diff --git a/api/11.xml b/api/11.xml
index 5d428457e3c95..16984b53f2fdc 100644
--- a/api/11.xml
+++ b/api/11.xml
@@ -43763,19 +43763,6 @@
 <parameter name="data" type="D">
 </parameter>
 </method>
-<method name="onCancelled"
- return="void"
- abstract="false"
- native="false"
- synchronized="false"
- static="false"
- final="false"
- deprecated="deprecated"
- visibility="public"
->
-<parameter name="data" type="D">
-</parameter>
-</method>
 <method name="onLoadInBackground"
  return="D"
  abstract="false"
@@ -55609,6 +55596,17 @@
 <parameter name="context" type="android.content.Context">
 </parameter>
 </constructor>
+<method name="abandon"
+ return="void"
+ abstract="false"
+ native="false"
+ synchronized="false"
+ static="false"
+ final="false"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+</method>
 <method name="dataToString"
  return="java.lang.String"
  abstract="false"
@@ -55687,6 +55685,17 @@
  visibility="public"
 >
 </method>
+<method name="isAbandoned"
+ return="boolean"
+ abstract="false"
+ native="false"
+ synchronized="false"
+ static="false"
+ final="false"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+</method>
 <method name="isReset"
  return="boolean"
  abstract="false"
@@ -55709,6 +55718,17 @@
  visibility="public"
 >
 </method>
+<method name="onAbandon"
+ return="void"
+ abstract="false"
+ native="false"
+ synchronized="false"
+ static="false"
+ final="false"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="protected"
+>
+</method>
 <method name="onContentChanged"
  return="void"
  abstract="false"
diff --git a/api/current.xml b/api/current.xml
index 670e1a4e65bbc..bf5fb5adaa4bc 100644
--- a/api/current.xml
+++ b/api/current.xml
@@ -43860,19 +43860,6 @@
 <parameter name="data" type="D">
 </parameter>
 </method>
-<method name="onCancelled"
- return="void"
- abstract="false"
- native="false"
- synchronized="false"
- static="false"
- final="false"
- deprecated="deprecated"
- visibility="public"
->
-<parameter name="data" type="D">
-</parameter>
-</method>
 <method name="onLoadInBackground"
  return="D"
  abstract="false"
@@ -55717,6 +55704,17 @@
 <parameter name="context" type="android.content.Context">
 </parameter>
 </constructor>
+<method name="abandon"
+ return="void"
+ abstract="false"
+ native="false"
+ synchronized="false"
+ static="false"
+ final="false"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+</method>
 <method name="dataToString"
  return="java.lang.String"
  abstract="false"
@@ -55795,6 +55793,17 @@
  visibility="public"
 >
 </method>
+<method name="isAbandoned"
+ return="boolean"
+ abstract="false"
+ native="false"
+ synchronized="false"
+ static="false"
+ final="false"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+</method>
 <method name="isReset"
  return="boolean"
  abstract="false"
@@ -55817,6 +55826,17 @@
  visibility="public"
 >
 </method>
+<method name="onAbandon"
+ return="void"
+ abstract="false"
+ native="false"
+ synchronized="false"
+ static="false"
+ final="false"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="protected"
+>
+</method>
 <method name="onContentChanged"
  return="void"
  abstract="false"
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/LoaderManager.java b/core/java/android/app/LoaderManager.java
index 431be05e4120a..1ee386df33353 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/LoaderManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/LoaderManager.java
@@ -587,6 +587,7 @@ class LoaderManagerImpl extends LoaderManager {
                     if (DEBUG) Log.v(TAG, "  Removing last inactive loader: " + info);
                     inactive.mDeliveredData = false;
                     inactive.destroy();
+                    info.mLoader.abandon();
                     mInactiveLoaders.put(id, info);
                 } else {
                     // We already have an inactive loader for this ID that we are
@@ -617,6 +618,7 @@ class LoaderManagerImpl extends LoaderManager {
                 // Keep track of the previous instance of this loader so we can destroy
                 // it when the new one completes.
                 if (DEBUG) Log.v(TAG, "  Making last loader inactive: " + info);
+                info.mLoader.abandon();
                 mInactiveLoaders.put(id, info);
             }
         }
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/AsyncTaskLoader.java b/core/java/android/content/AsyncTaskLoader.java
index a7dd5fbfb3d16..383cb6b24163d 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/AsyncTaskLoader.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/AsyncTaskLoader.java
@@ -169,11 +169,6 @@ public abstract class AsyncTaskLoader<D> extends Loader<D> {
      * to properly dispose of the result.
      */
     public void onCanceled(D data) {
-        onCancelled(data);
-    }
-
-    @Deprecated
-    public void onCancelled(D data) {
     }
 
