diff --git a/include/gui/BufferQueueConsumer.h b/include/gui/BufferQueueConsumer.h
index 9c91fc736..92127c138 100644
--- a/include/gui/BufferQueueConsumer.h
+++ b/include/gui/BufferQueueConsumer.h
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ public:
     // is CLOCK_MONOTONIC.
     virtual status_t acquireBuffer(BufferItem* outBuffer,
             nsecs_t expectedPresent);
+    virtual status_t acquireBuffer(android::BufferItem* outBuffer,
+            nsecs_t expectedPresent);
 
     // See IGraphicBufferConsumer::detachBuffer
     virtual status_t detachBuffer(int slot);
diff --git a/include/gui/IGraphicBufferConsumer.h b/include/gui/IGraphicBufferConsumer.h
index 53b4e758b..ae85bd501 100644
--- a/include/gui/IGraphicBufferConsumer.h
+++ b/include/gui/IGraphicBufferConsumer.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 namespace android {
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+class BufferItem;
 class Fence;
 class GraphicBuffer;
 class IConsumerListener;
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ public:
     // Return of a negative value means an error has occurred:
     // * INVALID_OPERATION - too many buffers have been acquired
     virtual status_t acquireBuffer(BufferItem* buffer, nsecs_t presentWhen) = 0;
+    virtual status_t acquireBuffer(android::BufferItem* buffer, nsecs_t presentWhen) = 0;
 
     // detachBuffer attempts to remove all ownership of the buffer in the given
     // slot from the buffer queue. If this call succeeds, the slot will be
diff --git a/libs/gui/BufferQueueConsumer.cpp b/libs/gui/BufferQueueConsumer.cpp
index 526c3b729..be4bec0e7 100644
--- a/libs/gui/BufferQueueConsumer.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/BufferQueueConsumer.cpp
@@ -176,6 +176,22 @@ status_t BufferQueueConsumer::acquireBuffer(BufferItem* outBuffer,
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
+status_t BufferQueueConsumer::acquireBuffer(android::BufferItem* outBuffer,
+        nsecs_t expectedPresent) {
+    if (outBuffer == nullptr) {
+        return BAD_VALUE;
+    }
+
+    android::BufferItem item;
+    status_t result = acquireBuffer(&item, expectedPresent);
+    if (result != NO_ERROR) {
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    *outBuffer = item;
+    return NO_ERROR;
+}
+
 status_t BufferQueueConsumer::detachBuffer(int slot) {
     ATRACE_CALL();
     ATRACE_BUFFER_INDEX(slot);
diff --git a/libs/gui/IGraphicBufferConsumer.cpp b/libs/gui/IGraphicBufferConsumer.cpp
index f38abbeb9..edf440884 100644
--- a/libs/gui/IGraphicBufferConsumer.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/IGraphicBufferConsumer.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <binder/Parcel.h>
 #include <binder/IInterface.h>
 
+#include <gui/BufferItem.h>
 #include <gui/IConsumerListener.h>
 #include <gui/IGraphicBufferConsumer.h>
 
@@ -237,6 +238,21 @@ public:
         return reply.readInt32();
     }
 
+    virtual status_t acquireBuffer(android::BufferItem* buffer,
+            nsecs_t presentWhen) {
+        if (buffer == nullptr) {
+            return BAD_VALUE;
+        }
+
+        BufferItem item;
+        status_t result = acquireBuffer(&item, presentWhen);
+        if (result != NO_ERROR) {
+            return result;
+        }
+        *buffer = item;
+        return NO_ERROR;
+    }
+
     virtual status_t detachBuffer(int slot) {
         Parcel data, reply;
         data.writeInterfaceToken(IGraphicBufferConsumer::getInterfaceDescriptor());