diff --git a/libs/nativewindow/ANativeWindow.cpp b/libs/nativewindow/ANativeWindow.cpp
index a1c9eb8..98b76fd 100644
--- a/libs/nativewindow/ANativeWindow.cpp
+++ b/libs/nativewindow/ANativeWindow.cpp
@@ -165,6 +165,14 @@
     return native_window_set_frame_rate(window, frameRate);
 }
 
+void ANativeWindow_tryAllocateBuffers(ANativeWindow* window) {
+    if (!window || !query(window, NATIVE_WINDOW_IS_VALID)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    window->perform(window, NATIVE_WINDOW_ALLOCATE_BUFFERS);
+}
+
+
 /**************************************************************************************************
  * vndk-stable
  **************************************************************************************************/
@@ -328,10 +336,6 @@
     return window->perform(window, NATIVE_WINDOW_SET_QUEUE_INTERCEPTOR, interceptor, data);
 }
 
-void ANativeWindow_allocateBuffers(ANativeWindow* window) {
-    window->perform(window, NATIVE_WINDOW_ALLOCATE_BUFFERS);
-}
-
 int64_t ANativeWindow_getNextFrameId(ANativeWindow* window) {
     return query64(window, NATIVE_WINDOW_GET_NEXT_FRAME_ID);
 }
diff --git a/libs/nativewindow/include/android/native_window.h b/libs/nativewindow/include/android/native_window.h
index 262aee3..4b426c5 100644
--- a/libs/nativewindow/include/android/native_window.h
+++ b/libs/nativewindow/include/android/native_window.h
@@ -261,6 +261,17 @@
  */
 int32_t ANativeWindow_setFrameRate(ANativeWindow* window, float frameRate) __INTRODUCED_IN(30);
 
+/**
+ * Provides a hint to the window that buffers should be preallocated ahead of
+ * time. Note that the window implementation is not guaranteed to preallocate
+ * any buffers, for instance if an implementation disallows allocation of new
+ * buffers, or if there is insufficient memory in the system to preallocate
+ * additional buffers
+ *
+ * Available since API level 30.
+ */
+void ANativeWindow_tryAllocateBuffers(ANativeWindow* window);
+
 #endif // __ANDROID_API__ >= 30
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/libs/nativewindow/libnativewindow.map.txt b/libs/nativewindow/libnativewindow.map.txt
index e0e20c3..154eb8e 100644
--- a/libs/nativewindow/libnativewindow.map.txt
+++ b/libs/nativewindow/libnativewindow.map.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     ANativeWindow_OemStorageGet; # llndk
     ANativeWindow_OemStorageSet; # llndk
     ANativeWindow_acquire;
-    ANativeWindow_allocateBuffers; # apex # introduced=30
     ANativeWindow_cancelBuffer; # llndk
     ANativeWindow_dequeueBuffer; # llndk
     ANativeWindow_getBuffersDataSpace; # introduced=28
@@ -51,6 +50,7 @@
     ANativeWindow_setSwapInterval; # llndk
     ANativeWindow_setFrameRate; # introduced=30
     ANativeWindow_setUsage; # llndk
+    ANativeWindow_tryAllocateBuffers; # introduced=30
     ANativeWindow_unlockAndPost;
   local:
     *;