     void executePendingTask() {
@@ -214,10 +209,15 @@ public abstract class AsyncTaskLoader<D> extends Loader<D> {
             if (DEBUG) Slog.v(TAG, "Load complete of old task, trying to cancel");
             dispatchOnCancelled(task, data);
         } else {
-            mLastLoadCompleteTime = SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
-            mTask = null;
-            if (DEBUG) Slog.v(TAG, "Delivering result");
-            deliverResult(data);
+            if (isAbandoned()) {
+                // This cursor has been abandoned; just cancel the new data.
+                onCanceled(data);
+            } else {
+                mLastLoadCompleteTime = SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
+                mTask = null;
+                if (DEBUG) Slog.v(TAG, "Delivering result");
+                deliverResult(data);
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/Loader.java b/core/java/android/content/Loader.java
index d63fe6915b8c0..a9d611768b460 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/Loader.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/Loader.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public class Loader<D> {
     OnLoadCompleteListener<D> mListener;
     Context mContext;
     boolean mStarted = false;
+    boolean mAbandoned = false;
     boolean mReset = true;
     boolean mContentChanged = false;
 
@@ -150,6 +151,15 @@ public class Loader<D> {
         return mStarted;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return whether this loader has been abandoned.  In this state, the
+     * loader <em>must not</em> report any new data, and <em>must</em> keep
+     * its last reported data valid until it is finally reset.
+     */
+    public boolean isAbandoned() {
+        return mAbandoned;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return whether this load has been reset.  That is, either the loader
      * has not yet been started for the first time, or its {@link #reset()}
@@ -177,6 +187,7 @@ public class Loader<D> {
     public final void startLoading() {
         mStarted = true;
         mReset = false;
+        mAbandoned = false;
         onStartLoading();
     }
 
@@ -235,6 +246,28 @@ public class Loader<D> {
     protected void onStopLoading() {
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Tell the Loader that it is being abandoned.  This is called prior
+     * to {@link #reset} to have it retain its current data but not report
+     * any new data.
+     */
+    public void abandon() {
+        mAbandoned = true;
+        onAbandon();
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Subclasses implement this to take care of being abandoned.  This is
+     * an optional intermediate state prior to {@link #onReset()} -- it means that
+     * the client is no longer interested in any new data from the loader,
+     * so the loader must not report any further updates.  However, the
+     * loader <em>must</em> keep its last reported data valid until the final
+     * {@link #onReset()} happens.  You can retrieve the current abandoned
+     * state with {@link #isAbandoned}.
+     */
+    protected void onAbandon() {        
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Resets the state of the Loader.  The Loader should at this point free
      * all of its resources, since it may never be called again; however, its
@@ -251,6 +284,7 @@ public class Loader<D> {
         onReset();
         mReset = true;
         mStarted = false;
+        mAbandoned = false;
         mContentChanged = false;
     }
 
@@ -327,6 +361,7 @@ public class Loader<D> {
                 writer.print(" mListener="); writer.println(mListener);
         writer.print(prefix); writer.print("mStarted="); writer.print(mStarted);
                 writer.print(" mContentChanged="); writer.print(mContentChanged);
+                writer.print(" mAbandoned="); writer.print(mAbandoned);
                 writer.print(" mReset="); writer.println(mReset);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file