diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index faf88e520aa7f..1e356478126fb 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -12601,6 +12601,7 @@ package android.media {
     ctor public MediaFormat();
     method public final boolean containsKey(java.lang.String);
     method public static final android.media.MediaFormat createAudioFormat(java.lang.String, int, int);
+    method public static final android.media.MediaFormat createSubtitleFormat(java.lang.String, java.lang.String);
     method public static final android.media.MediaFormat createVideoFormat(java.lang.String, int, int);
     method public final java.nio.ByteBuffer getByteBuffer(java.lang.String);
     method public final float getFloat(java.lang.String);
@@ -12623,6 +12624,7 @@ package android.media {
     field public static final java.lang.String KEY_HEIGHT = "height";
     field public static final java.lang.String KEY_IS_ADTS = "is-adts";
     field public static final java.lang.String KEY_I_FRAME_INTERVAL = "i-frame-interval";
+    field public static final java.lang.String KEY_LANGUAGE = "language";
     field public static final java.lang.String KEY_MAX_INPUT_SIZE = "max-input-size";
     field public static final java.lang.String KEY_MIME = "mime";
     field public static final java.lang.String KEY_SAMPLE_RATE = "sample-rate";
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/MediaFormat.java b/media/java/android/media/MediaFormat.java
index 3fbaf69576fef..278d6616da488 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/MediaFormat.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/MediaFormat.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
  *
  * The format of the media data is specified as string/value pairs.
  *
- * Keys common to all formats, <b>all keys not marked optional are mandatory</b>:
+ * Keys common to all audio/video formats, <b>all keys not marked optional are mandatory</b>:
  *
  * <table>
  * <tr><th>Name</th><th>Value Type</th><th>Description</th></tr>
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ import java.util.Map;
  * <tr><td>{@link #KEY_FLAC_COMPRESSION_LEVEL}</td><td>Integer</td><td><b>encoder-only</b>, optional, if content is FLAC audio, specifies the desired compression level.</td></tr>
  * </table>
  *
+ * Subtitle formats have the following keys:
+ * <table>
+ * <tr><td>{@link #KEY_MIME}</td><td>String</td><td>The type of the format.</td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>{@link #KEY_LANGUAGE}</td><td>String</td><td>The language of the content.</td></tr>
+ * </table>
  */
 public final class MediaFormat {
     private Map<String, Object> mMap;
@@ -67,6 +72,12 @@ public final class MediaFormat {
      */
     public static final String KEY_MIME = "mime";
 
+    /**
+     * A key describing the language of the content.
+     * The associated value is a string.
+     */
+    public static final String KEY_LANGUAGE = "language";
+
     /**
      * A key describing the sample rate of an audio format.
      * The associated value is an integer
@@ -276,6 +287,23 @@ public final class MediaFormat {
         return format;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates a minimal subtitle format.
+     * @param mime The mime type of the content.
+     * @param language The language of the content.  Specify "und" if language
+     *        information is only included in the content (similarly, if there
+     *        are multiple language tracks in the content.)
+     */
+    public static final MediaFormat createSubtitleFormat(
+            String mime,
+            String language) {
+        MediaFormat format = new MediaFormat();
+        format.setString(KEY_MIME, mime);
+        format.setString(KEY_LANGUAGE, language);
+
+        return format;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates a minimal video format.
      * @param mime The mime type of the content.