diff --git a/libs/gui/view/Surface.cpp b/libs/gui/view/Surface.cpp
index 1bfe462..198908d 100644
--- a/libs/gui/view/Surface.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/view/Surface.cpp
@@ -16,17 +16,59 @@
 
 #define LOG_TAG "Surface"
 
-#include <gui/view/Surface.h>
-
+#include <android/binder_libbinder.h>
+#include <android/binder_parcel.h>
+#include <android/native_window.h>
 #include <binder/Parcel.h>
-
-#include <utils/Log.h>
-
 #include <gui/IGraphicBufferProducer.h>
+#include <gui/Surface.h>
+#include <gui/view/Surface.h>
+#include <system/window.h>
+#include <utils/Log.h>
 
 namespace android {
 namespace view {
 
+// Since this is a parcelable utility and we want to keep the wire format stable, only build this
+// when building the system libgui to detect any issues loading the wrong libgui from
+// libnativewindow
+
+#if (!defined(__ANDROID_APEX__) && !defined(__ANDROID_VNDK__))
+
+extern "C" status_t android_view_Surface_writeToParcel(ANativeWindow* _Nonnull window,
+                                                       Parcel* _Nonnull parcel) {
+    int value;
+    int err = (*window->query)(window, NATIVE_WINDOW_CONCRETE_TYPE, &value);
+    if (err != OK || value != NATIVE_WINDOW_SURFACE) {
+        ALOGE("Error: ANativeWindow is not backed by Surface");
+        return STATUS_BAD_VALUE;
+    }
+    // Use a android::view::Surface to parcelize the window
+    android::view::Surface shimSurface;
+    shimSurface.graphicBufferProducer = android::Surface::getIGraphicBufferProducer(window);
+    shimSurface.surfaceControlHandle = android::Surface::getSurfaceControlHandle(window);
+    return shimSurface.writeToParcel(parcel);
+}
+
+extern "C" status_t android_view_Surface_readFromParcel(
+        const Parcel* _Nonnull parcel, ANativeWindow* _Nullable* _Nonnull outWindow) {
+    // Use a android::view::Surface to unparcel the window
+    android::view::Surface shimSurface;
+    status_t ret = shimSurface.readFromParcel(parcel);
+    if (ret != OK) {
+        ALOGE("%s: Error: Failed to create android::view::Surface from AParcel", __FUNCTION__);
+        return STATUS_BAD_VALUE;
+    }
+    auto surface = sp<android::Surface>::make(shimSurface.graphicBufferProducer, false,
+                                              shimSurface.surfaceControlHandle);
+    ANativeWindow* anw = surface.get();
+    ANativeWindow_acquire(anw);
+    *outWindow = anw;
+    return STATUS_OK;
+}
+
+#endif
+
 status_t Surface::writeToParcel(Parcel* parcel) const {
     return writeToParcel(parcel, false);
 }