diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/DisplayCreationArgs.h b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/DisplayCreationArgs.h
index 98c4af4..6e60839 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/DisplayCreationArgs.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/DisplayCreationArgs.h
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@
     // True if this display should be considered secure
     bool isSecure = false;
 
+    // True if this display should be considered protected, as in this display should render DRM
+    // content.
+    bool isProtected = false;
+
     // Optional pointer to the power advisor interface, if one is needed for
     // this display.
     Hwc2::PowerAdvisor* powerAdvisor = nullptr;
@@ -73,6 +77,11 @@
         return *this;
     }
 
+    DisplayCreationArgsBuilder& setIsProtected(bool isProtected) {
+        mArgs.isProtected = isProtected;
+        return *this;
+    }
+
     DisplayCreationArgsBuilder& setPowerAdvisor(Hwc2::PowerAdvisor* powerAdvisor) {
         mArgs.powerAdvisor = powerAdvisor;
         return *this;
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/LayerFE.h b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/LayerFE.h
index ccff1ec..a1d6132 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/LayerFE.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/LayerFE.h
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
         const bool isSecure;
 
         // If set to true, the target buffer has protected content support.
-        const bool supportsProtectedContent;
+        const bool isProtected;
 
         // Viewport of the target being rendered to. This is used to determine
         // the shadow light position.
@@ -167,8 +167,7 @@
 static inline bool operator==(const LayerFE::ClientCompositionTargetSettings& lhs,
                               const LayerFE::ClientCompositionTargetSettings& rhs) {
     return lhs.clip.hasSameRects(rhs.clip) && lhs.needsFiltering == rhs.needsFiltering &&
-            lhs.isSecure == rhs.isSecure &&
-            lhs.supportsProtectedContent == rhs.supportsProtectedContent &&
+            lhs.isSecure == rhs.isSecure && lhs.isProtected == rhs.isProtected &&
             lhs.viewport == rhs.viewport && lhs.dataspace == rhs.dataspace &&
             lhs.realContentIsVisible == rhs.realContentIsVisible &&
             lhs.clearContent == rhs.clearContent;
@@ -189,7 +188,7 @@
     PrintTo(settings.clip, os);
     *os << "\n    .needsFiltering = " << settings.needsFiltering;
     *os << "\n    .isSecure = " << settings.isSecure;
-    *os << "\n    .supportsProtectedContent = " << settings.supportsProtectedContent;
+    *os << "\n    .isProtected = " << settings.isProtected;
     *os << "\n    .viewport = ";
     PrintTo(settings.viewport, os);
     *os << "\n    .dataspace = ";
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/impl/OutputCompositionState.h b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/impl/OutputCompositionState.h
index 692ed24..6b1c318 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/impl/OutputCompositionState.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/impl/OutputCompositionState.h
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@
     // If false, this output is not considered secure
     bool isSecure{false};
 
+    // If false, this output is not considered protected
+    bool isProtected{false};
+
     // If true, the current frame on this output uses client composition
     bool usesClientComposition{false};
 
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/Display.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/Display.cpp
index 0475881..690d35f 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/Display.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/Display.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     mId = args.id;
     mPowerAdvisor = args.powerAdvisor;
     editState().isSecure = args.isSecure;
+    editState().isProtected = args.isProtected;
     editState().displaySpace.setBounds(args.pixels);
     setName(args.name);
 }
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/Output.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/Output.cpp
index e4d7578..c399224 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/Output.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/Output.cpp
@@ -1232,10 +1232,18 @@
     auto& renderEngine = getCompositionEngine().getRenderEngine();
     const bool supportsProtectedContent = renderEngine.supportsProtectedContent();
 
-    // If we the display is secure, protected content support is enabled, and at
-    // least one layer has protected content, we need to use a secure back
-    // buffer.
-    if (outputState.isSecure && supportsProtectedContent) {
+    bool isProtected;
+    if (FlagManager::getInstance().display_protected()) {
+        isProtected = outputState.isProtected;
+    } else {
+        isProtected = outputState.isSecure;
+    }
+
+    // We need to set the render surface as protected (DRM) if all the following conditions are met:
+    // 1. The display is protected (in legacy, check if the display is secure)
+    // 2. Protected content is supported
+    // 3. At least one layer has protected content.
+    if (isProtected && supportsProtectedContent) {
         auto layers = getOutputLayersOrderedByZ();
         bool needsProtected = std::any_of(layers.begin(), layers.end(), [](auto* layer) {
             return layer->getLayerFE().getCompositionState()->hasProtectedContent;
@@ -1475,12 +1483,16 @@
                                              BlurRegionsOnly
                                    : LayerFE::ClientCompositionTargetSettings::BlurSetting::
                                              Enabled);
+                bool isProtected = supportsProtectedContent;
+                if (FlagManager::getInstance().display_protected()) {
+                    isProtected = outputState.isProtected && supportsProtectedContent;
+                }
                 compositionengine::LayerFE::ClientCompositionTargetSettings
                         targetSettings{.clip = clip,
                                        .needsFiltering = layer->needsFiltering() ||
                                                outputState.needsFiltering,
                                        .isSecure = outputState.isSecure,
-                                       .supportsProtectedContent = supportsProtectedContent,
+                                       .isProtected = isProtected,
                                        .viewport = outputState.layerStackSpace.getContent(),
                                        .dataspace = outputDataspace,
                                        .realContentIsVisible = realContentIsVisible,
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/planner/CachedSet.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/planner/CachedSet.cpp
index 579c6ba..869dda6 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/planner/CachedSet.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/planner/CachedSet.cpp
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
             targetSettings{.clip = Region(viewport),
                            .needsFiltering = false,
                            .isSecure = outputState.isSecure,
-                           .supportsProtectedContent = false,
+                           .isProtected = false,
                            .viewport = viewport,
                            .dataspace = outputDataspace,
                            .realContentIsVisible = true,