diff --git a/include/gui/ConsumerBase.h b/include/gui/ConsumerBase.h
index ef0feab72..d56fa89b5 100644
--- a/include/gui/ConsumerBase.h
+++ b/include/gui/ConsumerBase.h
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ public:
     // when a new frame becomes available.
     void setFrameAvailableListener(const wp<FrameAvailableListener>& listener);
 
+    // See IGraphicBufferConsumer::detachBuffer
+    status_t detachBuffer(int slot);
+
 private:
     ConsumerBase(const ConsumerBase&);
     void operator=(const ConsumerBase&);
diff --git a/libs/gui/ConsumerBase.cpp b/libs/gui/ConsumerBase.cpp
index b874e3a32..e576018bf 100644
--- a/libs/gui/ConsumerBase.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/ConsumerBase.cpp
@@ -163,6 +163,21 @@ void ConsumerBase::setFrameAvailableListener(
     mFrameAvailableListener = listener;
 }
 
+status_t ConsumerBase::detachBuffer(int slot) {
+    CB_LOGV("detachBuffer");
+    Mutex::Autolock lock(mMutex);
+
+    status_t result = mConsumer->detachBuffer(slot);
+    if (result != NO_ERROR) {
+        CB_LOGE("Failed to detach buffer: %d", result);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    freeBufferLocked(slot);
+
+    return result;
+}
+
 void ConsumerBase::dump(String8& result) const {
     dump(result, "");
 }