diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index c44e2a1c7d8c2..5b230eea24358 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -43176,6 +43176,7 @@ package android.view {
     method public int getScaledOverscrollDistance();
     method public int getScaledPagingTouchSlop();
     method public int getScaledScrollBarSize();
+    method public int getScaledScrollFactor();
     method public int getScaledTouchSlop();
     method public int getScaledWindowTouchSlop();
     method public static int getScrollBarFadeDuration();
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index f58d47fa76640..2996be73e3323 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -46346,6 +46346,7 @@ package android.view {
     method public int getScaledOverscrollDistance();
     method public int getScaledPagingTouchSlop();
     method public int getScaledScrollBarSize();
+    method public int getScaledScrollFactor();
     method public int getScaledTouchSlop();
     method public int getScaledWindowTouchSlop();
     method public static int getScrollBarFadeDuration();
diff --git a/api/test-current.txt b/api/test-current.txt
index 7619faf41a502..52554691972cc 100644
--- a/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/api/test-current.txt
@@ -43257,6 +43257,7 @@ package android.view {
     method public int getScaledOverscrollDistance();
     method public int getScaledPagingTouchSlop();
     method public int getScaledScrollBarSize();
+    method public int getScaledScrollFactor();
     method public int getScaledTouchSlop();
     method public int getScaledWindowTouchSlop();
     method public static int getScrollBarFadeDuration();
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/ViewConfiguration.java b/core/java/android/view/ViewConfiguration.java
index 9a73d0b1bfaa6..33b488fbc6b44 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/ViewConfiguration.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/ViewConfiguration.java
@@ -218,6 +218,12 @@ public class ViewConfiguration {
      */
     private static final int OVERFLING_DISTANCE = 6;
 
+    /**
+     * Amount to scroll in response to a {@link MotionEvent#ACTION_SCROLL} event, in dips per
+     * axis value.
+     */
+    private static final int SCROLL_FACTOR = 64;
+
     /**
      * Default duration to hide an action mode for.
      */
@@ -246,6 +252,7 @@ public class ViewConfiguration {
     private final int mOverflingDistance;
     private final boolean mFadingMarqueeEnabled;
     private final long mGlobalActionsKeyTimeout;
+    private final int mScrollFactor;
 
     private boolean sHasPermanentMenuKey;
     private boolean sHasPermanentMenuKeySet;
@@ -274,6 +281,7 @@ public class ViewConfiguration {
         mOverflingDistance = OVERFLING_DISTANCE;
         mFadingMarqueeEnabled = true;
         mGlobalActionsKeyTimeout = GLOBAL_ACTIONS_KEY_TIMEOUT;
+        mScrollFactor = SCROLL_FACTOR;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -357,6 +365,8 @@ public class ViewConfiguration {
                 com.android.internal.R.dimen.config_viewMaxFlingVelocity);
         mGlobalActionsKeyTimeout = res.getInteger(
                 com.android.internal.R.integer.config_globalActionsKeyTimeout);
+        mScrollFactor = res.getDimensionPixelSize(
+                com.android.internal.R.dimen.config_scrollFactor);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -668,6 +678,14 @@ public class ViewConfiguration {
         return mMaximumFlingVelocity;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return Amount to scroll in response to a {@link MotionEvent#ACTION_SCROLL} event. Multiply
+     * this by the event's axis value to obtain the number of pixels to be scrolled.
+     */
+    public int getScaledScrollFactor() {
+        return mScrollFactor;
+    }
+
     /**
      * The maximum drawing cache size expressed in bytes.
      *
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/config.xml b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
index 6161494353f21..6e2e9f6e528d8 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
@@ -1764,6 +1764,10 @@
     <!-- Amount of time in ms the user needs to press the relevant key to bring up the global actions dialog -->
     <integer name="config_globalActionsKeyTimeout">500</integer>
 
+    <!-- Distance that should be scrolled in response to a {@link MotionEvent#ACTION_SCROLL event}
+         with an axis value of 1. -->
+    <dimen name="config_scrollFactor">64dp</dimen>
+
     <!-- Maximum number of grid columns permitted in the ResolverActivity
          used for picking activities to handle an intent. -->
     <integer name="config_maxResolverActivityColumns">3</integer>
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
index 3c2b55b033b9f..9d806b9cf798c 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@
   <java-symbol type="dimen" name="config_viewConfigurationTouchSlop" />
   <java-symbol type="dimen" name="config_viewMinFlingVelocity" />
   <java-symbol type="dimen" name="config_viewMaxFlingVelocity" />
+  <java-symbol type="dimen" name="config_scrollFactor" />
   <java-symbol type="dimen" name="default_app_widget_padding_bottom" />
   <java-symbol type="dimen" name="default_app_widget_padding_left" />
   <java-symbol type="dimen" name="default_app_widget_padding_right" />