--- a/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/reflect/AnnotatedParameterizedType.java	Wed Dec 16 13:00:29 2015 -0500
+++ b/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/reflect/AnnotatedParameterizedType.java	Wed Dec 16 20:00:03 2015 +0100
@@ -41,4 +41,26 @@
      * @see ParameterizedType#getActualTypeArguments()
      */
     AnnotatedType[] getAnnotatedActualTypeArguments();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the potentially annotated type that this type is a member of, if
+     * this type represents a nested type. For example, if this type is
+     * {@code @TA O<T>.I<S>}, return a representation of {@code @TA O<T>}.
+     *
+     * <p>Returns {@code null} if this {@code AnnotatedType} represents a
+     *     top-level type, or a local or anonymous class, or a primitive type, or
+     *     void.
+     *
+     * @return an {@code AnnotatedType} object representing the potentially
+     *     annotated type that this type is a member of, or {@code null}
+     * @throws TypeNotPresentException if the owner type
+     *     refers to a non-existent type declaration
+     * @throws MalformedParameterizedTypeException if the owner type
+     *     refers to a parameterized type that cannot be instantiated
+     *     for any reason
+     *
+     * @since 1.9
+     */
+    @Override
+    AnnotatedType getAnnotatedOwnerType();
 }