diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 5d94dbd50bb02..8c85b33fe3004 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -20890,7 +20890,8 @@ package android.media {
     method public int getContentType();
     method public int getFlags();
     method public int getUsage();
-    method public static int getVolumeControlStream(android.media.AudioAttributes);
+    method public static deprecated int getVolumeControlStream(android.media.AudioAttributes);
+    method public int getVolumeControlStream();
     method public void writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel, int);
     field public static final int CONTENT_TYPE_MOVIE = 3; // 0x3
     field public static final int CONTENT_TYPE_MUSIC = 2; // 0x2
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index c7b377e3d6fb5..afd3103467149 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -22626,7 +22626,8 @@ package android.media {
     method public int getContentType();
     method public int getFlags();
     method public int getUsage();
-    method public static int getVolumeControlStream(android.media.AudioAttributes);
+    method public static deprecated int getVolumeControlStream(android.media.AudioAttributes);
+    method public int getVolumeControlStream();
     method public void writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel, int);
     field public static final int CONTENT_TYPE_MOVIE = 3; // 0x3
     field public static final int CONTENT_TYPE_MUSIC = 2; // 0x2
diff --git a/api/test-current.txt b/api/test-current.txt
index d22f7d388a732..b73497ee38da9 100644
--- a/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/api/test-current.txt
@@ -21003,7 +21003,8 @@ package android.media {
     method public int getContentType();
     method public int getFlags();
     method public int getUsage();
-    method public static int getVolumeControlStream(android.media.AudioAttributes);
+    method public static deprecated int getVolumeControlStream(android.media.AudioAttributes);
+    method public int getVolumeControlStream();
     method public void writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel, int);
     field public static final int CONTENT_TYPE_MOVIE = 3; // 0x3
     field public static final int CONTENT_TYPE_MUSIC = 2; // 0x2
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/AudioAttributes.java b/media/java/android/media/AudioAttributes.java
index ce58a9c4b91e7..77a82ec8cacdd 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/AudioAttributes.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/AudioAttributes.java
@@ -912,6 +912,8 @@ public final class AudioAttributes implements Parcelable {
                 return USAGE_UNKNOWN;
         }
     }
+
+    // TODO remove, replaced by non-static API getVolumeControlStream()
     /**
      * Returns the stream type matching the given attributes for volume control.
      * Use this method to derive the stream type needed to configure the volume
@@ -925,6 +927,7 @@ public final class AudioAttributes implements Parcelable {
      *     the attributes, or {@link AudioManager#USE_DEFAULT_STREAM_TYPE} if there isn't a direct
      *     match. Note that <code>USE_DEFAULT_STREAM_TYPE</code> is not a valid value
      *     for {@link AudioManager#setStreamVolume(int, int, int)}.
+     * @deprecated use {@link #getVolumeControlStream()}
      */
     public static int getVolumeControlStream(@NonNull AudioAttributes aa) {
         if (aa == null) {
@@ -933,6 +936,24 @@ public final class AudioAttributes implements Parcelable {
         return toVolumeStreamType(true /*fromGetVolumeControlStream*/, aa);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the stream type matching this {@code AudioAttributes} instance for volume control.
+     * Use this method to derive the stream type needed to configure the volume
+     * control slider in an {@link android.app.Activity} with
+     * {@link android.app.Activity#setVolumeControlStream(int)} for playback conducted with these
+     * attributes.
+     * <BR>Do not use this method to set the stream type on an audio player object
+     * (e.g. {@link AudioTrack}, {@link MediaPlayer}) as this is deprecated,
+     * use {@code AudioAttributes} instead.
+     * @return a valid stream type for {@code Activity} or stream volume control that matches
+     *     the attributes, or {@link AudioManager#USE_DEFAULT_STREAM_TYPE} if there isn't a direct
+     *     match. Note that {@code USE_DEFAULT_STREAM_TYPE} is not a valid value
+     *     for {@link AudioManager#setStreamVolume(int, int, int)}.
+     */
+    public int getVolumeControlStream() {
+        return toVolumeStreamType(true /*fromGetVolumeControlStream*/, this);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @hide
      * Only use to get which stream type should be used for volume control, NOT for audio playback