diff --git a/libs/gui/BufferItemConsumer.cpp b/libs/gui/BufferItemConsumer.cpp
index e6331e7..eeb8f19 100644
--- a/libs/gui/BufferItemConsumer.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/BufferItemConsumer.cpp
@@ -21,8 +21,11 @@
 
 #include <inttypes.h>
 
+#include <com_android_graphics_libgui_flags.h>
 #include <gui/BufferItem.h>
 #include <gui/BufferItemConsumer.h>
+#include <ui/BufferQueueDefs.h>
+#include <ui/GraphicBuffer.h>
 
 #define BI_LOGV(x, ...) ALOGV("[%s] " x, mName.c_str(), ##__VA_ARGS__)
 // #define BI_LOGD(x, ...) ALOGD("[%s] " x, mName.c_str(), ##__VA_ARGS__)
@@ -87,17 +90,38 @@
 
 status_t BufferItemConsumer::releaseBuffer(const BufferItem &item,
         const sp<Fence>& releaseFence) {
-    status_t err;
+    Mutex::Autolock _l(mMutex);
+    return releaseBufferSlotLocked(item.mSlot, item.mGraphicBuffer, releaseFence);
+}
 
+#if COM_ANDROID_GRAPHICS_LIBGUI_FLAGS(WB_PLATFORM_API_IMPROVEMENTS)
+status_t BufferItemConsumer::releaseBuffer(const sp<GraphicBuffer>& buffer,
+                                           const sp<Fence>& releaseFence) {
     Mutex::Autolock _l(mMutex);
 
-    err = addReleaseFenceLocked(item.mSlot, item.mGraphicBuffer, releaseFence);
+    if (buffer == nullptr) {
+        return BAD_VALUE;
+    }
+
+    int slotIndex = getSlotForBufferLocked(buffer);
+    if (slotIndex == INVALID_BUFFER_SLOT) {
+        return BAD_VALUE;
+    }
+
+    return releaseBufferSlotLocked(slotIndex, buffer, releaseFence);
+}
+#endif // COM_ANDROID_GRAPHICS_LIBGUI_FLAGS(WB_PLATFORM_API_IMPROVEMENTS)
+
+status_t BufferItemConsumer::releaseBufferSlotLocked(int slotIndex, const sp<GraphicBuffer>& buffer,
+                                                     const sp<Fence>& releaseFence) {
+    status_t err;
+
+    err = addReleaseFenceLocked(slotIndex, buffer, releaseFence);
     if (err != OK) {
         BI_LOGE("Failed to addReleaseFenceLocked");
     }
 
-    err = releaseBufferLocked(item.mSlot, item.mGraphicBuffer, EGL_NO_DISPLAY,
-            EGL_NO_SYNC_KHR);
+    err = releaseBufferLocked(slotIndex, buffer, EGL_NO_DISPLAY, EGL_NO_SYNC_KHR);
     if (err != OK && err != IGraphicBufferConsumer::STALE_BUFFER_SLOT) {
         BI_LOGE("Failed to release buffer: %s (%d)",
                 strerror(-err), err);
diff --git a/libs/gui/ConsumerBase.cpp b/libs/gui/ConsumerBase.cpp
index b625c3f..19b9c8b 100644
--- a/libs/gui/ConsumerBase.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/ConsumerBase.cpp
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@
 #include <cutils/atomic.h>
 
 #include <gui/BufferItem.h>
+#include <gui/ConsumerBase.h>
 #include <gui/ISurfaceComposer.h>
 #include <gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h>
-#include <gui/ConsumerBase.h>
+#include <ui/BufferQueueDefs.h>
 
 #include <private/gui/ComposerService.h>
 
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@
 #include <utils/String8.h>
 #include <utils/Trace.h>
 
+#include <com_android_graphics_libgui_flags.h>
+
 // Macros for including the ConsumerBase name in log messages
 #define CB_LOGV(x, ...) ALOGV("[%s] " x, mName.c_str(), ##__VA_ARGS__)
 // #define CB_LOGD(x, ...) ALOGD("[%s] " x, mName.c_str(), ##__VA_ARGS__)
@@ -96,6 +99,35 @@
     abandon();
 }
 
+int ConsumerBase::getSlotForBufferLocked(const sp<GraphicBuffer>& buffer) {
+    if (!buffer) {
+        return BufferQueue::INVALID_BUFFER_SLOT;
+    }
+
+    uint64_t id = buffer->getId();
+    for (int i = 0; i < BufferQueueDefs::NUM_BUFFER_SLOTS; i++) {
+        auto& slot = mSlots[i];
+        if (slot.mGraphicBuffer && slot.mGraphicBuffer->getId() == id) {
+            return i;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return BufferQueue::INVALID_BUFFER_SLOT;
+}
+
+status_t ConsumerBase::detachBufferLocked(int slotIndex) {
+    status_t result = mConsumer->detachBuffer(slotIndex);
+
+    if (result != NO_ERROR) {
+        CB_LOGE("Failed to detach buffer: %d", result);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    freeBufferLocked(slotIndex);
+
+    return result;
+}
+
 void ConsumerBase::freeBufferLocked(int slotIndex) {
     CB_LOGV("freeBufferLocked: slotIndex=%d", slotIndex);
     mSlots[slotIndex].mGraphicBuffer = nullptr;
@@ -252,16 +284,30 @@
         return NO_INIT;
     }
 
