diff --git a/api/current.xml b/api/current.xml
index 92d9eff9ee6fa..5bc2dd3653960 100644
--- a/api/current.xml
+++ b/api/current.xml
@@ -28643,6 +28643,17 @@
  visibility="public"
 >
 </method>
+<method name="dismissAllowingStateLoss"
+ return="void"
+ abstract="false"
+ native="false"
+ synchronized="false"
+ static="false"
+ final="false"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+</method>
 <method name="getDialog"
  return="android.app.Dialog"
  abstract="false"
@@ -267031,7 +267042,7 @@
  deprecated="not deprecated"
  visibility="public"
 >
-<parameter name="t" type="T">
+<parameter name="arg0" type="T">
 </parameter>
 </method>
 </interface>
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/DialogFragment.java b/core/java/android/app/DialogFragment.java
index dee1ef3a0a27b..cce7cd6bd8fec 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/DialogFragment.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/DialogFragment.java
@@ -258,6 +258,16 @@ public class DialogFragment extends Fragment
         dismissInternal(false);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Version of {@link #dismiss()} that uses
+     * {@link FragmentTransaction#commitAllowingStateLoss()
+     * FragmentTransaction.commitAllowingStateLoss()}.  See linked
+     * documentation for further details.
+     */
+    public void dismissAllowingStateLoss() {
+        dismissInternal(true);
+    }
+    
     void dismissInternal(boolean allowStateLoss) {
         if (mDismissed) {
             return;
diff --git a/core/java/android/preference/PreferenceActivity.java b/core/java/android/preference/PreferenceActivity.java
index 2b609ea7ed6c5..ad0bc84a40817 100644
--- a/core/java/android/preference/PreferenceActivity.java
+++ b/core/java/android/preference/PreferenceActivity.java
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ public abstract class PreferenceActivity extends ListActivity implements
         FragmentTransaction transaction = getFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
         transaction.setTransition(FragmentTransaction.TRANSIT_FRAGMENT_FADE);
         transaction.replace(com.android.internal.R.id.prefs, f);
-        transaction.commit();
+        transaction.commitAllowingStateLoss();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ public abstract class PreferenceActivity extends ListActivity implements
         } else {
             transaction.setTransition(FragmentTransaction.TRANSIT_FRAGMENT_FADE);
         }
-        transaction.commit();
+        transaction.commitAllowingStateLoss();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@ public abstract class PreferenceActivity extends ListActivity implements
             }
             transaction.setTransition(FragmentTransaction.TRANSIT_FRAGMENT_OPEN);
             transaction.addToBackStack(BACK_STACK_PREFS);
-            transaction.commit();
+            transaction.commitAllowingStateLoss();
         }
     }