diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/Bitmap.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/Bitmap.java
index e8ede94f62bb7..95a0c56905c0c 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/Bitmap.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/Bitmap.java
@@ -1232,6 +1232,7 @@ public final class Bitmap implements Parcelable {
         if (config == null) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Config must not be null");
         }
+        source.endRecording();
         if (source.requiresHardwareAcceleration() && config != Config.HARDWARE) {
             StrictMode.noteSlowCall("GPU readback");
         }
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/Picture.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/Picture.java
index d01ff6fb83734..ac386979ff5bf 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/Picture.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/Picture.java
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ public class Picture {
      * drawn to a hardware-accelerated canvas. If this returns true then this Picture can only
      * be drawn to another Picture or to a Canvas where canvas.isHardwareAccelerated() is true.
      *
+     * Note this value is only updated after recording has finished by a call to
+     * {@link #endRecording()}. Prior to that it will be the default value of false.
+     *
      * @return true if the Picture can only be drawn to a hardware-accelerated canvas,
      *         false otherwise.
      */