diff --git a/libs/ui/Android.bp b/libs/ui/Android.bp
index a7b5900..936e653 100644
--- a/libs/ui/Android.bp
+++ b/libs/ui/Android.bp
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@
         "HdrCapabilities.cpp",
         "PixelFormat.cpp",
         "PublicFormat.cpp",
+        "StaticAsserts.cpp",
         "StaticDisplayInfo.cpp",
     ],
 
diff --git a/libs/ui/StaticAsserts.cpp b/libs/ui/StaticAsserts.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85da64f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/ui/StaticAsserts.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#include <ui/PixelFormat.h>
+#include <aidl/android/hardware/graphics/common/PixelFormat.h>
+
+// Ideally, PIXEL_FORMAT_R_8 would simply be defined to match the aidl PixelFormat, but
+// PixelFormat.h (where PIXEL_FORMAT_R_8 is defined) is pulled in by builds for
+// which there is no aidl build (e.g. Windows).
+static_assert(android::PIXEL_FORMAT_R_8 ==static_cast<int32_t>(
+                                  aidl::android::hardware::graphics::common::PixelFormat::R_8));