diff --git a/services/camera/libcameraservice/Android.bp b/services/camera/libcameraservice/Android.bp
index 4883a09..e316bce 100644
--- a/services/camera/libcameraservice/Android.bp
+++ b/services/camera/libcameraservice/Android.bp
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@
         "utils/SessionStatsBuilder.cpp",
         "utils/TagMonitor.cpp",
         "utils/LatencyHistogram.cpp",
+        "utils/Utils.cpp",
     ],
 
     header_libs: [
diff --git a/services/camera/libcameraservice/aidl/AidlCameraDeviceUser.cpp b/services/camera/libcameraservice/aidl/AidlCameraDeviceUser.cpp
index 954cb8b..9e6a925 100644
--- a/services/camera/libcameraservice/aidl/AidlCameraDeviceUser.cpp
+++ b/services/camera/libcameraservice/aidl/AidlCameraDeviceUser.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <aidl/AidlUtils.h>
 #include <aidl/android/frameworks/cameraservice/device/CaptureMetadataInfo.h>
 #include <android-base/properties.h>
+#include <utils/Utils.h>
 
 namespace android::frameworks::cameraservice::device::implementation {
 
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@
 AidlCameraDeviceUser::AidlCameraDeviceUser(const sp<UICameraDeviceUser>& deviceRemote):
       mDeviceRemote(deviceRemote) {
     mInitSuccess = initDevice();
-    mVndkVersion = base::GetIntProperty("ro.vndk.version", __ANDROID_API_FUTURE__);
+    mVndkVersion = getVNDKVersionFromProp(__ANDROID_API_FUTURE__);
 }
 
 bool AidlCameraDeviceUser::initDevice() {
diff --git a/services/camera/libcameraservice/aidl/AidlCameraService.cpp b/services/camera/libcameraservice/aidl/AidlCameraService.cpp
index 8cd7d1f..79dbfed 100644
--- a/services/camera/libcameraservice/aidl/AidlCameraService.cpp
+++ b/services/camera/libcameraservice/aidl/AidlCameraService.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <android/binder_manager.h>
 #include <binder/Status.h>
 #include <hidl/HidlTransportSupport.h>
+#include <utils/Utils.h>
 
 namespace android::frameworks::cameraservice::service::implementation {
 
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@
 
 AidlCameraService::AidlCameraService(::android::CameraService* cameraService):
       mCameraService(cameraService) {
-    mVndkVersion = base::GetIntProperty("ro.vndk.version", __ANDROID_API_FUTURE__);
+    mVndkVersion = getVNDKVersionFromProp(__ANDROID_API_FUTURE__);
 }
 ScopedAStatus AidlCameraService::getCameraCharacteristics(const std::string& in_cameraId,
                                                           SCameraMetadata* _aidl_return) {
diff --git a/services/camera/libcameraservice/aidl/AidlUtils.cpp b/services/camera/libcameraservice/aidl/AidlUtils.cpp
index f5d68eb..f2d1414 100644
--- a/services/camera/libcameraservice/aidl/AidlUtils.cpp
+++ b/services/camera/libcameraservice/aidl/AidlUtils.cpp
@@ -310,8 +310,8 @@
 
 status_t filterVndkKeys(int vndkVersion, CameraMetadata &metadata, bool isStatic) {
     if (vndkVersion == __ANDROID_API_FUTURE__) {
-        // VNDK version in ro.vndk.version is a version code-name that
-        // corresponds to the current version.
+        // VNDK version derived from ro.board.api_level is a version code-name that
+        // corresponds to the current SDK version.
         return OK;
     }
     const auto &apiLevelToKeys =
diff --git a/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3Device.cpp b/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3Device.cpp
index 28b2d78..13727a6 100644
--- a/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3Device.cpp
+++ b/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3Device.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 #include "utils/SchedulingPolicyUtils.h"
 #include "utils/SessionConfigurationUtils.h"
 #include "utils/TraceHFR.h"
+#include "utils/Utils.h"
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <optional>
@@ -3061,7 +3062,7 @@
         mOverrideToPortrait(overrideToPortrait),
         mSupportSettingsOverride(supportSettingsOverride) {
     mStatusId = statusTracker->addComponent("RequestThread");
-    mVndkVersion = property_get_int32("ro.vndk.version", __ANDROID_API_FUTURE__);
+    mVndkVersion = getVNDKVersionFromProp(__ANDROID_API_FUTURE__);
 }
 
