diff --git a/media/codec2/sfplugin/utils/Codec2BufferUtils.cpp b/media/codec2/sfplugin/utils/Codec2BufferUtils.cpp
index 5f87c66..2213001 100644
--- a/media/codec2/sfplugin/utils/Codec2BufferUtils.cpp
+++ b/media/codec2/sfplugin/utils/Codec2BufferUtils.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,22 @@
 
 }  // namespace
 
+bool IsFormatR10G10B10A2SupportedForLegacyRendering() {
+    const AHardwareBuffer_Desc desc = {
+        .width = 320,
+        .height = 240,
+        .format = AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_R10G10B10A2_UNORM,
+        .layers = 1,
+        .usage = AHARDWAREBUFFER_USAGE_CPU_READ_RARELY | AHARDWAREBUFFER_USAGE_CPU_WRITE_OFTEN |
+                 AHARDWAREBUFFER_USAGE_GPU_SAMPLED_IMAGE,
+        .stride = 0,
+        .rfu0 = 0,
+        .rfu1 = 0,
+    };
+
+    return AHardwareBuffer_isSupported(&desc);
+}
+
 status_t ImageCopy(uint8_t *imgBase, const MediaImage2 *img, const C2GraphicView &view) {
     if (view.crop().width != img->mWidth || view.crop().height != img->mHeight) {
         return BAD_VALUE;
diff --git a/media/codec2/sfplugin/utils/Codec2BufferUtils.h b/media/codec2/sfplugin/utils/Codec2BufferUtils.h
index 9fa642d..c4651a4 100644
--- a/media/codec2/sfplugin/utils/Codec2BufferUtils.h
+++ b/media/codec2/sfplugin/utils/Codec2BufferUtils.h
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@
 namespace android {
 
 /**
+ * Check if R10G10B10A2 is supported in legacy rendering path that involves GPU
+ */
+bool IsFormatR10G10B10A2SupportedForLegacyRendering();
+
+/**
  * Converts an RGB view to planar YUV 420 media image.
  *
  * \param dstY       pointer to media image buffer