diff --git a/core/api/current.txt b/core/api/current.txt
index 12b77c9a6f6e3..0aed10c245663 100644
--- a/core/api/current.txt
+++ b/core/api/current.txt
@@ -53807,6 +53807,7 @@ package android.view.animation {
 package android.view.autofill {
 
   public final class AutofillId implements android.os.Parcelable {
+    method @NonNull public static android.view.autofill.AutofillId create(@NonNull android.view.View, int);
     method public int describeContents();
     method public void writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel, int);
     field @NonNull public static final android.os.Parcelable.Creator<android.view.autofill.AutofillId> CREATOR;
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/autofill/AutofillId.java b/core/java/android/view/autofill/AutofillId.java
index 313dc431a5e5f..15ba1a16cbfae 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/autofill/AutofillId.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/autofill/AutofillId.java
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import android.os.Parcel;
 import android.os.Parcelable;
 import android.view.View;
 
+import java.util.Objects;
+
 /**
  * A unique identifier for an autofill node inside an {@link android.app.Activity}.
  */
@@ -76,6 +78,23 @@ public final class AutofillId implements Parcelable {
     @NonNull
     public static final AutofillId NO_AUTOFILL_ID = new AutofillId(0);
 
+    /**
+     * Creates an {@link AutofillId} with the virtual id.
+     *
+     * This method is used by a {@link View} that contains the virtual view hierarchy. Use this
+     * method to create the {@link AutofillId} for each virtual view.
+     *
+     * @param host the view hosting the virtual view hierarchy which is used to show autofill
+     *            suggestions.
+     * @param virtualId id identifying the virtual view inside the host view.
+     * @return an {@link AutofillId} for the virtual view
+     */
+    @NonNull
+    public static AutofillId create(@NonNull View host, int virtualId) {
+        Objects.requireNonNull(host);
+        return new AutofillId(host.getAutofillId(), virtualId);
+    }
+
     /** @hide */
     @NonNull
     @TestApi