diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/LayerHierarchy.h b/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/LayerHierarchy.h
index 3dd89ba..b25b731 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/LayerHierarchy.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/LayerHierarchy.h
@@ -104,6 +104,16 @@
         static const TraversalPath ROOT;
     };
 
+    struct TraversalPathHash {
+        std::size_t operator()(const LayerHierarchy::TraversalPath& key) const {
+            uint32_t hashCode = key.id * 31;
+            if (key.mirrorRootId != UNASSIGNED_LAYER_ID) {
+                hashCode += key.mirrorRootId * 31;
+            }
+            return std::hash<size_t>{}(hashCode);
+        }
+    };
+
     // Helper class to add nodes to an existing traversal id and removes the
     // node when it goes out of scope.
     class ScopedAddToTraversalPath {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/LayerSnapshot.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/LayerSnapshot.cpp
index 8a45093..5e7c259 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/LayerSnapshot.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/LayerSnapshot.cpp
@@ -28,9 +28,14 @@
                              const LayerHierarchy::TraversalPath& path)
       : path(path) {
     static uint32_t sUniqueSequenceId = 0;
-    // Provide a unique id for clones otherwise keeping using the sequence id.
-    // The seq id can still be useful for debugging if its available.
-    uniqueSequence = (path.isClone()) ? sUniqueSequenceId++ : state.id;
+    // Provide a unique id for all snapshots.
+    // A front end layer can generate multiple snapshots if its mirrored.
+    // Additionally, if the layer is not reachable, we may choose to destroy
+    // and recreate the snapshot in which case the unique sequence id will
+    // change. The consumer shouldn't tie any lifetimes to this unique id but
+    // register a LayerLifecycleManager::ILifecycleListener or get a list of
+    // destroyed layers from LayerLifecycleManager.
+    uniqueSequence = sUniqueSequenceId++;
     sequence = static_cast<int32_t>(state.id);
     name = state.name;
     textureName = state.textureName;
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/LayerSnapshotBuilder.h b/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/LayerSnapshotBuilder.h
index 3997a0a..7b1ff27 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/LayerSnapshotBuilder.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/LayerSnapshotBuilder.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
     void update(const Args&);
     std::vector<std::unique_ptr<LayerSnapshot>>& getSnapshots();
     LayerSnapshot* getSnapshot(uint32_t layerId) const;
+    LayerSnapshot* getSnapshot(const LayerHierarchy::TraversalPath& id) const;
 
     typedef std::function<void(const LayerSnapshot& snapshot)> ConstVisitor;
 
@@ -86,7 +87,6 @@
 
 private:
     friend class LayerSnapshotTest;
-    LayerSnapshot* getSnapshot(const LayerHierarchy::TraversalPath& id) const;
     static LayerSnapshot getRootSnapshot();
 
     // return true if we were able to successfully update the snapshots via
@@ -120,16 +120,8 @@
     void updateChildState(LayerSnapshot& snapshot, const LayerSnapshot& childSnapshot,
                           const Args& args);
 
-    struct TraversalPathHash {
-        std::size_t operator()(const LayerHierarchy::TraversalPath& key) const {
-            uint32_t hashCode = key.id * 31;
-            if (key.mirrorRootId != UNASSIGNED_LAYER_ID) {
-                hashCode += key.mirrorRootId * 31;
-            }
-            return std::hash<size_t>{}(hashCode);
-        }
-    };
-    std::unordered_map<LayerHierarchy::TraversalPath, LayerSnapshot*, TraversalPathHash>
+    std::unordered_map<LayerHierarchy::TraversalPath, LayerSnapshot*,
+                       LayerHierarchy::TraversalPathHash>
             mIdToSnapshot;
     std::vector<std::unique_ptr<LayerSnapshot>> mSnapshots;
     LayerSnapshot mRootSnapshot;
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/LayerProtoHelper.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/LayerProtoHelper.cpp
index 5c91b91..b5ae1a7 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/LayerProtoHelper.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/LayerProtoHelper.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 
 // TODO(b/129481165): remove the #pragma below and fix conversion issues
+#include "FrontEnd/LayerCreationArgs.h"
+#include "FrontEnd/LayerSnapshot.h"
 #pragma clang diagnostic push
 #pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wconversion"
 #pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wextra"
@@ -248,47 +250,88 @@
     outRegion.bottom = proto.bottom();
 }
 
