diff --git a/libs/nativewindow/AHardwareBuffer.cpp b/libs/nativewindow/AHardwareBuffer.cpp
index d429551..cb3361b 100644
--- a/libs/nativewindow/AHardwareBuffer.cpp
+++ b/libs/nativewindow/AHardwareBuffer.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 #include <private/android/AHardwareBufferHelpers.h>
 #include <android/hardware/graphics/common/1.1/types.h>
-
+#include <aidl/android/hardware/graphics/common/PixelFormat.h>
 
 static constexpr int kFdBufferSize = 128 * sizeof(int);  // 128 ints
 
@@ -588,8 +588,12 @@
             "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");
+    static_assert(static_cast<int>(aidl::android::hardware::graphics::common::PixelFormat::R_8) ==
+                          AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_R8_UNORM,
+            "HAL and AHardwareBuffer pixel format don't match");
 
     switch (format) {
+        case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_R8_UNORM:
         case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM:
         case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_R8G8B8X8_UNORM:
         case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_R5G6B5_UNORM:
@@ -641,6 +645,8 @@
 
 uint32_t AHardwareBuffer_bytesPerPixel(uint32_t format) {
   switch (format) {
+      case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_R8_UNORM:
+          return 1;
       case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_R5G6B5_UNORM:
       case AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_D16_UNORM:
           return 2;
diff --git a/libs/nativewindow/include/android/hardware_buffer.h b/libs/nativewindow/include/android/hardware_buffer.h
index d5e7cb2..6f1f04d 100644
--- a/libs/nativewindow/include/android/hardware_buffer.h
+++ b/libs/nativewindow/include/android/hardware_buffer.h
@@ -158,6 +158,13 @@
      * cube-maps or multi-layered textures.
      */
     AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_Y8Cb8Cr8_420             = 0x23,
+
+    /**
+     * Corresponding formats:
+     *   Vulkan: VK_FORMAT_R8_UNORM
+     *   OpenGL ES: GR_GL_R8
+     */
+    AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_R8_UNORM                 = 0x38,
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/libs/ui/DebugUtils.cpp b/libs/ui/DebugUtils.cpp
index 1f006ce..073da89 100644
--- a/libs/ui/DebugUtils.cpp
+++ b/libs/ui/DebugUtils.cpp
@@ -302,6 +302,8 @@
             return std::string("RGB_565");
         case android::PIXEL_FORMAT_BGRA_8888:
             return std::string("BGRA_8888");
+        case android::PIXEL_FORMAT_R_8:
+            return std::string("R_8");
         default:
             return StringPrintf("Unknown %#08x", format);
     }
diff --git a/libs/ui/PixelFormat.cpp b/libs/ui/PixelFormat.cpp
index d1925cb..799fbc9 100644
--- a/libs/ui/PixelFormat.cpp
+++ b/libs/ui/PixelFormat.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
         case PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_5551:
         case PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_4444:
             return 2;
+        case PIXEL_FORMAT_R_8:
+            return 1;
     }
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/libs/ui/include/ui/PixelFormat.h b/libs/ui/include/ui/PixelFormat.h
index 91ff39e..f422ce4 100644
--- a/libs/ui/include/ui/PixelFormat.h
+++ b/libs/ui/include/ui/PixelFormat.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
     PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_4444    = 7,                             // 16-bit ARGB
     PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_FP16    = HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_FP16,    // 64-bit RGBA
     PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_1010102 = HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_1010102, // 32-bit RGBA
+    PIXEL_FORMAT_R_8          = 0x38,
 };
 
 typedef int32_t PixelFormat;