diff --git a/api/module-lib-current.txt b/api/module-lib-current.txt
index 45917e7b07b7c..032e30ce83127 100644
--- a/api/module-lib-current.txt
+++ b/api/module-lib-current.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ package android.content.rollback {
 
 package android.graphics {
 
+  public final class Compatibility {
+    method public static void setTargetSdkVersion(int);
+  }
+
   public final class ImageDecoder implements java.lang.AutoCloseable {
     method @AnyThread @NonNull public static android.graphics.ImageDecoder.Source createSource(@NonNull android.content.ContentResolver, @NonNull android.net.Uri, @Nullable android.content.res.Resources);
   }
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java b/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
index 21b56d3e337f0..ab94e2d173e6b 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/ActivityThread.java
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDebug.DbStats;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.HardwareRenderer;
-import android.graphics.ImageDecoder;
 import android.hardware.display.DisplayManagerGlobal;
 import android.inputmethodservice.InputMethodService;
 import android.net.ConnectivityManager;
@@ -6280,12 +6279,9 @@ public final class ActivityThread extends ClientTransactionHandler {
 
         Message.updateCheckRecycle(data.appInfo.targetSdkVersion);
 
-        // Prior to P, internal calls to decode Bitmaps used BitmapFactory,
-        // which may scale up to account for density. In P, we switched to
-        // ImageDecoder, which skips the upscale to save memory. ImageDecoder
-        // needs to still scale up in older apps, in case they rely on the
-        // size of the Bitmap without considering its density.
-        ImageDecoder.sApiLevel = data.appInfo.targetSdkVersion;
+        // Supply the targetSdkVersion to the UI rendering module, which may
+        // need it in cases where it does not have access to the appInfo.
+        android.graphics.Compatibility.setTargetSdkVersion(data.appInfo.targetSdkVersion);
 
         /*
          * Before spawning a new process, reset the time zone to be the system time zone.
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/Compatibility.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/Compatibility.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..113cf9faab177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/Compatibility.java
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package android.graphics;
+
+import android.annotation.SystemApi;
+
+/**
+ * Helper class for graphics classes to retrieve the targetSdkVersion, as
+ * specified by the app.
+ * @hide
+ */
+@SystemApi(client = SystemApi.Client.MODULE_LIBRARIES)
+public final class Compatibility {
+    private Compatibility() {}
+
+    private static int sTargetSdkVersion = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * Exposed so that ActivityThread can set it correctly once when binding the
+     * application. No other code should call this.
+     * @hide
+     */
+    @SystemApi(client = SystemApi.Client.MODULE_LIBRARIES)
+    public static void setTargetSdkVersion(int targetSdkVersion) {
+        sTargetSdkVersion = targetSdkVersion;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Public for access by other packages in the module (like android.graphics.drawable),
+     * but should not be accessed outside the module.
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public static int getTargetSdkVersion() {
+        return sTargetSdkVersion;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/ImageDecoder.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/ImageDecoder.java
index 3622f5146d3d2..aec9453e27e47 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/ImageDecoder.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/ImageDecoder.java
@@ -171,9 +171,6 @@ import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
  *  </pre>
  */
 public final class ImageDecoder implements AutoCloseable {
-    /** @hide **/
-    public static int sApiLevel;
-
     /**
      *  Source of encoded image data.
      *
@@ -1933,7 +1930,8 @@ public final class ImageDecoder implements AutoCloseable {
 
         // For P and above, only resize if it would be a downscale. Scale up prior
         // to P in case the app relies on the Bitmap's size without considering density.
-        if (srcDensity < dstDensity && sApiLevel >= Build.VERSION_CODES.P) {
+        if (srcDensity < dstDensity
+                && Compatibility.getTargetSdkVersion() >= Build.VERSION_CODES.P) {
             return srcDensity;
         }
 
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/AnimatedVectorDrawable.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/AnimatedVectorDrawable.java
index 9fb72cf08b519..73dbe65bd25bc 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/AnimatedVectorDrawable.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/AnimatedVectorDrawable.java
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ import android.animation.TimeInterpolator;
 import android.animation.ValueAnimator;
 import android.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.annotation.Nullable;
-import android.app.ActivityThread;
-import android.app.Application;
 import android.compat.annotation.UnsupportedAppUsage;
 import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo.Config;
 import android.content.res.ColorStateList;
@@ -368,14 +366,7 @@ public class AnimatedVectorDrawable extends Drawable implements Animatable2 {
      * @return whether invalid animations for vector drawable should be ignored.
      */
     private static boolean shouldIgnoreInvalidAnimation() {
-        Application app = ActivityThread.currentApplication();
-        if (app == null || app.getApplicationInfo() == null) {
-            return true;
-        }
-        if (app.getApplicationInfo().targetSdkVersion < Build.VERSION_CODES.N) {
-            return true;
-        }
-        return false;
+        return android.graphics.Compatibility.getTargetSdkVersion() < Build.VERSION_CODES.N;
     }
 
     @Override