-    status_t result = mConsumer->detachBuffer(slot);
-    if (result != NO_ERROR) {
-        CB_LOGE("Failed to detach buffer: %d", result);
-        return result;
+    return detachBufferLocked(slot);
+}
+
+#if COM_ANDROID_GRAPHICS_LIBGUI_FLAGS(WB_PLATFORM_API_IMPROVEMENTS)
+status_t ConsumerBase::detachBuffer(const sp<GraphicBuffer>& buffer) {
+    CB_LOGV("detachBuffer");
+    Mutex::Autolock lock(mMutex);
+
+    if (mAbandoned) {
+        CB_LOGE("detachBuffer: ConsumerBase is abandoned!");
+        return NO_INIT;
+    }
+    if (buffer == nullptr) {
+        return BAD_VALUE;
     }
 
-    freeBufferLocked(slot);
+    int slotIndex = getSlotForBufferLocked(buffer);
+    if (slotIndex == BufferQueue::INVALID_BUFFER_SLOT) {
+        return BAD_VALUE;
+    }
 
-    return result;
+    return detachBufferLocked(slotIndex);
 }
+#endif // COM_ANDROID_GRAPHICS_LIBGUI_FLAGS(WB_PLATFORM_API_IMPROVEMENTS)
 
 status_t ConsumerBase::setDefaultBufferSize(uint32_t width, uint32_t height) {
     Mutex::Autolock _l(mMutex);
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/BufferItemConsumer.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/BufferItemConsumer.h
index a905610..e383a40 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/BufferItemConsumer.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/BufferItemConsumer.h
@@ -17,13 +17,15 @@
 #ifndef ANDROID_GUI_BUFFERITEMCONSUMER_H
 #define ANDROID_GUI_BUFFERITEMCONSUMER_H
 
-#include <gui/ConsumerBase.h>
+#include <com_android_graphics_libgui_flags.h>
 #include <gui/BufferQueue.h>
+#include <gui/ConsumerBase.h>
 
 #define ANDROID_GRAPHICS_BUFFERITEMCONSUMER_JNI_ID "mBufferItemConsumer"
 
 namespace android {
 
+class GraphicBuffer;
 class String8;
 
 /**
@@ -85,7 +87,15 @@
     status_t releaseBuffer(const BufferItem &item,
             const sp<Fence>& releaseFence = Fence::NO_FENCE);
 
-   private:
+#if COM_ANDROID_GRAPHICS_LIBGUI_FLAGS(WB_PLATFORM_API_IMPROVEMENTS)
+    status_t releaseBuffer(const sp<GraphicBuffer>& buffer,
+                           const sp<Fence>& releaseFence = Fence::NO_FENCE);
+#endif // COM_ANDROID_GRAPHICS_LIBGUI_FLAGS(WB_PLATFORM_API_IMPROVEMENTS)
+
+private:
+    status_t releaseBufferSlotLocked(int slotIndex, const sp<GraphicBuffer>& buffer,
+                                     const sp<Fence>& releaseFence);
+
     void freeBufferLocked(int slotIndex) override;
 
     // mBufferFreedListener is the listener object that will be called when
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/ConsumerBase.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/ConsumerBase.h
index 8ff0cd0..a031e66 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/ConsumerBase.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/ConsumerBase.h
@@ -17,18 +17,16 @@
 #ifndef ANDROID_GUI_CONSUMERBASE_H
 #define ANDROID_GUI_CONSUMERBASE_H
 
+#include <com_android_graphics_libgui_flags.h>
 #include <gui/BufferQueueDefs.h>
 #include <gui/IConsumerListener.h>
 #include <gui/IGraphicBufferConsumer.h>
 #include <gui/OccupancyTracker.h>
-
 #include <ui/PixelFormat.h>
-
 #include <utils/String8.h>
 #include <utils/Vector.h>
 #include <utils/threads.h>
 
-
 namespace android {
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -81,7 +79,13 @@
     void setFrameAvailableListener(const wp<FrameAvailableListener>& listener);
 
