diff --git a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_android.c b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_android.c
index acc3947dd90..2bb09eeece9 100644
--- a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_android.c
+++ b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_android.c
@@ -146,6 +146,32 @@ vn_android_ahb_format_to_vk_format(uint32_t format)
    }
 }
 
+uint64_t
+vn_android_get_ahb_usage(const VkImageUsageFlags usage,
+                         const VkImageCreateFlags flags)
+{
+   uint64_t ahb_usage = 0;
+   if (usage &
+       (VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT | VK_IMAGE_USAGE_INPUT_ATTACHMENT_BIT))
+      ahb_usage |= AHARDWAREBUFFER_USAGE_GPU_SAMPLED_IMAGE;
+
+   if (usage & (VK_IMAGE_USAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT |
+                VK_IMAGE_USAGE_DEPTH_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT_BIT))
+      ahb_usage |= AHARDWAREBUFFER_USAGE_GPU_FRAMEBUFFER;
+
+   if (flags & VK_IMAGE_CREATE_CUBE_COMPATIBLE_BIT)
+      ahb_usage |= AHARDWAREBUFFER_USAGE_GPU_CUBE_MAP;
+
+   if (flags & VK_IMAGE_CREATE_PROTECTED_BIT)
+      ahb_usage |= AHARDWAREBUFFER_USAGE_PROTECTED_CONTENT;
+
+   /* must include at least one GPU usage flag */
+   if (ahb_usage == 0)
+      ahb_usage = AHARDWAREBUFFER_USAGE_GPU_SAMPLED_IMAGE;
+
+   return ahb_usage;
+}
+
 VkResult
 vn_GetSwapchainGrallocUsage2ANDROID(
    VkDevice device,
diff --git a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_android.h b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_android.h
index c4553d61fea..a2b3efe10d5 100644
--- a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_android.h
+++ b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_android.h
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ vn_android_image_from_anb(struct vn_device *dev,
                           const VkAllocationCallbacks *alloc,
                           struct vn_image **out_img);
 
+uint64_t
+vn_android_get_ahb_usage(const VkImageUsageFlags usage,
+                         const VkImageCreateFlags flags);
+
 #else
 
 static inline VkResult
@@ -83,6 +87,13 @@ vn_android_image_from_anb(UNUSED struct vn_device *dev,
    return VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY;
 }
 
+static inline uint64_t
+vn_android_get_ahb_usage(UNUSED const VkImageUsageFlags usage,
+                         UNUSED const VkImageCreateFlags flags)
+{
+   return 0;
+}
+
 #endif /* ANDROID */
 
 #endif /* VN_ANDROID_H */