diff --git a/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposerClient.cpp b/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposerClient.cpp
index 47cb047..b2036dc 100644
--- a/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposerClient.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposerClient.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 
     virtual status_t createSurface(const String8& name, uint32_t width,
             uint32_t height, PixelFormat format, uint32_t flags,
-            sp<IBinder>* handle,
+            const sp<IBinder>& parent, sp<IBinder>* handle,
             sp<IGraphicBufferProducer>* gbp) {
         Parcel data, reply;
         data.writeInterfaceToken(ISurfaceComposerClient::getInterfaceDescriptor());
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@
         data.writeUint32(height);
         data.writeInt32(static_cast<int32_t>(format));
         data.writeUint32(flags);
+        if (parent != nullptr) {
+            data.writeStrongBinder(parent);
+        }
         remote()->transact(CREATE_SURFACE, data, &reply);
         *handle = reply.readStrongBinder();
         *gbp = interface_cast<IGraphicBufferProducer>(reply.readStrongBinder());
@@ -145,10 +148,14 @@
             uint32_t height = data.readUint32();
             PixelFormat format = static_cast<PixelFormat>(data.readInt32());
             uint32_t createFlags = data.readUint32();
+            sp<IBinder> parent = nullptr;
+            if (data.dataAvail() > 0) {
+                parent = data.readStrongBinder();
+            }
             sp<IBinder> handle;
             sp<IGraphicBufferProducer> gbp;
             status_t result = createSurface(name, width, height, format,
-                    createFlags, &handle, &gbp);
+                    createFlags, parent, &handle, &gbp);
             reply->writeStrongBinder(handle);
             reply->writeStrongBinder(IInterface::asBinder(gbp));
             reply->writeInt32(result);
diff --git a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
index 540dbd9..c2be6eb 100644
--- a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
@@ -610,13 +610,19 @@
         uint32_t w,
         uint32_t h,
         PixelFormat format,
-        uint32_t flags)
+        uint32_t flags,
+        SurfaceControl* parent)
 {
     sp<SurfaceControl> sur;
     if (mStatus == NO_ERROR) {
         sp<IBinder> handle;
+        sp<IBinder> parentHandle;
         sp<IGraphicBufferProducer> gbp;
-        status_t err = mClient->createSurface(name, w, h, format, flags,
+
+        if (parent != nullptr) {
+            parentHandle = parent->getHandle();
+        }
+        status_t err = mClient->createSurface(name, w, h, format, flags, parentHandle,
                 &handle, &gbp);
         ALOGE_IF(err, "SurfaceComposerClient::createSurface error %s", strerror(-err));
         if (err == NO_ERROR) {