diff --git a/libs/ui/include_types/ui/DataspaceUtils.h b/libs/ui/include_types/ui/DataspaceUtils.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a461cb4..0000000
--- a/libs/ui/include_types/ui/DataspaceUtils.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2021 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include <ui/GraphicTypes.h>
-
-namespace android {
-
-inline bool isHdrDataspace(ui::Dataspace dataspace) {
-    const auto transfer = dataspace & HAL_DATASPACE_TRANSFER_MASK;
-
-    return transfer == HAL_DATASPACE_TRANSFER_ST2084 || transfer == HAL_DATASPACE_TRANSFER_HLG;
-}
-
-} // namespace android
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libs/ui/include_types/ui/HdrRenderTypeUtils.h b/libs/ui/include_types/ui/HdrRenderTypeUtils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0af878
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/ui/include_types/ui/HdrRenderTypeUtils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <ui/GraphicTypes.h>
+
+namespace android {
+
+enum class HdrRenderType {
+    SDR,         // just render to SDR
+    DISPLAY_HDR, // HDR by extended brightness
+    GENERIC_HDR  // tonemapped HDR
+};
+
+/***
+ * A helper function to classify how we treat the result based on params.
+ *
+ * @param dataspace the dataspace
+ * @param pixelFormat optional, in case there is no source buffer.
+ * @param hdrSdrRatio default is 1.f, render engine side doesn't take care of it.
+ * @return HdrRenderType
+ */
+inline HdrRenderType getHdrRenderType(ui::Dataspace dataspace,
+                                      std::optional<ui::PixelFormat> pixelFormat,
+                                      float hdrSdrRatio = 1.f) {
+    const auto transfer = dataspace & HAL_DATASPACE_TRANSFER_MASK;
+    const auto range = dataspace & HAL_DATASPACE_RANGE_MASK;
+
+    if (transfer == HAL_DATASPACE_TRANSFER_ST2084 || transfer == HAL_DATASPACE_TRANSFER_HLG) {
+        return HdrRenderType::GENERIC_HDR;
+    }
+
+    static const auto BT2020_LINEAR_EXT = static_cast<ui::Dataspace>(HAL_DATASPACE_STANDARD_BT2020 |
+                                                                     HAL_DATASPACE_TRANSFER_LINEAR |
+                                                                     HAL_DATASPACE_RANGE_EXTENDED);
+
+    if ((dataspace == BT2020_LINEAR_EXT || dataspace == ui::Dataspace::V0_SCRGB) &&
+        pixelFormat.has_value() && pixelFormat.value() == ui::PixelFormat::RGBA_FP16) {
+        return HdrRenderType::GENERIC_HDR;
+    }
+
+    // Extended range layer with an hdr/sdr ratio of > 1.01f can "self-promote" to HDR.
+    if (range == HAL_DATASPACE_RANGE_EXTENDED && hdrSdrRatio > 1.01f) {
+        return HdrRenderType::DISPLAY_HDR;
+    }
+
+    return HdrRenderType::SDR;
+}
+
+} // namespace android
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diff --git a/libs/ui/tests/Android.bp b/libs/ui/tests/Android.bp
index 831b64d..8ce017d 100644
--- a/libs/ui/tests/Android.bp
+++ b/libs/ui/tests/Android.bp
@@ -164,9 +164,9 @@
 }
 
 cc_test {
-    name: "DataspaceUtils_test",
+    name: "HdrRenderTypeUtils_test",
     shared_libs: ["libui"],
-    srcs: ["DataspaceUtils_test.cpp"],
+    srcs: ["HdrRenderTypeUtils_test.cpp"],
     cflags: [
         "-Wall",
         "-Werror",
diff --git a/libs/ui/tests/DataspaceUtils_test.cpp b/libs/ui/tests/DataspaceUtils_test.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e09671..0000000
--- a/libs/ui/tests/DataspaceUtils_test.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2021 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-#undef LOG_TAG
-#define LOG_TAG "DataspaceUtilsTest"
-
-#include <gtest/gtest.h>
-#include <ui/DataspaceUtils.h>
-
-namespace android {
-
-class DataspaceUtilsTest : public testing::Test {};
-
-TEST_F(DataspaceUtilsTest, isHdrDataspace) {
-    EXPECT_TRUE(isHdrDataspace(ui::Dataspace::BT2020_ITU_HLG));
-    EXPECT_TRUE(isHdrDataspace(ui::Dataspace::BT2020_ITU_PQ));
-    EXPECT_TRUE(isHdrDataspace(ui::Dataspace::BT2020_PQ));
-    EXPECT_TRUE(isHdrDataspace(ui::Dataspace::BT2020_HLG));
-
-    EXPECT_FALSE(isHdrDataspace(ui::Dataspace::V0_SRGB_LINEAR));
-    // scRGB defines a very wide gamut but not an expanded luminance range
-    EXPECT_FALSE(isHdrDataspace(ui::Dataspace::V0_SCRGB_LINEAR));
-    EXPECT_FALSE(isHdrDataspace(ui::Dataspace::V0_SRGB));
