diff --git a/libs/ui/GraphicBufferMapper.cpp b/libs/ui/GraphicBufferMapper.cpp
index a98e697..f582423 100644
--- a/libs/ui/GraphicBufferMapper.cpp
+++ b/libs/ui/GraphicBufferMapper.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
+status_t GraphicBufferMapper::importBufferNoValidate(const native_handle_t* rawHandle,
+                                                     buffer_handle_t* outHandle) {
+    return mMapper->importBuffer(rawHandle, outHandle);
+}
+
 void GraphicBufferMapper::getTransportSize(buffer_handle_t handle,
             uint32_t* outTransportNumFds, uint32_t* outTransportNumInts)
 {
diff --git a/libs/ui/include/ui/GraphicBufferMapper.h b/libs/ui/include/ui/GraphicBufferMapper.h
index 507fa35..37a2e1c 100644
--- a/libs/ui/include/ui/GraphicBufferMapper.h
+++ b/libs/ui/include/ui/GraphicBufferMapper.h
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@
             PixelFormat format, uint64_t usage, uint32_t stride,
             buffer_handle_t* outHandle);
 
+    status_t importBufferNoValidate(const native_handle_t* rawHandle, buffer_handle_t* outHandle);
+
     status_t freeBuffer(buffer_handle_t handle);
 
     void getTransportSize(buffer_handle_t handle,