diff --git a/core/java/android/hardware/display/DisplayManagerInternal.java b/core/java/android/hardware/display/DisplayManagerInternal.java
index b0b3e9e..52cef0f 100644
--- a/core/java/android/hardware/display/DisplayManagerInternal.java
+++ b/core/java/android/hardware/display/DisplayManagerInternal.java
@@ -374,6 +374,15 @@
     public abstract Point getDisplaySurfaceDefaultSize(int displayId);
 
     /**
+     * Get a new displayId which represents the display you want to mirror. If mirroring is not
+     * enabled on the display, {@link Display#INVALID_DISPLAY} will be returned.
+     *
+     * @param displayId The id of the display.
+     * @return The displayId that should be mirrored or INVALID_DISPLAY if mirroring is not enabled.
+     */
+    public abstract int getDisplayIdToMirror(int displayId);
+
+    /**
      * Receives early interactivity changes from power manager.
      *
      * @param interactive The interactive state that the device is moving into.
diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/protolog/ProtoLogGroup.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/protolog/ProtoLogGroup.java
index 7f36c79..0e8dc07 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/protolog/ProtoLogGroup.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/protolog/ProtoLogGroup.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
             Consts.TAG_WM),
     WM_DEBUG_WINDOW_INSETS(Consts.ENABLE_DEBUG, Consts.ENABLE_LOG_TO_PROTO_DEBUG, false,
             Consts.TAG_WM),
-    WM_DEBUG_CONTENT_RECORDING(Consts.ENABLE_DEBUG, Consts.ENABLE_LOG_TO_PROTO_DEBUG, true,
+    WM_DEBUG_CONTENT_RECORDING(Consts.ENABLE_DEBUG, Consts.ENABLE_LOG_TO_PROTO_DEBUG, false,
             Consts.TAG_WM),
     WM_DEBUG_WALLPAPER(Consts.ENABLE_DEBUG, Consts.ENABLE_LOG_TO_PROTO_DEBUG, false, Consts.TAG_WM),
     WM_DEBUG_BACK_PREVIEW(Consts.ENABLE_DEBUG, Consts.ENABLE_LOG_TO_PROTO_DEBUG, true,
diff --git a/data/etc/services.core.protolog.json b/data/etc/services.core.protolog.json
index 505d2a3..e0ec33e 100644
--- a/data/etc/services.core.protolog.json
+++ b/data/etc/services.core.protolog.json
@@ -13,12 +13,24 @@
       "group": "WM_DEBUG_STARTING_WINDOW",
       "at": "com\/android\/server\/wm\/ActivityRecord.java"
     },
+    "-2123789565": {
+      "message": "Found no matching mirror display for id=%d for DEFAULT_DISPLAY. Nothing to mirror.",
+      "level": "WARN",
+      "group": "WM_DEBUG_CONTENT_RECORDING",
+      "at": "com\/android\/server\/wm\/DisplayContent.java"
+    },
     "-2121056984": {
       "message": "%s",
       "level": "WARN",
       "group": "WM_DEBUG_LOCKTASK",
       "at": "com\/android\/server\/wm\/LockTaskController.java"
     },
+    "-2113780196": {
+      "message": "Successfully created a ContentRecordingSession for displayId=%d to mirror content from displayId=%d",
+      "level": "VERBOSE",
+      "group": "WM_DEBUG_CONTENT_RECORDING",
+      "at": "com\/android\/server\/wm\/DisplayContent.java"
+    },
     "-2111539867": {
       "message": "remove IME snapshot, caller=%s",
       "level": "INFO",
@@ -1303,6 +1315,12 @@
       "group": "WM_DEBUG_CONFIGURATION",
       "at": "com\/android\/server\/wm\/ActivityRecord.java"
     },
+    "-838378223": {
+      "message": "Attempting to mirror self on %d",
+      "level": "WARN",
+      "group": "WM_DEBUG_CONTENT_RECORDING",
+      "at": "com\/android\/server\/wm\/DisplayContent.java"
+    },
     "-814760297": {
       "message": "Looking for task of %s in %s",
       "level": "DEBUG",
@@ -1411,6 +1429,12 @@
       "group": "WM_DEBUG_CONTENT_RECORDING",
       "at": "com\/android\/server\/wm\/ContentRecorder.java"
     },
+    "-729864558": {
+      "message": "Attempting to mirror %d from %d but no DisplayContent associated. Changing to mirror default display.",
+      "level": "WARN",
+      "group": "WM_DEBUG_CONTENT_RECORDING",
+      "at": "com\/android\/server\/wm\/DisplayContent.java"
+    },
     "-729530161": {
       "message": "Moving to DESTROYED: %s (no app)",
       "level": "VERBOSE",
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayDevice.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayDevice.java
index e53aef7..99e709e 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayDevice.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayDevice.java
@@ -127,12 +127,13 @@
 
