diff --git a/libs/nativewindow/AHardwareBuffer.cpp b/libs/nativewindow/AHardwareBuffer.cpp
index 49ffc8f..7e26b0b 100644
--- a/libs/nativewindow/AHardwareBuffer.cpp
+++ b/libs/nativewindow/AHardwareBuffer.cpp
@@ -286,6 +286,35 @@
     return gbuffer->handle;
 }
 
+int AHardwareBuffer_createFromHandle(const AHardwareBuffer_Desc* desc,
+                                     const native_handle_t* handle, int32_t method,
+                                     AHardwareBuffer** outBuffer) {
+    static_assert(static_cast<int32_t>(AHARDWAREBUFFER_CREATE_FROM_HANDLE_METHOD_REGISTER) ==
+                  static_cast<int32_t>(GraphicBuffer::TAKE_UNREGISTERED_HANDLE));
+    static_assert(static_cast<int32_t>(AHARDWAREBUFFER_CREATE_FROM_HANDLE_METHOD_CLONE) ==
+                  static_cast<int32_t>(GraphicBuffer::CLONE_HANDLE));
+
+    if (!desc || !handle || !outBuffer) return BAD_VALUE;
+    if (!(method == AHARDWAREBUFFER_CREATE_FROM_HANDLE_METHOD_REGISTER ||
+          method == AHARDWAREBUFFER_CREATE_FROM_HANDLE_METHOD_CLONE))
+        return BAD_VALUE;
+    if (desc->rfu0 != 0 || desc->rfu1 != 0) return BAD_VALUE;
+    if (desc->format == AHARDWAREBUFFER_FORMAT_BLOB && desc->height != 1) return BAD_VALUE;
+
+    const int format = AHardwareBuffer_convertToPixelFormat(desc->format);
+    const uint64_t usage = AHardwareBuffer_convertToGrallocUsageBits(desc->usage);
+    const auto wrapMethod = static_cast<GraphicBuffer::HandleWrapMethod>(method);
+    sp<GraphicBuffer> gbuffer(new GraphicBuffer(handle, wrapMethod, desc->width, desc->height,
+                                                format, desc->layers, usage, desc->stride));
+    status_t err = gbuffer->initCheck();
+    if (err != 0 || gbuffer->handle == 0) return err;
+
+    *outBuffer = AHardwareBuffer_from_GraphicBuffer(gbuffer.get());
+    // Ensure the buffer doesn't get destroyed when the sp<> goes away.
+    AHardwareBuffer_acquire(*outBuffer);
+
+    return NO_ERROR;
+}
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Helpers implementation
diff --git a/libs/nativewindow/include/vndk/hardware_buffer.h b/libs/nativewindow/include/vndk/hardware_buffer.h
index 7a4b31f..6c9ec34 100644
--- a/libs/nativewindow/include/vndk/hardware_buffer.h
+++ b/libs/nativewindow/include/vndk/hardware_buffer.h
@@ -26,6 +26,28 @@
 
 const native_handle_t* AHardwareBuffer_getNativeHandle(const AHardwareBuffer* buffer);
 
+enum CreateFromHandleMethod {
+    // enum values chosen to match internal GraphicBuffer::HandleWrapMethod
+    AHARDWAREBUFFER_CREATE_FROM_HANDLE_METHOD_REGISTER = 2,
+    AHARDWAREBUFFER_CREATE_FROM_HANDLE_METHOD_CLONE = 3,
+};
+
+/**
+ * Create a AHardwareBuffer from a native handle.
+ *
+ * This function wraps a native handle in a AHardwareBuffer suitable for use by applications or
+ * other parts of the system. The contents of desc will be returned by AHardwareBuffer_describe().
+ *
+ * If method is AHARDWAREBUFFER_CREATE_FROM_HANDLE_METHOD_REGISTER, the handle is assumed to be
+ * unregistered, and it will be registered/imported before being wrapped in the AHardwareBuffer.
+ * If successful, the AHardwareBuffer will own the handle.
+ *
+ * If method is AHARDWAREBUFFER_CREATE_FROM_HANDLE_METHOD_CLONE, the handle will be cloned and the
+ * clone registered. The AHardwareBuffer will own the cloned handle but not the original.
+ */
+int AHardwareBuffer_createFromHandle(const AHardwareBuffer_Desc* desc,
+                                     const native_handle_t* handle, int32_t method,
+                                     AHardwareBuffer** outBuffer);
 
 /**
  * Buffer pixel formats.
diff --git a/libs/nativewindow/libnativewindow.map.txt b/libs/nativewindow/libnativewindow.map.txt
index d2ba971..753954d 100644
--- a/libs/nativewindow/libnativewindow.map.txt
+++ b/libs/nativewindow/libnativewindow.map.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   global:
     AHardwareBuffer_acquire;
     AHardwareBuffer_allocate;
+    AHardwareBuffer_createFromHandle; # vndk
     AHardwareBuffer_describe;
     AHardwareBuffer_getNativeHandle; # vndk
     AHardwareBuffer_lock;