diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 573e635d06344..9c30480524e70 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -1378,6 +1378,7 @@ package android {
     field public static final int textEditSidePasteWindowLayout = 16843614; // 0x101035e
     field public static final int textEditSuggestionItemLayout = 16843636; // 0x1010374
     field public static final int textFilterEnabled = 16843007; // 0x10100ff
+    field public static final int textFontWeight = 16844166; // 0x1010586
     field public static final int textIsSelectable = 16843542; // 0x1010316
     field public static final int textOff = 16843045; // 0x1010125
     field public static final int textOn = 16843044; // 0x1010124
diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
index 2cfdb7693a38c..50e6393d25798 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
@@ -319,6 +319,11 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
 
     // Enum for the "typeface" XML parameter.
     // TODO: How can we get this from the XML instead of hardcoding it here?
+    /** @hide */
+    @IntDef(value = {DEFAULT_TYPEFACE, SANS, SERIF, MONOSPACE})
+    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
+    public @interface XMLTypefaceAttr{}
+    private static final int DEFAULT_TYPEFACE = -1;
     private static final int SANS = 1;
     private static final int SERIF = 2;
     private static final int MONOSPACE = 3;
@@ -1976,33 +1981,52 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
         }
     }
 
-    private void setTypefaceFromAttrs(Typeface fontTypeface, String familyName, int typefaceIndex,
-            int styleIndex) {
-        Typeface tf = fontTypeface;
-        if (tf == null && familyName != null) {
-            tf = Typeface.create(familyName, styleIndex);
-        } else if (tf != null && tf.getStyle() != styleIndex) {
-            tf = Typeface.create(tf, styleIndex);
+    /**
+     * Sets the Typeface taking into account the given attributes.
+     *
+     * @param typeface a typeface
+     * @param familyName family name string, e.g. "serif"
+     * @param typefaceIndex an index of the typeface enum, e.g. SANS, SERIF.
+     * @param style a typeface style
+     * @param weight a weight value for the Typeface or -1 if not specified.
+     */
+    private void setTypefaceFromAttrs(@Nullable Typeface typeface, @Nullable String familyName,
+            @XMLTypefaceAttr int typefaceIndex, @Typeface.Style int style,
+            @IntRange(from = -1, to = Typeface.MAX_WEIGHT) int weight) {
+        if (typeface == null && familyName != null) {
+            // Lookup normal Typeface from system font map.
+            final Typeface normalTypeface = Typeface.create(familyName, Typeface.NORMAL);
+            resolveStyleAndSetTypeface(normalTypeface, style, weight);
+        } else if (typeface != null) {
+            resolveStyleAndSetTypeface(typeface, style, weight);
+        } else {  // both typeface and familyName is null.
+            switch (typefaceIndex) {
+                case SANS:
+                    resolveStyleAndSetTypeface(Typeface.SANS_SERIF, style, weight);
+                    break;
+                case SERIF:
+                    resolveStyleAndSetTypeface(Typeface.SERIF, style, weight);
+                    break;
+                case MONOSPACE:
+                    resolveStyleAndSetTypeface(Typeface.MONOSPACE, style, weight);
+                    break;
+                case DEFAULT_TYPEFACE:
+                default:
+                    resolveStyleAndSetTypeface(null, style, weight);
+                    break;
+            }
         }
-        if (tf != null) {
-            setTypeface(tf);
-            return;
+    }
+
+    private void resolveStyleAndSetTypeface(@NonNull Typeface typeface, @Typeface.Style int style,
+            @IntRange(from = -1, to = Typeface.MAX_WEIGHT) int weight) {
+        if (weight >= 0) {
+            weight = Math.min(Typeface.MAX_WEIGHT, weight);
+            final boolean italic = (style & Typeface.ITALIC) != 0;
+            setTypeface(Typeface.create(typeface, weight, italic));
+        } else {
+            setTypeface(Typeface.create(typeface, style));
         }
-        switch (typefaceIndex) {
-            case SANS:
-                tf = Typeface.SANS_SERIF;
-                break;
-
-            case SERIF:
-                tf = Typeface.SERIF;
-                break;
-
-            case MONOSPACE:
-                tf = Typeface.MONOSPACE;
-                break;
-        }
-
-        setTypeface(tf, styleIndex);
     }
 
