diff --git a/core/java/android/view/Menu.java b/core/java/android/view/Menu.java
index 6d1f740ad1daf..3ad40b551ee34 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/Menu.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/Menu.java
@@ -355,6 +355,15 @@ public interface Menu {
      * @see MenuItem#setVisible
      */
     public void setGroupVisible(int group, boolean visible);
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the optional icon visible.
+     * @param visible true for visible, false for hidden.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    default void setOptionalIconsVisible(boolean visible) {
+    }
     
     /**
      * Enable or disable all menu items that are in the given group.
diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/Editor.java b/core/java/android/widget/Editor.java
index 3f452f8ca2f9d..e87cd12a97050 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/Editor.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/Editor.java
@@ -3142,6 +3142,8 @@ public class Editor {
             }
         }
 
+        menu.setOptionalIconsVisible(true);
+
         final int keyboard = mTextView.getResources().getConfiguration().keyboard;
         menu.setQwertyMode(keyboard == Configuration.KEYBOARD_QWERTY);
 
diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/view/menu/MenuBuilder.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/view/menu/MenuBuilder.java
index 0b490b20df0e2..0fd8f03b1d360 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/view/menu/MenuBuilder.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/view/menu/MenuBuilder.java
@@ -1286,8 +1286,13 @@ public class MenuBuilder implements Menu {
         mCurrentMenuInfo = menuInfo;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the optional icon visible.
+     * @param visible true for visible, false for hidden.
+     */
     @UnsupportedAppUsage
-    void setOptionalIconsVisible(boolean visible) {
+    @Override
+    public void setOptionalIconsVisible(boolean visible) {
         mOptionalIconsVisible = visible;
     }