diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 035b372b62f73..94344195792b3 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -33998,6 +33998,7 @@ package android.util {
     method public static void readEvents(int[], java.util.Collection<android.util.EventLog.Event>) throws java.io.IOException;
     method public static int writeEvent(int, int);
     method public static int writeEvent(int, long);
+    method public static int writeEvent(int, float);
     method public static int writeEvent(int, java.lang.String);
     method public static int writeEvent(int, java.lang.Object...);
   }
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index e49ef9d3a833d..6ac12aad1807e 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -36202,6 +36202,7 @@ package android.util {
     method public static void readEvents(int[], java.util.Collection<android.util.EventLog.Event>) throws java.io.IOException;
     method public static int writeEvent(int, int);
     method public static int writeEvent(int, long);
+    method public static int writeEvent(int, float);
     method public static int writeEvent(int, java.lang.String);
     method public static int writeEvent(int, java.lang.Object...);
   }
diff --git a/core/java/android/util/EventLog.java b/core/java/android/util/EventLog.java
index aefced8a6260d..558b8f5582365 100644
--- a/core/java/android/util/EventLog.java
+++ b/core/java/android/util/EventLog.java
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ public class EventLog {
         private static final byte LONG_TYPE   = 1;
         private static final byte STRING_TYPE = 2;
         private static final byte LIST_TYPE   = 3;
+        private static final byte FLOAT_TYPE = 4;
 
         /** @param data containing event, read from the system */
         /*package*/ Event(byte[] data) {
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ public class EventLog {
             return mBuffer.getInt(offset);
         }
 
-        /** @return one of Integer, Long, String, null, or Object[] of same. */
+        /** @return one of Integer, Long, Float, String, null, or Object[] of same. */
         public synchronized Object getData() {
             try {
                 int offset = mBuffer.getShort(HEADER_SIZE_OFFSET);
@@ -130,10 +131,13 @@ public class EventLog {
             byte type = mBuffer.get();
             switch (type) {
             case INT_TYPE:
-                return (Integer) mBuffer.getInt();
+                return mBuffer.getInt();
 
             case LONG_TYPE:
-                return (Long) mBuffer.getLong();
+                return mBuffer.getLong();
+
+            case FLOAT_TYPE:
+                return mBuffer.getFloat();
 
             case STRING_TYPE:
                 try {
@@ -177,6 +181,14 @@ public class EventLog {
      */
     public static native int writeEvent(int tag, long value);
 
+    /**
+     * Record an event log message.
+     * @param tag The event type tag code
+     * @param value A value to log
+     * @return The number of bytes written
+     */
+    public static native int writeEvent(int tag, float value);
+
     /**
      * Record an event log message.
      * @param tag The event type tag code
diff --git a/core/jni/android_util_EventLog.cpp b/core/jni/android_util_EventLog.cpp
index 5cb8b2e9e5f47..05bc12563b6c6 100644
--- a/core/jni/android_util_EventLog.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android_util_EventLog.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ static jfieldID gIntegerValueID;
 static jclass gLongClass;
 static jfieldID gLongValueID;
 
+static jclass gFloatClass;
+static jfieldID gFloatValueID;
+
 static jclass gStringClass;
 
 /*
@@ -64,6 +67,17 @@ static jint android_util_EventLog_writeEvent_Long(JNIEnv* env UNUSED,
     return android_btWriteLog(tag, EVENT_TYPE_LONG, &value, sizeof(value));
 }
 
+/*
+ * In class android.util.EventLog:
+ *  static native int writeEvent(long tag, float value)
+ */
+static jint android_util_EventLog_writeEvent_Float(JNIEnv* env UNUSED,
+                                                  jobject clazz UNUSED,
+                                                  jint tag, jfloat value)
+{
+    return android_btWriteLog(tag, EVENT_TYPE_FLOAT, &value, sizeof(value));
+}
+
 /*
  * In class android.util.EventLog:
  *  static native int writeEvent(int tag, String value)
@@ -128,6 +142,12 @@ static jint android_util_EventLog_writeEvent_Array(JNIEnv* env, jobject clazz,
             buf[pos++] = EVENT_TYPE_LONG;
             memcpy(&buf[pos], &longVal, sizeof(longVal));
             pos += sizeof(longVal);
+        } else if (env->IsInstanceOf(item, gFloatClass)) {
+            jfloat floatVal = env->GetFloatField(item, gFloatValueID);
+            if (pos + 1 + sizeof(floatVal) > max) break;
+            buf[pos++] = EVENT_TYPE_FLOAT;
+            memcpy(&buf[pos], &floatVal, sizeof(floatVal));
+            pos += sizeof(floatVal);
         } else {
             jniThrowException(env,
                     "java/lang/IllegalArgumentException",
@@ -233,6 +253,7 @@ static JNINativeMethod gRegisterMethods[] = {
     /* name, signature, funcPtr */
     { "writeEvent", "(II)I", (void*) android_util_EventLog_writeEvent_Integer },
     { "writeEvent", "(IJ)I", (void*) android_util_EventLog_writeEvent_Long },
+    { "writeEvent", "(IF)I", (void*) android_util_EventLog_writeEvent_Float },
     { "writeEvent",
       "(ILjava/lang/String;)I",
       (void*) android_util_EventLog_writeEvent_String
@@ -251,6 +272,7 @@ static struct { const char *name; jclass *clazz; } gClasses[] = {
     { "android/util/EventLog$Event", &gEventClass },
     { "java/lang/Integer", &gIntegerClass },
     { "java/lang/Long", &gLongClass },
+    { "java/lang/Float", &gFloatClass },
     { "java/lang/String", &gStringClass },
     { "java/util/Collection", &gCollectionClass },
 };
@@ -258,6 +280,7 @@ static struct { const char *name; jclass *clazz; } gClasses[] = {
 static struct { jclass *c; const char *name, *ft; jfieldID *id; } gFields[] = {
     { &gIntegerClass, "value", "I", &gIntegerValueID },
     { &gLongClass, "value", "J", &gLongValueID },
+    { &gFloatClass, "value", "F", &gFloatValueID },
 };
 
 static struct { jclass *c; const char *name, *mt; jmethodID *id; } gMethods[] = {