     private void setRelativeDrawablesIfNeeded(Drawable start, Drawable end) {
@@ -3392,6 +3416,7 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
         boolean mFontFamilyExplicit = false;
         int mTypefaceIndex = -1;
         int mStyleIndex = -1;
+        int mFontWeight = -1;
         boolean mAllCaps = false;
         int mShadowColor = 0;
         float mShadowDx = 0, mShadowDy = 0, mShadowRadius = 0;
@@ -3416,6 +3441,7 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
                     + "    mFontFamilyExplicit:" + mFontFamilyExplicit + "\n"
                     + "    mTypefaceIndex:" + mTypefaceIndex + "\n"
                     + "    mStyleIndex:" + mStyleIndex + "\n"
+                    + "    mFontWeight:" + mFontWeight + "\n"
                     + "    mAllCaps:" + mAllCaps + "\n"
                     + "    mShadowColor:" + mShadowColor + "\n"
                     + "    mShadowDx:" + mShadowDx + "\n"
@@ -3451,6 +3477,8 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
                 com.android.internal.R.styleable.TextAppearance_fontFamily);
         sAppearanceValues.put(com.android.internal.R.styleable.TextView_textStyle,
                 com.android.internal.R.styleable.TextAppearance_textStyle);
+        sAppearanceValues.put(com.android.internal.R.styleable.TextView_textFontWeight,
+                com.android.internal.R.styleable.TextAppearance_textFontWeight);
         sAppearanceValues.put(com.android.internal.R.styleable.TextView_textAllCaps,
                 com.android.internal.R.styleable.TextAppearance_textAllCaps);
         sAppearanceValues.put(com.android.internal.R.styleable.TextView_shadowColor,
@@ -3536,6 +3564,9 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
                 case com.android.internal.R.styleable.TextAppearance_textStyle:
                     attributes.mStyleIndex = appearance.getInt(attr, attributes.mStyleIndex);
                     break;
+                case com.android.internal.R.styleable.TextAppearance_textFontWeight:
+                    attributes.mFontWeight = appearance.getInt(attr, attributes.mFontWeight);
+                    break;
                 case com.android.internal.R.styleable.TextAppearance_textAllCaps:
                     attributes.mAllCaps = appearance.getBoolean(attr, attributes.mAllCaps);
                     break;
@@ -3598,7 +3629,7 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
             attributes.mFontFamily = null;
         }
         setTypefaceFromAttrs(attributes.mFontTypeface, attributes.mFontFamily,
-                attributes.mTypefaceIndex, attributes.mStyleIndex);
+                attributes.mTypefaceIndex, attributes.mStyleIndex, attributes.mFontWeight);
 
         if (attributes.mShadowColor != 0) {
             setShadowLayer(attributes.mShadowRadius, attributes.mShadowDx, attributes.mShadowDy,
@@ -5938,15 +5969,19 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
         boolean forceUpdate = false;
         if (isPassword) {
             setTransformationMethod(PasswordTransformationMethod.getInstance());
-            setTypefaceFromAttrs(null/* fontTypeface */, null /* fontFamily */, MONOSPACE, 0);
+            setTypefaceFromAttrs(null/* fontTypeface */, null /* fontFamily */, MONOSPACE,
+                    Typeface.NORMAL, -1 /* weight, not specifeid */);
         } else if (isVisiblePassword) {
             if (mTransformation == PasswordTransformationMethod.getInstance()) {
                 forceUpdate = true;
             }
-            setTypefaceFromAttrs(null/* fontTypeface */, null /* fontFamily */, MONOSPACE, 0);
+            setTypefaceFromAttrs(null/* fontTypeface */, null /* fontFamily */, MONOSPACE,
+                    Typeface.NORMAL, -1 /* weight, not specified */);
         } else if (wasPassword || wasVisiblePassword) {
             // not in password mode, clean up typeface and transformation
-            setTypefaceFromAttrs(null/* fontTypeface */, null /* fontFamily */, -1, -1);
+            setTypefaceFromAttrs(null/* fontTypeface */, null /* fontFamily */,
+                    DEFAULT_TYPEFACE /* typeface index */, Typeface.NORMAL,
+                    -1 /* weight, not specified */);
             if (mTransformation == PasswordTransformationMethod.getInstance()) {
                 forceUpdate = true;
             }
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml b/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
index 96a83f837fb39..22ab9c913540c 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -4472,6 +4472,8 @@
         <attr name="textSize" />
         <!-- Style (normal, bold, italic, bold|italic) for the text. -->
         <attr name="textStyle" />
+        <!-- Weight for the font used in the TextView. -->
+        <attr name="textFontWeight" />
         <!-- Typeface (normal, sans, serif, monospace) for the text. -->
         <attr name="typeface" />
         <!-- Font family (named by string or as a font resource reference) for the text. -->
@@ -4561,6 +4563,8 @@
         <attr name="typeface" />
         <!-- Style (normal, bold, italic, bold|italic) for the text. -->
         <attr name="textStyle" />
+        <!-- Weight for the font used in the TextView. -->
+        <attr name="textFontWeight" />
         <!-- Font family (named by string or as a font resource reference) for the text. -->
         <attr name="fontFamily" />
         <!-- Text color for links. -->
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/public.xml b/core/res/res/values/public.xml
index a5ba4c63d0fb0..c4006b324569e 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/public.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/public.xml
@@ -2872,6 +2872,7 @@
       <public name="urlBarResourceId" />
       <!-- @hide @SystemApi -->
       <public name="userRestriction" />
+      <public name="textFontWeight" />
     </public-group>
 