-    EXPECT_FALSE(isHdrDataspace(ui::Dataspace::V0_SCRGB));
-    EXPECT_FALSE(isHdrDataspace(ui::Dataspace::V0_JFIF));
-    EXPECT_FALSE(isHdrDataspace(ui::Dataspace::V0_BT601_625));
-    EXPECT_FALSE(isHdrDataspace(ui::Dataspace::V0_BT601_525));
-    EXPECT_FALSE(isHdrDataspace(ui::Dataspace::V0_BT709));
-    EXPECT_FALSE(isHdrDataspace(ui::Dataspace::DCI_P3_LINEAR));
-    EXPECT_FALSE(isHdrDataspace(ui::Dataspace::DCI_P3));
-    EXPECT_FALSE(isHdrDataspace(ui::Dataspace::DISPLAY_P3_LINEAR));
-    EXPECT_FALSE(isHdrDataspace(ui::Dataspace::DISPLAY_P3));
-    EXPECT_FALSE(isHdrDataspace(ui::Dataspace::ADOBE_RGB));
-    EXPECT_FALSE(isHdrDataspace(ui::Dataspace::BT2020_LINEAR));
-    EXPECT_FALSE(isHdrDataspace(ui::Dataspace::BT2020));
-    EXPECT_FALSE(isHdrDataspace(ui::Dataspace::BT2020_ITU));
-    EXPECT_FALSE(isHdrDataspace(ui::Dataspace::DISPLAY_BT2020));
-}
-
-} // namespace android
diff --git a/libs/ui/tests/HdrRenderTypeUtils_test.cpp b/libs/ui/tests/HdrRenderTypeUtils_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efe819d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/ui/tests/HdrRenderTypeUtils_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#undef LOG_TAG
+#define LOG_TAG "HdrRenderTypeUtilsTest"
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <ui/HdrRenderTypeUtils.h>
+
+namespace android {
+
+class HdrRenderTypeUtilsTest : public testing::Test {};
+
+TEST_F(HdrRenderTypeUtilsTest, getHdrRenderType) {
+    EXPECT_EQ(getHdrRenderType(ui::Dataspace::BT2020_ITU_HLG, std::nullopt),
+              HdrRenderType::GENERIC_HDR);
+    EXPECT_EQ(getHdrRenderType(ui::Dataspace::BT2020_ITU_PQ, std::nullopt),
+              HdrRenderType::GENERIC_HDR);
+    EXPECT_EQ(getHdrRenderType(ui::Dataspace::BT2020_PQ, std::nullopt), HdrRenderType::GENERIC_HDR);
+    EXPECT_EQ(getHdrRenderType(ui::Dataspace::BT2020_HLG, std::nullopt),
+              HdrRenderType::GENERIC_HDR);
+    EXPECT_EQ(getHdrRenderType(ui::Dataspace::V0_SCRGB,
+                               std::optional<ui::PixelFormat>(ui::PixelFormat::RGBA_FP16)),
+              HdrRenderType::GENERIC_HDR);
+    EXPECT_EQ(getHdrRenderType(ui::Dataspace::V0_SCRGB,
+                               std::optional<ui::PixelFormat>(ui::PixelFormat::RGBA_8888), 2.f),
+              HdrRenderType::DISPLAY_HDR);
+    EXPECT_EQ(getHdrRenderType(ui::Dataspace::V0_SCRGB_LINEAR,
+                               std::optional<ui::PixelFormat>(ui::PixelFormat::RGBA_8888), 2.f),
+              HdrRenderType::DISPLAY_HDR);
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(getHdrRenderType(ui::Dataspace::V0_SRGB_LINEAR, std::nullopt), HdrRenderType::SDR);
+    // scRGB defines a very wide gamut but not an expanded luminance range
+    EXPECT_EQ(getHdrRenderType(ui::Dataspace::V0_SCRGB_LINEAR, std::nullopt), HdrRenderType::SDR);
+    EXPECT_EQ(getHdrRenderType(ui::Dataspace::V0_SCRGB, std::nullopt), HdrRenderType::SDR);
+    EXPECT_EQ(getHdrRenderType(ui::Dataspace::V0_SRGB, std::nullopt), HdrRenderType::SDR);
+    EXPECT_EQ(getHdrRenderType(ui::Dataspace::V0_JFIF, std::nullopt), HdrRenderType::SDR);
+    EXPECT_EQ(getHdrRenderType(ui::Dataspace::V0_BT601_625, std::nullopt), HdrRenderType::SDR);
+    EXPECT_EQ(getHdrRenderType(ui::Dataspace::V0_BT601_525, std::nullopt), HdrRenderType::SDR);
+    EXPECT_EQ(getHdrRenderType(ui::Dataspace::V0_BT709, std::nullopt), HdrRenderType::SDR);
+    EXPECT_EQ(getHdrRenderType(ui::Dataspace::DCI_P3_LINEAR, std::nullopt), HdrRenderType::SDR);
+    EXPECT_EQ(getHdrRenderType(ui::Dataspace::DCI_P3, std::nullopt), HdrRenderType::SDR);
+    EXPECT_EQ(getHdrRenderType(ui::Dataspace::DISPLAY_P3_LINEAR, std::nullopt), HdrRenderType::SDR);
+    EXPECT_EQ(getHdrRenderType(ui::Dataspace::DISPLAY_P3, std::nullopt), HdrRenderType::SDR);
+    EXPECT_EQ(getHdrRenderType(ui::Dataspace::ADOBE_RGB, std::nullopt), HdrRenderType::SDR);
+    EXPECT_EQ(getHdrRenderType(ui::Dataspace::BT2020_LINEAR, std::nullopt), HdrRenderType::SDR);
+    EXPECT_EQ(getHdrRenderType(ui::Dataspace::BT2020, std::nullopt), HdrRenderType::SDR);
+    EXPECT_EQ(getHdrRenderType(ui::Dataspace::BT2020_ITU, std::nullopt), HdrRenderType::SDR);
+    EXPECT_EQ(getHdrRenderType(ui::Dataspace::DISPLAY_BT2020, std::nullopt), HdrRenderType::SDR);
+}
+
+} // namespace android