diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/LayerLifecycleManager.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/LayerLifecycleManager.cpp
index fe42422..3706225 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/LayerLifecycleManager.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/LayerLifecycleManager.cpp
@@ -71,12 +71,14 @@
     }
 }
 
-void LayerLifecycleManager::onHandlesDestroyed(const std::vector<uint32_t>& destroyedHandles) {
+void LayerLifecycleManager::onHandlesDestroyed(const std::vector<uint32_t>& destroyedHandles,
+                                               bool ignoreUnknownHandles) {
     std::vector<uint32_t> layersToBeDestroyed;
     for (const auto& layerId : destroyedHandles) {
         auto it = mIdToLayer.find(layerId);
         if (it == mIdToLayer.end()) {
-            LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL("%s Layerid not found %d", __func__, layerId);
+            LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(!ignoreUnknownHandles, "%s Layerid not found %d", __func__,
+                                layerId);
             continue;
         }
         RequestedLayerState& layer = it->second.owner;
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/LayerLifecycleManager.h b/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/LayerLifecycleManager.h
index 25d27ee..3d9a74c 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/LayerLifecycleManager.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/LayerLifecycleManager.h
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@
     // External state changes should be updated in the following order:
     void addLayers(std::vector<std::unique_ptr<RequestedLayerState>>);
     void applyTransactions(const std::vector<TransactionState>&);
-    void onHandlesDestroyed(const std::vector<uint32_t>&);
+    // Ignore unknown handles when iteroping with legacy front end. In the old world, we
+    // would create child layers which are not necessary with the new front end. This means
+    // we will get notified for handle changes that don't exist in the new front end.
+    void onHandlesDestroyed(const std::vector<uint32_t>&, bool ignoreUnknownHandles = false);
 
     // Detaches the layer from its relative parent to prevent a loop in the
     // layer hierarchy. This overrides the RequestedLayerState and leaves