diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 7d655cc6dfee7..35759560ceaa8 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -11261,6 +11261,7 @@ package android.media {
     field public static final java.lang.String KEY_CHANNEL_MASK = "channel-mask";
     field public static final java.lang.String KEY_COLOR_FORMAT = "color-format";
     field public static final java.lang.String KEY_DURATION = "durationUs";
+    field public static final java.lang.String KEY_FLAC_COMPRESSION_LEVEL = "flac-compression-level";
     field public static final java.lang.String KEY_FRAME_RATE = "frame-rate";
     field public static final java.lang.String KEY_HEIGHT = "height";
     field public static final java.lang.String KEY_IS_ADTS = "is-adts";
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/MediaFormat.java b/media/java/android/media/MediaFormat.java
index df77c9e8e98ee..4414191be531e 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/MediaFormat.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/MediaFormat.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
  * <tr><td>{@link #KEY_IS_ADTS}</td><td>Integer</td><td>optional, if content is AAC audio, setting this key to 1 indicates that each audio frame is prefixed by the ADTS header.</td></tr>
  * <tr><td>{@link #KEY_AAC_PROFILE}</td><td>Integer</td><td><b>encoder-only</b>, optional, if content is AAC audio, specifies the desired profile.</td></tr>
  * <tr><td>{@link #KEY_CHANNEL_MASK}</td><td>Integer</td><td>A mask of audio channel assignments</td></tr>
+ * <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>
  *
  */
@@ -155,6 +156,13 @@ public final class MediaFormat {
      */
     public static final String KEY_AAC_PROFILE = "aac-profile";
 
+    /**
+     * A key describing the FLAC compression level to be used (FLAC audio format only).
+     * The associated value is an integer ranging from 0 (fastest, least compression)
+     * to 8 (slowest, most compression).
+     */
+    public static final String KEY_FLAC_COMPRESSION_LEVEL = "flac-compression-level";
+
     /* package private */ MediaFormat(Map<String, Object> map) {
         mMap = map;
     }