diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.cpp b/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.cpp
index f60c1f3..a73d7e4 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.cpp
@@ -1077,6 +1077,12 @@
     mHintSessionWrapper.init();
 }
 
+bool CanvasContext::shouldDither() {
+    CanvasContext* self = getActiveContext();
+    if (!self) return false;
+    return self->mColorMode != ColorMode::Default;
+}
+
 } /* namespace renderthread */
 } /* namespace uirenderer */
 } /* namespace android */
diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.h b/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.h
index d7215de..613381a 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.h
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@
 
     void startHintSession();
 
+    static bool shouldDither();
+
 private:
     CanvasContext(RenderThread& thread, bool translucent, RenderNode* rootRenderNode,
                   IContextFactory* contextFactory, std::unique_ptr<IRenderPipeline> renderPipeline,