     <public-group type="style" first-id="0x010302e0">
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/Typeface.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/Typeface.java
index 8595165aab278..38beebde4b14e 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/Typeface.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/Typeface.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import static android.content.res.FontResourcesParser.FontFamilyFilesResourceEnt
 import static android.content.res.FontResourcesParser.FontFileResourceEntry;
 import static android.content.res.FontResourcesParser.ProviderResourceEntry;
 
+import android.annotation.IntDef;
 import android.annotation.IntRange;
 import android.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -49,6 +50,8 @@ import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.channels.FileChannel;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -117,6 +120,11 @@ public class Typeface {
      */
     public long native_instance;
 
+    /** @hide */
+    @IntDef(value = {NORMAL, BOLD, ITALIC, BOLD_ITALIC})
+    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
+    public @interface Style {}
+
     // Style
     public static final int NORMAL = 0;
     public static final int BOLD = 1;
@@ -124,8 +132,15 @@ public class Typeface {
     public static final int BOLD_ITALIC = 3;
     /** @hide */ public static final int STYLE_MASK = 0x03;
 
-    private int mStyle = 0;
-    private int mWeight = 0;
+    private @Style int mStyle = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * A maximum value for the weight value.
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public static final int MAX_WEIGHT = 1000;
+
+    private @IntRange(from = 0, to = MAX_WEIGHT) int mWeight = 0;
 
     // Value for weight and italic. Indicates the value is resolved by font metadata.
     // Must be the same as the C++ constant in core/jni/android/graphics/FontFamily.cpp
@@ -153,7 +168,7 @@ public class Typeface {
     }
 
     /** Returns the typeface's intrinsic style attributes */
-    public int getStyle() {
+    public @Style int getStyle() {
         return mStyle;
     }
 
@@ -659,7 +674,7 @@ public class Typeface {
      *               e.g. NORMAL, BOLD, ITALIC, BOLD_ITALIC
      * @return The best matching typeface.
      */
-    public static Typeface create(String familyName, int style) {
+    public static Typeface create(String familyName, @Style int style) {
         return create(sSystemFontMap.get(familyName), style);
     }
 
@@ -680,7 +695,7 @@ public class Typeface {
      *               e.g. NORMAL, BOLD, ITALIC, BOLD_ITALIC
      * @return The best matching typeface.
      */
-    public static Typeface create(Typeface family, int style) {
+    public static Typeface create(Typeface family, @Style int style) {
         if ((style & ~STYLE_MASK) != 0) {
             style = NORMAL;
         }
@@ -776,7 +791,7 @@ public class Typeface {
      *
      * @return the default typeface that corresponds to the style
      */
-    public static Typeface defaultFromStyle(int style) {
+    public static Typeface defaultFromStyle(@Style int style) {
         return sDefaults[style];
     }