     /**
      * Returns the default size of the surface associated with the display, or null if the surface
-     * is not provided for layer mirroring by SurfaceFlinger.
-     * Only used for mirroring started from MediaProjection.
+     * is not provided for layer mirroring by SurfaceFlinger. For non virtual displays, this will
+     * be the actual display device's size.
      */
     @Nullable
     public Point getDisplaySurfaceDefaultSizeLocked() {
-        return null;
+        DisplayDeviceInfo displayDeviceInfo = getDisplayDeviceInfoLocked();
+        return new Point(displayDeviceInfo.width, displayDeviceInfo.height);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayManagerService.java
index 2dd3864..67f64a99 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayManagerService.java
@@ -2214,24 +2214,10 @@
 
     private void configureDisplayLocked(SurfaceControl.Transaction t, DisplayDevice device) {
         final DisplayDeviceInfo info = device.getDisplayDeviceInfoLocked();
-        final boolean ownContent = (info.flags & DisplayDeviceInfo.FLAG_OWN_CONTENT_ONLY) != 0;
 
         // Find the logical display that the display device is showing.
         // Certain displays only ever show their own content.
         LogicalDisplay display = mLogicalDisplayMapper.getDisplayLocked(device);
-        // Proceed with display-managed mirroring only if window manager will not be handling it.
-        if (!ownContent && !device.isWindowManagerMirroringLocked()) {
-            // Only mirror the display if content recording is not taking place in WM.
-            if (display != null && !display.hasContentLocked()) {
-                // If the display does not have any content of its own, then
-                // automatically mirror the requested logical display contents if possible.
-                display = mLogicalDisplayMapper.getDisplayLocked(
-                        device.getDisplayIdToMirrorLocked());
-            }
-            if (display == null) {
-                display = mLogicalDisplayMapper.getDisplayLocked(Display.DEFAULT_DISPLAY);
-            }
-        }
 
         // Apply the logical display configuration to the display device.
         if (display == null) {
@@ -2546,18 +2532,6 @@
     }
 
     @VisibleForTesting
-    int getDisplayIdToMirrorInternal(int displayId) {
-        synchronized (mSyncRoot) {
-            final LogicalDisplay display = mLogicalDisplayMapper.getDisplayLocked(displayId);
-            if (display != null) {
-                final DisplayDevice displayDevice = display.getPrimaryDisplayDeviceLocked();
-                return displayDevice.getDisplayIdToMirrorLocked();
-            }
-            return Display.INVALID_DISPLAY;
-        }
-    }
-
-    @VisibleForTesting
     Surface getVirtualDisplaySurfaceInternal(IBinder appToken) {
         synchronized (mSyncRoot) {
             if (mVirtualDisplayAdapter == null) {
@@ -3853,6 +3827,37 @@
                 return null;
             }
         }
+
+        @Override
+        public int getDisplayIdToMirror(int displayId) {
+            synchronized (mSyncRoot) {
+                final LogicalDisplay display = mLogicalDisplayMapper.getDisplayLocked(displayId);
+                if (display == null) {
+                    return Display.INVALID_DISPLAY;
+                }
+
+                final DisplayDevice displayDevice = display.getPrimaryDisplayDeviceLocked();
+                final boolean ownContent = (displayDevice.getDisplayDeviceInfoLocked().flags
+                        & DisplayDeviceInfo.FLAG_OWN_CONTENT_ONLY) != 0;
+                // If the display has enabled mirroring, but specified that it will be managed by
+                // WindowManager, return an invalid display id. This is to ensure we don't
+                // accidentally select the display id to mirror based on DM logic and instead allow
+                // the caller to specify what area to mirror.
+                if (ownContent || displayDevice.isWindowManagerMirroringLocked()) {
+                    return Display.INVALID_DISPLAY;
+                }
+
+                int displayIdToMirror = displayDevice.getDisplayIdToMirrorLocked();
+                LogicalDisplay displayToMirror = mLogicalDisplayMapper.getDisplayLocked(
+                        displayIdToMirror);
+                // If the displayId for the requested mirror doesn't exist, fallback to mirroring
+                // default display.
+                if (displayToMirror == null) {
+                    displayIdToMirror = Display.DEFAULT_DISPLAY;
+                }
+                return displayIdToMirror;
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     class DesiredDisplayModeSpecsObserver
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ContentRecorder.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ContentRecorder.java
index 5d2d582..7731f28 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ContentRecorder.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ContentRecorder.java
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@
         mContentRecordingSession = session;
     }
 
