diff --git a/Android.bp b/Android.bp
index f4af213..f06be4b 100644
--- a/Android.bp
+++ b/Android.bp
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@
         "src/core/SkBlitter.cpp",
         "src/core/SkBlitter_A8.cpp",
         "src/core/SkBlitter_ARGB32.cpp",
+        "src/core/SkBlitter_RGB565.cpp",
         "src/core/SkBlitter_Sprite.cpp",
         "src/core/SkBlurImageFilter.cpp",
         "src/core/SkBuffer.cpp",
@@ -269,6 +270,7 @@
         "src/core/SkSpecialSurface.cpp",
         "src/core/SkSpinlock.cpp",
         "src/core/SkSpriteBlitter_ARGB32.cpp",
+        "src/core/SkSpriteBlitter_RGB565.cpp",
         "src/core/SkStream.cpp",
         "src/core/SkString.cpp",
         "src/core/SkStringUtils.cpp",
diff --git a/gn/core.gni b/gn/core.gni
index 39a80fe..75d3245 100644
--- a/gn/core.gni
+++ b/gn/core.gni
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
   "$_src/core/SkBlitter.cpp",
   "$_src/core/SkBlitter_A8.cpp",
   "$_src/core/SkBlitter_ARGB32.cpp",
+  "$_src/core/SkBlitter_RGB565.cpp",
   "$_src/core/SkBlitter_Sprite.cpp",
   "$_src/core/SkBlurImageFilter.cpp",
   "$_src/core/SkBuffer.cpp",
@@ -292,6 +293,7 @@
   "$_src/core/SkSpecialSurface.h",
   "$_src/core/SkSpinlock.cpp",
   "$_src/core/SkSpriteBlitter_ARGB32.cpp",
+  "$_src/core/SkSpriteBlitter_RGB565.cpp",
   "$_src/core/SkSpriteBlitter.h",
   "$_src/core/SkSpriteBlitterTemplate.h",
   "$_src/core/SkStream.cpp",
diff --git a/src/core/SkBlitter.cpp b/src/core/SkBlitter.cpp
index 45a5698..daee460 100644
--- a/src/core/SkBlitter.cpp
+++ b/src/core/SkBlitter.cpp
@@ -818,6 +818,11 @@
         return true;
     }
 
+    // Added support only for shaders (and other constraints) for android
+    if (device.colorType() == kRGB_565_SkColorType) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     return device.colorType() != kN32_SkColorType;
 #endif
 }
@@ -954,6 +959,13 @@
                 blitter = alloc->make<SkARGB32_Blitter>(device, *paint);
             }
             break;
+        case kRGB_565_SkColorType:
+            if (shader && SkRGB565_Shader_Blitter::Supports(device, *paint)) {
+                blitter = alloc->make<SkRGB565_Shader_Blitter>(device, *paint, shaderContext);
+            } else {
+                blitter = SkCreateRasterPipelineBlitter(device, *paint, matrix, alloc);
+            }
+            break;
 
         default:
             // should have been handled via raster pipeline.
