diff --git a/libs/nativewindow/AHardwareBuffer.cpp b/libs/nativewindow/AHardwareBuffer.cpp
index 180dce9..bbafbff 100644
--- a/libs/nativewindow/AHardwareBuffer.cpp
+++ b/libs/nativewindow/AHardwareBuffer.cpp
@@ -702,6 +702,14 @@
     return ahardwarebuffer_format;
 }
 
+int32_t AHardwareBuffer_getDataSpace(AHardwareBuffer* buffer) {
+    GraphicBuffer* gb = AHardwareBuffer_to_GraphicBuffer(buffer);
+    auto& mapper = GraphicBufferMapper::get();
+    ui::Dataspace dataspace = ui::Dataspace::UNKNOWN;
+    mapper.getDataspace(gb->handle, &dataspace);
+    return static_cast<int32_t>(dataspace);
+}
+
 uint64_t AHardwareBuffer_convertToGrallocUsageBits(uint64_t usage) {
     using android::hardware::graphics::common::V1_1::BufferUsage;
     static_assert(AHARDWAREBUFFER_USAGE_CPU_READ_NEVER == (uint64_t)BufferUsage::CPU_READ_NEVER,
diff --git a/libs/nativewindow/include-private/private/android/AHardwareBufferHelpers.h b/libs/nativewindow/include-private/private/android/AHardwareBufferHelpers.h
index ddfd1d1..6d3d295 100644
--- a/libs/nativewindow/include-private/private/android/AHardwareBufferHelpers.h
+++ b/libs/nativewindow/include-private/private/android/AHardwareBufferHelpers.h
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@
 // convert HAL format to AHardwareBuffer format (note: this is a no-op)
 uint32_t AHardwareBuffer_convertToPixelFormat(uint32_t format);
 
+// retrieves a dataspace from the AHardwareBuffer metadata, if the device
+// support gralloc metadata. Returns UNKNOWN if gralloc metadata is not
+// supported.
+int32_t AHardwareBuffer_getDataSpace(AHardwareBuffer* buffer);
+
 // convert AHardwareBuffer usage bits to HAL usage bits (note: this is a no-op)
 uint64_t AHardwareBuffer_convertFromGrallocUsageBits(uint64_t usage);
 
diff --git a/libs/nativewindow/libnativewindow.map.txt b/libs/nativewindow/libnativewindow.map.txt
index 76d23fa..e1ee490 100644
--- a/libs/nativewindow/libnativewindow.map.txt
+++ b/libs/nativewindow/libnativewindow.map.txt
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
       android::AHardwareBuffer_convertToPixelFormat*;
       android::AHardwareBuffer_convertFromGrallocUsageBits*;
       android::AHardwareBuffer_convertToGrallocUsageBits*;
+      android::AHardwareBuffer_getDataSpace*;
       android::AHardwareBuffer_to_GraphicBuffer*;
       android::AHardwareBuffer_to_ANativeWindowBuffer*;
       android::AHardwareBuffer_from_GraphicBuffer*;