diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 2ed9c5890a39c..f82ddd530a332 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -3178,7 +3178,7 @@ package android.app {
     method public int noteOpNoThrow(java.lang.String, int, java.lang.String);
     method public int startOp(java.lang.String, int, java.lang.String);
     method public int startOpNoThrow(java.lang.String, int, java.lang.String);
-    method public void startWatchingMode(int, java.lang.String, android.app.AppOpsManager.OnOpChangedListener);
+    method public void startWatchingMode(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, android.app.AppOpsManager.OnOpChangedListener);
     method public void stopWatchingMode(android.app.AppOpsManager.OnOpChangedListener);
     field public static final int MODE_ALLOWED = 0; // 0x0
     field public static final int MODE_ERRORED = 2; // 0x2
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/AppOpsManager.java b/core/java/android/app/AppOpsManager.java
index dce8cab28f6ab..183927bb20de8 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/AppOpsManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/AppOpsManager.java
@@ -788,11 +788,23 @@ public class AppOpsManager {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Monitor for changes to the operating mode for the given op in the given app package.
+     * @param op The operation to monitor, one of OPSTR_*.
+     * @param packageName The name of the application to monitor.
+     * @param callback Where to report changes.
+     */
+    public void startWatchingMode(String op, String packageName,
+            final OnOpChangedListener callback) {
+        startWatchingMode(strOpToOp(op), packageName, callback);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Monitor for changes to the operating mode for the given op in the given app package.
      * @param op The operation to monitor, one of OP_*.
      * @param packageName The name of the application to monitor.
      * @param callback Where to report changes.
+     * @hide
      */
     public void startWatchingMode(int op, String packageName, final OnOpChangedListener callback) {
         synchronized (mModeWatchers) {