diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/Flags.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/Flags.h
index 735375a..34350d2 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/Flags.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/Flags.h
@@ -17,8 +17,20 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <com_android_graphics_libgui_flags.h>
+#include <gui/IGraphicBufferProducer.h>
+#include <gui/Surface.h>
 
 #define WB_CAMERA3_AND_PROCESSORS_WITH_DEPENDENCIES                  \
     (COM_ANDROID_GRAPHICS_LIBGUI_FLAGS(WB_CAMERA3_AND_PROCESSORS) && \
      COM_ANDROID_GRAPHICS_LIBGUI_FLAGS(WB_CONSUMER_BASE_OWNS_BQ) &&  \
-     COM_ANDROID_GRAPHICS_LIBGUI_FLAGS(WB_PLATFORM_API_IMPROVEMENTS))
\ No newline at end of file
+     COM_ANDROID_GRAPHICS_LIBGUI_FLAGS(WB_PLATFORM_API_IMPROVEMENTS))
+
+#define WB_LIBCAMERASERVICE_WITH_DEPENDENCIES       \
+    (WB_CAMERA3_AND_PROCESSORS_WITH_DEPENDENCIES && \
+     COM_ANDROID_GRAPHICS_LIBGUI_FLAGS(WB_LIBCAMERASERVICE))
+
+#if WB_LIBCAMERASERVICE_WITH_DEPENDENCIES
+typedef android::Surface SurfaceType;
+#else
+typedef android::IGraphicBufferProducer SurfaceType;
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/view/Surface.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/view/Surface.h
index 7ddac81..7c762d3 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/view/Surface.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/view/Surface.h
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@
 #include <binder/IBinder.h>
 #include <binder/Parcelable.h>
 
+#include <gui/Flags.h>
 #include <gui/IGraphicBufferProducer.h>
+#include <gui/Surface.h>
 
 namespace android {
 
@@ -46,6 +48,14 @@
     sp<IGraphicBufferProducer> graphicBufferProducer;
     sp<IBinder> surfaceControlHandle;
 
+#if WB_LIBCAMERASERVICE_WITH_DEPENDENCIES
+    // functions used to convert to a parcelable Surface so it can be passed over binder.
+    static Surface fromSurface(const sp<android::Surface>& surface);
+    sp<android::Surface> toSurface() const;
+
+    status_t getUniqueId(/* out */ uint64_t* id) const;
+#endif
+
     virtual status_t writeToParcel(Parcel* parcel) const override;
     virtual status_t readFromParcel(const Parcel* parcel) override;
 
diff --git a/libs/gui/view/Surface.cpp b/libs/gui/view/Surface.cpp
index 84c2a6a..9f57923 100644
--- a/libs/gui/view/Surface.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/view/Surface.cpp
@@ -121,6 +121,38 @@
     return str.value_or(String16());
 }
 
+#if WB_LIBCAMERASERVICE_WITH_DEPENDENCIES
+Surface Surface::fromSurface(const sp<android::Surface>& surface) {
+    if (surface == nullptr) {
+        ALOGE("%s: Error: view::Surface::fromSurface failed due to null surface.", __FUNCTION__);
+        return Surface();
+    }
+    Surface s;
+    s.name = String16(surface->getConsumerName());
+    s.graphicBufferProducer = surface->getIGraphicBufferProducer();
+    s.surfaceControlHandle = surface->getSurfaceControlHandle();
+    return s;
+}
+
+sp<android::Surface> Surface::toSurface() const {
+    if (graphicBufferProducer == nullptr) return nullptr;
+    return new android::Surface(graphicBufferProducer, false, surfaceControlHandle);
+}
+
+status_t Surface::getUniqueId(uint64_t* out_id) const {
+    if (graphicBufferProducer == nullptr) {
+        ALOGE("android::viewSurface::getUniqueId() failed because it's not initialized.");
+        return UNEXPECTED_NULL;
+    }
+    status_t status = graphicBufferProducer->getUniqueId(out_id);
+    if (status != OK) {
+        ALOGE("android::viewSurface::getUniqueId() failed.");
+        return status;
+    }
+    return OK;
+}
+#endif
+
 std::string Surface::toString() const {
     std::stringstream out;
     out << name;