diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 4b66d086b2cb1..11c2ccc97f3f2 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -31382,6 +31382,7 @@ package android.widget {
     ctor public ListPopupWindow(android.content.Context, android.util.AttributeSet, int);
     ctor public ListPopupWindow(android.content.Context, android.util.AttributeSet, int, int);
     method public void clearListSelection();
+    method public android.view.View.OnTouchListener createDragToOpenListener(android.view.View);
     method public void dismiss();
     method public android.view.View getAnchorView();
     method public int getAnimationStyle();
@@ -31593,6 +31594,7 @@ package android.widget {
   public class PopupMenu {
     ctor public PopupMenu(android.content.Context, android.view.View);
     method public void dismiss();
+    method public android.view.View.OnTouchListener getDragToOpenListener();
     method public android.view.Menu getMenu();
     method public android.view.MenuInflater getMenuInflater();
     method public void inflate(int);
diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/ListPopupWindow.java b/core/java/android/widget/ListPopupWindow.java
index 6262387462239..f2da765745fc7 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/ListPopupWindow.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/ListPopupWindow.java
@@ -964,6 +964,33 @@ public class ListPopupWindow {
         return false;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns an {@link OnTouchListener} that can be added to the source view
+     * to implement drag-to-open behavior. Generally, the source view should be
+     * the same view that was passed to {@link #setAnchorView}.
+     * <p>
+     * When the listener is set on a view, touching that view and dragging
+     * outside of its bounds will open the popup window. Lifting will select the
+     * currently touched list item.
+     * <p>
+     * Example usage:
+     * <pre>ListPopupWindow myPopup = new ListPopupWindow(context);
+     * myPopup.setAnchor(myAnchor);
+     * OnTouchListener dragListener = myPopup.createDragToOpenListener(myAnchor);
+     * myAnchor.setOnTouchListener(dragListener);</pre>
+     *
+     * @param src the view on which the resulting listener will be set
+     * @return a touch listener that controls drag-to-open behavior
+     */
+    public OnTouchListener createDragToOpenListener(View src) {
+        return new ForwardingListener(src) {
+            @Override
+            public ListPopupWindow getPopup() {
+                return ListPopupWindow.this;
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
     /**
      * <p>Builds the popup window's content and returns the height the popup
      * should have. Returns -1 when the content already exists.</p>
diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/PopupMenu.java b/core/java/android/widget/PopupMenu.java
index 6a6d767661138..e5344c6afbcf1 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/PopupMenu.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/PopupMenu.java
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuInflater;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.View;
+import android.view.View.OnTouchListener;
+import android.widget.ListPopupWindow.ForwardingListener;
 
 /**
  * A PopupMenu displays a {@link Menu} in a modal popup window anchored to a {@link View}.
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ public class PopupMenu implements MenuBuilder.Callback, MenuPresenter.Callback {
     private MenuPopupHelper mPopup;
     private OnMenuItemClickListener mMenuItemClickListener;
     private OnDismissListener mDismissListener;
+    private OnTouchListener mDragListener;
 
     /**
      * Callback interface used to notify the application that the menu has closed.
@@ -70,6 +73,33 @@ public class PopupMenu implements MenuBuilder.Callback, MenuPresenter.Callback {
         mPopup.setCallback(this);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns an {@link OnTouchListener} that can be added to the anchor view
+     * to implement drag-to-open behavior.
+     * <p>
+     * When the listener is set on a view, touching that view and dragging
+     * outside of its bounds will open the popup window. Lifting will select the
+     * currently touched list item.
+     * <p>
+     * Example usage:
+     * <pre>PopupMenu myPopup = new PopupMenu(context, myAnchor);
+     * myAnchor.setOnTouchListener(myPopup.getDragToOpenListener());</pre>
+     *
+     * @return a touch listener that controls drag-to-open behavior
+     */
+    public OnTouchListener getDragToOpenListener() {
+        if (mDragListener == null) {
+            mDragListener = new ForwardingListener(mAnchor) {
+                @Override
+                public ListPopupWindow getPopup() {
+                    return mPopup.getPopup();
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
+        return mDragListener;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return the {@link Menu} associated with this popup. Populate the returned Menu with
      * items before calling {@link #show()}.