diff --git a/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposer.cpp b/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposer.cpp
index eb90147..86bc62a 100644
--- a/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposer.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposer.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     }
 
     virtual void setTransactionState(const Vector<ComposerState>& state,
-            int orientation)
+            int orientation, uint32_t flags)
     {
         Parcel data, reply;
         data.writeInterfaceToken(ISurfaceComposer::getInterfaceDescriptor());
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
             b->write(data);
         }
         data.writeInt32(orientation);
+        data.writeInt32(flags);
         remote()->transact(BnSurfaceComposer::SET_TRANSACTION_STATE, data, &reply);
     }
 
@@ -204,7 +205,8 @@
                 state.add(s);
             }
             int orientation = data.readInt32();
-            setTransactionState(state, orientation);
+            uint32_t flags = data.readInt32();
+            setTransactionState(state, orientation, flags);
         } break;
         case BOOT_FINISHED: {
             CHECK_INTERFACE(ISurfaceComposer, data, reply);
diff --git a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
index 5f3d608..4ad6c22 100644
--- a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
@@ -92,11 +92,14 @@
     mutable Mutex               mLock;
     SortedVector<ComposerState> mStates;
     int                         mOrientation;
+    uint32_t                    mForceSynchronous;
 
     Composer() : Singleton<Composer>(),
-        mOrientation(ISurfaceComposer::eOrientationUnchanged) { }
+        mOrientation(ISurfaceComposer::eOrientationUnchanged),
+        mForceSynchronous(0)
+    { }
 
-    void closeGlobalTransactionImpl();
+    void closeGlobalTransactionImpl(bool synchronous);
 
     layer_state_t* getLayerStateLocked(
             const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client, SurfaceID id);
@@ -123,8 +126,8 @@
             uint32_t tint);
     status_t setOrientation(int orientation);
 
-    static void closeGlobalTransaction() {
-        Composer::getInstance().closeGlobalTransactionImpl();
+    static void closeGlobalTransaction(bool synchronous) {
+        Composer::getInstance().closeGlobalTransactionImpl(synchronous);
     }
 };
 
@@ -132,11 +135,12 @@
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-void Composer::closeGlobalTransactionImpl() {
+void Composer::closeGlobalTransactionImpl(bool synchronous) {
     sp<ISurfaceComposer> sm(getComposerService());
 
     Vector<ComposerState> transaction;
     int orientation;
+    uint32_t flags = 0;
 
     { // scope for the lock
         Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
@@ -145,9 +149,14 @@
 
         orientation = mOrientation;
         mOrientation = ISurfaceComposer::eOrientationUnchanged;
+
+        if (synchronous || mForceSynchronous) {
+            flags |= ISurfaceComposer::eSynchronous;
+        }
+        mForceSynchronous = false;
     }
 
-   sm->setTransactionState(transaction, orientation);
+   sm->setTransactionState(transaction, orientation, flags);
 }
 
 layer_state_t* Composer::getLayerStateLocked(
@@ -188,6 +197,10 @@
     s->what |= ISurfaceComposer::eSizeChanged;
     s->w = w;
     s->h = h;
+
+    // Resizing a surface makes the transaction synchronous.
+    mForceSynchronous = true;
+
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
@@ -270,6 +283,10 @@
 status_t Composer::setOrientation(int orientation) {
     Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
     mOrientation = orientation;
+
+    // Changing the orientation makes the transaction synchronous.
+    mForceSynchronous = true;
+
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
@@ -375,8 +392,8 @@
     // Currently a no-op
 }
 
-void SurfaceComposerClient::closeGlobalTransaction() {
-    Composer::closeGlobalTransaction();
+void SurfaceComposerClient::closeGlobalTransaction(bool synchronous) {
+    Composer::closeGlobalTransaction(synchronous);
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------