diff --git a/api/current.xml b/api/current.xml
index 280537dfdb4e2..d97bbb5a00652 100644
--- a/api/current.xml
+++ b/api/current.xml
@@ -19835,6 +19835,21 @@
  deprecated="not deprecated"
  visibility="public"
 >
+<parameter name="titleResId" type="int">
+</parameter>
+<parameter name="subtitleResId" type="int">
+</parameter>
+</method>
+<method name="setStandardNavigationMode"
+ return="void"
+ abstract="true"
+ native="false"
+ synchronized="false"
+ static="false"
+ final="false"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
 <parameter name="title" type="java.lang.CharSequence">
 </parameter>
 </method>
@@ -19848,6 +19863,19 @@
  deprecated="not deprecated"
  visibility="public"
 >
+<parameter name="titleResId" type="int">
+</parameter>
+</method>
+<method name="setStandardNavigationMode"
+ return="void"
+ abstract="true"
+ native="false"
+ synchronized="false"
+ static="false"
+ final="false"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
 </method>
 <method name="setSubtitle"
  return="void"
@@ -19862,6 +19890,19 @@
 <parameter name="subtitle" type="java.lang.CharSequence">
 </parameter>
 </method>
+<method name="setSubtitle"
+ return="void"
+ abstract="true"
+ native="false"
+ synchronized="false"
+ static="false"
+ final="false"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+<parameter name="resId" type="int">
+</parameter>
+</method>
 <method name="setTabNavigationMode"
  return="void"
  abstract="true"
@@ -19899,6 +19940,19 @@
 <parameter name="title" type="java.lang.CharSequence">
 </parameter>
 </method>
+<method name="setTitle"
+ return="void"
+ abstract="true"
+ native="false"
+ synchronized="false"
+ static="false"
+ final="false"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+<parameter name="resId" type="int">
+</parameter>
+</method>
 <field name="DISPLAY_HIDE_HOME"
  type="int"
  transient="false"
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/ActionBar.java b/core/java/android/app/ActionBar.java
index fbc0be382503b..d33494b7ac51d 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/ActionBar.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/ActionBar.java
@@ -131,9 +131,32 @@ public abstract class ActionBar {
      *
      * @param title The action bar's title. null is treated as an empty string.
      * @param subtitle The action bar's subtitle. null will remove the subtitle entirely.
+     *
+     * @see #setStandardNavigationMode()
+     * @see #setStandardNavigationMode(CharSequence)
+     * @see #setStandardNavigationMode(int)
+     * @see #setStandardNavigationMode(int, int)
      */
     public abstract void setStandardNavigationMode(CharSequence title, CharSequence subtitle);
 
+    /**
+     * Set the action bar into standard navigation mode, supplying a title and subtitle.
+     * 
+     * Standard navigation mode is default. The title is automatically set to the
+     * name of your Activity. Subtitles are displayed underneath the title, usually
+     * in a smaller font or otherwise less prominently than the title. Subtitles are
+     * good for extended descriptions of activity state.
+     *
+     * @param titleResId Resource ID of a title string
+     * @param subtitleResId Resource ID of a subtitle string
+     *
+     * @see #setStandardNavigationMode()
+     * @see #setStandardNavigationMode(CharSequence)
+     * @see #setStandardNavigationMode(CharSequence, CharSequence)
+     * @see #setStandardNavigationMode(int)
+     */
+    public abstract void setStandardNavigationMode(int titleResId, int subtitleResId);
+
     /**
      * Set the action bar into standard navigation mode, supplying a title and subtitle.
      * 
@@ -141,9 +164,29 @@ public abstract class ActionBar {
      * name of your Activity on startup if an action bar is present.
      *
      * @param title The action bar's title. null is treated as an empty string.
+     *
+     * @see #setStandardNavigationMode()
+     * @see #setStandardNavigationMode(CharSequence, CharSequence)
+     * @see #setStandardNavigationMode(int)
+     * @see #setStandardNavigationMode(int, int)
      */
     public abstract void setStandardNavigationMode(CharSequence title);
 
+    /**
+     * Set the action bar into standard navigation mode, supplying a title and subtitle.
+     * 
+     * Standard navigation mode is default. The title is automatically set to the
+     * name of your Activity on startup if an action bar is present.
+     *
+     * @param titleResId Resource ID of a title string
+     *
+     * @see #setStandardNavigationMode()
+     * @see #setStandardNavigationMode(CharSequence)
+     * @see #setStandardNavigationMode(CharSequence, CharSequence)
+     * @see #setStandardNavigationMode(int, int)
+     */
+    public abstract void setStandardNavigationMode(int titleResId);
+
     /**
      * Set the action bar into standard navigation mode, using the currently set title
      * and/or subtitle.
@@ -157,17 +200,39 @@ public abstract class ActionBar {
      * Set the action bar's title. This will only be displayed in standard navigation mode.
      *
      * @param title Title to set
+     *
+     * @see #setTitle(int)
      */
     public abstract void setTitle(CharSequence title);
 
+    /**
+     * Set the action bar's title. This will only be displayed in standard navigation mode.
+     *
+     * @param resId Resource ID of title string to set
+     *
+     * @see #setTitle(CharSequence)
+     */
+    public abstract void setTitle(int resId);
+
     /**
      * Set the action bar's subtitle. This will only be displayed in standard navigation mode.
      * Set to null to disable the subtitle entirely.
      *
      * @param subtitle Subtitle to set
+     *
+     * @see #setSubtitle(int)
      */
     public abstract void setSubtitle(CharSequence subtitle);
 
+    /**
+     * Set the action bar's subtitle. This will only be displayed in standard navigation mode.
+     *
+     * @param resId Resource ID of subtitle string to set
+     *
+     * @see #setSubtitle(CharSequence)
+     */
+    public abstract void setSubtitle(int resId);
+
     /**
      * Set display options. This changes all display option bits at once. To change
      * a limited subset of display options, see {@link #setDisplayOptions(int, int)}.
diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/app/ActionBarImpl.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/app/ActionBarImpl.java
index 99dbe4ce6a442..0860bfeee5110 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/app/ActionBarImpl.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/app/ActionBarImpl.java
@@ -106,6 +106,27 @@ public class ActionBarImpl extends ActionBar {
                 CONTEXT_DISPLAY_NORMAL : CONTEXT_DISPLAY_SPLIT;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void setStandardNavigationMode(int titleResId, int subtitleResId) {
+        setStandardNavigationMode(mActivity.getString(titleResId),
+                mActivity.getString(subtitleResId));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setStandardNavigationMode(int titleResId) {
+        setStandardNavigationMode(mActivity.getString(titleResId));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setTitle(int resId) {
+        setTitle(mActivity.getString(resId));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setSubtitle(int resId) {
+        setSubtitle(mActivity.getString(resId));
+    }
+
     public void setCustomNavigationMode(View view) {
         cleanupTabs();
         mActionView.setCustomNavigationView(view);