diff --git a/media/libmedia/IOMX.cpp b/media/libmedia/IOMX.cpp
index af67175..d6a1757 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/IOMX.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/IOMX.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     EMPTY_BUFFER,
     GET_EXTENSION_INDEX,
     OBSERVER_ON_MSG,
+    GET_GRAPHIC_BUFFER_USAGE,
 };
 
 class BpOMX : public BpInterface<IOMX> {
@@ -194,6 +195,19 @@
         return err;
     }
 
+    virtual status_t getGraphicBufferUsage(
+            node_id node, OMX_U32 port_index, OMX_U32* usage) {
+        Parcel data, reply;
+        data.writeInterfaceToken(IOMX::getInterfaceDescriptor());
+        data.writeIntPtr((intptr_t)node);
+        data.writeInt32(port_index);
+        remote()->transact(GET_GRAPHIC_BUFFER_USAGE, data, &reply);
+
+        status_t err = reply.readInt32();
+        *usage = reply.readInt32();
+        return err;
+    }
+
     virtual status_t useBuffer(
             node_id node, OMX_U32 port_index, const sp<IMemory> &params,
             buffer_id *buffer) {
@@ -508,6 +522,21 @@
             return NO_ERROR;
         }
 
+        case GET_GRAPHIC_BUFFER_USAGE:
+        {
+            CHECK_INTERFACE(IOMX, data, reply);
+
+            node_id node = (void*)data.readIntPtr();
+            OMX_U32 port_index = data.readInt32();
+
+            OMX_U32 usage = 0;
+            status_t err = getGraphicBufferUsage(node, port_index, &usage);
+            reply->writeInt32(err);
+            reply->writeInt32(usage);
+
+            return NO_ERROR;
+        }
+
         case USE_BUFFER:
         {
             CHECK_INTERFACE(IOMX, data, reply);