diff --git a/libs/hwui/Properties.h b/libs/hwui/Properties.h
index 7df6e2c..73fccb6 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/Properties.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/Properties.h
@@ -187,6 +187,12 @@
  */
 #define PROPERTY_WEBVIEW_OVERLAYS_ENABLED "debug.hwui.webview_overlays_enabled"
 
+/**
+ * Property for globally GL drawing state. Can be overridden per process with
+ * setDrawingEnabled.
+ */
+#define PROPERTY_DRAWING_ENABLED "debug.hwui.drawing_enabled"
+
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Misc
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -208,6 +214,8 @@
     UniformScale  // Uniform scale stretch everywhere
 };
 
+enum class OverrideDrawingEnabled { Default, On, Off };
+
 /**
  * Renderthread-only singleton which manages several static rendering properties. Most of these
  * are driven by system properties which are queried once at initialization, and again if init()
@@ -301,6 +309,12 @@
         stretchEffectBehavior = behavior;
     }
 
+    // Represents if GL drawing is enabled. Should only be false in headless testing environments
+    static bool drawingEnabled;
+    static OverrideDrawingEnabled overrideDrawingEnabled;
+    static bool isDrawingEnabled();
+    static void setDrawingEnabled(bool enable);
+
 private:
     static StretchEffectBehavior stretchEffectBehavior;
     static ProfileType sProfileType;