diff --git a/camera/CameraMetadata.cpp b/camera/CameraMetadata.cpp
index 135384a..024311f 100644
--- a/camera/CameraMetadata.cpp
+++ b/camera/CameraMetadata.cpp
@@ -169,6 +169,11 @@
     return entryCount() == 0;
 }
 
+size_t CameraMetadata::bufferSize() const {
+    return (mBuffer == NULL) ? 0 :
+            get_camera_metadata_size(mBuffer);
+}
+
 status_t CameraMetadata::sort() {
     if (mLocked) {
         ALOGE("%s: CameraMetadata is locked", __FUNCTION__);
diff --git a/camera/include/camera/CameraMetadata.h b/camera/include/camera/CameraMetadata.h
index 9d1b5c7..e883ffa 100644
--- a/camera/include/camera/CameraMetadata.h
+++ b/camera/include/camera/CameraMetadata.h
@@ -128,6 +128,11 @@
     bool isEmpty() const;
 
     /**
+     * Return the allocated camera metadata buffer size in bytes.
+     */
+    size_t bufferSize() const;
+
+    /**
      * Sort metadata buffer for faster find
      */
     status_t sort();