diff --git a/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposer.cpp b/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposer.cpp
index e46a415..405658b 100644
--- a/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposer.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposer.cpp
@@ -1230,6 +1230,21 @@
 
         return remote()->transact(BnSurfaceComposer::ADD_TRANSACTION_TRACE_LISTENER, data, &reply);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Get priority of the RenderEngine in surface flinger.
+     */
+    virtual int getGPUContextPriority() {
+        Parcel data, reply;
+        data.writeInterfaceToken(ISurfaceComposer::getInterfaceDescriptor());
+        status_t err =
+                remote()->transact(BnSurfaceComposer::GET_GPU_CONTEXT_PRIORITY, data, &reply);
+        if (err != NO_ERROR) {
+            ALOGE("getGPUContextPriority failed to read data:  %s (%d)", strerror(-err), err);
+            return 0;
+        }
+        return reply.readInt32();
+    }
 };
 
 // Out-of-line virtual method definition to trigger vtable emission in this
@@ -2094,6 +2109,12 @@
 
             return addTransactionTraceListener(listener);
         }
+        case GET_GPU_CONTEXT_PRIORITY: {
+            CHECK_INTERFACE(ISurfaceComposer, data, reply);
+            int priority = getGPUContextPriority();
+            SAFE_PARCEL(reply->writeInt32, priority);
+            return NO_ERROR;
+        }
         default: {
             return BBinder::onTransact(code, data, reply, flags);
         }
diff --git a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
index 9ed7d1c..0d370d3 100644
--- a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
@@ -1988,6 +1988,10 @@
                                                                           lightRadius);
 }
 
+int SurfaceComposerClient::getGPUContextPriority() {
+    return ComposerService::getComposerService()->getGPUContextPriority();
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 status_t ScreenshotClient::captureDisplay(const DisplayCaptureArgs& captureArgs,
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/ISurfaceComposer.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/ISurfaceComposer.h
index 86e3a25..7d25d61 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/ISurfaceComposer.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/ISurfaceComposer.h
@@ -504,6 +504,11 @@
      */
     virtual status_t addTransactionTraceListener(
             const sp<gui::ITransactionTraceListener>& listener) = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * Gets priority of the RenderEngine in SurfaceFlinger.
+     */
+    virtual int getGPUContextPriority() = 0;
 };
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -565,6 +570,7 @@
         ACQUIRE_FRAME_RATE_FLEXIBILITY_TOKEN,
         SET_FRAME_TIMELINE_VSYNC,
         ADD_TRANSACTION_TRACE_LISTENER,
+        GET_GPU_CONTEXT_PRIORITY,
         // Always append new enum to the end.
     };
 
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
index f1845ee..3ee4a39 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
@@ -185,6 +185,11 @@
     static bool getProtectedContentSupport();
 
     /**
+     * Gets the context priority of surface flinger's render engine.
+     */
+    static int getGPUContextPriority();
+
+    /**
      * Uncaches a buffer in ISurfaceComposer. It must be uncached via a transaction so that it is
      * in order with other transactions that use buffers.
      */
diff --git a/libs/gui/tests/Surface_test.cpp b/libs/gui/tests/Surface_test.cpp
index ce3afa2..7761db8 100644
--- a/libs/gui/tests/Surface_test.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/tests/Surface_test.cpp
@@ -887,6 +887,8 @@
         return NO_ERROR;
     }
 
+    int getGPUContextPriority() override { return 0; };
+
 protected:
     IBinder* onAsBinder() override { return nullptr; }