diff --git a/api/current.xml b/api/current.xml
index 58ce3eeb24188..4af2a43f2de78 100644
--- a/api/current.xml
+++ b/api/current.xml
@@ -88413,7 +88413,7 @@
  static="true"
  final="false"
  deprecated="not deprecated"
- visibility="private"
+ visibility="public"
 >
 <method name="startDownloadByUri"
  return="long"
diff --git a/core/java/android/net/Downloads.java b/core/java/android/net/Downloads.java
index 72106c8f524dd..38673858528c5 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/Downloads.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/Downloads.java
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ public final class Downloads {
     /**
      * Base class with common functionality for the various download classes
      */
-    private static class DownloadBase {
+    public static class DownloadBase {
         /** @hide */
         DownloadBase() {}