diff --git a/cmds/stagefright/Android.mk b/cmds/stagefright/Android.mk
index 39ed769a040f6..5b5525240f02d 100644
--- a/cmds/stagefright/Android.mk
+++ b/cmds/stagefright/Android.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := \
 	libstagefright
 
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES:= \
+	$(JNI_H_INCLUDE) \
 	frameworks/base/media/libstagefright \
 	$(TOP)/external/opencore/extern_libs_v2/khronos/openmax/include
 
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := \
 	libstagefright
 
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES:= \
+	$(JNI_H_INCLUDE) \
 	frameworks/base/media/libstagefright \
 	$(TOP)/external/opencore/extern_libs_v2/khronos/openmax/include
 
diff --git a/include/media/IOMX.h b/include/media/IOMX.h
index 0014d5c5e3b06..10e0197b6b944 100644
--- a/include/media/IOMX.h
+++ b/include/media/IOMX.h
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #include <OMX_Core.h>
 #include <OMX_Video.h>
 
+#include "jni.h"
+
 namespace android {
 
 class IMemory;
@@ -102,15 +104,22 @@ public:
             size_t encodedWidth, size_t encodedHeight,
             size_t displayWidth, size_t displayHeight) = 0;
 
-    // Note: This method is _not_ virtual, it exists as a wrapper around
+    // Note: These methods are _not_ virtual, it exists as a wrapper around
     // the virtual "createRenderer" method above facilitating extraction
-    // of the ISurface from a regular Surface.
+    // of the ISurface from a regular Surface or a java Surface object.
     sp<IOMXRenderer> createRenderer(
             const sp<Surface> &surface,
             const char *componentName,
             OMX_COLOR_FORMATTYPE colorFormat,
             size_t encodedWidth, size_t encodedHeight,
             size_t displayWidth, size_t displayHeight);
+
+    sp<IOMXRenderer> createRendererFromJavaSurface(
+            JNIEnv *env, jobject javaSurface,
+            const char *componentName,
+            OMX_COLOR_FORMATTYPE colorFormat,
+            size_t encodedWidth, size_t encodedHeight,
+            size_t displayWidth, size_t displayHeight);
 };
 
 struct omx_message {
diff --git a/media/libmedia/Android.mk b/media/libmedia/Android.mk
index 9d442c3c58506..7c01687c9ddb5 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/Android.mk
+++ b/media/libmedia/Android.mk
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES += libdl
 endif
 
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := \
+	$(JNI_H_INCLUDE) \
 	$(call include-path-for, graphics corecg) \
         $(TOP)/external/opencore/extern_libs_v2/khronos/openmax/include
 
diff --git a/media/libmedia/IOMX.cpp b/media/libmedia/IOMX.cpp
index 10bebd00cfcc7..0cec7bbe8c103 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/IOMX.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/IOMX.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,31 @@ sp<IOMXRenderer> IOMX::createRenderer(
             displayWidth, displayHeight);
 }
 
+sp<IOMXRenderer> IOMX::createRendererFromJavaSurface(
+        JNIEnv *env, jobject javaSurface,
+        const char *componentName,
+        OMX_COLOR_FORMATTYPE colorFormat,
+        size_t encodedWidth, size_t encodedHeight,
+        size_t displayWidth, size_t displayHeight) {
+    jclass surfaceClass = env->FindClass("android/view/Surface");
+    if (surfaceClass == NULL) {
+        LOGE("Can't find android/view/Surface");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    jfieldID surfaceID = env->GetFieldID(surfaceClass, "mSurface", "I");
+    if (surfaceID == NULL) {
+        LOGE("Can't find Surface.mSurface");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    sp<Surface> surface = (Surface *)env->GetIntField(javaSurface, surfaceID);
+
+    return createRenderer(
+            surface, componentName, colorFormat, encodedWidth,
+            encodedHeight, displayWidth, displayHeight);
+}
+
 class BpOMX : public BpInterface<IOMX> {
 public:
     BpOMX(const sp<IBinder> &impl)
diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/Android.mk b/media/libmediaplayerservice/Android.mk
index 93b7a3aed8962..f21eb737bea68 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/Android.mk
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/Android.mk
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES += libdl
 endif
 
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := external/tremor/Tremor                              \
+	$(JNI_H_INCLUDE)                                                \
 	$(call include-path-for, graphics corecg)                       \
 	$(TOP)/external/opencore/extern_libs_v2/khronos/openmax/include \
 	$(TOP)/frameworks/base/media/libstagefright/omx
diff --git a/media/libstagefright/Android.mk b/media/libstagefright/Android.mk
index 79a32b5de5950..3c343a3103a2b 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/Android.mk
+++ b/media/libstagefright/Android.mk
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ LOCAL_SRC_FILES +=                \
 endif
 
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES:= \
+	$(JNI_H_INCLUDE) \
         $(TOP)/external/opencore/extern_libs_v2/khronos/openmax/include \
         $(TOP)/external/opencore/android
 
diff --git a/media/libstagefright/omx/Android.mk b/media/libstagefright/omx/Android.mk
index 77e42bebedb86..4cadccd82e870 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/omx/Android.mk
+++ b/media/libstagefright/omx/Android.mk
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := $(PV_INCLUDES)
 LOCAL_CFLAGS := $(PV_CFLAGS_MINUS_VISIBILITY)
 
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += $(TOP)/hardware/ti/omap3/liboverlay
+LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += $(JNI_H_INCLUDE)
 
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES:=                 \
 	OMX.cpp                   \