diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
index 3730739..188686d 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
         mNeedsBlending(true),
         mNeedsDithering(false),
         mSecure(false),
+        mProtectedByApp(false),
+        mProtectedByDRM(false),
         mTextureManager(),
         mBufferManager(mTextureManager),
         mWidth(0), mHeight(0), mNeedsScaling(false), mFixedSize(false)
@@ -191,6 +193,8 @@
     mReqHeight = h;
 
     mSecure = (flags & ISurfaceComposer::eSecure) ? true : false;
+    mProtectedByApp = (flags & ISurfaceComposer::eProtectedByApp) ? true : false;
+    mProtectedByDRM = (flags & ISurfaceComposer::eProtectedByDRM) ? true : false;
     mNeedsBlending = (info.h_alpha - info.l_alpha) > 0 &&
             (flags & ISurfaceComposer::eOpaque) == 0;
 
@@ -476,6 +480,10 @@
         // request EGLImage for all buffers
         usage |= GraphicBuffer::USAGE_HW_TEXTURE;
     }
+    if (mProtectedByApp || mProtectedByDRM) {
+        // need a hardware-protected path to external video sink
+        usage |= GraphicBuffer::USAGE_PROTECTED;
+    }
     return usage;
 }