diff --git a/core/java/android/os/Binder.java b/core/java/android/os/Binder.java
index 5652d6d..a81d16a6 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/Binder.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/Binder.java
@@ -536,6 +536,20 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Resolves a transaction code to a human readable name.
+     *
+     * <p>Default implementation is a stub that returns null.
+     * <p>AIDL generated code will return the original method name.
+     *
+     * @param transactionCode The code to resolve.
+     * @return A human readable name.
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public @Nullable String getTransactionName(int transactionCode) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Implemented to call the more convenient version
      * {@link #dump(FileDescriptor, PrintWriter, String[])}.
      */
@@ -592,7 +606,7 @@
 
     /**
      * Print the object's state into the given stream.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param fd The raw file descriptor that the dump is being sent to.
      * @param fout The file to which you should dump your state.  This will be
      * closed for you after you return.