diff --git a/libs/hwui/apex/android_matrix.cpp b/libs/hwui/apex/android_matrix.cpp
index 693b22b..04ac3cf 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/apex/android_matrix.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/apex/android_matrix.cpp
@@ -35,3 +35,10 @@
     }
     return false;
 }
+
+jobject AMatrix_newInstance(JNIEnv* env, float values[9]) {
+    jobject matrixObj = android::android_graphics_Matrix_newInstance(env);
+    SkMatrix* m = android::android_graphics_Matrix_getSkMatrix(env, matrixObj);
+    m->set9(values);
+    return matrixObj;
+}
diff --git a/libs/hwui/apex/include/android/graphics/matrix.h b/libs/hwui/apex/include/android/graphics/matrix.h
index 987ad13..5705ba4 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/apex/include/android/graphics/matrix.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/apex/include/android/graphics/matrix.h
@@ -34,6 +34,16 @@
  */
 ANDROID_API bool AMatrix_getContents(JNIEnv* env, jobject matrixObj, float values[9]);
 
+/**
+ * Returns a new Matrix jobject that contains the values passed in as initial values.
+ * @param values The 9 values of the 3x3 matrix in the following order.
+ *               values[0] = scaleX  values[1] = skewX   values[2] = transX
+ *               values[3] = skewY   values[4] = scaleY  values[5] = transY
+ *               values[6] = persp0  values[7] = persp1  values[8] = persp2
+ * @return The matrix jobject
+ */
+ANDROID_API jobject AMatrix_newInstance(JNIEnv* env, float values[9]);
+
 __END_DECLS
 
 #endif // ANDROID_GRAPHICS_MATRIX_H