diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index d270ae040dc23..b71a24c7805cb 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -23033,6 +23033,7 @@ package android.view {
     method public void getDrawingRect(android.graphics.Rect);
     method public long getDrawingTime();
     method public boolean getFilterTouchesWhenObscured();
+    method public void getFocusRect(android.graphics.Rect);
     method public java.util.ArrayList<android.view.View> getFocusables(int);
     method public void getFocusedRect(android.graphics.Rect);
     method public boolean getGlobalVisibleRect(android.graphics.Rect, android.graphics.Point);
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/FocusFinder.java b/core/java/android/view/FocusFinder.java
index d9bf918e66049..a0017255c8461 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/FocusFinder.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/FocusFinder.java
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ public class FocusFinder {
             // only interested in other non-root views
             if (focusable == focused || focusable == root) continue;
 
-            // get visible bounds of other view in same coordinate system
-            focusable.getDrawingRect(mOtherRect);
+            // get focus bounds of other view in same coordinate system
+            focusable.getFocusRect(mOtherRect);
             root.offsetDescendantRectToMyCoords(focusable, mOtherRect);
 
             if (isBetterCandidate(direction, focusedRect, mOtherRect, mBestCandidateRect)) {
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/View.java b/core/java/android/view/View.java
index 54bb056ab0350..7d756c27fadc0 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/View.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/View.java
@@ -7129,6 +7129,18 @@ public class View implements Drawable.Callback, Drawable.Callback2, KeyEvent.Cal
     }
 
     /**
+     * When searching for a view to focus this rectangle is used when considering if this view is
+     * a good candidate for receiving focus.
+     *
+     * By default, the rectangle is the {@link #getDrawingRect}) of the view.
+     *
+     * @param r The rectangle to fill in, in this view's coordinates.
+     */
+    public void getFocusRect(Rect r) {
+        getDrawingRect(r);
+    }
+
+   /**
      * Utility method to retrieve the inverse of the current mMatrix property.
      * We cache the matrix to avoid recalculating it when transform properties
      * have not changed.