diff --git a/api/current.xml b/api/current.xml
index 875d50cd48fb2..c84f13e8f5d16 100644
--- a/api/current.xml
+++ b/api/current.xml
@@ -158874,6 +158874,17 @@
  visibility="public"
 >
 </method>
+<method name="isOpaque"
+ return="boolean"
+ abstract="false"
+ native="false"
+ synchronized="false"
+ static="false"
+ final="false"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+</method>
 <method name="isPaddingOffsetRequired"
  return="boolean"
  abstract="false"
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/View.java b/core/java/android/view/View.java
index eb3e52398825c..ef306fec445fa 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/View.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/View.java
@@ -4956,8 +4956,6 @@ public class View implements Drawable.Callback, KeyEvent.Callback, Accessibility
      * invalidate/draw passes.
      *
      * @return True if this View is guaranteed to be fully opaque, false otherwise.
-     *
-     * @hide Pending API council approval
      */
     @ViewDebug.ExportedProperty
     public boolean isOpaque() {