-void LayerProtoHelper::writeHierarchyToProto(
-        LayersProto& outLayersProto, const frontend::LayerHierarchy& root,
-        const frontend::LayerSnapshotBuilder& snapshotBuilder,
-        const std::unordered_map<uint32_t, sp<Layer>>& legacyLayers, uint32_t traceFlags) {
-    using Variant = frontend::LayerHierarchy::Variant;
-    frontend::LayerSnapshot defaultSnapshot;
-
-    LayerProto* layerProto = outLayersProto.add_layers();
-    const frontend::RequestedLayerState& layer = *root.getLayer();
-    frontend::LayerSnapshot* snapshot = snapshotBuilder.getSnapshot(layer.id);
-
-    if (!snapshot) {
-        defaultSnapshot.uniqueSequence = layer.id;
-        snapshot = &defaultSnapshot;
-    }
-    writeSnapshotToProto(layerProto, layer, *snapshot, traceFlags);
-    for (const auto& [child, variant] : root.mChildren) {
-        if (variant == Variant::Attached || variant == Variant::Detached) {
-            layerProto->add_children(child->getLayer()->id);
-        } else if (variant == Variant::Relative) {
-            layerProto->add_relatives(child->getLayer()->id);
+LayersProto LayerProtoFromSnapshotGenerator::generate(const frontend::LayerHierarchy& root) {
+    mLayersProto.clear_layers();
+    std::unordered_set<uint64_t> stackIdsToSkip;
+    if ((mTraceFlags & LayerTracing::TRACE_VIRTUAL_DISPLAYS) == 0) {
+        for (const auto& [layerStack, displayInfo] : mDisplayInfos) {
+            if (displayInfo.isVirtual) {
+                stackIdsToSkip.insert(layerStack.id);
+            }
         }
     }
 
-    auto parent = root.getParent();
-    if (parent && parent->getLayer()) {
-        layerProto->set_parent(parent->getLayer()->id);
-    } else {
-        layerProto->set_parent(-1);
+    frontend::LayerHierarchy::TraversalPath path = frontend::LayerHierarchy::TraversalPath::ROOT;
+    for (auto& [child, variant] : root.mChildren) {
+        if (variant != frontend::LayerHierarchy::Variant::Attached ||
+            stackIdsToSkip.find(child->getLayer()->layerStack.id) != stackIdsToSkip.end()) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        frontend::LayerHierarchy::ScopedAddToTraversalPath addChildToPath(path,
+                                                                          child->getLayer()->id,
+                                                                          variant);
+        LayerProtoFromSnapshotGenerator::writeHierarchyToProto(*child, path);
     }
 
-    auto relativeParent = root.getRelativeParent();
-    if (relativeParent && relativeParent->getLayer()) {
-        layerProto->set_z_order_relative_of(relativeParent->getLayer()->id);
-    } else {
-        layerProto->set_z_order_relative_of(-1);
+    // fill in relative and parent info
+    for (int i = 0; i < mLayersProto.layers_size(); i++) {
+        auto layerProto = mLayersProto.mutable_layers()->Mutable(i);
+        auto it = mChildToRelativeParent.find(layerProto->id());
+        if (it == mChildToRelativeParent.end()) {
+            layerProto->set_z_order_relative_of(-1);
+        } else {
+            layerProto->set_z_order_relative_of(it->second);
+        }
+        it = mChildToParent.find(layerProto->id());
+        if (it == mChildToParent.end()) {
+            layerProto->set_parent(-1);
+        } else {
+            layerProto->set_parent(it->second);
+        }
     }
 
-    if (traceFlags & LayerTracing::TRACE_COMPOSITION) {
-        auto it = legacyLayers.find(layer.id);
-        if (it != legacyLayers.end()) {
+    mDefaultSnapshots.clear();
+    mChildToRelativeParent.clear();
+    return std::move(mLayersProto);
+}
+
+frontend::LayerSnapshot* LayerProtoFromSnapshotGenerator::getSnapshot(
+        frontend::LayerHierarchy::TraversalPath& path, const frontend::RequestedLayerState& layer) {
+    frontend::LayerSnapshot* snapshot = mSnapshotBuilder.getSnapshot(path);
+    if (snapshot) {
+        return snapshot;
+    } else {
+        mDefaultSnapshots[path] = frontend::LayerSnapshot(layer, path);
+        return &mDefaultSnapshots[path];
+    }
+}
+
+void LayerProtoFromSnapshotGenerator::writeHierarchyToProto(
+        const frontend::LayerHierarchy& root, frontend::LayerHierarchy::TraversalPath& path) {
+    using Variant = frontend::LayerHierarchy::Variant;
+    LayerProto* layerProto = mLayersProto.add_layers();
+    const frontend::RequestedLayerState& layer = *root.getLayer();
+    frontend::LayerSnapshot* snapshot = getSnapshot(path, layer);
+    LayerProtoHelper::writeSnapshotToProto(layerProto, layer, *snapshot, mTraceFlags);
+
+    for (const auto& [child, variant] : root.mChildren) {
+        frontend::LayerHierarchy::ScopedAddToTraversalPath addChildToPath(path,
+                                                                          child->getLayer()->id,
+                                                                          variant);
+        frontend::LayerSnapshot* childSnapshot = getSnapshot(path, layer);
+        if (variant == Variant::Attached || variant == Variant::Detached ||
+            variant == Variant::Mirror) {
+            mChildToParent[childSnapshot->uniqueSequence] = snapshot->uniqueSequence;
+            layerProto->add_children(childSnapshot->uniqueSequence);
+        } else if (variant == Variant::Relative) {
+            mChildToRelativeParent[childSnapshot->uniqueSequence] = snapshot->uniqueSequence;
+            layerProto->add_relatives(childSnapshot->uniqueSequence);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (mTraceFlags & LayerTracing::TRACE_COMPOSITION) {
+        auto it = mLegacyLayers.find(layer.id);
+        if (it != mLegacyLayers.end()) {
             it->second->writeCompositionStateToProto(layerProto);
         }
     }
@@ -298,7 +341,10 @@
         if (variant == Variant::Detached) {
             continue;
         }
-        writeHierarchyToProto(outLayersProto, *child, snapshotBuilder, legacyLayers, traceFlags);
+        frontend::LayerHierarchy::ScopedAddToTraversalPath addChildToPath(path,
+                                                                          child->getLayer()->id,
+                                                                          variant);
+        writeHierarchyToProto(*child, path);
     }
 }
 
