diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 2ab2dc0911cbd..139776b4b93da 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -27632,6 +27632,7 @@ package android.net.http {
     method public java.util.Date getValidNotAfterDate();
     method public deprecated java.lang.String getValidNotBefore();
     method public java.util.Date getValidNotBeforeDate();
+    method public java.security.cert.X509Certificate getX509Certificate();
     method public static android.net.http.SslCertificate restoreState(android.os.Bundle);
     method public static android.os.Bundle saveState(android.net.http.SslCertificate);
   }
diff --git a/core/java/android/net/http/SslCertificate.java b/core/java/android/net/http/SslCertificate.java
index 4c0f4181e83f3..21ada363b3eaa 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/http/SslCertificate.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/http/SslCertificate.java
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 package android.net.http;
 
-import com.android.internal.util.HexDump;
-
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.text.format.DateFormat;
@@ -25,6 +23,9 @@ import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
+import com.android.internal.util.HexDump;
+import com.android.org.bouncycastle.asn1.x509.X509Name;
+
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
 import java.math.BigInteger;
 import java.security.MessageDigest;
@@ -39,8 +40,6 @@ import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.Vector;
 
-import com.android.org.bouncycastle.asn1.x509.X509Name;
-
 /**
  * SSL certificate info (certificate details) class
  */
@@ -247,6 +246,14 @@ public class SslCertificate {
         return mIssuedBy;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return The {@code X509Certificate} used to create this {@code SslCertificate} or
+     * {@code null} if no certificate was provided.
+     */
+    public X509Certificate getX509Certificate() {
+        return mX509Certificate;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Convenience for UI presentation, not intended as public API.
      */