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
diff --git a/libs/hwui/jni/android_graphics_Matrix.cpp b/libs/hwui/jni/android_graphics_Matrix.cpp
index 7338ef2..cf6702e 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/jni/android_graphics_Matrix.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/jni/android_graphics_Matrix.cpp
@@ -378,13 +378,17 @@
     {"nEquals", "(JJ)Z", (void*) SkMatrixGlue::equals}
 };
 
+static jclass sClazz;
 static jfieldID sNativeInstanceField;
+static jmethodID sCtor;
 
 int register_android_graphics_Matrix(JNIEnv* env) {
     int result = RegisterMethodsOrDie(env, "android/graphics/Matrix", methods, NELEM(methods));
 
     jclass clazz = FindClassOrDie(env, "android/graphics/Matrix");
+    sClazz = MakeGlobalRefOrDie(env, clazz);
     sNativeInstanceField = GetFieldIDOrDie(env, clazz, "native_instance", "J");
+    sCtor = GetMethodIDOrDie(env, clazz, "<init>", "()V");
 
     return result;
 }
@@ -393,4 +397,7 @@
     return reinterpret_cast<SkMatrix*>(env->GetLongField(matrixObj, sNativeInstanceField));
 }
 
+jobject android_graphics_Matrix_newInstance(JNIEnv* env) {
+    return env->NewObject(sClazz, sCtor);
+}
 }
diff --git a/libs/hwui/jni/android_graphics_Matrix.h b/libs/hwui/jni/android_graphics_Matrix.h
index fe90d2e..79de48b 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/jni/android_graphics_Matrix.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/jni/android_graphics_Matrix.h
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 /* Gets the underlying SkMatrix from a Matrix object. */
 SkMatrix* android_graphics_Matrix_getSkMatrix(JNIEnv* env, jobject matrixObj);
 
+/* Creates a new Matrix java object. */
+jobject android_graphics_Matrix_newInstance(JNIEnv* env);
+
 } // namespace android
 
 #endif // _ANDROID_GRAPHICS_MATRIX_H_
diff --git a/libs/hwui/libhwui.map.txt b/libs/hwui/libhwui.map.txt
index 73de0d1..77b8a44 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/libhwui.map.txt
+++ b/libs/hwui/libhwui.map.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     register_android_graphics_GraphicsStatsService;
     zygote_preload_graphics;
     AMatrix_getContents;
+    AMatrix_newInstance;
     APaint_createPaint;
     APaint_destroyPaint;
     APaint_setBlendMode;