diff --git a/include/media/MediaProfiles.h b/include/media/MediaProfiles.h
index df64ce8..183bb1e 100644
--- a/include/media/MediaProfiles.h
+++ b/include/media/MediaProfiles.h
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@
                                        camcorder_quality quality) const;
 
     /**
+     * Returns true if a profile for the given camera at the given quality exists,
+     * or false if not.
+     */
+    bool hasCamcorderProfile(int cameraId, camcorder_quality quality) const;
+
+    /**
      * Returns the output file formats supported.
      */
     Vector<output_format> getOutputFileFormats() const;
@@ -263,6 +269,8 @@
         Vector<int> mLevels;
     };
 
+    int getCamcorderProfileIndex(int cameraId, camcorder_quality quality) const;
+
     // Debug
     static void logVideoCodec(const VideoCodec& codec);
     static void logAudioCodec(const AudioCodec& codec);
diff --git a/media/libmedia/MediaProfiles.cpp b/media/libmedia/MediaProfiles.cpp
index 37a33ed..81647e0 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/MediaProfiles.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/MediaProfiles.cpp
@@ -715,13 +715,8 @@
     return decoders;  // copy out
 }
 
-int MediaProfiles::getCamcorderProfileParamByName(const char *name,
-                                                  int cameraId,
-                                                  camcorder_quality quality) const
+int MediaProfiles::getCamcorderProfileIndex(int cameraId, camcorder_quality quality) const
 {
-    LOGV("getCamcorderProfileParamByName: %s for camera %d, quality %d",
-         name, cameraId, quality);
-
     int index = -1;
     for (size_t i = 0, n = mCamcorderProfiles.size(); i < n; ++i) {
         if (mCamcorderProfiles[i]->mCameraId == cameraId &&
@@ -730,6 +725,17 @@
             break;
         }
     }
+    return index;
+}
+
+int MediaProfiles::getCamcorderProfileParamByName(const char *name,
+                                                  int cameraId,
+                                                  camcorder_quality quality) const
+{
+    LOGV("getCamcorderProfileParamByName: %s for camera %d, quality %d",
+         name, cameraId, quality);
+
+    int index = getCamcorderProfileIndex(cameraId, quality);
     if (index == -1) {
         LOGE("The given camcorder profile camera %d quality %d is not found",
              cameraId, quality);
@@ -752,6 +758,11 @@
     return -1;
 }
 
+bool MediaProfiles::hasCamcorderProfile(int cameraId, camcorder_quality quality) const
+{
+    return (getCamcorderProfileIndex(cameraId, quality) != -1);
+}
+
 Vector<int> MediaProfiles::getImageEncodingQualityLevels(int cameraId) const
 {
     Vector<int> result;