diff --git a/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml b/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
index 67ba27da3120f..e63fc55e01d85 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -4804,6 +4804,13 @@
         <attr name="autoMirrored"/>
     </declare-styleable>
 
+    <!-- Represents a single state inside a StateListDrawable. -->
+    <declare-styleable name="StateListDrawableItem">
+        <!-- Reference to a drawable resource to use for the state. If not
+             given, the drawable must be defined by the first child tag. -->
+        <attr name="drawable" />
+    </declare-styleable>
+
     <!-- Transition used to animate between states with keyframe IDs. -->
     <declare-styleable name="AnimatedStateListDrawableItem">
         <!-- Reference to a drawable resource to use for the frame.  If not
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/AnimatedStateListDrawable.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/AnimatedStateListDrawable.java
index 5a3a6177d586a..84555c6b9eca2 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/AnimatedStateListDrawable.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/AnimatedStateListDrawable.java
@@ -429,43 +429,31 @@ public class AnimatedStateListDrawable extends StateListDrawable {
     private int parseTransition(@NonNull Resources r, @NonNull XmlPullParser parser,
             @NonNull AttributeSet attrs, @Nullable Theme theme)
             throws XmlPullParserException, IOException {
-        int drawableRes = 0;
-        int fromId = 0;
-        int toId = 0;
-        boolean reversible = false;
+        // This allows state list drawable item elements to be themed at
+        // inflation time but does NOT make them work for Zygote preload.
+        final TypedArray a = obtainAttributes(r, theme, attrs,
+                R.styleable.AnimatedStateListDrawableTransition);
+        final int fromId = a.getResourceId(
+                R.styleable.AnimatedStateListDrawableTransition_fromId, 0);
+        final int toId = a.getResourceId(
+                R.styleable.AnimatedStateListDrawableTransition_toId, 0);
+        final boolean reversible = a.getBoolean(
+                R.styleable.AnimatedStateListDrawableTransition_reversible, false);
+        Drawable dr = a.getDrawable(
+                R.styleable.AnimatedStateListDrawableTransition_drawable);
+        a.recycle();
 
-        final int numAttrs = attrs.getAttributeCount();
-        for (int i = 0; i < numAttrs; i++) {
-            final int stateResId = attrs.getAttributeNameResource(i);
-            switch (stateResId) {
-                case 0:
-                    break;
-                case R.attr.fromId:
-                    fromId = attrs.getAttributeResourceValue(i, 0);
-                    break;
-                case R.attr.toId:
-                    toId = attrs.getAttributeResourceValue(i, 0);
-                    break;
-                case R.attr.drawable:
-                    drawableRes = attrs.getAttributeResourceValue(i, 0);
-                    break;
-                case R.attr.reversible:
-                    reversible = attrs.getAttributeBooleanValue(i, false);
-                    break;
-            }
-        }
-
-        final Drawable dr;
-        if (drawableRes != 0) {
-            dr = r.getDrawable(drawableRes, theme);
-        } else {
+        // Loading child elements modifies the state of the AttributeSet's
+        // underlying parser, so it needs to happen after obtaining
+        // attributes and extracting states.
+        if (dr == null) {
             int type;
             while ((type = parser.next()) == XmlPullParser.TEXT) {
             }
             if (type != XmlPullParser.START_TAG) {
                 throw new XmlPullParserException(
                         parser.getPositionDescription()
-                                + ": <item> tag requires a 'drawable' attribute or "
+                                + ": <transition> tag requires a 'drawable' attribute or "
                                 + "child tag defining a drawable");
             }
             dr = Drawable.createFromXmlInner(r, parser, attrs, theme);
@@ -477,34 +465,20 @@ public class AnimatedStateListDrawable extends StateListDrawable {
     private int parseItem(@NonNull Resources r, @NonNull XmlPullParser parser,
             @NonNull AttributeSet attrs, @Nullable Theme theme)
             throws XmlPullParserException, IOException {
-        int drawableRes = 0;
-        int keyframeId = 0;
+        // This allows state list drawable item elements to be themed at
+        // inflation time but does NOT make them work for Zygote preload.
+        final TypedArray a = obtainAttributes(r, theme, attrs,
+                R.styleable.AnimatedStateListDrawableItem);
+        final int keyframeId = a.getResourceId(R.styleable.AnimatedStateListDrawableItem_id, 0);
+        Drawable dr = a.getDrawable(R.styleable.AnimatedStateListDrawableItem_drawable);
+        a.recycle();
 