diff --git a/src/core/SkBlitter_RGB565.cpp b/src/core/SkBlitter_RGB565.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72977c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/SkBlitter_RGB565.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2017 Google Inc.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#include "SkCoreBlitters.h"
+#include "SkShader.h"
+#include "SkUtils.h"
+#include "SkXfermodePriv.h"
+#include "SkBlitMask.h"
+#include "SkColorPriv.h"
+
+#include "SkNx.h"
+
+static void D16_S32X_src(uint16_t dst[], const SkPMColor src[], int count, uint8_t coverage) {
+    SkASSERT(coverage == 0xFF);
+    for (int i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
+        dst[i] = SkPixel32ToPixel16(src[i]);
+    }
+}
+
+static void D16_S32X_src_coverage(uint16_t dst[], const SkPMColor src[], int count,
+                                  uint8_t coverage) {
+    switch (coverage) {
+        case 0: break;
+        case 0xFF:
+            for (int i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
+                dst[i] = SkPixel32ToPixel16(src[i]);
+            }
+            break;
+        default:
+            unsigned scale = coverage + (coverage >> 7);
+            for (int i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
+                dst[i] = SkSrcOver32To16(SkAlphaMulQ(src[i], scale), dst[i]);
+            }
+            break;
+    }
+}
+
+static void D16_S32A_srcover(uint16_t dst[], const SkPMColor src[], int count, uint8_t coverage) {
+    SkASSERT(coverage == 0xFF);
+    for (int i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
+        dst[i] = SkSrcOver32To16(src[i], dst[i]);
+    }
+}
+
+static void D16_S32A_srcover_coverage(uint16_t dst[], const SkPMColor src[], int count,
+                                      uint8_t coverage) {
+    switch (coverage) {
+        case 0: break;
+        case 0xFF:
+            for (int i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
+                dst[i] = SkSrcOver32To16(src[i], dst[i]);
+            }
+            break;
+        default:
+            unsigned scale = coverage + (coverage >> 7);
+            for (int i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
+                dst[i] = SkSrcOver32To16(SkAlphaMulQ(src[i], scale), dst[i]);
+            }
+            break;
+    }
+}
+
+bool SkRGB565_Shader_Blitter::Supports(const SkPixmap& device, const SkPaint& paint) {
+    if (device.colorType() != kRGB_565_SkColorType) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (device.colorSpace()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (paint.getBlendMode() != SkBlendMode::kSrcOver &&
+        paint.getBlendMode() != SkBlendMode::kSrc) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (paint.isLCDRenderText()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (paint.isDither()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+SkRGB565_Shader_Blitter::SkRGB565_Shader_Blitter(const SkPixmap& device,
+        const SkPaint& paint, SkShaderBase::Context* shaderContext)
+    : INHERITED(device, paint, shaderContext)
+{
+    SkASSERT(shaderContext);
+    SkASSERT(Supports(device, paint));
+
+    fBuffer = (SkPMColor*)sk_malloc_throw(device.width() * (sizeof(SkPMColor)));
+
+    bool isOpaque = SkToBool(shaderContext->getFlags() & SkShaderBase::kOpaqueAlpha_Flag);
+
+    if (paint.getBlendMode() == SkBlendMode::kSrc || isOpaque) {
+        fBlend = D16_S32X_src;
+        fBlendCoverage = D16_S32X_src_coverage;
+    } else {    // srcover
+        fBlend = isOpaque ? D16_S32X_src : D16_S32A_srcover;
+        fBlendCoverage = isOpaque ? D16_S32X_src_coverage : D16_S32A_srcover_coverage;
+    }
+}
+
+SkRGB565_Shader_Blitter::~SkRGB565_Shader_Blitter() {
+    sk_free(fBuffer);
+}
+
+void SkRGB565_Shader_Blitter::blitH(int x, int y, int width) {
+    SkASSERT(x >= 0 && y >= 0 && x + width <= fDevice.width());
+
+    uint16_t* device = fDevice.writable_addr16(x, y);
+
+    SkPMColor*  span = fBuffer;
+    fShaderContext->shadeSpan(x, y, span, width);
+    fBlend(device, span, width, 0xFF);
+}
+
+void SkRGB565_Shader_Blitter::blitAntiH(int x, int y, const SkAlpha coverage[],
+                                        const int16_t runs[]) {
+    SkPMColor* span = fBuffer;
+    uint16_t*  device = fDevice.writable_addr16(x, y);
+    auto*      shaderContext = fShaderContext;
+
+    for (;;) {
+        int count = *runs;
+        if (count <= 0) {
