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/ListView.java b/core/java/android/widget/ListView.java
index c84be0fc69ae0..1daee4e2c7e0d 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/ListView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/ListView.java
@@ -3219,6 +3219,29 @@ public class ListView extends AbsListView {
         return null;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the set of checked items ids. The result is only valid if
+     * the choice mode has not been set to {@link #CHOICE_MODE_SINGLE}.
+     *
+     * @return A new array which contains the id of each checked item in the list.
+     */
+    public long[] getCheckItemIds() {
+        if (mChoiceMode != CHOICE_MODE_NONE && mCheckStates != null && mAdapter != null) {
+            final SparseBooleanArray states = mCheckStates;
+            final int count = states.size();
+            final long[] ids = new long[count];
+            final ListAdapter adapter = mAdapter;
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+                ids[i]= adapter.getItemId(states.keyAt(i));
+            }
+
+            return ids;
+        }
+
+        return new long[0];
+    }
+
     /**
      * Clear any choices previously set
      */