diff --git a/libs/nativewindow/AHardwareBuffer.cpp b/libs/nativewindow/AHardwareBuffer.cpp
index 2f4b996..ed292e7 100644
--- a/libs/nativewindow/AHardwareBuffer.cpp
+++ b/libs/nativewindow/AHardwareBuffer.cpp
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@
     if (!outBuffer || !desc)
         return BAD_VALUE;
 
-    int format = AHardwareBuffer_convertToPixelFormat(desc->format);
-    if (format == 0) {
-        ALOGE("Invalid pixel format %u", desc->format);
+    if (!AHardwareBuffer_isValidPixelFormat(desc->format)) {
+        ALOGE("Invalid AHardwareBuffer pixel format %u (%#x))", desc->format, desc->format);
         return BAD_VALUE;
     }
 
+    int format = AHardwareBuffer_convertToPixelFormat(desc->format);
     if (desc->rfu0 != 0 || desc->rfu1 != 0) {
         ALOGE("AHardwareBuffer_Desc::rfu fields must be 0");
         return BAD_VALUE;
@@ -296,32 +296,95 @@
     return (mask & bitsToCheck) == bitsToCheck && bitsToCheck;
 }
 
-uint32_t AHardwareBuffer_convertFromPixelFormat(uint32_t format) {
+bool AHardwareBuffer_isValidPixelFormat(uint32_t format) {
+    static_assert(HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888 == AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM,
+            "HAL and AHardwareBuffer pixel format don't match");
+    static_assert(HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBX_8888 == AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_R8G8B8X8_UNORM,
+            "HAL and AHardwareBuffer pixel format don't match");
+    static_assert(HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGB_565 == AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_R5G6B5_UNORM,
+            "HAL and AHardwareBuffer pixel format don't match");
+    static_assert(HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGB_888 == AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_R8G8B8_UNORM,
+            "HAL and AHardwareBuffer pixel format don't match");
+    static_assert(HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_FP16 == AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_FLOAT,
+            "HAL and AHardwareBuffer pixel format don't match");
+    static_assert(HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_1010102 == AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_R10G10B10A2_UNORM,
+            "HAL and AHardwareBuffer pixel format don't match");
+    static_assert(HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_BLOB == AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_BLOB,
+            "HAL and AHardwareBuffer pixel format don't match");
+    static_assert(HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_BGRA_8888 == AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM,
+            "HAL and AHardwareBuffer pixel format don't match");
+    static_assert(HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_YV12 == AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_YV12,
+            "HAL and AHardwareBuffer pixel format don't match");
+    static_assert(HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_Y8 == AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_Y8,
+            "HAL and AHardwareBuffer pixel format don't match");
+    static_assert(HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_Y16 == AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_Y16,
+            "HAL and AHardwareBuffer pixel format don't match");
+    static_assert(HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RAW16 == AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_RAW16,
+            "HAL and AHardwareBuffer pixel format don't match");
+    static_assert(HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RAW10 == AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_RAW10,
+            "HAL and AHardwareBuffer pixel format don't match");
+    static_assert(HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RAW12 == AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_RAW12,
+            "HAL and AHardwareBuffer pixel format don't match");
+    static_assert(HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RAW_OPAQUE == AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_RAW_OPAQUE,
+            "HAL and AHardwareBuffer pixel format don't match");
+    static_assert(HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_IMPLEMENTATION_DEFINED == AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_IMPLEMENTATION_DEFINED,
+            "HAL and AHardwareBuffer pixel format don't match");
+    static_assert(HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_YCBCR_420_888 == AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_Y8Cb8Cr8_420,
+            "HAL and AHardwareBuffer pixel format don't match");
+    static_assert(HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_YCBCR_422_888 == AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_Y8Cb8Cr8_422,
+            "HAL and AHardwareBuffer pixel format don't match");
+    static_assert(HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_YCBCR_444_888 == AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_Y8Cb8Cr8_444,
+            "HAL and AHardwareBuffer pixel format don't match");
+    static_assert(HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_FLEX_RGB_888 == AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_FLEX_R8G8B8,
+            "HAL and AHardwareBuffer pixel format don't match");
+    static_assert(HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_FLEX_RGBA_8888 == AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_FLEX_R8G8B8A8,
+            "HAL and AHardwareBuffer pixel format don't match");
+    static_assert(HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_YCBCR_422_SP == AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_YCbCr_422_SP,
+            "HAL and AHardwareBuffer pixel format don't match");
+    static_assert(HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_YCRCB_420_SP == AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_YCrCb_420_SP,
+            "HAL and AHardwareBuffer pixel format don't match");
+    static_assert(HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_YCBCR_422_I == AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_YCbCr_422_I,
+            "HAL and AHardwareBuffer pixel format don't match");
+
     switch (format) {
-        case HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888:    return AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM;
-        case HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBX_8888:    return AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_R8G8B8X8_UNORM;
-        case HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGB_565:      return AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_R5G6B5_UNORM;
-        case HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGB_888:      return AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_R8G8B8_UNORM;
-        case HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_FP16:    return AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_FLOAT;
-        case HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_1010102: return AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_R10G10B10A2_UNORM;
-        case HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_BLOB:         return AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_BLOB;
-        default:ALOGE("Unknown pixel format %u", format);
-            return 0;
+        case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM:
+        case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_R8G8B8X8_UNORM:
+        case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_R5G6B5_UNORM:
+        case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_R8G8B8_UNORM:
+        case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_FLOAT:
+        case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_R10G10B10A2_UNORM:
+        case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_BLOB:
+            // VNDK formats only -- unfortunately we can't differentiate from where we're called
+        case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM:
+        case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_YV12:
+        case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_Y8:
+        case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_Y16:
+        case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_RAW16:
+        case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_RAW10:
+        case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_RAW12:
+        case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_RAW_OPAQUE:
+        case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_IMPLEMENTATION_DEFINED:
+        case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_Y8Cb8Cr8_420:
+        case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_Y8Cb8Cr8_422:
+        case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_Y8Cb8Cr8_444:
+        case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_FLEX_R8G8B8:
+        case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_FLEX_R8G8B8A8:
+        case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_YCbCr_422_SP:
+        case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_YCrCb_420_SP:
+        case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_YCbCr_422_I:
+            return true;
+
+        default:
+            return false;
     }
 }
 
