diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index e741629..02bef93 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -48246,6 +48246,13 @@
     ctor public Base64OutputStream(java.io.OutputStream, int);
   }
 
+  public final class CloseGuard {
+    ctor public CloseGuard();
+    method public void close();
+    method public void open(@NonNull String);
+    method public void warnIfOpen();
+  }
+
   @Deprecated public final class Config {
     field @Deprecated public static final boolean DEBUG = false;
     field @Deprecated public static final boolean LOGD = true;
diff --git a/core/java/android/util/CloseGuard.java b/core/java/android/util/CloseGuard.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c39a6c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/java/android/util/CloseGuard.java
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package android.util;
+
+import android.annotation.NonNull;
+
+/**
+ * CloseGuard is a mechanism for flagging implicit finalizer cleanup of
+ * resources that should have been cleaned up by explicit close
+ * methods (aka "explicit termination methods" in Effective Java).
+ * <p>
+ * A simple example: <pre>   {@code
+ *   class Foo {
+ *
+ *       private final CloseGuard guard = CloseGuard.get();
+ *
+ *       ...
+ *
+ *       public Foo() {
+ *           ...;
+ *           guard.open("cleanup");
+ *       }
+ *
+ *       public void cleanup() {
+ *          guard.close();
+ *          ...;
+ *       }
+ *
+ *       protected void finalize() throws Throwable {
+ *           try {
+ *               // Note that guard could be null if the constructor threw.
+ *               if (guard != null) {
+ *                   guard.warnIfOpen();
+ *               }
+ *               cleanup();
+ *           } finally {
+ *               super.finalize();
+ *           }
+ *       }
+ *   }
+ * }</pre>
+ *
+ * In usage where the resource to be explicitly cleaned up is
+ * allocated after object construction, CloseGuard protection can
+ * be deferred. For example: <pre>   {@code
+ *   class Bar {
+ *
+ *       private final CloseGuard guard = CloseGuard.get();
+ *
+ *       ...
+ *
+ *       public Bar() {
+ *           ...;
+ *       }
+ *
+ *       public void connect() {
+ *          ...;
+ *          guard.open("cleanup");
+ *       }
+ *
+ *       public void cleanup() {
+ *          guard.close();
+ *          ...;
+ *          Reference.reachabilityFence(this);
+ *          // For full correctness in the absence of a close() call, other methods may also need
+ *          // reachabilityFence() calls.
+ *       }
+ *
+ *       protected void finalize() throws Throwable {
+ *           try {
+ *               // Note that guard could be null if the constructor threw.
+ *               if (guard != null) {
+ *                   guard.warnIfOpen();
+ *               }
+ *               cleanup();
+ *           } finally {
+ *               super.finalize();
+ *           }
+ *       }
+ *   }
+ * }</pre>
+ *
+ * When used in a constructor, calls to {@code open} should occur at
+ * the end of the constructor since an exception that would cause
+ * abrupt termination of the constructor will mean that the user will
+ * not have a reference to the object to cleanup explicitly. When used
+ * in a method, the call to {@code open} should occur just after
+ * resource acquisition.
+ */
+public final class CloseGuard {
+    private final dalvik.system.CloseGuard mImpl;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a new CloseGuard instance.
+     * {@link #open(String)} can be used to set up the instance to warn on failure to close.
+     */
+    public CloseGuard() {
+        mImpl = dalvik.system.CloseGuard.get();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Initializes the instance with a warning that the caller should have explicitly called the
+     * {@code closeMethodName} method instead of relying on finalization.
+     *
+     * @param closeMethodName non-null name of explicit termination method. Printed by warnIfOpen.
+     * @throws NullPointerException if closeMethodName is null.
+     */
+    public void open(@NonNull String closeMethodName) {
+        mImpl.open(closeMethodName);
+    }
+
+    /** Marks this CloseGuard instance as closed to avoid warnings on finalization. */
+    public void close() {
+        mImpl.close();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Logs a warning if the caller did not properly cleanup by calling an explicit close method
+     * before finalization.
+     */
+    public void warnIfOpen() {
+        mImpl.warnIfOpen();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/tests/coretests/Android.bp b/core/tests/coretests/Android.bp
index 1670d49..4d4f447 100644
--- a/core/tests/coretests/Android.bp
+++ b/core/tests/coretests/Android.bp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     ],
     static_libs: [
         "frameworks-base-testutils",
+        "core-test-rules", // for libcore.dalvik.system.CloseGuardSupport
         "core-tests-support",
         "android-common",
         "frameworks-core-util-lib",
diff --git a/core/tests/coretests/src/android/util/CloseGuardTest.java b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/util/CloseGuardTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d86c7b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/util/CloseGuardTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package android.util;
+
+import libcore.dalvik.system.CloseGuardSupport;
+
+import org.junit.Rule;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.rules.TestRule;
+
+/** Unit tests for {@link android.util.CloseGuard} */
+public class CloseGuardTest {
+
+    @Rule
+    public final TestRule rule = CloseGuardSupport.getRule();
+
+    @Test
+    public void testEnabled_NotOpen() throws Throwable {
+        ResourceOwner owner = new ResourceOwner();
+        assertUnreleasedResources(owner, 0);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testEnabled_OpenNotClosed() throws Throwable {
+        ResourceOwner owner = new ResourceOwner();
+        owner.open();
+        assertUnreleasedResources(owner, 1);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testEnabled_OpenThenClosed() throws Throwable {
+        ResourceOwner owner = new ResourceOwner();
+        owner.open();
+        owner.close();
+        assertUnreleasedResources(owner, 0);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = NullPointerException.class)
+    public void testOpen_withNullMethodName_throwsNPE() throws Throwable {
+        CloseGuard closeGuard = new CloseGuard();
+        closeGuard.open(null);
+    }
+
+    private void assertUnreleasedResources(ResourceOwner owner, int expectedCount)
+            throws Throwable {
+        try {
+            CloseGuardSupport.getFinalizerChecker().accept(owner, expectedCount);
+        } finally {
+            // Close the resource so that CloseGuard does not generate a warning for real when it
+            // is actually finalized.
+            owner.close();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * A test user of {@link CloseGuard}.
+     */
+    private static class ResourceOwner {
+
+        private final CloseGuard mCloseGuard;
+
+        ResourceOwner() {
+            mCloseGuard = new CloseGuard();
+        }
+
+        public void open() {
+            mCloseGuard.open("close");
+        }
+
+        public void close() {
+            mCloseGuard.close();
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Make finalize public so that it can be tested directly without relying on garbage
+         * collection to trigger it.
+         */
+        @Override
+        public void finalize() throws Throwable {
+            mCloseGuard.warnIfOpen();
+            super.finalize();
+        }
+    }
+}