diff --git a/core/jni/android/graphics/BitmapFactory.cpp b/core/jni/android/graphics/BitmapFactory.cpp
index 79aa5acac4ee1..685fcaf152119 100644
--- a/core/jni/android/graphics/BitmapFactory.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android/graphics/BitmapFactory.cpp
@@ -237,10 +237,22 @@ static jobject doDecode(JNIEnv* env, std::unique_ptr<SkStreamRewindable> stream,
 
     // Create the codec.
     NinePatchPeeker peeker;
-    std::unique_ptr<SkAndroidCodec> codec = SkAndroidCodec::MakeFromStream(
-            std::move(stream), &peeker);
-    if (!codec.get()) {
-        return nullObjectReturn("SkAndroidCodec::MakeFromStream returned null");
+    std::unique_ptr<SkAndroidCodec> codec;
+    {
+        SkCodec::Result result;
+        std::unique_ptr<SkCodec> c = SkCodec::MakeFromStream(std::move(stream), &result,
+                                                             &peeker);
+        if (!c) {
+            SkString msg;
+            msg.printf("Failed to create image decoder with message '%s'",
+                       SkCodec::ResultToString(result));
+            return nullObjectReturn(msg.c_str());
+        }
+
+        codec = SkAndroidCodec::MakeFromCodec(std::move(c));
+        if (!codec) {
+            return nullObjectReturn("SkAndroidCodec::MakeFromCodec returned null");
+        }
     }
 
     // Do not allow ninepatch decodes to 565.  In the past, decodes to 565
diff --git a/core/jni/android/graphics/ImageDecoder.cpp b/core/jni/android/graphics/ImageDecoder.cpp
index a0a4be4590be9..0f36827a9730a 100644
--- a/core/jni/android/graphics/ImageDecoder.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android/graphics/ImageDecoder.cpp
@@ -77,11 +77,27 @@ static jobject native_create(JNIEnv* env, std::unique_ptr<SkStream> stream) {
         return nullptr;
     }
     std::unique_ptr<ImageDecoder> decoder(new ImageDecoder);
-    decoder->mCodec = SkAndroidCodec::MakeFromStream(std::move(stream), &decoder->mPeeker);
+    SkCodec::Result result;
+    auto codec = SkCodec::MakeFromStream(std::move(stream), &result, &decoder->mPeeker);
+    if (!codec) {
+        switch (result) {
+            case SkCodec::kIncompleteInput:
+                env->ThrowNew(gIncomplete_class, "Incomplete input");
+                break;
+            default:
+                SkString msg;
+                msg.printf("Failed to create image decoder with message '%s'",
+                           SkCodec::ResultToString(result));
+                doThrowIOE(env, msg.c_str());
+                break;
+        }
+
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    decoder->mCodec = SkAndroidCodec::MakeFromCodec(std::move(codec));
     if (!decoder->mCodec.get()) {
-        // FIXME: (b/71578461) Use the error message from
-        // SkCodec::MakeFromStream to report a more informative error message.
-        doThrowIOE(env, "Failed to create an SkCodec");
+        doThrowIOE(env, "Could not create AndroidCodec");
         return nullptr;
     }
 
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/ImageDecoder.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/ImageDecoder.java
index 419e2b7e48182..d13e05c22509c 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/ImageDecoder.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/ImageDecoder.java
@@ -239,11 +239,12 @@ public final class ImageDecoder implements AutoCloseable {
     };
 
     /**
-     *  Supplied to onPartialImage if the provided data is incomplete.
+     *  Used if the provided data is incomplete.
      *
-     *  Will never be thrown by ImageDecoder.
+     *  May be thrown if there is nothing to display.
      *
-     *  There may be a partial image to display.
+     *  If supplied to onPartialImage, there may be a correct partial image to
+     *  display.
      */
     public static class IncompleteException extends IOException {};