diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 9fbdfdbf7f4de..3b57f18d360a4 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -39076,9 +39076,9 @@ package android.webkit {
     method public boolean pageDown(boolean);
     method public boolean pageUp(boolean);
     method public void pauseTimers();
-    method public void postMessageToMainFrame(android.webkit.WebMessage, android.net.Uri);
     method public void postUrl(java.lang.String, byte[]);
     method public void postVisualStateCallback(long, android.webkit.WebView.VisualStateCallback);
+    method public void postWebMessage(android.webkit.WebMessage, android.net.Uri);
     method public void reload();
     method public void removeJavascriptInterface(java.lang.String);
     method public void requestFocusNodeHref(android.os.Message);
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index ed575948ce23d..dbe0d4f7a8bec 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -41416,9 +41416,9 @@ package android.webkit {
     method public boolean pageDown(boolean);
     method public boolean pageUp(boolean);
     method public void pauseTimers();
-    method public void postMessageToMainFrame(android.webkit.WebMessage, android.net.Uri);
     method public void postUrl(java.lang.String, byte[]);
     method public void postVisualStateCallback(long, android.webkit.WebView.VisualStateCallback);
+    method public void postWebMessage(android.webkit.WebMessage, android.net.Uri);
     method public void reload();
     method public void removeJavascriptInterface(java.lang.String);
     method public void requestFocusNodeHref(android.os.Message);
diff --git a/core/java/android/webkit/WebView.java b/core/java/android/webkit/WebView.java
index 92615f39896c5..ccb98b445e8e0 100644
--- a/core/java/android/webkit/WebView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/webkit/WebView.java
@@ -1863,7 +1863,7 @@ public class WebView extends AbsoluteLayout
      *          practices, the user should not specify a wildcard (*) when
      *          specifying the origin.
      */
-    public void postMessageToMainFrame(WebMessage message, Uri targetOrigin) {
+    public void postWebMessage(WebMessage message, Uri targetOrigin) {
         checkThread();
         mProvider.postMessageToMainFrame(message, targetOrigin);
     }