diff --git a/camera/ndk/impl/ACameraMetadata.cpp b/camera/ndk/impl/ACameraMetadata.cpp
index b6b8012..69b30f7 100644
--- a/camera/ndk/impl/ACameraMetadata.cpp
+++ b/camera/ndk/impl/ACameraMetadata.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #define LOG_TAG "ACameraMetadata"
 
 #include "ACameraMetadata.h"
+
+#include <camera_metadata_hidden.h>
 #include <utils/Vector.h>
 #include <system/graphics.h>
 #include <media/NdkImage.h>
@@ -85,6 +87,19 @@
         filterDurations(ANDROID_DEPTH_AVAILABLE_DYNAMIC_DEPTH_STALL_DURATIONS);
     }
     // TODO: filter request/result keys
+    const CameraMetadata& metadata = *mData;
+    const camera_metadata_t *rawMetadata = metadata.getAndLock();
+    metadata_vendor_id_t vendorTagId = get_camera_metadata_vendor_id(rawMetadata);
+    metadata.unlock(rawMetadata);
+    sp<VendorTagDescriptorCache> vtCache = VendorTagDescriptorCache::getGlobalVendorTagCache();
+    if (vtCache == nullptr) {
+        ALOGE("%s: error vendor tag descriptor cache is not initialized", __FUNCTION__);
+        return;
+    }
+    vtCache->getVendorTagDescriptor(vendorTagId, &mVTags);
+    if (mVTags == nullptr) {
+        ALOGE("%s: error retrieving vendor tag descriptor", __FUNCTION__);
+    }
 }
 
 bool
@@ -473,6 +488,13 @@
     return (*mData);
 }
 
+camera_status_t
+ACameraMetadata::getTagFromName(const char *name, uint32_t *tag) const {
+    Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
+    status_t status = CameraMetadata::getTagFromName(name, mVTags.get(), tag);
+    return status == OK ? ACAMERA_OK : ACAMERA_ERROR_METADATA_NOT_FOUND;
+}
+
 bool
 ACameraMetadata::isLogicalMultiCamera(size_t* count, const char*const** physicalCameraIds) const {
     if (mType != ACM_CHARACTERISTICS) {
diff --git a/camera/ndk/impl/ACameraMetadata.h b/camera/ndk/impl/ACameraMetadata.h
index 084a60b..e89e620 100644
--- a/camera/ndk/impl/ACameraMetadata.h
+++ b/camera/ndk/impl/ACameraMetadata.h
@@ -27,9 +27,17 @@
 
 #ifdef __ANDROID_VNDK__
 #include <CameraMetadata.h>
+#include <aidl/android/frameworks/cameraservice/common/VendorTag.h>
+#include <aidl/android/frameworks/cameraservice/common/VendorTagSection.h>
+#include <aidl/android/frameworks/cameraservice/common/ProviderIdAndVendorTagSections.h>
+#include <VendorTagDescriptor.h>
 using CameraMetadata = android::hardware::camera::common::V1_0::helper::CameraMetadata;
+using ::aidl::android::frameworks::cameraservice::common::ProviderIdAndVendorTagSections;
+using ::android::hardware::camera::common::V1_0::helper::VendorTagDescriptor;
+using ::android::hardware::camera::common::V1_0::helper::VendorTagDescriptorCache;
 #else
 #include <camera/CameraMetadata.h>
+#include <camera/VendorTagDescriptor.h>
 #endif
 
 #include <camera/NdkCameraMetadata.h>
@@ -73,6 +81,8 @@
 
     camera_status_t getTags(/*out*/int32_t* numTags,
                             /*out*/const uint32_t** tags) const;
+    camera_status_t
+    getTagFromName(const char *name, uint32_t *tag) const;
 
     const CameraMetadata& getInternalData() const;
     bool isLogicalMultiCamera(size_t* count, const char* const** physicalCameraIds) const;
@@ -134,6 +144,7 @@
 
     std::vector<const char*> mStaticPhysicalCameraIds;
     std::vector<String8> mStaticPhysicalCameraIdValues;
+    sp<VendorTagDescriptor> mVTags = nullptr;
 };
 
 #endif // _ACAMERA_METADATA_H