diff --git a/include/ui/GraphicBuffer.h b/include/ui/GraphicBuffer.h
index 6edc3caab..0be26a79a 100644
--- a/include/ui/GraphicBuffer.h
+++ b/include/ui/GraphicBuffer.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #include <utils/Flattenable.h>
 #include <pixelflinger/pixelflinger.h>
 
+#include <hardware/hardware.h>
+
 struct android_native_buffer_t;
 
 namespace android {
@@ -63,6 +65,13 @@ public:
         USAGE_HW_MASK           = GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_MASK
     };
 
+    enum {
+        TRANSFORM_IDENTITY      = 0,
+        TRANSFORM_ROT_90        = HAL_TRANSFORM_ROT_90,
+        TRANSFORM_ROT_180       = HAL_TRANSFORM_ROT_180,
+        TRANSFORM_ROT_270       = HAL_TRANSFORM_ROT_270
+    };
+
     GraphicBuffer();
 
     // creates w * h buffer
@@ -79,6 +88,7 @@ public:
     uint32_t getHeight() const          { return height; }
     uint32_t getStride() const          { return stride; }
     uint32_t getUsage() const           { return usage; }
+    uint32_t getTransform() const       { return transform; }
     PixelFormat getPixelFormat() const  { return format; }
     Rect getBounds() const              { return Rect(width, height); }
     
diff --git a/include/ui/android_native_buffer.h b/include/ui/android_native_buffer.h
index 402843e20..a472824bc 100644
--- a/include/ui/android_native_buffer.h
+++ b/include/ui/android_native_buffer.h
@@ -51,8 +51,12 @@ typedef struct android_native_buffer_t
     int stride;
     int format;
     int usage;
-    
-    void* reserved[2];
+
+    /* transformation as defined in hardware.h */
+    uint8_t transform;
+
+    uint8_t reserved_bytes[3];
+    void* reserved[1];
 
     buffer_handle_t handle;
 
diff --git a/libs/ui/GraphicBuffer.cpp b/libs/ui/GraphicBuffer.cpp
index 828a988be..367195439 100644
--- a/libs/ui/GraphicBuffer.cpp
+++ b/libs/ui/GraphicBuffer.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ GraphicBuffer::GraphicBuffer()
     stride = 
     format = 
     usage  = 0;
+    transform = 0;
     handle = NULL;
 }
 
@@ -57,7 +58,8 @@ GraphicBuffer::GraphicBuffer(uint32_t w, uint32_t h,
     height = 
     stride = 
     format = 
-    usage  = 0;
+    usage  =
+    transform = 0;
     handle = NULL;
     mInitCheck = initSize(w, h, reqFormat, reqUsage);
 }
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ GraphicBuffer::GraphicBuffer(uint32_t w, uint32_t h,
     stride = inStride;
     format = inFormat;
     usage  = inUsage;
+    transform = 0;
     handle = inHandle;
 }
 
@@ -182,8 +185,10 @@ status_t GraphicBuffer::lock(GGLSurface* sur, uint32_t usage)
     return res;
 }
 
+const int kFlattenFdsOffset = 9;
+
 size_t GraphicBuffer::getFlattenedSize() const {
-    return (8 + (handle ? handle->numInts : 0))*sizeof(int);
+    return (kFlattenFdsOffset + (handle ? handle->numInts : 0))*sizeof(int);
 }
 
 size_t GraphicBuffer::getFdCount() const {
@@ -208,13 +213,14 @@ status_t GraphicBuffer::flatten(void* buffer, size_t size,
     buf[5] = usage;
     buf[6] = 0;
     buf[7] = 0;
+    buf[8] = transform;
 
     if (handle) {
         buf[6] = handle->numFds;
         buf[7] = handle->numInts;
         native_handle_t const* const h = handle;
         memcpy(fds,     h->data,             h->numFds*sizeof(int));
-        memcpy(&buf[8], h->data + h->numFds, h->numInts*sizeof(int));
+        memcpy(&buf[kFlattenFdsOffset], h->data + h->numFds, h->numInts*sizeof(int));
     }
 
     return NO_ERROR;
@@ -223,7 +229,7 @@ status_t GraphicBuffer::flatten(void* buffer, size_t size,
 status_t GraphicBuffer::unflatten(void const* buffer, size_t size,
         int fds[], size_t count)
 {
-    if (size < 8*sizeof(int)) return NO_MEMORY;
+    if (size < kFlattenFdsOffset*sizeof(int)) return NO_MEMORY;
 
     int const* buf = static_cast<int const*>(buffer);
     if (buf[0] != 'GBFR') return BAD_TYPE;
@@ -231,7 +237,7 @@ status_t GraphicBuffer::unflatten(void const* buffer, size_t size,
     const size_t numFds  = buf[6];
     const size_t numInts = buf[7];
 
-    const size_t sizeNeeded = (8 + numInts) * sizeof(int);
+    const size_t sizeNeeded = (kFlattenFdsOffset + numInts) * sizeof(int);
     if (size < sizeNeeded) return NO_MEMORY;
 
     size_t fdCountNeeded = 0;
@@ -248,9 +254,10 @@ status_t GraphicBuffer::unflatten(void const* buffer, size_t size,
         stride = buf[3];
         format = buf[4];
         usage  = buf[5];
+        transform = buf[8];
         native_handle* h = native_handle_create(numFds, numInts);
         memcpy(h->data,          fds,     numFds*sizeof(int));
-        memcpy(h->data + numFds, &buf[8], numInts*sizeof(int));
+        memcpy(h->data + numFds, &buf[kFlattenFdsOffset], numInts*sizeof(int));
         handle = h;
     } else {
         width = height = stride = format = usage = 0;