diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/InterruptibleIterator.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/InterruptibleIterator.scala
index ec11dbbffaaf8..f40baa8e43592 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/InterruptibleIterator.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/InterruptibleIterator.scala
@@ -17,11 +17,15 @@
 
 package org.apache.spark
 
+import org.apache.spark.annotation.DeveloperApi
+
 /**
+ * :: DeveloperApi ::
  * An iterator that wraps around an existing iterator to provide task killing functionality.
  * It works by checking the interrupted flag in [[TaskContext]].
  */
-private[spark] class InterruptibleIterator[+T](val context: TaskContext, val delegate: Iterator[T])
+@DeveloperApi
+class InterruptibleIterator[+T](val context: TaskContext, val delegate: Iterator[T])
   extends Iterator[T] {
 
   def hasNext: Boolean = {
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/TaskKilledException.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/TaskKilledException.scala
index cbd6b2866e4f9..ad487c4efb87a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/TaskKilledException.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/TaskKilledException.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@
 
 package org.apache.spark
 
+import org.apache.spark.annotation.DeveloperApi
+
 /**
- * Exception for a task getting killed.
+ * :: DeveloperApi ::
+ * Exception thrown when a task is explicitly killed (i.e., task failure is expected).
  */
-private[spark] class TaskKilledException extends RuntimeException
+@DeveloperApi
+class TaskKilledException extends RuntimeException