diff --git a/framework/api/current.txt b/framework/api/current.txt
index a8f1a4d2a7..ab5d969f5d 100644
--- a/framework/api/current.txt
+++ b/framework/api/current.txt
@@ -401,6 +401,10 @@ package android.net {
     method public android.net.NetworkRequest.Builder setNetworkSpecifier(android.net.NetworkSpecifier);
   }
 
+  public class ParseException extends java.lang.RuntimeException {
+    field public String response;
+  }
+
   public class ProxyInfo implements android.os.Parcelable {
     ctor public ProxyInfo(@Nullable android.net.ProxyInfo);
     method public static android.net.ProxyInfo buildDirectProxy(String, int);
diff --git a/framework/src/android/net/ParseException.java b/framework/src/android/net/ParseException.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bcfdd7ef09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/framework/src/android/net/ParseException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2006 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.net;
+
+import android.annotation.NonNull;
+
+/**
+ * Thrown when parsing failed.
+ */
+// See non-public class {@link WebAddress}.
+public class ParseException extends RuntimeException {
+    public String response;
+
+    ParseException(@NonNull String response) {
+        super(response);
+        this.response = response;
+    }
+
+    ParseException(@NonNull String response, @NonNull Throwable cause) {
+        super(response, cause);
+        this.response = response;
+    }
+}