diff --git a/drmhwcgralloc.h b/drmhwcgralloc.h
index abfd2c1..65a4007 100644
--- a/drmhwcgralloc.h
+++ b/drmhwcgralloc.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
   uint32_t format;     /* DRM_FORMAT_* from drm_fourcc.h */
   uint32_t hal_format; /* HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_* */
   uint32_t usage;
+  uint32_t pixel_stride;
   uint32_t pitches[HWC_DRM_BO_MAX_PLANES];
   uint32_t offsets[HWC_DRM_BO_MAX_PLANES];
   uint32_t gem_handles[HWC_DRM_BO_MAX_PLANES];
diff --git a/platformdrmgeneric.cpp b/platformdrmgeneric.cpp
index 491b2e3..24d0650 100644
--- a/platformdrmgeneric.cpp
+++ b/platformdrmgeneric.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,24 @@
   }
 }
 
+uint32_t DrmGenericImporter::DrmFormatToBitsPerPixel(uint32_t drm_format) {
+  switch (drm_format) {
+    case DRM_FORMAT_ARGB8888:
+    case DRM_FORMAT_XBGR8888:
+    case DRM_FORMAT_ABGR8888:
+      return 32;
+    case DRM_FORMAT_BGR888:
+      return 24;
+    case DRM_FORMAT_BGR565:
+      return 16;
+    case DRM_FORMAT_YVU420:
+      return 12;
+    default:
+      ALOGE("Cannot convert hal format %u to bpp (returning 32)", drm_format);
+      return 32;
+  }
+}
+
 int DrmGenericImporter::ImportBuffer(buffer_handle_t handle, hwc_drm_bo_t *bo) {
   gralloc_handle_t *gr_handle = gralloc_handle(handle);
   if (!gr_handle)
@@ -101,6 +119,8 @@
   bo->hal_format = gr_handle->format;
   bo->format = ConvertHalFormatToDrm(gr_handle->format);
   bo->usage = gr_handle->usage;
+  bo->pixel_stride = (gr_handle->stride * 8) /
+                     DrmFormatToBitsPerPixel(bo->format);
   bo->pitches[0] = gr_handle->stride;
   bo->gem_handles[0] = gem_handle;
   bo->offsets[0] = 0;
diff --git a/platformdrmgeneric.h b/platformdrmgeneric.h
index ebe27b7..d46e8b0 100644
--- a/platformdrmgeneric.h
+++ b/platformdrmgeneric.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
   int ReleaseBuffer(hwc_drm_bo_t *bo) override;
 
   uint32_t ConvertHalFormatToDrm(uint32_t hal_format);
+  uint32_t DrmFormatToBitsPerPixel(uint32_t drm_format);
 
  private:
   DrmDevice *drm_;
diff --git a/platformhisi.cpp b/platformhisi.cpp
index 1723cb8..68bb5a7 100644
--- a/platformhisi.cpp
+++ b/platformhisi.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
   bo->hal_format = hnd->req_format;
   bo->format = fmt;
   bo->usage = hnd->usage;
-
+  bo->pixel_stride = hnd->stride;
   bo->pitches[0] = hnd->byte_stride;
   bo->gem_handles[0] = gem_handle;
   bo->offsets[0] = 0;
diff --git a/platformminigbm.cpp b/platformminigbm.cpp
index 24112aa..2040768 100644
--- a/platformminigbm.cpp
+++ b/platformminigbm.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
   bo->hal_format = gr_handle->droid_format;
   bo->format = gr_handle->format;
   bo->usage = gr_handle->usage;
+  bo->pixel_stride = gr_handle->pixel_stride;
   bo->pitches[0] = gr_handle->strides[0];
   bo->offsets[0] = gr_handle->offsets[0];
   bo->gem_handles[0] = gem_handle;