diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/engine/DecodeJob.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/engine/DecodeJob.java
index 970f8cbf53..3bc2b56d96 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/engine/DecodeJob.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/engine/DecodeJob.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package com.bumptech.glide.load.engine;
 
+import android.graphics.Bitmap;
+import android.graphics.drawable.BitmapDrawable;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Process;
 import android.util.Log;
@@ -642,8 +644,10 @@ <Z> Resource<Z> onResourceDecoded(DataSource dataSource, @NonNull Resource<Z> de
     Transformation<Z> appliedTransformation = null;
     Resource<Z> transformed = decoded;
     if (dataSource != DataSource.RESOURCE_DISK_CACHE) {
-      appliedTransformation = decodeHelper.getTransformation(resourceSubClass);
-      transformed = appliedTransformation.transform(glideContext, decoded, width, height);
+      if (!shouldBypassSoftwareTransformation(decoded)) {
+        appliedTransformation = decodeHelper.getTransformation(resourceSubClass);
+        transformed = appliedTransformation.transform(glideContext, decoded, width, height);
+      }
     }
     // TODO: Make this the responsibility of the Transformation.
     if (!decoded.equals(transformed)) {
@@ -695,6 +699,40 @@ <Z> Resource<Z> onResourceDecoded(DataSource dataSource, @NonNull Resource<Z> de
     return result;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns {@code true} if we should bypass applying software transformations to the decoded
+   * resource.
+   *
+   * <p>This is only true if the resource is a hardware bitmap, and both ALLOW_HARDWARE_CONFIG and
+   * BYPASS_TRANSFORMATIONS_FOR_HARDWARE_BITMAPS options are enabled.
+   */
+  private <Z> boolean shouldBypassSoftwareTransformation(Resource<Z> decoded) {
+    Boolean bypassOption = options.get(Downsampler.BYPASS_TRANSFORMATIONS_FOR_HARDWARE_BITMAPS);
+    if (bypassOption == null || !bypassOption) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    Boolean allowHardware = options.get(Downsampler.ALLOW_HARDWARE_CONFIG);
+    if (allowHardware == null || !allowHardware) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    Object resource = decoded.get();
+    Bitmap bitmap = null;
+    if (resource instanceof Bitmap) {
+      bitmap = (Bitmap) resource;
+    } else if (resource instanceof BitmapDrawable) {
+      bitmap = ((BitmapDrawable) resource).getBitmap();
+    }
+
+    if (bitmap == null) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    return Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O
+        && bitmap.getConfig() == Bitmap.Config.HARDWARE;
+  }
+
   private final class DecodeCallback<Z> implements DecodePath.DecodeCallback<Z> {
 
     private final DataSource dataSource;
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/Downsampler.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/Downsampler.java
index 5c24a15d82..f2c40ba84a 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/Downsampler.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/Downsampler.java
@@ -113,6 +113,26 @@ public final class Downsampler {
       Option.memory(
           "com.bumptech.glide.load.resource.bitmap.Downsampler.AllowHardwareDecode", false);
 
+  /**
+   * Indicates that we should bypass applying transformations when the decoded bitmap config is
+   * {@link Bitmap.Config#HARDWARE}.
+   *
+   * <p>Enabling this option avoids copying hardware bitmaps to software canvases for
+   * transformations (like center-cropping or rounding), which reduces memory usage and avoids
+   * crashes caused by software rendering of hardware bitmaps.
+   *
+   * <p>Tradeoffs: Enabled transformations will NOT be applied to the resulting bitmap. This is only
+   * safe for display-only layouts (like grids) where the target {@link android.widget.ImageView}
+   * can handle the scaling/cropping using its {@link android.widget.ImageView.ScaleType} (e.g.,
+   * {@link android.widget.ImageView.ScaleType#CENTER_CROP}).
+   *
+   * <p>This option is ignored unless {@link #ALLOW_HARDWARE_CONFIG} is also enabled.
+   */
+  public static final Option<Boolean> BYPASS_TRANSFORMATIONS_FOR_HARDWARE_BITMAPS =
+      Option.memory(
+          "com.bumptech.glide.load.resource.bitmap.Downsampler.BypassTransformationsForHardwareBitmaps",
+          false);
+
   private static final String WBMP_MIME_TYPE = "image/vnd.wap.wbmp";
   private static final String ICO_MIME_TYPE = "image/x-ico";
   private static final Set<String> NO_DOWNSAMPLE_PRE_N_MIME_TYPES =