diff --git a/api/current.xml b/api/current.xml
index dc4ba2c9bc5da..8f07408f9e9ce 100644
--- a/api/current.xml
+++ b/api/current.xml
@@ -7555,6 +7555,17 @@
  visibility="public"
 >
 </field>
+<field name="previewImage"
+ type="int"
+ transient="false"
+ volatile="false"
+ value="16843541"
+ static="true"
+ final="true"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+</field>
 <field name="priority"
  type="int"
  transient="false"
diff --git a/core/java/android/appwidget/AppWidgetProviderInfo.java b/core/java/android/appwidget/AppWidgetProviderInfo.java
index cee2865cd0001..396e92de893d8 100644
--- a/core/java/android/appwidget/AppWidgetProviderInfo.java
+++ b/core/java/android/appwidget/AppWidgetProviderInfo.java
@@ -110,6 +110,17 @@ public class AppWidgetProviderInfo implements Parcelable {
      * @hide Pending API approval
      */
     public String oldName;
+    
+    /**
+     * A preview of what the AppWidget will look like after it's configured.
+     * If not supplied, the AppWidget's icon will be used.
+     *
+     * <p>This field corresponds to the <code>android:previewImage</code> attribute in
+     * the <code>&lt;receiver&gt;</code> element in the AndroidManifest.xml file.
+     * 
+     * @hide Pending API approval
+     */
+	public int previewImage;
 
     public AppWidgetProviderInfo() {
     }
@@ -130,6 +141,7 @@ public class AppWidgetProviderInfo implements Parcelable {
         }
         this.label = in.readString();
         this.icon = in.readInt();
+        this.previewImage = in.readInt();
     }
 
 
@@ -152,6 +164,7 @@ public class AppWidgetProviderInfo implements Parcelable {
         }
         out.writeString(this.label);
         out.writeInt(this.icon);
+        out.writeInt(this.previewImage);
     }
 
     public int describeContents() {
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml b/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
index 3d31c2785d16e..7470eca5fb56e 100755
--- a/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -3585,6 +3585,9 @@
         <!-- A class name in the AppWidget's package to be launched to configure.
              If not supplied, then no activity will be launched. -->
         <attr name="configure" format="string" />
+        <!-- A preview of what the AppWidget will look like after it's configured.
+       	     If not supplied, the AppWidget's icon will be used. -->
+        <attr name="previewImage" format="reference" />
     </declare-styleable>
 
     <!-- =============================== -->
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/public.xml b/core/res/res/values/public.xml
index 3d2db3919553e..e98c8afc95468 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/public.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/public.xml
@@ -1299,6 +1299,7 @@
   <public type="attr" name="actionButtonStyle" />
   <public type="attr" name="showAsAction" />
   <public type="attr" name="actionButtonPadding" />
+  <public type="attr" name="previewImage" />
 
   <public type="id" name="home" />
 
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/AppWidgetService.java b/services/java/com/android/server/AppWidgetService.java
index 3ed6c12371ed0..16742215938ab 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/AppWidgetService.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/AppWidgetService.java
@@ -741,6 +741,9 @@ class AppWidgetService extends IAppWidgetService.Stub
             }
             info.label = activityInfo.loadLabel(mPackageManager).toString();
             info.icon = ri.getIconResource();
+            info.previewImage = sa.getResourceId(
+            		com.android.internal.R.styleable.AppWidgetProviderInfo_previewImage, 0);
+
             sa.recycle();
         } catch (Exception e) {
             // Ok to catch Exception here, because anything going wrong because