diff --git a/src/runtime_support.cc b/src/runtime_support.cc
index d6efe1d..38a680e 100644
--- a/src/runtime_support.cc
+++ b/src/runtime_support.cc
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 #include "runtime_support.h"
 
+#include "ScopedLocalRef.h"
+
 namespace art {
 
 void ThrowNewIllegalAccessErrorClass(Thread* self,
@@ -529,4 +531,24 @@
   return klass;
 }
 
+void ThrowNewUndeclaredThrowableException(Thread* self, JNIEnv* env, Throwable* exception) {
+  ScopedLocalRef<jclass> jlr_UTE_class(env,
+      env->FindClass("java/lang/reflect/UndeclaredThrowableException"));
+  if (jlr_UTE_class.get() == NULL) {
+    LOG(ERROR) << "Couldn't throw new \"java/lang/reflect/UndeclaredThrowableException\"";
+  } else {
+    jmethodID jlre_UTE_constructor = env->GetMethodID(jlr_UTE_class.get(), "<init>",
+                                                      "(Ljava/lang/Throwable;)V");
+    jthrowable jexception = AddLocalReference<jthrowable>(env, exception);
+    ScopedLocalRef<jthrowable> jlr_UTE(env,
+        reinterpret_cast<jthrowable>(env->NewObject(jlr_UTE_class.get(), jlre_UTE_constructor,
+                                                    jexception)));
+    int rc = env->Throw(jlr_UTE.get());
+    if (rc != JNI_OK) {
+      LOG(ERROR) << "Couldn't throw new \"java/lang/reflect/UndeclaredThrowableException\"";
+    }
+  }
+  CHECK(self->IsExceptionPending());
+}
+
 }  // namespace art