diff --git a/core/api/current.txt b/core/api/current.txt
index 1902c816ae364..c3a8f602170b5 100644
--- a/core/api/current.txt
+++ b/core/api/current.txt
@@ -15731,7 +15731,7 @@ package android.graphics {
     method public boolean setPosition(@NonNull android.graphics.Rect);
     method public boolean setProjectBackwards(boolean);
     method public boolean setProjectionReceiver(boolean);
-    method public void setRenderEffect(@Nullable android.graphics.RenderEffect);
+    method public boolean setRenderEffect(@Nullable android.graphics.RenderEffect);
     method public boolean setRotationX(float);
     method public boolean setRotationY(float);
     method public boolean setRotationZ(float);
@@ -48451,6 +48451,7 @@ package android.view {
     method public void setPivotY(float);
     method public void setPointerIcon(android.view.PointerIcon);
     method public void setPressed(boolean);
+    method public void setRenderEffect(@Nullable android.graphics.RenderEffect);
     method public final void setRevealOnFocusHint(boolean);
     method public final void setRight(int);
     method public void setRotation(float);
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/View.java b/core/java/android/view/View.java
index de320b81f7e98..1d1c87d069394 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/View.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/View.java
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ import android.graphics.RecordingCanvas;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.RectF;
 import android.graphics.Region;
+import android.graphics.RenderEffect;
 import android.graphics.RenderNode;
 import android.graphics.Shader;
 import android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable;
@@ -21064,6 +21065,21 @@ public class View implements Drawable.Callback, KeyEvent.Callback,
         invalidate(true);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Configure the {@link android.graphics.RenderEffect} to apply to this View.
+     * This will apply a visual effect to the results of the View before it is drawn. For example if
+     * {@link RenderEffect#createBlurEffect(float, float, RenderEffect, Shader.TileMode)}
+     * is provided, the contents will be drawn in a separate layer, then this layer will be blurred
+     * when this View is drawn.
+     * @param renderEffect to be applied to the View. Passing null clears the previously configured
+     *                     {@link RenderEffect}
+     */
+    public void setRenderEffect(@Nullable RenderEffect renderEffect) {
+        if (mRenderNode.setRenderEffect(renderEffect)) {
+            invalidateViewProperty(true, true);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Updates the {@link Paint} object used with the current layer (used only if the current
      * layer type is not set to {@link #LAYER_TYPE_NONE}). Changed properties of the Paint
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/RenderNode.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/RenderNode.java
index 001ebacfd2cd6..117828dd23db9 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/RenderNode.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/RenderNode.java
@@ -858,9 +858,10 @@ public final class RenderNode {
      * be blurred when this RenderNode is drawn into the destination.
      * @param renderEffect to be applied to the RenderNode. Passing null clears all previously
      *          configured RenderEffects
+     * @return True if the value changed, false if the new value was the same as the previous value.
      */
-    public void setRenderEffect(@Nullable RenderEffect renderEffect) {
-        nSetRenderEffect(mNativeRenderNode,
+    public boolean setRenderEffect(@Nullable RenderEffect renderEffect) {
+        return nSetRenderEffect(mNativeRenderNode,
                 renderEffect != null ? renderEffect.getNativeInstance() : 0);
     }
 
@@ -1670,7 +1671,7 @@ public final class RenderNode {
     private static native boolean nSetAlpha(long renderNode, float alpha);
 
     @CriticalNative
-    private static native void nSetRenderEffect(long renderNode, long renderEffect);
+    private static native boolean nSetRenderEffect(long renderNode, long renderEffect);
 
     @CriticalNative
     private static native boolean nSetHasOverlappingRendering(long renderNode,
diff --git a/libs/hwui/jni/android_graphics_RenderNode.cpp b/libs/hwui/jni/android_graphics_RenderNode.cpp
index 4b4aa92b97b72..6f4ba894e3af5 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/jni/android_graphics_RenderNode.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/jni/android_graphics_RenderNode.cpp
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ static const JNINativeMethod gMethods[] = {
     { "nSetRevealClip",        "(JZFFF)Z", (void*) android_view_RenderNode_setRevealClip },
 
     { "nSetAlpha",             "(JF)Z",  (void*) android_view_RenderNode_setAlpha },
-    { "nSetRenderEffect",      "(JJ)V",  (void*) android_view_RenderNode_setRenderEffect },
+    { "nSetRenderEffect",      "(JJ)Z",  (void*) android_view_RenderNode_setRenderEffect },
     { "nSetHasOverlappingRendering", "(JZ)Z",
             (void*) android_view_RenderNode_setHasOverlappingRendering },
     { "nSetUsageHint",    "(JI)V", (void*) android_view_RenderNode_setUsageHint },