diff --git a/runtime/utils.cc b/runtime/utils.cc
index f562252..05ff5ff 100644
--- a/runtime/utils.cc
+++ b/runtime/utils.cc
@@ -1302,4 +1302,23 @@
   return true;
 }
 
+double GetDoubleProperty(const char* property, double min_value, double max_value, double default_value) {
+#ifndef HAVE_ANDROID_OS
+  return default_value;
+#else
+  char buf[PROP_VALUE_MAX];
+  char* endptr;
+
+  property_get(property, buf, "");
+  double value = strtod(buf, &endptr);
+
+  // Return the defalt value if the string is invalid or the value is outside the given range
+  if ((value == 0 && endptr == buf)                     // Invalid string
+      || (value < min_value) || (value > max_value)) {  // Out of range value
+    return default_value;
+  }
+  return value;
+#endif
+}
+
 }  // namespace art