diff --git a/core/java/android/view/GestureDetector.java b/core/java/android/view/GestureDetector.java
index 6bbfe0f160b5b..2351548df75a4 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/GestureDetector.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/GestureDetector.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package android.view;
 
 import android.content.Context;
-import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.Message;
 
@@ -202,6 +201,7 @@ public class GestureDetector {
     private static final int LONGPRESS_TIMEOUT = ViewConfiguration.getLongPressTimeout();
     private static final int TAP_TIMEOUT = ViewConfiguration.getTapTimeout();
     private static final int DOUBLE_TAP_TIMEOUT = ViewConfiguration.getDoubleTapTimeout();
+    private static final int DOUBLE_TAP_MIN_TIME = ViewConfiguration.getDoubleTapMinTime();
 
     // constants for Message.what used by GestureHandler below
     private static final int SHOW_PRESS = 1;
@@ -673,7 +673,8 @@ public class GestureDetector {
             return false;
         }
 
-        if (secondDown.getEventTime() - firstUp.getEventTime() > DOUBLE_TAP_TIMEOUT) {
+        final long deltaTime = secondDown.getEventTime() - firstUp.getEventTime();
+        if (deltaTime > DOUBLE_TAP_TIMEOUT || deltaTime < DOUBLE_TAP_MIN_TIME) {
             return false;
         }
 
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/ViewConfiguration.java b/core/java/android/view/ViewConfiguration.java
index f8cb9c068aa77..c3f064fdfd4ae 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/ViewConfiguration.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/ViewConfiguration.java
@@ -96,6 +96,13 @@ public class ViewConfiguration {
      */
     private static final int DOUBLE_TAP_TIMEOUT = 300;
 
+    /**
+     * Defines the minimum duration in milliseconds between the first tap's up event and
+     * the second tap's down event for an interaction to be considered a
+     * double-tap.
+     */
+    private static final int DOUBLE_TAP_MIN_TIME = 40;
+
     /**
      * Defines the maximum duration in milliseconds between a touch pad
      * touch and release for a given touch to be considered a tap (click) as
@@ -435,6 +442,17 @@ public class ViewConfiguration {
         return DOUBLE_TAP_TIMEOUT;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return the minimum duration in milliseconds between the first tap's
+     * up event and the second tap's down event for an interaction to be considered a
+     * double-tap.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public static int getDoubleTapMinTime() {
+        return DOUBLE_TAP_MIN_TIME;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return the maximum duration in milliseconds between a touch pad
      * touch and release for a given touch to be considered a tap (click) as