diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp
index 31d731e..be0af6a 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp
@@ -419,6 +419,11 @@
     return now - ((now - mLastHwVSync) %  mDisplayData[disp].refresh);
 }
 
+sp<Fence> HWComposer::getDisplayFence(int disp) const {
+    return mDisplayData[disp].lastDisplayFence;
+}
+
+
 uint32_t HWComposer::getWidth(int disp) const {
     return mDisplayData[disp].width;
 }
@@ -663,9 +668,11 @@
 
         for (size_t i=0 ; i<mNumDisplays ; i++) {
             DisplayData& disp(mDisplayData[i]);
+            disp.lastDisplayFence = disp.lastRetireFence;
+            disp.lastRetireFence = NULL;
             if (disp.list) {
                 if (disp.list->retireFenceFd != -1) {
-                    close(disp.list->retireFenceFd);
+                    disp.lastRetireFence = new Fence(disp.list->retireFenceFd);
                     disp.list->retireFenceFd = -1;
                 }
                 disp.list->flags &= ~HWC_GEOMETRY_CHANGED;
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.h b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.h
index a78ffac..1e7ec21 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.h
@@ -22,13 +22,15 @@
 
 #include <hardware/hwcomposer_defs.h>
 
+#include <ui/Fence.h>
+
+#include <utils/BitSet.h>
 #include <utils/Condition.h>
 #include <utils/Mutex.h>
 #include <utils/StrongPointer.h>
 #include <utils/Thread.h>
 #include <utils/Timers.h>
 #include <utils/Vector.h>
-#include <utils/BitSet.h>
 
 extern "C" int clock_nanosleep(clockid_t clock_id, int flags,
                            const struct timespec *request,
@@ -232,6 +234,7 @@
     // HWC_DISPLAY_PRIMARY).
     nsecs_t getRefreshPeriod(int disp) const;
     nsecs_t getRefreshTimestamp(int disp) const;
+    sp<Fence> getDisplayFence(int disp) const;
     uint32_t getWidth(int disp) const;
     uint32_t getHeight(int disp) const;
     uint32_t getFormat(int disp) const;
@@ -305,6 +308,10 @@
         hwc_display_contents_1* list;
         hwc_layer_1* framebufferTarget;
         buffer_handle_t fbTargetHandle;
+        sp<Fence> lastRetireFence;  // signals when the last set op retires
+        sp<Fence> lastDisplayFence; // signals when the last set op takes
+                                    // effect on screen
+
         // protected by mEventControlLock
         int32_t events;
     };