diff --git a/core/api/current.txt b/core/api/current.txt
index b5493a3fa8c75..2a0867f30b93b 100644
--- a/core/api/current.txt
+++ b/core/api/current.txt
@@ -5630,6 +5630,7 @@ package android.app {
     method public boolean onException(Object, Throwable);
     method public void onStart();
     method public void removeMonitor(android.app.Instrumentation.ActivityMonitor);
+    method public void resetInTouchMode();
     method public void runOnMainSync(Runnable);
     method public void sendCharacterSync(int);
     method public void sendKeyDownUpSync(int);
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/Instrumentation.java b/core/java/android/app/Instrumentation.java
index e0c69df0aa18c..ac979c495cf34 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/Instrumentation.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/Instrumentation.java
@@ -392,6 +392,15 @@ public class Instrumentation {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Resets the {@link #setInTouchMode touch mode} to the device default.
+     */
+    public void resetInTouchMode() {
+        final boolean defaultInTouchMode = getContext().getResources().getBoolean(
+                com.android.internal.R.bool.config_defaultInTouchMode);
+        setInTouchMode(defaultInTouchMode);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Schedule a callback for when the application's main thread goes idle
      * (has no more events to process).