-        int j = 0;
-        final int numAttrs = attrs.getAttributeCount();
-        int[] states = new int[numAttrs];
-        for (int i = 0; i < numAttrs; i++) {
-            final int stateResId = attrs.getAttributeNameResource(i);
-            switch (stateResId) {
-                case 0:
-                    break;
-                case R.attr.id:
-                    keyframeId = attrs.getAttributeResourceValue(i, 0);
-                    break;
-                case R.attr.drawable:
-                    drawableRes = attrs.getAttributeResourceValue(i, 0);
-                    break;
-                default:
-                    final boolean hasState = attrs.getAttributeBooleanValue(i, false);
-                    states[j++] = hasState ? stateResId : -stateResId;
-            }
-        }
-        states = StateSet.trimStateSet(states, j);
+        final int[] states = extractStateSet(attrs);
 
-        final Drawable dr;
-        if (drawableRes != 0) {
-            dr = r.getDrawable(drawableRes, theme);
-        } else {
+        // Loading child elements modifies the state of the AttributeSet's
+        // underlying parser, so it needs to happen after obtaining
+        // attributes and extracting states.
+        if (dr == null) {
             int type;
             while ((type = parser.next()) == XmlPullParser.TEXT) {
             }
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/StateListDrawable.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/StateListDrawable.java
index 963943b5fa5d7..e7a82339235f8 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/StateListDrawable.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/StateListDrawable.java
@@ -173,29 +173,19 @@ public class StateListDrawable extends DrawableContainer {
                 continue;
             }
 
-            int drawableRes = 0;
+            // This allows state list drawable item elements to be themed at
+            // inflation time but does NOT make them work for Zygote preload.
+            final TypedArray a = obtainAttributes(r, theme, attrs,
+                    R.styleable.StateListDrawableItem);
+            Drawable dr = a.getDrawable(R.styleable.StateListDrawableItem_drawable);
+            a.recycle();
 
-            int i;
-            int j = 0;
-            final int numAttrs = attrs.getAttributeCount();
-            int[] states = new int[numAttrs];
-            for (i = 0; i < numAttrs; i++) {
-                final int stateResId = attrs.getAttributeNameResource(i);
-                if (stateResId == 0) break;
-                if (stateResId == R.attr.drawable) {
-                    drawableRes = attrs.getAttributeResourceValue(i, 0);
-                } else {
-                    states[j++] = attrs.getAttributeBooleanValue(i, false)
-                            ? stateResId
-                            : -stateResId;
-                }
-            }
-            states = StateSet.trimStateSet(states, j);
+            final int[] states = extractStateSet(attrs);
 
-            final Drawable dr;
-            if (drawableRes != 0) {
-                dr = r.getDrawable(drawableRes, theme);
-            } else {
+            // Loading child elements modifies the state of the AttributeSet's
+            // underlying parser, so it needs to happen after obtaining
+            // attributes and extracting states.
+            if (dr == null) {
                 while ((type = parser.next()) == XmlPullParser.TEXT) {
                 }
                 if (type != XmlPullParser.START_TAG) {
@@ -211,6 +201,35 @@ public class StateListDrawable extends DrawableContainer {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Extracts state_ attributes from an attribute set.
+     *
+     * @param attrs The attribute set.
+     * @return An array of state_ attributes.
+     */
+    int[] extractStateSet(AttributeSet attrs) {
+        int j = 0;
+        final int numAttrs = attrs.getAttributeCount();
+        int[] states = new int[numAttrs];
+        for (int i = 0; i < numAttrs; i++) {
+            final int stateResId = attrs.getAttributeNameResource(i);
+            switch (stateResId) {
+                case 0:
+                    break;
+                case R.attr.drawable:
+                case R.attr.id:
+                    // Ignore attributes from StateListDrawableItem and
+                    // AnimatedStateListDrawableItem.
+                    continue;
+                default:
+                    states[j++] = attrs.getAttributeBooleanValue(i, false)
+                            ? stateResId : -stateResId;
+            }
+        }
+        states = StateSet.trimStateSet(states, j);
+        return states;
+    }
+
     StateListState getStateListState() {
         return mStateListState;
     }