     // See IGraphicBufferConsumer::detachBuffer
-    status_t detachBuffer(int slot);
+    status_t detachBuffer(int slot) __attribute((
+            deprecated("Please use the GraphicBuffer variant--slots are deprecated.")));
+
+#if COM_ANDROID_GRAPHICS_LIBGUI_FLAGS(WB_PLATFORM_API_IMPROVEMENTS)
+    // See IGraphicBufferConsumer::detachBuffer
+    status_t detachBuffer(const sp<GraphicBuffer>& buffer);
+#endif // COM_ANDROID_GRAPHICS_LIBGUI_FLAGS(WB_PLATFORM_API_IMPROVEMENTS)
 
     // See IGraphicBufferConsumer::setDefaultBufferSize
     status_t setDefaultBufferSize(uint32_t width, uint32_t height);
@@ -150,6 +154,10 @@
     virtual void onBuffersReleased() override;
     virtual void onSidebandStreamChanged() override;
 
+    virtual int getSlotForBufferLocked(const sp<GraphicBuffer>& buffer);
+
+    virtual status_t detachBufferLocked(int slotIndex);
+
     // freeBufferLocked frees up the given buffer slot.  If the slot has been
     // initialized this will release the reference to the GraphicBuffer in that
     // slot.  Otherwise it has no effect.
diff --git a/libs/gui/tests/BufferItemConsumer_test.cpp b/libs/gui/tests/BufferItemConsumer_test.cpp
index 6880678..7d33f28 100644
--- a/libs/gui/tests/BufferItemConsumer_test.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/tests/BufferItemConsumer_test.cpp
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@
 #define LOG_TAG "BufferItemConsumer_test"
 //#define LOG_NDEBUG 0
 
+#include <gmock/gmock.h>
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <gui/BufferItemConsumer.h>
 #include <gui/IProducerListener.h>
 #include <gui/Surface.h>
+#include <ui/GraphicBuffer.h>
 
 namespace android {
 
@@ -42,6 +44,17 @@
         BufferItemConsumerTest* mTest;
     };
 
+    struct TrackingProducerListener : public BnProducerListener {
+        TrackingProducerListener(BufferItemConsumerTest* test) : mTest(test) {}
+
+        virtual void onBufferReleased() override {}
+        virtual bool needsReleaseNotify() override { return true; }
+        virtual void onBuffersDiscarded(const std::vector<int32_t>&) override {}
+        virtual void onBufferDetached(int slot) override { mTest->HandleBufferDetached(slot); }
+
+        BufferItemConsumerTest* mTest;
+    };
+
     void SetUp() override {
         BufferQueue::createBufferQueue(&mProducer, &mConsumer);
         mBIC =
@@ -51,7 +64,7 @@
         mBFL = new BufferFreedListener(this);
         mBIC->setBufferFreedListener(mBFL);
 
-        sp<IProducerListener> producerListener = new StubProducerListener();
+        sp<IProducerListener> producerListener = new TrackingProducerListener(this);
         IGraphicBufferProducer::QueueBufferOutput bufferOutput;
         ASSERT_EQ(NO_ERROR,
                   mProducer->connect(producerListener, NATIVE_WINDOW_API_CPU,
@@ -71,6 +84,13 @@
         ALOGD("HandleBufferFreed, mFreedBufferCount=%d", mFreedBufferCount);
     }
 
+    void HandleBufferDetached(int slot) {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mMutex);
+        mDetachedBufferSlots.push_back(slot);
+        ALOGD("HandleBufferDetached, slot=%d mDetachedBufferSlots-count=%zu", slot,
+              mDetachedBufferSlots.size());
+    }
+
     void DequeueBuffer(int* outSlot) {
         ASSERT_NE(outSlot, nullptr);
 
@@ -120,6 +140,7 @@
 
     std::mutex mMutex;
     int mFreedBufferCount{0};
+    std::vector<int> mDetachedBufferSlots = {};
 
     sp<BufferItemConsumer> mBIC;
     sp<BufferFreedListener> mBFL;
@@ -203,4 +224,19 @@
     ASSERT_EQ(1, GetFreedBufferCount());
 }
 
+#if COM_ANDROID_GRAPHICS_LIBGUI_FLAGS(WB_PLATFORM_API_IMPROVEMENTS)
+// Test that delete BufferItemConsumer triggers onBufferFreed.
+TEST_F(BufferItemConsumerTest, DetachBufferWithBuffer) {
+    int slot;
+    // Let buffer go through the cycle at least once.
+    DequeueBuffer(&slot);
+    QueueBuffer(slot);
+    AcquireBuffer(&slot);
+
+    sp<GraphicBuffer> buffer = mBuffers[slot];
+    EXPECT_EQ(OK, mBIC->detachBuffer(buffer));
+    EXPECT_THAT(mDetachedBufferSlots, testing::ElementsAre(slot));
+}
+#endif // COM_ANDROID_GRAPHICS_LIBGUI_FLAGS(WB_PLATFORM_API_IMPROVEMENTS)
+
 }  // namespace android