+    boolean isContentRecordingSessionSet() {
+        return mContentRecordingSession != null;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns {@code true} if this DisplayContent is currently recording.
      */
@@ -299,8 +303,7 @@
                         mDisplayContent.mWmService.mWindowContextListenerController.getContainer(
                                 tokenToRecord);
                 if (wc == null) {
-                    // Un-set the window token to record for this VirtualDisplay. Fall back to
-                    // Display stack capture for the entire display.
+                    // Fall back to screenrecording using the data sent to DisplayManager
                     mDisplayContent.mWmService.mDisplayManagerInternal.setWindowManagerMirroring(
                             mDisplayContent.getDisplayId(), false);
                     handleStartRecordingFailed();
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContent.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContent.java
index b54cd41..cb486d4 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContent.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContent.java
@@ -6366,11 +6366,73 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * This is to enable mirroring on virtual displays that specify the
+     * {@link android.hardware.display.DisplayManager#VIRTUAL_DISPLAY_FLAG_AUTO_MIRROR} but don't
+     * mirror using MediaProjection. When done through MediaProjection API, the
+     * ContentRecordingSession will be created automatically.
+     *
+     * This should only be called when there's no ContentRecordingSession already set for this
+     * display. The code will ask DMS if this display should enable display mirroring and which
+     * displayId to mirror from.
+     *
+     * @return true if the {@link ContentRecordingSession} was set for display mirroring using data
+     * from DMS, false if there was no ContentRecordingSession created.
+     */
+    boolean setDisplayMirroring() {
+        int mirrorDisplayId = mWmService.mDisplayManagerInternal.getDisplayIdToMirror(mDisplayId);
+        if (mirrorDisplayId == INVALID_DISPLAY) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (mirrorDisplayId == mDisplayId) {
+            if (mDisplayId != DEFAULT_DISPLAY) {
+                ProtoLog.w(WM_DEBUG_CONTENT_RECORDING,
+                        "Attempting to mirror self on %d", mirrorDisplayId);
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // This is very unlikely, and probably impossible, but if the current display is
+        // DEFAULT_DISPLAY and the displayId to mirror results in an invalid display, we don't want
+        // to mirror the DEFAULT_DISPLAY so instead we just return
+        DisplayContent mirrorDc = mRootWindowContainer.getDisplayContentOrCreate(mirrorDisplayId);
+        if (mirrorDc == null && mDisplayId == DEFAULT_DISPLAY) {
+            ProtoLog.w(WM_DEBUG_CONTENT_RECORDING, "Found no matching mirror display for id=%d for"
+                    + " DEFAULT_DISPLAY. Nothing to mirror.", mirrorDisplayId);
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (mirrorDc == null) {
+            mirrorDc = mRootWindowContainer.getDefaultDisplay();
+            ProtoLog.w(WM_DEBUG_CONTENT_RECORDING,
+                    "Attempting to mirror %d from %d but no DisplayContent associated. Changing "
+                            + "to mirror default display.",
+                    mirrorDisplayId, mDisplayId);
+        }
+
+        ContentRecordingSession session = ContentRecordingSession
+                .createDisplaySession(mirrorDc.getDisplayUiContext().getWindowContextToken())
+                .setDisplayId(mDisplayId);
+        setContentRecordingSession(session);
+        ProtoLog.v(WM_DEBUG_CONTENT_RECORDING,
+                "Successfully created a ContentRecordingSession for displayId=%d to mirror "
+                        + "content from displayId=%d",
+                mDisplayId, mirrorDisplayId);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Start recording if this DisplayContent no longer has content. Stop recording if it now
      * has content or the display is not on.
      */
     @VisibleForTesting void updateRecording() {
-        getContentRecorder().updateRecording();
+        if (mContentRecorder == null || !mContentRecorder.isContentRecordingSessionSet()) {
+            if (!setDisplayMirroring()) {
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
+        mContentRecorder.updateRecording();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/display/DisplayManagerServiceTest.java b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/display/DisplayManagerServiceTest.java
index c11e2b0..3eb1dea 100644
--- a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/display/DisplayManagerServiceTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/display/DisplayManagerServiceTest.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package com.android.server.display;
 