+            break;
+        }
+        int aa = *coverage;
+        if (aa) {
+            shaderContext->shadeSpan(x, y, span, count);
+            fBlendCoverage(device, span, count, aa);
+        }
+        device += count;
+        runs += count;
+        coverage += count;
+        x += count;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/core/SkBlitter_Sprite.cpp b/src/core/SkBlitter_Sprite.cpp
index 9f34391..cb8d810 100644
--- a/src/core/SkBlitter_Sprite.cpp
+++ b/src/core/SkBlitter_Sprite.cpp
@@ -186,8 +186,20 @@
     if (!blitter && SkSpriteBlitter_Memcpy::Supports(dst, source, paint)) {
         blitter = allocator->make<SkSpriteBlitter_Memcpy>(source);
     }
-    if (!blitter && !dst.colorSpace() && dst.colorType() == kN32_SkColorType) {
-        blitter = SkSpriteBlitter::ChooseL32(source, paint, allocator);
+    if (!blitter && !dst.colorSpace()) {
+        switch (dst.colorType()) {
+            case kN32_SkColorType:
+                blitter = SkSpriteBlitter::ChooseL32(source, paint, allocator);
+                break;
+            case kRGB_565_SkColorType:
+                blitter = SkSpriteBlitter::ChooseL565(source, paint, allocator);
+                break;
+            case kAlpha_8_SkColorType:
+                blitter = SkSpriteBlitter::ChooseLA8(source, paint, allocator);
+                break;
+            default:
+                break;
+        }
     }
     if (!blitter) {
         blitter = allocator->make<SkRasterPipelineSpriteBlitter>(source, allocator);
diff --git a/src/core/SkCoreBlitters.h b/src/core/SkCoreBlitters.h
index 47b2017..9d227e9 100644
--- a/src/core/SkCoreBlitters.h
+++ b/src/core/SkCoreBlitters.h
@@ -137,6 +137,27 @@
     typedef SkShaderBlitter INHERITED;
 };
 
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+typedef void (*SkS32D16BlendProc)(uint16_t*, const SkPMColor*, int, uint8_t);
+
+class SkRGB565_Shader_Blitter : public SkShaderBlitter {
+public:
+    SkRGB565_Shader_Blitter(const SkPixmap& device, const SkPaint&, SkShaderBase::Context*);
+    ~SkRGB565_Shader_Blitter() override;
+    void blitH(int x, int y, int width) override;
+    void blitAntiH(int x, int y, const SkAlpha[], const int16_t[]) override;
+
+    static bool Supports(const SkPixmap& device, const SkPaint&);
+
+private:
+    SkPMColor*          fBuffer;
+    SkS32D16BlendProc   fBlend;
+    SkS32D16BlendProc   fBlendCoverage;
+
+    typedef SkShaderBlitter INHERITED;
+};
+
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 // Neither of these ever returns nullptr, but this first factory may return a SkNullBlitter.
diff --git a/src/core/SkSpriteBlitter.h b/src/core/SkSpriteBlitter.h
index 9f10dbf..4231367 100644
--- a/src/core/SkSpriteBlitter.h
+++ b/src/core/SkSpriteBlitter.h
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
     void blitRect(int x, int y, int width, int height) override = 0;
 
     static SkSpriteBlitter* ChooseL32(const SkPixmap& source, const SkPaint&, SkArenaAlloc*);
+    static SkSpriteBlitter* ChooseL565(const SkPixmap& source, const SkPaint&, SkArenaAlloc*);
+    static SkSpriteBlitter* ChooseLA8(const SkPixmap& source, const SkPaint&, SkArenaAlloc*);
 
 protected:
     SkPixmap        fDst;
diff --git a/src/core/SkSpriteBlitter_RGB565.cpp b/src/core/SkSpriteBlitter_RGB565.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b78099
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/SkSpriteBlitter_RGB565.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2017 Google Inc.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#include "SkSpriteBlitter.h"
+#include "SkArenaAlloc.h"
+#include "SkBlitRow.h"
+#include "SkColorFilter.h"
+#include "SkColorPriv.h"
+#include "SkTemplates.h"
+#include "SkUtils.h"
+#include "SkXfermodePriv.h"
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+static void S32_src(uint16_t dst[], const SkPMColor src[], int count) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
+        dst[i] = SkPixel32ToPixel16(src[i]);
+    }
+}
+
+static void S32_srcover(uint16_t dst[], const SkPMColor src[], int count) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
+        dst[i] = SkSrcOver32To16(src[i], dst[i]);
+    }
+}
+
+class Sprite_D16_S32 : public SkSpriteBlitter {
+public:
+    Sprite_D16_S32(const SkPixmap& src, SkBlendMode mode)  : INHERITED(src) {
+        SkASSERT(src.colorType() == kN32_SkColorType);
