diff --git a/core/java/android/hardware/camera2/impl/CameraExtensionUtils.java b/core/java/android/hardware/camera2/impl/CameraExtensionUtils.java
index 9acf9bf0c803b..afefcbe80bf1e 100644
--- a/core/java/android/hardware/camera2/impl/CameraExtensionUtils.java
+++ b/core/java/android/hardware/camera2/impl/CameraExtensionUtils.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public final class CameraExtensionUtils {
         ImageWriter writer = null;
         Image img = null;
         SurfaceInfo surfaceInfo = new SurfaceInfo();
-        int nativeFormat = SurfaceUtils.getSurfaceFormat(s);
+        int nativeFormat = SurfaceUtils.detectSurfaceFormat(s);
         int dataspace = SurfaceUtils.getSurfaceDataspace(s);
         Size surfaceSize = SurfaceUtils.getSurfaceSize(s);
         surfaceInfo.mFormat = nativeFormat;
diff --git a/core/java/android/hardware/camera2/utils/SurfaceUtils.java b/core/java/android/hardware/camera2/utils/SurfaceUtils.java
index 57d8ded79e8e6..fd1a331617400 100644
--- a/core/java/android/hardware/camera2/utils/SurfaceUtils.java
+++ b/core/java/android/hardware/camera2/utils/SurfaceUtils.java
@@ -159,6 +159,23 @@ public class SurfaceUtils {
         return surfaceType;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Detect and retrieve the Surface format without any
+     * additional overrides.
+     *
+     * @param surface The surface to be queried for format.
+     * @return format of the surface.
+     *
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the surface is already abandoned.
+     */
+    public static int detectSurfaceFormat(Surface surface) {
+        checkNotNull(surface);
+        int surfaceType = nativeDetectSurfaceType(surface);
+        if (surfaceType == BAD_VALUE) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Surface was abandoned");
+
+        return surfaceType;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the Surface dataspace.
      *