diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/LayerRenderArea.h b/services/surfaceflinger/LayerRenderArea.h
index 6a90694..41273e0 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/LayerRenderArea.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/LayerRenderArea.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
     Rect getSourceCrop() const override;
 
     void render(std::function<void()> drawLayers) override;
+    virtual sp<Layer> getParentLayer() const { return mLayer; }
 
 private:
     const sp<Layer> mLayer;
@@ -58,4 +59,4 @@
     const bool mChildrenOnly;
 };
 
-} // namespace android
\ No newline at end of file
+} // namespace android