+        SkASSERT(mode == SkBlendMode::kSrc || mode == SkBlendMode::kSrcOver);
+
+        fUseSrcOver = (mode == SkBlendMode::kSrcOver) && !src.isOpaque();
+    }
+
+    void blitRect(int x, int y, int width, int height) override {
+        SkASSERT(width > 0 && height > 0);
+        uint16_t* SK_RESTRICT dst = fDst.writable_addr16(x, y);
+        const uint32_t* SK_RESTRICT src = fSource.addr32(x - fLeft, y - fTop);
+        size_t dstRB = fDst.rowBytes();
+        size_t srcRB = fSource.rowBytes();
+
+        do {
+            if (fUseSrcOver) {
+                S32_srcover(dst, src, width);
+            } else {
+                S32_src(dst, src, width);
+            }
+
+            dst = (uint16_t* SK_RESTRICT)((char*)dst + dstRB);
+            src = (const uint32_t* SK_RESTRICT)((const char*)src + srcRB);
+        } while (--height != 0);
+    }
+
+private:
+    bool fUseSrcOver;
+
+    typedef SkSpriteBlitter INHERITED;
+};
+
+SkSpriteBlitter* SkSpriteBlitter::ChooseL565(const SkPixmap& source, const SkPaint& paint,
+                                             SkArenaAlloc* allocator) {
+    SkASSERT(allocator != nullptr);
+
+    if (paint.getColorFilter() != nullptr) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    if (paint.getMaskFilter() != nullptr) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    U8CPU alpha = paint.getAlpha();
+    if (alpha != 0xFF) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    if (source.colorType() == kN32_SkColorType) {
+        switch (paint.getBlendMode()) {
+            case SkBlendMode::kSrc:
+            case SkBlendMode::kSrcOver:
+                return allocator->make<Sprite_D16_S32>(source, paint.getBlendMode());
+            default:
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+static unsigned div255(unsigned a, unsigned b) {
+    return (a * b * 257 + 127) >> 16;
+}
+
+static void S32_src_da8(uint8_t dst[], const SkPMColor src[], int count) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
+        dst[i] = SkGetPackedA32(src[i]);
+    }
+}
+
+static void S32_srcover_da8(uint8_t dst[], const SkPMColor src[], int count) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
+        SkPMColor c = src[i];
+        if (c) {
+            unsigned a = SkGetPackedA32(c);
+            if (a == 0xFF) {
+                dst[i] = 0xFF;
+            } else {
+                dst[i] = a + div255(255 - a, dst[i]);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+class Sprite_D8_S32 : public SkSpriteBlitter {
+public:
+    Sprite_D8_S32(const SkPixmap& src, SkBlendMode mode)  : INHERITED(src) {
+        SkASSERT(src.colorType() == kN32_SkColorType);
+        SkASSERT(mode == SkBlendMode::kSrc || mode == SkBlendMode::kSrcOver);
+
+        fUseSrcOver = (mode == SkBlendMode::kSrcOver) && !src.isOpaque();
+    }
+
+    void blitRect(int x, int y, int width, int height) override {
+        SkASSERT(width > 0 && height > 0);
+        uint8_t* SK_RESTRICT dst = fDst.writable_addr8(x, y);
+        const uint32_t* SK_RESTRICT src = fSource.addr32(x - fLeft, y - fTop);
+        size_t dstRB = fDst.rowBytes();
+        size_t srcRB = fSource.rowBytes();
+
+        do {
+            if (fUseSrcOver) {
+                S32_srcover_da8(dst, src, width);
+            } else {
+                S32_src_da8(dst, src, width);
+            }
+
+            dst = (uint8_t* SK_RESTRICT)((char*)dst + dstRB);
+            src = (const uint32_t* SK_RESTRICT)((const char*)src + srcRB);
+        } while (--height != 0);
+    }
+
+private:
+    bool fUseSrcOver;
+
+    typedef SkSpriteBlitter INHERITED;
+};
+
+SkSpriteBlitter* SkSpriteBlitter::ChooseLA8(const SkPixmap& source, const SkPaint& paint,
+                                            SkArenaAlloc* allocator) {
+    SkASSERT(allocator != nullptr);
+
+    if (paint.getColorFilter() != nullptr) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    if (paint.getMaskFilter() != nullptr) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    U8CPU alpha = paint.getAlpha();
+    if (alpha != 0xFF) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    if (source.colorType() == kN32_SkColorType) {
+        switch (paint.getBlendMode()) {
+            case SkBlendMode::kSrc:
+            case SkBlendMode::kSrcOver:
+                return allocator->make<Sprite_D8_S32>(source, paint.getBlendMode());
+            default:
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+    return nullptr;
+}