diff --git a/api/current.xml b/api/current.xml
index b155c4565241f..3da6b72e1dda5 100644
--- a/api/current.xml
+++ b/api/current.xml
@@ -181293,6 +181293,17 @@
 <parameter name="t" type="android.view.animation.Transformation">
 </parameter>
 </method>
+<method name="cancel"
+ return="void"
+ abstract="false"
+ native="false"
+ synchronized="false"
+ static="false"
+ final="false"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+</method>
 <method name="computeDurationHint"
  return="long"
  abstract="false"
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/View.java b/core/java/android/view/View.java
index f5c465e6550ec..889985ae9d71d 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/View.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/View.java
@@ -8281,6 +8281,9 @@ public class View implements Drawable.Callback, KeyEvent.Callback, Accessibility
      * Cancels any animations for this view.
      */
     public void clearAnimation() {
+        if (mCurrentAnimation != null) {
+            mCurrentAnimation.cancel();
+        }
         mCurrentAnimation = null;
     }
 
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/animation/Animation.java b/core/java/android/view/animation/Animation.java
index 000e4ceded229..ad98259626349 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/animation/Animation.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/animation/Animation.java
@@ -255,6 +255,27 @@ public abstract class Animation implements Cloneable {
         mOneMoreTime = true;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Cancel the animation. Cancelling an animation invokes the animation
+     * listener, if set, to notify the end of the animation.
+     * 
+     * If you cancel an animation manually, you must call {@link #reset()}
+     * before starting the animation again.
+     * 
+     * @see #reset() 
+     * @see #start() 
+     * @see #startNow() 
+     */
+    public void cancel() {
+        if (mStarted && !mEnded) {
+            if (mListener != null) mListener.onAnimationEnd(this);
+            mEnded = true;
+        }
+        // Make sure we move the animation to the end
+        mStartTime = Long.MIN_VALUE;
+        mMore = mOneMoreTime = false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Whether or not the animation has been initialized.
      *