diff --git a/core/java/android/view/DisplayListCanvas.java b/core/java/android/view/DisplayListCanvas.java
index 415c29107a948..cb7c5a22fa401 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/DisplayListCanvas.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/DisplayListCanvas.java
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ public class DisplayListCanvas extends Canvas {
     // view hierarchy because display lists are generated recursively.
     private static final int POOL_LIMIT = 25;
 
+    private static final int MAX_BITMAP_SIZE = 100 * 1024 * 1024; // 100 MB
+
     private static final SynchronizedPool<DisplayListCanvas> sPool =
             new SynchronizedPool<DisplayListCanvas>(POOL_LIMIT);
 
@@ -249,4 +251,14 @@ public class DisplayListCanvas extends Canvas {
 
     private static native void nDrawRoundRect(long renderer, long propLeft, long propTop,
             long propRight, long propBottom, long propRx, long propRy, long propPaint);
+
+    @Override
+    protected void throwIfCannotDraw(Bitmap bitmap) {
+        super.throwIfCannotDraw(bitmap);
+        int bitmapSize = bitmap.getByteCount();
+        if (bitmapSize > MAX_BITMAP_SIZE) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(
+                    "Canvas: trying to draw too large(" + bitmapSize + "bytes) bitmap.");
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/Canvas.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/Canvas.java
index af99f79e4b3b1..c65880b2fccea 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/Canvas.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/Canvas.java
@@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@ public class Canvas {
     /**
      * @hide
      */
-    protected static void throwIfCannotDraw(Bitmap bitmap) {
+    protected void throwIfCannotDraw(Bitmap bitmap) {
         if (bitmap.isRecycled()) {
             throw new RuntimeException("Canvas: trying to use a recycled bitmap " + bitmap);
         }