diff --git a/media/ndk/Android.bp b/media/ndk/Android.bp
index b21a1bb..541ba3e 100644
--- a/media/ndk/Android.bp
+++ b/media/ndk/Android.bp
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@
     shared_libs: [
         "libbinder",
         "libmediandk",
+        "libmediautils",
         "libnativewindow",
         "libgui",
         "libutils",
diff --git a/media/ndk/NdkImageReader.cpp b/media/ndk/NdkImageReader.cpp
index 1adecb9..b86ab42 100644
--- a/media/ndk/NdkImageReader.cpp
+++ b/media/ndk/NdkImageReader.cpp
@@ -647,31 +647,6 @@
     return nh;
 }
 
-static sp<HGraphicBufferProducer> convertNativeHandleToHGBP (
-        const native_handle_t *handle) {
-    // Read the size of the halToken vec<uint8_t>
-    hidl_vec<uint8_t> halToken;
-    halToken.setToExternal(
-        reinterpret_cast<uint8_t *>(const_cast<int *>(&(handle->data[1]))),
-        handle->data[0]);
-    sp<HGraphicBufferProducer> hgbp =
-        HGraphicBufferProducer::castFrom(retrieveHalInterface(halToken));
-    return hgbp;
-}
-
-EXPORT
-sp<HGraphicBufferProducer> AImageReader_getHGBPFromHandle(
-    const native_handle_t *handle) {
-    if (handle == nullptr) {
-        return nullptr;
-    }
-    if (handle->numFds != 0  ||
-        handle->numInts < ceil(sizeof(size_t) / sizeof(int))) {
-        return nullptr;
-    }
-    return convertNativeHandleToHGBP(handle);
-}
-
 EXPORT
 media_status_t AImageReader_new(
         int32_t width, int32_t height, int32_t format, int32_t maxImages,
diff --git a/media/ndk/NdkImageReaderPriv.h b/media/ndk/NdkImageReaderPriv.h
index d9ddfd9..78152d2 100644
--- a/media/ndk/NdkImageReaderPriv.h
+++ b/media/ndk/NdkImageReaderPriv.h
@@ -169,8 +169,4 @@
     Mutex                      mLock;
 };
 
-// Retrieves HGraphicBufferProducer corresponding to the native_handle_t
-// provided (this native handle MUST have been obtained by AImageReader_getWindowNativeHandle()).
-sp<HGraphicBufferProducer> AImageReader_getHGBPFromHandle(const native_handle_t *handle);
-
 #endif // _NDK_IMAGE_READER_PRIV_H
diff --git a/media/ndk/tests/AImageReaderWindowHandleTest.cpp b/media/ndk/tests/AImageReaderWindowHandleTest.cpp
index 3b5e358..ef0ff67 100644
--- a/media/ndk/tests/AImageReaderWindowHandleTest.cpp
+++ b/media/ndk/tests/AImageReaderWindowHandleTest.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <media/NdkImageReader.h>
 #include <media/NdkImage.h>
+#include <mediautils/AImageReaderUtils.h>
 #include <gui/IGraphicBufferProducer.h>
 #include <gui/bufferqueue/1.0/H2BGraphicBufferProducer.h>
 #include <NdkImageReaderPriv.h>
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@
 namespace android {
 
 using hardware::graphics::bufferqueue::V1_0::utils::H2BGraphicBufferProducer;
+using aimg::AImageReader_getHGBPFromHandle;
+
 typedef IGraphicBufferProducer::QueueBufferInput QueueBufferInput;
 typedef IGraphicBufferProducer::QueueBufferOutput QueueBufferOutput;
 
diff --git a/media/utils/AImageReaderUtils.cpp b/media/utils/AImageReaderUtils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d97c340
--- /dev/null
+++ b/media/utils/AImageReaderUtils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include <cmath>
+
+#include <mediautils/AImageReaderUtils.h>
+#include <hidl/HybridInterface.h>
+
+namespace android {
+namespace aimg {
+
+using hardware::hidl_vec;
+
+static sp<HGraphicBufferProducer> convertNativeHandleToHGBP (
+        const native_handle_t *handle) {
+    // Read the size of the halToken vec<uint8_t>
+    hidl_vec<uint8_t> halToken;
+    halToken.setToExternal(
+        reinterpret_cast<uint8_t *>(const_cast<int *>(&(handle->data[1]))),
+        handle->data[0]);
+    sp<HGraphicBufferProducer> hgbp =
+        HGraphicBufferProducer::castFrom(retrieveHalInterface(halToken));
+    return hgbp;
+}
+
+sp<HGraphicBufferProducer> AImageReader_getHGBPFromHandle(
+    const native_handle_t *handle) {
+    if (handle == nullptr) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    if (handle->numFds != 0  ||
+        handle->numInts < std::ceil(sizeof(size_t) / sizeof(int))) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    return convertNativeHandleToHGBP(handle);
+}
+
+} //namespace aimg
+} //namespace android
diff --git a/media/utils/Android.bp b/media/utils/Android.bp
index f5b3f92..b05e022 100644
--- a/media/utils/Android.bp
+++ b/media/utils/Android.bp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     name: "libmediautils",
 
     srcs: [
+        "AImageReaderUtils.cpp",
         "BatteryNotifier.cpp",
         "ISchedulingPolicyService.cpp",
         "MemoryLeakTrackUtil.cpp",
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@
         "liblog",
         "libutils",
         "libmemunreachable",
+        "libhidlbase",
+        "android.hardware.graphics.bufferqueue@1.0",
+        "android.hidl.token@1.0-utils",
     ],
 
     logtags: ["EventLogTags.logtags"],
diff --git a/media/utils/include/mediautils/AImageReaderUtils.h b/media/utils/include/mediautils/AImageReaderUtils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9bde1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/media/utils/include/mediautils/AImageReaderUtils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef AIMAGE_READER_UTILS_H
+#define AIMAGE_READER_UTILS_H
+
+#include <cutils/native_handle.h>
+#include <android/hardware/graphics/bufferqueue/1.0/IGraphicBufferProducer.h>
+
+namespace android {
+namespace aimg {
+
+using HGraphicBufferProducer = hardware::graphics::bufferqueue::V1_0::IGraphicBufferProducer;
+
+// Retrieves HGraphicBufferProducer corresponding to the native_handle_t
+// provided (this native handle MUST have been obtained by AImageReader_getWindowNativeHandle()).
+sp<HGraphicBufferProducer> AImageReader_getHGBPFromHandle(const native_handle_t *handle);
+
+}// namespace aimg
+}// namespace android
+
+#endif //AIMAGE_READER_UTILS_H