diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index d35a06be45dfa..c80f239bdb797 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -4703,6 +4703,7 @@ package android.service.textclassifier {
 
   public abstract class TextClassifierService extends android.app.Service {
     ctor public TextClassifierService();
+    method public final android.view.textclassifier.TextClassifier getLocalTextClassifier();
     method public final android.os.IBinder onBind(android.content.Intent);
     method public abstract void onClassifyText(java.lang.CharSequence, int, int, android.view.textclassifier.TextClassification.Options, android.os.CancellationSignal, android.service.textclassifier.TextClassifierService.Callback<android.view.textclassifier.TextClassification>);
     method public abstract void onGenerateLinks(java.lang.CharSequence, android.view.textclassifier.TextLinks.Options, android.os.CancellationSignal, android.service.textclassifier.TextClassifierService.Callback<android.view.textclassifier.TextLinks>);
diff --git a/core/java/android/service/textclassifier/TextClassifierService.java b/core/java/android/service/textclassifier/TextClassifierService.java
index 2c8c4ecaa6104..57c8defe0d2db 100644
--- a/core/java/android/service/textclassifier/TextClassifierService.java
+++ b/core/java/android/service/textclassifier/TextClassifierService.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import android.os.RemoteException;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.Slog;
 import android.view.textclassifier.TextClassification;
+import android.view.textclassifier.TextClassificationManager;
 import android.view.textclassifier.TextClassifier;
 import android.view.textclassifier.TextLinks;
 import android.view.textclassifier.TextSelection;
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ import android.view.textclassifier.TextSelection;
  * {@link android.view.textclassifier.TextClassifierImpl} is loaded in the calling app's process.
  *
  * <p>See: {@link TextClassifier}.
- * See: {@link android.view.textclassifier.TextClassificationManager}.
+ * See: {@link TextClassificationManager}.
  *
  * <p>Include the following in the manifest:
  *
@@ -236,6 +237,18 @@ public abstract class TextClassifierService extends Service {
             @NonNull CancellationSignal cancellationSignal,
             @NonNull Callback<TextLinks> callback);
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a TextClassifier that runs in this service's process.
+     * If the local TextClassifier is disabled, this returns {@link TextClassifier#NO_OP}.
+     */
+    public final TextClassifier getLocalTextClassifier() {
+        final TextClassificationManager tcm = getSystemService(TextClassificationManager.class);
+        if (tcm != null) {
+            return tcm.getTextClassifier(TextClassifier.LOCAL);
+        }
+        return TextClassifier.NO_OP;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Callbacks for TextClassifierService results.
      *