diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index d482260..37f83a6 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -24343,6 +24343,7 @@
   }
 
   public static final class ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.Event implements android.provider.ContactsContract.CommonDataKinds.CommonColumns android.provider.ContactsContract.DataColumnsWithJoins {
+    method public static final java.lang.CharSequence getTypeLabel(android.content.res.Resources, int, java.lang.CharSequence);
     method public static int getTypeResource(java.lang.Integer);
     field public static final java.lang.String CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE = "vnd.android.cursor.item/contact_event";
     field public static final java.lang.String START_DATE = "data1";
diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/ContactsContract.java b/core/java/android/provider/ContactsContract.java
index d0dbd96..762e1ee 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/ContactsContract.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/ContactsContract.java
@@ -6802,6 +6802,21 @@
                     default: return com.android.internal.R.string.eventTypeCustom;
                 }
             }
+
+            /**
+             * Return a {@link CharSequence} that best describes the given type,
+             * possibly substituting the given {@link #LABEL} value
+             * for {@link #TYPE_CUSTOM}.
+             */
+            public static final CharSequence getTypeLabel(Resources res, int type,
+                    CharSequence label) {
+                if (type == TYPE_CUSTOM && !TextUtils.isEmpty(label)) {
+                    return label;
+                } else {
+                    final int labelRes = getTypeResource(type);
+                    return res.getText(labelRes);
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         /**