diff --git a/libs/gui/Surface.cpp b/libs/gui/Surface.cpp
index 5b1c599..6c9d88b 100644
--- a/libs/gui/Surface.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/Surface.cpp
@@ -1509,6 +1509,12 @@
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
+android_dataspace_t Surface::getBuffersDataSpace() {
+    ALOGV("Surface::getBuffersDataSpace");
+    Mutex::Autolock lock(mMutex);
+    return mDataSpace;
+}
+
 void Surface::freeAllBuffers() {
     for (int i = 0; i < NUM_BUFFER_SLOTS; i++) {
         mSlots[i].buffer = 0;
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/Surface.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/Surface.h
index 55dd6bf..3fe29d9 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/Surface.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/Surface.h
@@ -281,6 +281,8 @@
     // detachNextBuffer, or attachBuffer call.
     status_t getAndFlushRemovedBuffers(std::vector<sp<GraphicBuffer>>* out);
 
+    android_dataspace_t getBuffersDataSpace();
+
 protected:
     enum { NUM_BUFFER_SLOTS = BufferQueueDefs::NUM_BUFFER_SLOTS };
     enum { DEFAULT_FORMAT = PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888 };