 Camera3Device::RequestThread::~RequestThread() {}
diff --git a/services/camera/libcameraservice/hidl/HidlCameraDeviceUser.cpp b/services/camera/libcameraservice/hidl/HidlCameraDeviceUser.cpp
index 59fc1cd..d607d10 100644
--- a/services/camera/libcameraservice/hidl/HidlCameraDeviceUser.cpp
+++ b/services/camera/libcameraservice/hidl/HidlCameraDeviceUser.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <hidl/Utils.h>
 #include <android/hardware/camera/device/3.2/types.h>
 #include <android-base/properties.h>
+#include <utils/Utils.h>
 
 namespace android {
 namespace frameworks {
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@
     const sp<hardware::camera2::ICameraDeviceUser> &deviceRemote)
   : mDeviceRemote(deviceRemote) {
     mInitSuccess = initDevice();
-    mVndkVersion = base::GetIntProperty("ro.vndk.version", __ANDROID_API_FUTURE__);
+    mVndkVersion = getVNDKVersionFromProp(__ANDROID_API_FUTURE__);
 }
 
 bool HidlCameraDeviceUser::initDevice() {
diff --git a/services/camera/libcameraservice/hidl/HidlCameraService.cpp b/services/camera/libcameraservice/hidl/HidlCameraService.cpp
index 94bf653..1a5a6b9 100644
--- a/services/camera/libcameraservice/hidl/HidlCameraService.cpp
+++ b/services/camera/libcameraservice/hidl/HidlCameraService.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 
 #include <hidl/HidlTransportSupport.h>
 
+#include <utils/Utils.h>
+
 namespace android {
 namespace frameworks {
 namespace cameraservice {
@@ -56,8 +58,8 @@
 }
 
 HidlCameraService::HidlCameraService(android::CameraService *cs) : mAidlICameraService(cs) {
-    mVndkVersion = base::GetIntProperty("ro.vndk.version", __ANDROID_API_FUTURE__);
-};
+    mVndkVersion = getVNDKVersionFromProp(__ANDROID_API_FUTURE__);
+}
 
 Return<void>
 HidlCameraService::getCameraCharacteristics(const hidl_string& cameraId,
diff --git a/services/camera/libcameraservice/utils/Utils.cpp b/services/camera/libcameraservice/utils/Utils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8f5e86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/camera/libcameraservice/utils/Utils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 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 "Utils.h"
+#include <android-base/properties.h>
+#include <com_android_internal_camera_flags.h>
+
+
+namespace android {
+
+using namespace com::android::internal::camera::flags;
+
+constexpr const char *LEGACY_VNDK_VERSION_PROP = "ro.vndk.version";
+constexpr const char *BOARD_API_LEVEL_PROP = "ro.board.api_level";
+constexpr int MAX_VENDOR_API_LEVEL = 1000000;
+constexpr int FIRST_VNDK_VERSION = 202404;
+
+int getVNDKVersionFromProp(int defaultVersion) {
+    if (!com_android_internal_camera_flags_use_ro_board_api_level_for_vndk_version()) {
+        return base::GetIntProperty(LEGACY_VNDK_VERSION_PROP, defaultVersion);
+    }
+
+    int vndkVersion = base::GetIntProperty(BOARD_API_LEVEL_PROP, MAX_VENDOR_API_LEVEL);
+
+    if (vndkVersion == MAX_VENDOR_API_LEVEL) {
+        // Couldn't find property
+        return defaultVersion;
+    }
+
+    if (vndkVersion < __ANDROID_API_V__) {
+        // VNDK versions below V return the corresponding SDK version.
+        return vndkVersion;
+    }
+
+    // VNDK for Android V and above are of the format YYYYMM starting with 202404 and is bumped
+    // up once a year. So V would be 202404 and the next one would be 202504.
+    // This is the same assumption as that made in system/core/init/property_service.cpp.
+    vndkVersion = (vndkVersion - FIRST_VNDK_VERSION) / 100;
+    return __ANDROID_API_V__ + vndkVersion;
+}
+
+} // namespace android
diff --git a/services/camera/libcameraservice/utils/Utils.h b/services/camera/libcameraservice/utils/Utils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8a107d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/camera/libcameraservice/utils/Utils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 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 ANDROID_SERVERS_CAMERA_UTILS_H
+#define ANDROID_SERVERS_CAMERA_UTILS_H
+
+namespace android {
+
+/**
+ * As of Android V, ro.board.api_level returns the year and month of release (ex. 202404)
+ * instead of release SDK version. This function maps year/month format back to release
+ * SDK version.
+ *
+ * Returns defaultVersion if the property is not found.
+ */
+int getVNDKVersionFromProp(int defaultVersion);
+
+} // namespace android
+
+#endif //ANDROID_SERVERS_CAMERA_UTILS_H