diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 369cfebad6a78..b5107046b5089 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -20081,6 +20081,14 @@ package android.renderscript {
     method public void setPriority(android.renderscript.RenderScript.Priority);
   }
 
+  public static final class RenderScript.ContextType extends java.lang.Enum {
+    method public static android.renderscript.RenderScript.ContextType valueOf(java.lang.String);
+    method public static final android.renderscript.RenderScript.ContextType[] values();
+    enum_constant public static final android.renderscript.RenderScript.ContextType DEBUG;
+    enum_constant public static final android.renderscript.RenderScript.ContextType NORMAL;
+    enum_constant public static final android.renderscript.RenderScript.ContextType PROFILE;
+  }
+
   public static final class RenderScript.Priority extends java.lang.Enum {
     method public static android.renderscript.RenderScript.Priority valueOf(java.lang.String);
     method public static final android.renderscript.RenderScript.Priority[] values();
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/renderscript/RenderScript.java b/graphics/java/android/renderscript/RenderScript.java
index c3fcbb54fae02..bef28aa897090 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/renderscript/RenderScript.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/renderscript/RenderScript.java
@@ -102,6 +102,16 @@ public class RenderScript {
         f.mkdirs();
     }
 
+    public enum ContextType {
+        NORMAL (0),
+        DEBUG (1),
+        PROFILE (2);
+
+        int mID;
+        ContextType(int id) {
+            mID = id;
+        }
+    }
 
     // Methods below are wrapped to protect the non-threadsafe
     // lockless fifo.
@@ -122,9 +132,9 @@ public class RenderScript {
                                   stencilMin, stencilPref,
                                   samplesMin, samplesPref, samplesQ, dpi);
     }
-    native int  rsnContextCreate(int dev, int ver, int sdkVer);
-    synchronized int nContextCreate(int dev, int ver, int sdkVer) {
-        return rsnContextCreate(dev, ver, sdkVer);
+    native int  rsnContextCreate(int dev, int ver, int sdkVer, int contextType);
+    synchronized int nContextCreate(int dev, int ver, int sdkVer, int contextType) {
+        return rsnContextCreate(dev, ver, sdkVer, contextType);
     }
     native void rsnContextDestroy(int con);
     synchronized void nContextDestroy() {
@@ -1011,6 +1021,13 @@ public class RenderScript {
         return mApplicationContext;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public static RenderScript create(Context ctx, int sdkVersion) {
+        return create(ctx, sdkVersion, ContextType.NORMAL);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Create a basic RenderScript context.
      *
@@ -1018,11 +1035,11 @@ public class RenderScript {
      * @param ctx The context.
      * @return RenderScript
      */
-    public static RenderScript create(Context ctx, int sdkVersion) {
+    public static RenderScript create(Context ctx, int sdkVersion, ContextType ct) {
         RenderScript rs = new RenderScript(ctx);
 
         rs.mDev = rs.nDeviceCreate();
-        rs.mContext = rs.nContextCreate(rs.mDev, 0, sdkVersion);
+        rs.mContext = rs.nContextCreate(rs.mDev, 0, sdkVersion, ct.mID);
         if (rs.mContext == 0) {
             throw new RSDriverException("Failed to create RS context.");
         }
@@ -1038,8 +1055,20 @@ public class RenderScript {
      * @return RenderScript
      */
     public static RenderScript create(Context ctx) {
+        return create(ctx, ContextType.NORMAL);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create a basic RenderScript context.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     *
+     * @param ctx The context.
+     * @return RenderScript
+     */
+    public static RenderScript create(Context ctx, ContextType ct) {
         int v = ctx.getApplicationInfo().targetSdkVersion;
-        return create(ctx, v);
+        return create(ctx, v, ct);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/graphics/jni/android_renderscript_RenderScript.cpp b/graphics/jni/android_renderscript_RenderScript.cpp
index 5b3758a200ca8..8757b194a6825 100644
--- a/graphics/jni/android_renderscript_RenderScript.cpp
+++ b/graphics/jni/android_renderscript_RenderScript.cpp
@@ -182,10 +182,10 @@ nDeviceSetConfig(JNIEnv *_env, jobject _this, jint dev, jint p, jint value)
 }
 
 static jint
-nContextCreate(JNIEnv *_env, jobject _this, jint dev, jint ver, jint sdkVer)
+nContextCreate(JNIEnv *_env, jobject _this, jint dev, jint ver, jint sdkVer, jint ct)
 {
     LOG_API("nContextCreate");
-    return (jint)rsContextCreate((RsDevice)dev, ver, sdkVer);
+    return (jint)rsContextCreate((RsDevice)dev, ver, sdkVer, (RsContextType)ct, false, false);
 }
 
 static jint
@@ -1463,7 +1463,7 @@ static JNINativeMethod methods[] = {
 
 
 // All methods below are thread protected in java.
-{"rsnContextCreate",                 "(III)I",                                (void*)nContextCreate },
+{"rsnContextCreate",                 "(IIII)I",                               (void*)nContextCreate },
 {"rsnContextCreateGL",               "(IIIIIIIIIIIIIFI)I",                    (void*)nContextCreateGL },
 {"rsnContextFinish",                 "(I)V",                                  (void*)nContextFinish },
 {"rsnContextSetPriority",            "(II)V",                                 (void*)nContextSetPriority },