diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
index 99b1bb1..5fbdc34 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
@@ -967,6 +967,8 @@
      */
     virtual bool needsInputInfo() const { return hasInputInfo(); }
 
+    uid_t getOwnerUid() { return mOwnerUid; }
+
 protected:
     compositionengine::OutputLayer* findOutputLayerForDisplay(const DisplayDevice*) const;
 
@@ -1089,6 +1091,10 @@
     pid_t mCallingPid;
     uid_t mCallingUid;
 
+    // The owner of the layer. If created from a non system process, it will be the calling uid.
+    // If created from a system process, the value can be passed in.
+    uid_t mOwnerUid;
+
     // The current layer is a clone of mClonedFrom. This means that this layer will update it's
     // properties based on mClonedFrom. When mClonedFrom latches a new buffer for BufferLayers,
     // this layer will update it's buffer. When mClonedFrom updates it's drawing state, children,