-uint32_t AHardwareBuffer_convertToPixelFormat(uint32_t format) {
-    switch (format) {
-        case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM:         return HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888;
-        case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_R8G8B8X8_UNORM:         return HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBX_8888;
-        case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_R5G6B5_UNORM:           return HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGB_565;
-        case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_R8G8B8_UNORM:           return HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGB_888;
-        case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_FLOAT:     return HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_FP16;
-        case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_R10G10B10A2_UNORM:      return HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_1010102;
-        case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_BLOB:                   return HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_BLOB;
-        default:ALOGE("Unknown AHardwareBuffer format %u", format);
-            return 0;
-    }
+uint32_t AHardwareBuffer_convertFromPixelFormat(uint32_t hal_format) {
+    return hal_format;
+}
+
+uint32_t AHardwareBuffer_convertToPixelFormat(uint32_t ahardwarebuffer_format) {
+    return ahardwarebuffer_format;
 }
 
 uint64_t AHardwareBuffer_convertToGrallocUsageBits(uint64_t usage) {
diff --git a/libs/nativewindow/include/private/android/AHardwareBufferHelpers.h b/libs/nativewindow/include/private/android/AHardwareBufferHelpers.h
index ed6b169..71f5634 100644
--- a/libs/nativewindow/include/private/android/AHardwareBufferHelpers.h
+++ b/libs/nativewindow/include/private/android/AHardwareBufferHelpers.h
@@ -32,11 +32,21 @@
 
