diff --git a/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/text/MeasureFormat.java b/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/text/MeasureFormat.java
index db9ce1d22f9..9dd8c2d4204 100644
--- a/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/text/MeasureFormat.java
+++ b/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/text/MeasureFormat.java
@@ -1177,7 +1177,7 @@ public class MeasureFormat extends UFormat {
      */
     @Deprecated
 
-    public SimplePatternFormatter getRangeFormat(ULocale forLocale, FormatWidth width) {
+    public static SimplePatternFormatter getRangeFormat(ULocale forLocale, FormatWidth width) {
         // TODO fix Hack for French
         if (forLocale.getLanguage().equals("fr")) {
             return getRangeFormat(ULocale.ROOT, width);
@@ -1212,4 +1212,17 @@ public class MeasureFormat extends UFormat {
         }
         return result;
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Return a simple pattern pattern for a range, such as "{0}–{1}" or "{0}～{1}".
+     * @param forLocale locale to get the range pattern for
+     * @param width the format width.
+     * @return range pattern
+     * @internal
+     * @deprecated This API is ICU internal only.
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public static String getRangePattern(ULocale forLocale, FormatWidth width) {
+        return getRangeFormat(forLocale, width).toString();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/icu4j/main/tests/core/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/format/PluralRangesTest.java b/icu4j/main/tests/core/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/format/PluralRangesTest.java
index 2edf1632e9c..775051dcef8 100644
--- a/icu4j/main/tests/core/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/format/PluralRangesTest.java
+++ b/icu4j/main/tests/core/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/format/PluralRangesTest.java
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
  */
 package com.ibm.icu.dev.test.format;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
 import com.ibm.icu.dev.test.TestFmwk;
 import com.ibm.icu.text.MeasureFormat;
 import com.ibm.icu.text.MeasureFormat.FormatWidth;
@@ -50,6 +52,20 @@ public class PluralRangesTest extends TestFmwk {
         }
     }
 
+    public void TestRangePattern() {
+        String[][] tests = {
+                {"de", "SHORT", "{0}–{1}"},
+                {"ja", "NARROW", "{0}～{1}"},
+        };
+        for (String[] test : tests) {
+            ULocale ulocale = new ULocale(test[0]);
+            FormatWidth width = FormatWidth.valueOf(test[1]);
+            String expected = test[2];
+            String actual = MeasureFormat.getRangePattern(ulocale, width);
+            assertEquals("range pattern " + Arrays.asList(test), expected, actual);
+        }
+    }
+    
     public void TestFormatting() {
         Object[][] tests = {
                 {0.0, 1.0, ULocale.FRANCE, FormatWidth.WIDE, MeasureUnit.FAHRENHEIT, "0–1 degré Fahrenheit"},
@@ -58,7 +74,7 @@ public class PluralRangesTest extends TestFmwk {
                 {3.1, 4.25, ULocale.ENGLISH, FormatWidth.SHORT, MeasureUnit.FAHRENHEIT, "3.1–4.25°F"},
                 {3.1, 4.25, ULocale.CHINESE, FormatWidth.WIDE, MeasureUnit.INCH, "3.1-4.25英寸"},
                 {0.0, 1.0, ULocale.ENGLISH, FormatWidth.WIDE, MeasureUnit.INCH, "0–1 inches"},
-                
+
                 {0.0, 1.0, ULocale.ENGLISH, FormatWidth.NARROW, Currency.getInstance("EUR"), "€0.00–1.00"},
                 {0.0, 1.0, ULocale.FRENCH, FormatWidth.NARROW, Currency.getInstance("EUR"), "0,00–1,00 €"},
                 {0.0, 100.0, ULocale.FRENCH, FormatWidth.NARROW, Currency.getInstance("JPY"), "0–100\u00a0¥JP"},