diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala
index 48126c255f..fc7ea51ab0 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkContext.scala
@@ -1473,7 +1473,8 @@ class SparkContext(config: SparkConf) extends Logging with ExecutorAllocationCli
    *                             This includes running, pending, and completed tasks.
    * @return whether the request is acknowledged by the cluster manager.
    */
-  private[spark] override def requestTotalExecutors(
+  @DeveloperApi
+  override def requestTotalExecutors(
       numExecutors: Int,
       localityAwareTasks: Int,
       hostToLocalTaskCount: scala.collection.immutable.Map[String, Int]