diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 8df50fe164023..e4169b2b7899a 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -4578,6 +4578,7 @@ package android.app {
     method public final android.app.FragmentManager getFragmentManager();
     method public final java.lang.Object getHost();
     method public final int getId();
+    method public final android.view.LayoutInflater getLayoutInflater();
     method public android.app.LoaderManager getLoaderManager();
     method public final android.app.Fragment getParentFragment();
     method public android.transition.Transition getReenterTransition();
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index a240fa62624f2..5dd3b88f4ab7d 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -4745,6 +4745,7 @@ package android.app {
     method public final android.app.FragmentManager getFragmentManager();
     method public final java.lang.Object getHost();
     method public final int getId();
+    method public final android.view.LayoutInflater getLayoutInflater();
     method public android.app.LoaderManager getLoaderManager();
     method public final android.app.Fragment getParentFragment();
     method public android.transition.Transition getReenterTransition();
diff --git a/api/test-current.txt b/api/test-current.txt
index bc5b8981f1567..47a0fd8f84998 100644
--- a/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/api/test-current.txt
@@ -4591,6 +4591,7 @@ package android.app {
     method public final android.app.FragmentManager getFragmentManager();
     method public final java.lang.Object getHost();
     method public final int getId();
+    method public final android.view.LayoutInflater getLayoutInflater();
     method public android.app.LoaderManager getLoaderManager();
     method public final android.app.Fragment getParentFragment();
     method public android.transition.Transition getReenterTransition();
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/Fragment.java b/core/java/android/app/Fragment.java
index c7bcc54b51b6f..c5b93cd62b4c5 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/Fragment.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/Fragment.java
@@ -509,6 +509,10 @@ public class Fragment implements ComponentCallbacks2, OnCreateContextMenuListene
     // True if mHidden has been changed and the animation should be scheduled.
     boolean mHiddenChanged;
 
+    // The cached value from onGetLayoutInflater(Bundle) that will be returned from
+    // getLayoutInflater()
+    LayoutInflater mLayoutInflater;
+
     /**
      * State information that has been retrieved from a fragment instance
      * through {@link FragmentManager#saveFragmentInstanceState(Fragment)
@@ -1388,6 +1392,38 @@ public class Fragment implements ComponentCallbacks2, OnCreateContextMenuListene
         return result;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the cached LayoutInflater used to inflate Views of this Fragment. If
+     * {@link #onGetLayoutInflater(Bundle)} has not been called {@link #onGetLayoutInflater(Bundle)}
+     * will be called with a {@code null} argument and that value will be cached.
+     * <p>
+     * The cached LayoutInflater will be replaced immediately prior to
+     * {@link #onCreateView(LayoutInflater, ViewGroup, Bundle)} and cleared immediately after
+     * {@link #onDetach()}.
+     *
+     * @return The LayoutInflater used to inflate Views of this Fragment.
+     */
+    public final LayoutInflater getLayoutInflater() {
+        if (mLayoutInflater == null) {
+            return performGetLayoutInflater(null);
+        }
+        return mLayoutInflater;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Calls {@link #onGetLayoutInflater(Bundle)} and caches the result for use by
+     * {@link #getLayoutInflater()}.
+     *
+     * @param savedInstanceState If the fragment is being re-created from
+     * a previous saved state, this is the state.
+     * @return The LayoutInflater used to inflate Views of this Fragment.
+     */
+    LayoutInflater performGetLayoutInflater(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        LayoutInflater layoutInflater = onGetLayoutInflater(savedInstanceState);
+        mLayoutInflater = layoutInflater;
+        return mLayoutInflater;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @deprecated Use {@link #onInflate(Context, AttributeSet, Bundle)} instead.
      */
@@ -2835,6 +2871,7 @@ public class Fragment implements ComponentCallbacks2, OnCreateContextMenuListene
     void performDetach() {
         mCalled = false;
         onDetach();
+        mLayoutInflater = null;
         if (!mCalled) {
             throw new SuperNotCalledException("Fragment " + this
                     + " did not call through to super.onDetach()");
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/FragmentManager.java b/core/java/android/app/FragmentManager.java
index 91578a2da9c7c..2676f264415dc 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/FragmentManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/FragmentManager.java
@@ -1259,7 +1259,7 @@ final class FragmentManagerImpl extends FragmentManager implements LayoutInflate
                                 }
                             }
                             f.mContainer = container;
-                            f.mView = f.performCreateView(f.onGetLayoutInflater(
+                            f.mView = f.performCreateView(f.performGetLayoutInflater(
                                     f.mSavedFragmentState), container, f.mSavedFragmentState);
                             if (f.mView != null) {
                                 f.mView.setSaveFromParentEnabled(false);
@@ -1431,7 +1431,7 @@ final class FragmentManagerImpl extends FragmentManager implements LayoutInflate
 
     void ensureInflatedFragmentView(Fragment f) {
         if (f.mFromLayout && !f.mPerformedCreateView) {
-            f.mView = f.performCreateView(f.onGetLayoutInflater(
+            f.mView = f.performCreateView(f.performGetLayoutInflater(
                     f.mSavedFragmentState), null, f.mSavedFragmentState);
             if (f.mView != null) {
                 f.mView.setSaveFromParentEnabled(false);