 import static android.Manifest.permission.ADD_TRUSTED_DISPLAY;
+import static android.hardware.display.DisplayManager.VIRTUAL_DISPLAY_FLAG_OWN_CONTENT_ONLY;
 
 import static com.android.server.display.VirtualDisplayAdapter.UNIQUE_ID_PREFIX;
 
@@ -577,6 +578,7 @@
 
         // This is effectively the DisplayManager service published to ServiceManager.
         DisplayManagerService.BinderService binderService = displayManager.new BinderService();
+        DisplayManagerService.LocalService localDisplayManager = displayManager.new LocalService();
 
         final String uniqueId = "uniqueId --- displayIdToMirrorTest";
         final int width = 600;
@@ -606,12 +608,58 @@
         displayManager.getDisplayHandler().runWithScissors(() -> {}, 0 /* now */);
 
         // The displayId to mirror should be a default display if there is none initially.
-        assertEquals(displayManager.getDisplayIdToMirrorInternal(firstDisplayId),
+        assertEquals(localDisplayManager.getDisplayIdToMirror(firstDisplayId),
                 Display.DEFAULT_DISPLAY);
-        assertEquals(displayManager.getDisplayIdToMirrorInternal(secondDisplayId),
+        assertEquals(localDisplayManager.getDisplayIdToMirror(secondDisplayId),
                 firstDisplayId);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testGetDisplayIdToMirror() throws Exception {
+        DisplayManagerService displayManager = new DisplayManagerService(mContext, mBasicInjector);
+        registerDefaultDisplays(displayManager);
+
+        // This is effectively the DisplayManager service published to ServiceManager.
+        DisplayManagerService.BinderService binderService = displayManager.new BinderService();
+        DisplayManagerService.LocalService localDisplayManager = displayManager.new LocalService();
+
+        final String uniqueId = "uniqueId --- displayIdToMirrorTest";
+        final int width = 600;
+        final int height = 800;
+        final int dpi = 320;
+
+        when(mMockAppToken.asBinder()).thenReturn(mMockAppToken);
+        final VirtualDisplayConfig.Builder builder = new VirtualDisplayConfig.Builder(
+                VIRTUAL_DISPLAY_NAME, width, height, dpi)
+                .setUniqueId(uniqueId)
+                .setFlags(VIRTUAL_DISPLAY_FLAG_OWN_CONTENT_ONLY);
+        final int firstDisplayId = binderService.createVirtualDisplay(builder.build(),
+                mMockAppToken /* callback */, null /* projection */, PACKAGE_NAME);
+
+        // The second virtual display requests to mirror the first virtual display.
+        final String uniqueId2 = "uniqueId --- displayIdToMirrorTest #2";
+        when(mMockAppToken2.asBinder()).thenReturn(mMockAppToken2);
+        final VirtualDisplayConfig.Builder builder2 = new VirtualDisplayConfig.Builder(
+                VIRTUAL_DISPLAY_NAME, width, height, dpi)
+                .setUniqueId(uniqueId2)
+                .setWindowManagerMirroring(true);
+        final int secondDisplayId = binderService.createVirtualDisplay(builder2.build(),
+                mMockAppToken2 /* callback */, null /* projection */,
+                PACKAGE_NAME);
+        displayManager.performTraversalInternal(mock(SurfaceControl.Transaction.class));
+
+        // flush the handler
+        displayManager.getDisplayHandler().runWithScissors(() -> {}, 0 /* now */);
+
+        // The displayId to mirror should be a invalid since the display had flag OWN_CONTENT_ONLY
+        assertEquals(localDisplayManager.getDisplayIdToMirror(firstDisplayId),
+                Display.INVALID_DISPLAY);
+        // The second display has mirroring managed by WindowManager so the mirror displayId should
+        // be invalid.
+        assertEquals(localDisplayManager.getDisplayIdToMirror(secondDisplayId),
+                Display.INVALID_DISPLAY);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Tests that the virtual display is created with
      * {@link VirtualDisplayConfig.Builder#setSurface(Surface)}
diff --git a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/ContentRecorderTests.java b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/ContentRecorderTests.java
index c5117bb..69ba8ad 100644
--- a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/ContentRecorderTests.java
+++ b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/ContentRecorderTests.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 import static android.content.res.Configuration.ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT;
 import static android.hardware.display.DisplayManager.VIRTUAL_DISPLAY_FLAG_AUTO_MIRROR;
+import static android.view.Display.INVALID_DISPLAY;
 
