diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 7c5115fc6eb38..16c1880d9d22f 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -1807,6 +1807,7 @@ package android {
     field public static final int defaultVoiceMailAlphaTag = 17039364; // 0x1040004
     field public static final int dialog_alert_title = 17039380; // 0x1040014
     field public static final int emptyPhoneNumber = 17039366; // 0x1040006
+    field public static final int fingerprint_icon_content_description = 17039384; // 0x1040018
     field public static final int httpErrorBadUrl = 17039367; // 0x1040007
     field public static final int httpErrorUnsupportedScheme = 17039368; // 0x1040008
     field public static final int no = 17039369; // 0x1040009
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index a08a0114c5eb7..7c473a98257c3 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -1905,6 +1905,7 @@ package android {
     field public static final int defaultVoiceMailAlphaTag = 17039364; // 0x1040004
     field public static final int dialog_alert_title = 17039380; // 0x1040014
     field public static final int emptyPhoneNumber = 17039366; // 0x1040006
+    field public static final int fingerprint_icon_content_description = 17039384; // 0x1040018
     field public static final int httpErrorBadUrl = 17039367; // 0x1040007
     field public static final int httpErrorUnsupportedScheme = 17039368; // 0x1040008
     field public static final int no = 17039369; // 0x1040009
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/public.xml b/core/res/res/values/public.xml
index 568e61e3e2e15..85b6c12eceb5c 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/public.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/public.xml
@@ -2652,4 +2652,6 @@
     <public type="id" name="accessibilityActionScrollDown" id="0x0102003a" />
     <public type="id" name="accessibilityActionScrollRight" id="0x0102003b" />
     <public type="id" name="accessibilityActionContextClick" id="0x0102003c" />
+
+    <public type="string" name="fingerprint_icon_content_description" />
 </resources>
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/strings.xml b/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
index 35c1f0e5066fa..a45a0faff24e5 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1221,6 +1221,9 @@
     <string-array name="fingerprint_error_vendor">
     </string-array>
 
+    <!-- Content description which should be used for the fingerprint icon. -->
+    <string name="fingerprint_icon_content_description">Fingerprint icon</string>
+
     <!-- Title of an application permission, listed so the user can choose whether they want to allow the application to do this. -->
     <string name="permlab_readSyncSettings">read sync settings</string>
     <!-- Description of an application permission, listed so the user can choose whether they want to allow the application to do this. -->