diff --git a/libgralloc/gpu.cpp b/libgralloc/gpu.cpp
index b8ee1f2..e5dfcc1 100644
--- a/libgralloc/gpu.cpp
+++ b/libgralloc/gpu.cpp
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@
             flags |= private_handle_t::PRIV_FLAGS_HW_COMPOSER;
         }
 
+        if (usage & GRALLOC_USAGE_HW_TEXTURE) {
+            flags |= private_handle_t::PRIV_FLAGS_HW_TEXTURE;
+        }
+
         flags |= data.allocType;
         int eBaseAddr = int(eData.base) + eData.offset;
         private_handle_t *hnd = new private_handle_t(data.fd, size, flags,
diff --git a/libgralloc/gralloc_priv.h b/libgralloc/gralloc_priv.h
index eefda21..511e81f 100644
--- a/libgralloc/gralloc_priv.h
+++ b/libgralloc/gralloc_priv.h
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@
             PRIV_FLAGS_CAMERA_WRITE       = 0x00020000,
             PRIV_FLAGS_CAMERA_READ        = 0x00040000,
             PRIV_FLAGS_HW_COMPOSER        = 0x00080000,
+            PRIV_FLAGS_HW_TEXTURE         = 0x00100000,
         };
 
         // file-descriptors