diff --git a/media/jni/android_media_MediaDrm.cpp b/media/jni/android_media_MediaDrm.cpp
index 22c3572..fc15366 100644
--- a/media/jni/android_media_MediaDrm.cpp
+++ b/media/jni/android_media_MediaDrm.cpp
@@ -343,11 +343,56 @@
     }
 }
 
+jint MediaErrorToJavaError(status_t err) {
+#define STATUS_CASE(status) \
+    case status: \
+        return J##status
+
+    switch (err) {
+        STATUS_CASE(ERROR_DRM_UNKNOWN);
+        STATUS_CASE(ERROR_DRM_NO_LICENSE);
+        STATUS_CASE(ERROR_DRM_LICENSE_EXPIRED);
+        STATUS_CASE(ERROR_DRM_RESOURCE_BUSY);
+        STATUS_CASE(ERROR_DRM_INSUFFICIENT_OUTPUT_PROTECTION);
+        STATUS_CASE(ERROR_DRM_SESSION_NOT_OPENED);
+        STATUS_CASE(ERROR_DRM_CANNOT_HANDLE);
+        STATUS_CASE(ERROR_DRM_INSUFFICIENT_SECURITY);
+        STATUS_CASE(ERROR_DRM_FRAME_TOO_LARGE);
+        STATUS_CASE(ERROR_DRM_SESSION_LOST_STATE);
+        STATUS_CASE(ERROR_DRM_CERTIFICATE_MALFORMED);
+        STATUS_CASE(ERROR_DRM_CERTIFICATE_MISSING);
+        STATUS_CASE(ERROR_DRM_CRYPTO_LIBRARY);
+        STATUS_CASE(ERROR_DRM_GENERIC_OEM);
+        STATUS_CASE(ERROR_DRM_GENERIC_PLUGIN);
+        STATUS_CASE(ERROR_DRM_INIT_DATA);
+        STATUS_CASE(ERROR_DRM_KEY_NOT_LOADED);
+        STATUS_CASE(ERROR_DRM_LICENSE_PARSE);
+        STATUS_CASE(ERROR_DRM_LICENSE_POLICY);
+        STATUS_CASE(ERROR_DRM_LICENSE_RELEASE);
+        STATUS_CASE(ERROR_DRM_LICENSE_REQUEST_REJECTED);
+        STATUS_CASE(ERROR_DRM_LICENSE_RESTORE);
+        STATUS_CASE(ERROR_DRM_LICENSE_STATE);
+        STATUS_CASE(ERROR_DRM_MEDIA_FRAMEWORK);
+        STATUS_CASE(ERROR_DRM_PROVISIONING_CERTIFICATE);
+        STATUS_CASE(ERROR_DRM_PROVISIONING_CONFIG);
+        STATUS_CASE(ERROR_DRM_PROVISIONING_PARSE);
+        STATUS_CASE(ERROR_DRM_PROVISIONING_RETRY);
+        STATUS_CASE(ERROR_DRM_RESOURCE_CONTENTION);
+        STATUS_CASE(ERROR_DRM_SECURE_STOP_RELEASE);
+        STATUS_CASE(ERROR_DRM_STORAGE_READ);
+        STATUS_CASE(ERROR_DRM_STORAGE_WRITE);
+        STATUS_CASE(ERROR_DRM_ZERO_SUBSAMPLES);
+#undef STATUS_CASE
+    }
+    return static_cast<jint>(err);
+}
+
 static void throwStateException(JNIEnv *env, const char *msg, status_t err) {
     ALOGE("Illegal state exception: %s (%d)", msg, err);
 
+    jint jerr = MediaErrorToJavaError(err);
     jobject exception = env->NewObject(gFields.stateException.classId,
-            gFields.stateException.init, static_cast<int>(err),
+            gFields.stateException.init, static_cast<int>(jerr),
             env->NewStringUTF(msg));
     env->Throw(static_cast<jthrowable>(exception));
 }
diff --git a/media/jni/android_media_MediaDrm.h b/media/jni/android_media_MediaDrm.h
index b1f544c..dc0793a 100644
--- a/media/jni/android_media_MediaDrm.h
+++ b/media/jni/android_media_MediaDrm.h
@@ -28,6 +28,44 @@
 
 namespace {
 
+enum {
+    // TODO(b/180483929): use reverse jni e.g. android_media_MediaDrm_native_init
+    // KEEP IN SYNC with MediaDrm$ErrorCodes in MediaDrm.java!
+    JERROR_DRM_UNKNOWN = 0,
+    JERROR_DRM_NO_LICENSE = 1,
+    JERROR_DRM_LICENSE_EXPIRED = 2,
+    JERROR_DRM_RESOURCE_BUSY = 3,
+    JERROR_DRM_INSUFFICIENT_OUTPUT_PROTECTION = 4,
+    JERROR_DRM_SESSION_NOT_OPENED = 5,
+    JERROR_DRM_CANNOT_HANDLE = 6,
+    JERROR_DRM_INSUFFICIENT_SECURITY = 7,
+    JERROR_DRM_FRAME_TOO_LARGE = 8,
+    JERROR_DRM_SESSION_LOST_STATE = 9,
+    JERROR_DRM_CERTIFICATE_MALFORMED = 10,
+    JERROR_DRM_CERTIFICATE_MISSING = 11,
+    JERROR_DRM_CRYPTO_LIBRARY = 12,
+    JERROR_DRM_GENERIC_OEM = 13,
+    JERROR_DRM_GENERIC_PLUGIN = 14,
+    JERROR_DRM_INIT_DATA = 15,
+    JERROR_DRM_KEY_NOT_LOADED = 16,
+    JERROR_DRM_LICENSE_PARSE = 17,
+    JERROR_DRM_LICENSE_POLICY = 18,
+    JERROR_DRM_LICENSE_RELEASE = 19,
+    JERROR_DRM_LICENSE_REQUEST_REJECTED = 20,
+    JERROR_DRM_LICENSE_RESTORE = 21,
+    JERROR_DRM_LICENSE_STATE = 22,
+    JERROR_DRM_MEDIA_FRAMEWORK = 23,
+    JERROR_DRM_PROVISIONING_CERTIFICATE = 24,
+    JERROR_DRM_PROVISIONING_CONFIG = 25,
+    JERROR_DRM_PROVISIONING_PARSE = 26,
+    JERROR_DRM_PROVISIONING_RETRY = 27,
+    JERROR_DRM_RESOURCE_CONTENTION = 28,
+    JERROR_DRM_SECURE_STOP_RELEASE = 29,
+    JERROR_DRM_STORAGE_READ = 30,
+    JERROR_DRM_STORAGE_WRITE = 31,
+    JERROR_DRM_ZERO_SUBSAMPLES = 32,
+};
+
 struct ListenerArgs {
     jbyteArray jSessionId;
     jbyteArray jData;
@@ -98,6 +136,8 @@
     DISALLOW_EVIL_CONSTRUCTORS(JDrm);
 };
 
+jint MediaErrorToJavaError(status_t err);
+
 }  // namespace android
 
 #endif  // _ANDROID_MEDIA_DRM_H_