 import static com.android.dx.mockito.inline.extended.ExtendedMockito.any;
 import static com.android.dx.mockito.inline.extended.ExtendedMockito.doReturn;
@@ -85,6 +86,8 @@
                 mDefaultDisplay.getDefaultTaskDisplayArea().getBounds().height());
         mRecordedSurface = surfaceControlMirrors(sSurfaceSize);
 
+        doReturn(INVALID_DISPLAY).when(mWm.mDisplayManagerInternal).getDisplayIdToMirror(anyInt());
+
         // GIVEN the VirtualDisplay associated with the session (so the display has state ON).
         VirtualDisplay virtualDisplay = mWm.mDisplayManager.createVirtualDisplay("VirtualDisplay",
                 sSurfaceSize.x, sSurfaceSize.y,
diff --git a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContentTests.java b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContentTests.java
index 641a3ad..2cf9c01 100644
--- a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContentTests.java
+++ b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContentTests.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import static android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.Q;
 import static android.view.Display.DEFAULT_DISPLAY;
 import static android.view.Display.FLAG_PRIVATE;
+import static android.view.Display.INVALID_DISPLAY;
 import static android.view.DisplayCutout.BOUNDS_POSITION_TOP;
 import static android.view.DisplayCutout.fromBoundingRect;
 import static android.view.InsetsState.ITYPE_IME;
@@ -2588,6 +2589,43 @@
         display.release();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testVirtualDisplayContent_displayMirroring() {
+        // GIVEN MediaProjection has already initialized the WindowToken of the DisplayArea to
+        // mirror.
+        final IBinder tokenToMirror = setUpDefaultTaskDisplayAreaWindowToken();
+
+        // GIVEN SurfaceControl can successfully mirror the provided surface.
+        Point surfaceSize = new Point(
+                mDefaultDisplay.getDefaultTaskDisplayArea().getBounds().width(),
+                mDefaultDisplay.getDefaultTaskDisplayArea().getBounds().height());
+        surfaceControlMirrors(surfaceSize);
+        // Initially disable getDisplayIdToMirror since the DMS may create the DC outside the direct
+        // call in the test. We need to spy on the DC before updateRecording is called or we can't
+        // verify setDisplayMirroring is called
+        doReturn(INVALID_DISPLAY).when(mWm.mDisplayManagerInternal).getDisplayIdToMirror(anyInt());
+
+        // GIVEN a new VirtualDisplay with an associated surface.
+        final VirtualDisplay display = createVirtualDisplay(surfaceSize, new Surface());
+        final int displayId = display.getDisplay().getDisplayId();
+
+        // GIVEN a session for this display.
+        mWm.mRoot.onDisplayAdded(displayId);
+
+        // WHEN getting the DisplayContent for the new virtual display.
+        DisplayContent actualDC = mWm.mRoot.getDisplayContent(displayId);
+        spyOn(actualDC);
+        // Return the default display as the value to mirror to ensure the VD with flag mirroring
+        // creates a ContentRecordingSession automatically.
+        doReturn(DEFAULT_DISPLAY).when(mWm.mDisplayManagerInternal).getDisplayIdToMirror(anyInt());
+        actualDC.updateRecording();
+
+        // THEN mirroring is initiated for the default display's DisplayArea.
+        verify(actualDC).setDisplayMirroring();
+        assertThat(actualDC.isCurrentlyRecording()).isTrue();
+        display.release();
+    }
+
     private static class MirroringTestToken extends Binder {
     }