diff --git a/libs/hwui/Android.bp b/libs/hwui/Android.bp
index ece150a..d8b077b 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/Android.bp
+++ b/libs/hwui/Android.bp
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@
         "apex/android_matrix.cpp",
         "apex/android_paint.cpp",
         "apex/android_region.cpp",
+        "apex/properties.cpp",
     ],
 
     header_libs: ["android_graphics_apex_headers"],
diff --git a/libs/hwui/apex/include/android/graphics/properties.h b/libs/hwui/apex/include/android/graphics/properties.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f24f840
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/hwui/apex/include/android/graphics/properties.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2022 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef ANDROID_GRAPHICS_PROPERTIES_H
+#define ANDROID_GRAPHICS_PROPERTIES_H
+
+#include <cutils/compiler.h>
+#include <sys/cdefs.h>
+
+__BEGIN_DECLS
+
+/**
+ * Returns true if libhwui is using the vulkan backend.
+ */
+ANDROID_API bool hwui_uses_vulkan();
+
+__END_DECLS
+
+#endif  // ANDROID_GRAPHICS_PROPERTIES_H
diff --git a/libs/hwui/apex/properties.cpp b/libs/hwui/apex/properties.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abb333b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/hwui/apex/properties.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include "android/graphics/properties.h"
+
+#include <Properties.h>
+
+bool hwui_uses_vulkan() {
+    return android::uirenderer::Properties::peekRenderPipelineType() ==
+           android::uirenderer::RenderPipelineType::SkiaVulkan;
+}
diff --git a/libs/hwui/libhwui.map.txt b/libs/hwui/libhwui.map.txt
index 087c006..fdb2373 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/libhwui.map.txt
+++ b/libs/hwui/libhwui.map.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     ARegionIterator_next;
     ARegionIterator_getRect;
     ARegionIterator_getTotalBounds;
+    hwui_uses_vulkan;
   local:
     *;
 };