 namespace android {
 
+// whether this AHardwareBuffer format is valid
+bool AHardwareBuffer_isValidPixelFormat(uint32_t ahardwarebuffer_format);
+
+// convert AHardwareBuffer format to HAL format (note: this is a no-op)
 uint32_t AHardwareBuffer_convertFromPixelFormat(uint32_t format);
+
+// convert HAL format to AHardwareBuffer format (note: this is a no-op)
 uint32_t AHardwareBuffer_convertToPixelFormat(uint32_t format);
-uint64_t AHardwareBuffer_convertToGrallocUsageBits(uint64_t usage);
+
+// convert AHardwareBuffer usage bits to HAL usage bits (note: this is a no-op)
 uint64_t AHardwareBuffer_convertFromGrallocUsageBits(uint64_t usage);
 
+// convert HAL usage bits to AHardwareBuffer usage bits  (note: this is a no-op)
+uint64_t AHardwareBuffer_convertToGrallocUsageBits(uint64_t usage);
+
 class GraphicBuffer;
 const GraphicBuffer* AHardwareBuffer_to_GraphicBuffer(const AHardwareBuffer* buffer);
 GraphicBuffer* AHardwareBuffer_to_GraphicBuffer(AHardwareBuffer* buffer);
diff --git a/libs/nativewindow/include/vndk/hardware_buffer.h b/libs/nativewindow/include/vndk/hardware_buffer.h
index dc2dcbe..802edcc 100644
--- a/libs/nativewindow/include/vndk/hardware_buffer.h
+++ b/libs/nativewindow/include/vndk/hardware_buffer.h
@@ -26,6 +26,49 @@
 
 const native_handle_t* AHardwareBuffer_getNativeHandle(const AHardwareBuffer* buffer);
 
+
+/**
+ * Buffer pixel formats.
+ */
+enum {
+    /* for future proofing, keep these in sync with system/graphics-base.h */
+
+    /* same as HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_BGRA_8888 */
+    AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM           = 5,
+    /* same as HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_YV12 */
+    AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_YV12                     = 0x32315659,
+    /* same as HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_Y8 */
+    AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_Y8                       = 0x20203859,
+    /* same as HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_Y16 */
+    AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_Y16                      = 0x20363159,
+    /* same as HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RAW16 */
+    AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_RAW16                    = 0x20,
+    /* same as HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RAW10 */
+    AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_RAW10                    = 0x25,
+    /* same as HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RAW12 */
+    AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_RAW12                    = 0x26,
+    /* same as HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RAW_OPAQUE */
+    AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_RAW_OPAQUE               = 0x24,
+    /* same as HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_IMPLEMENTATION_DEFINED */
+    AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_IMPLEMENTATION_DEFINED   = 0x22,
+    /* same as HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_YCBCR_420_888 */
+    AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_Y8Cb8Cr8_420             = 0x23,
+    /* same as HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_YCBCR_422_888 */
+    AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_Y8Cb8Cr8_422             = 0x27,
+    /* same as HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_YCBCR_444_888 */
+    AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_Y8Cb8Cr8_444             = 0x28,
+    /* same as HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_FLEX_RGB_888 */
+    AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_FLEX_R8G8B8              = 0x29,
+    /* same as HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_FLEX_RGBA_8888 */
+    AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_FLEX_R8G8B8A8            = 0x2A,
+    /* same as HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_YCBCR_422_SP */
+    AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_YCbCr_422_SP             = 0x10,
+    /* same as HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_YCRCB_420_SP */
+    AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_YCrCb_420_SP             = 0x11,
+    /* same as HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_YCBCR_422_I */
+    AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_YCbCr_422_I              = 0x14,
+};
+
 __END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* ANDROID_VNDK_NATIVEWINDOW_AHARDWAREBUFFER_H */