diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 763efc870fa1e..72b1c0c2e5838 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -43689,6 +43689,7 @@ package android.view.accessibility {
     method public boolean isEnabled();
     method public boolean isFocusable();
     method public boolean isFocused();
+    method public boolean isImportantForAccessibility();
     method public boolean isLongClickable();
     method public boolean isMultiLine();
     method public boolean isPassword();
@@ -43727,6 +43728,7 @@ package android.view.accessibility {
     method public void setError(java.lang.CharSequence);
     method public void setFocusable(boolean);
     method public void setFocused(boolean);
+    method public void setImportantForAccessibility(boolean);
     method public void setInputType(int);
     method public void setLabelFor(android.view.View);
     method public void setLabelFor(android.view.View, int);
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 749ab0add288e..191bb048ab947 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -46111,6 +46111,7 @@ package android.view.accessibility {
     method public boolean isEnabled();
     method public boolean isFocusable();
     method public boolean isFocused();
+    method public boolean isImportantForAccessibility();
     method public boolean isLongClickable();
     method public boolean isMultiLine();
     method public boolean isPassword();
@@ -46149,6 +46150,7 @@ package android.view.accessibility {
     method public void setError(java.lang.CharSequence);
     method public void setFocusable(boolean);
     method public void setFocused(boolean);
+    method public void setImportantForAccessibility(boolean);
     method public void setInputType(int);
     method public void setLabelFor(android.view.View);
     method public void setLabelFor(android.view.View, int);
diff --git a/api/test-current.txt b/api/test-current.txt
index 75f03b4153b6d..dffda3b5dfd94 100644
--- a/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/api/test-current.txt
@@ -43706,6 +43706,7 @@ package android.view.accessibility {
     method public boolean isEnabled();
     method public boolean isFocusable();
     method public boolean isFocused();
+    method public boolean isImportantForAccessibility();
     method public boolean isLongClickable();
     method public boolean isMultiLine();
     method public boolean isPassword();
@@ -43744,6 +43745,7 @@ package android.view.accessibility {
     method public void setError(java.lang.CharSequence);
     method public void setFocusable(boolean);
     method public void setFocused(boolean);
+    method public void setImportantForAccessibility(boolean);
     method public void setInputType(int);
     method public void setLabelFor(android.view.View);
     method public void setLabelFor(android.view.View, int);
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/View.java b/core/java/android/view/View.java
index dd0887f8f8c5f..4a0a0b0dbeb7c 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/View.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/View.java
@@ -6770,6 +6770,13 @@ public class View implements Drawable.Callback, KeyEvent.Callback,
 
         info.setVisibleToUser(isVisibleToUser());
 
+        if ((mAttachInfo != null) && ((mAttachInfo.mAccessibilityFetchFlags
+                & AccessibilityNodeInfo.FLAG_INCLUDE_NOT_IMPORTANT_VIEWS) != 0)) {
+            info.setImportantForAccessibility(isImportantForAccessibility());
+        } else {
+            info.setImportantForAccessibility(true);
+        }
+
         info.setPackageName(mContext.getPackageName());
         info.setClassName(getAccessibilityClassName());
         info.setContentDescription(getContentDescription());
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/accessibility/AccessibilityNodeInfo.java b/core/java/android/view/accessibility/AccessibilityNodeInfo.java
index 5248a67de54a2..bdaf291a2d3c8 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/accessibility/AccessibilityNodeInfo.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/accessibility/AccessibilityNodeInfo.java
@@ -569,6 +569,8 @@ public class AccessibilityNodeInfo implements Parcelable {
 
     private static final int BOOLEAN_PROPERTY_CONTEXT_CLICKABLE = 0x00020000;
 
+    private static final int BOOLEAN_PROPERTY_IMPORTANCE = 0x0040000;
+
     /**
      * Bits that provide the id of a virtual descendant of a view.
      */
@@ -2156,6 +2158,33 @@ public class AccessibilityNodeInfo implements Parcelable {
         setBooleanProperty(BOOLEAN_PROPERTY_DISMISSABLE, dismissable);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns whether the node originates from a view considered important for accessibility.
+     *
+     * @return {@code true} if the node originates from a view considered important for
+     *         accessibility, {@code false} otherwise
+     *
+     * @see View#isImportantForAccessibility()
+     */
+    public boolean isImportantForAccessibility() {
+        return getBooleanProperty(BOOLEAN_PROPERTY_IMPORTANCE);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets whether the node is considered important for accessibility.
+     * <p>
+     *   <strong>Note:</strong> Cannot be called from an
+     *   {@link android.accessibilityservice.AccessibilityService}.
+     *   This class is made immutable before being delivered to an AccessibilityService.
+     * </p>
+     *
+     * @param important {@code true} if the node is considered important for accessibility,
+     *                  {@code false} otherwise
+     */
+    public void setImportantForAccessibility(boolean important) {
+        setBooleanProperty(BOOLEAN_PROPERTY_IMPORTANCE, important);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Gets the package this node comes from.
      *