diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp
index 185dab2..a8fb5bd 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp
@@ -681,6 +681,9 @@
                     if (l.compositionType == HWC_OVERLAY) {
                         disp.hasOvComp = true;
                     }
+                    if (l.compositionType == HWC_CURSOR_OVERLAY) {
+                        disp.hasOvComp = true;
+                    }
                 }
                 if (disp.list->numHwLayers == (disp.framebufferTarget ? 1 : 0)) {
                     disp.hasFbComp = true;
@@ -853,6 +856,16 @@
     return mDisplayData[id].lastRetireFence;
 }
 
+status_t HWComposer::setCursorPositionAsync(int32_t id, const Rect& pos)
+{
+    if (mHwc->setCursorPositionAsync) {
+        return (status_t)mHwc->setCursorPositionAsync(mHwc, id, pos.left, pos.top);
+    }
+    else {
+        return NO_ERROR;
+    }
+}
+
 /*
  * Helper template to implement a concrete HWCLayer
  * This holds the pointer to the concrete hwc layer type
@@ -935,6 +948,16 @@
             getLayer()->flags &= ~HWC_SKIP_LAYER;
         }
     }
+    virtual void setIsCursorLayerHint(bool isCursor) {
+        if (hwcHasApiVersion(mHwc, HWC_DEVICE_API_VERSION_1_4)) {
+            if (isCursor) {
+                getLayer()->flags |= HWC_IS_CURSOR_LAYER;
+            }
+            else {
+                getLayer()->flags &= ~HWC_IS_CURSOR_LAYER;
+            }
+        }
+    }
     virtual void setBlending(uint32_t blending) {
         getLayer()->blending = blending;
     }
@@ -1122,6 +1145,8 @@
                             "HWC",
                             "BKGND",
                             "FB TARGET",
+                            "SIDEBAND",
+                            "HWC_CURSOR",
                             "UNKNOWN"};
                     if (type >= NELEM(compositionTypeName))
                         type = NELEM(compositionTypeName) - 1;
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.h b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.h
index c62b924..9bd99eb 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.h
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@
     // displays, writes to the output buffer are complete.
     sp<Fence> getLastRetireFence(int32_t id) const;
 
+    status_t setCursorPositionAsync(int32_t id, const Rect &pos);
+
     /*
      * Interface to hardware composer's layers functionality.
      * This abstracts the HAL interface to layers which can evolve in
@@ -157,6 +159,7 @@
         virtual sp<Fence> getAndResetReleaseFence() = 0;
         virtual void setDefaultState() = 0;
         virtual void setSkip(bool skip) = 0;
+        virtual void setIsCursorLayerHint(bool isCursor = true) = 0;
         virtual void setBlending(uint32_t blending) = 0;
         virtual void setTransform(uint32_t transform) = 0;
         virtual void setFrame(const Rect& frame) = 0;