@@ -345,6 +391,7 @@
     layerInfo->set_shadow_radius(snapshot.shadowRadius);
 
     layerInfo->set_id(snapshot.uniqueSequence);
+    layerInfo->set_original_id(snapshot.sequence);
     layerInfo->set_name(requestedState.name);
     layerInfo->set_type("Layer");
 
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/LayerProtoHelper.h b/services/surfaceflinger/LayerProtoHelper.h
index 38d73f6..b84a49b 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/LayerProtoHelper.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/LayerProtoHelper.h
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 #include <ui/Rect.h>
 #include <ui/Region.h>
 #include <ui/Transform.h>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include "FrontEnd/LayerHierarchy.h"
+#include "FrontEnd/LayerSnapshot.h"
 
 namespace android {
 namespace surfaceflinger {
@@ -58,11 +61,6 @@
     static void readFromProto(const ColorTransformProto& colorTransformProto, mat4& matrix);
     static void writeToProto(const android::BlurRegion region, BlurRegion*);
     static void readFromProto(const BlurRegion& proto, android::BlurRegion& outRegion);
-    static void writeHierarchyToProto(LayersProto& layersProto,
-                                      const frontend::LayerHierarchy& root,
-                                      const frontend::LayerSnapshotBuilder& snapshotBuilder,
-                                      const std::unordered_map<uint32_t, sp<Layer>>& mLegacyLayers,
-                                      uint32_t traceFlags);
     static void writeSnapshotToProto(LayerProto* outProto,
                                      const frontend::RequestedLayerState& requestedState,
                                      const frontend::LayerSnapshot& snapshot, uint32_t traceFlags);
@@ -70,5 +68,38 @@
             const display::DisplayMap<ui::LayerStack, frontend::DisplayInfo>& displayInfos);
 };
 
+class LayerProtoFromSnapshotGenerator {
+public:
+    LayerProtoFromSnapshotGenerator(
+            const frontend::LayerSnapshotBuilder& snapshotBuilder,
+            const display::DisplayMap<ui::LayerStack, frontend::DisplayInfo>& displayInfos,
+            const std::unordered_map<uint32_t, sp<Layer>>& legacyLayers, uint32_t traceFlags)
+          : mSnapshotBuilder(snapshotBuilder),
+            mLegacyLayers(legacyLayers),
+            mDisplayInfos(displayInfos),
+            mTraceFlags(traceFlags) {}
+    LayersProto generate(const frontend::LayerHierarchy& root);
+
+private:
+    void writeHierarchyToProto(const frontend::LayerHierarchy& root,
+                               frontend::LayerHierarchy::TraversalPath& path);
+    frontend::LayerSnapshot* getSnapshot(frontend::LayerHierarchy::TraversalPath& path,
+                                         const frontend::RequestedLayerState& layer);
+
+    const frontend::LayerSnapshotBuilder& mSnapshotBuilder;
+    const std::unordered_map<uint32_t, sp<Layer>>& mLegacyLayers;
+    const display::DisplayMap<ui::LayerStack, frontend::DisplayInfo>& mDisplayInfos;
+    uint32_t mTraceFlags;
+    LayersProto mLayersProto;
+    // winscope expects all the layers, so provide a snapshot even if it not currently drawing
+    std::unordered_map<frontend::LayerHierarchy::TraversalPath, frontend::LayerSnapshot,
+                       frontend::LayerHierarchy::TraversalPathHash>
+            mDefaultSnapshots;
+    std::unordered_map<uint32_t /* child unique seq*/, uint32_t /* relative parent unique seq*/>
+            mChildToRelativeParent;
+    std::unordered_map<uint32_t /* child unique seq*/, uint32_t /* parent unique seq*/>
+            mChildToParent;
+};
+
 } // namespace surfaceflinger
 } // namespace android
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index e47a147..01a7df3 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -5786,17 +5786,9 @@
         return layersProto;
     }
 
-    const frontend::LayerHierarchy& root = mLayerHierarchyBuilder.getHierarchy();
-    LayersProto layersProto;
-    for (auto& [child, variant] : root.mChildren) {
-        if (variant != frontend::LayerHierarchy::Variant::Attached ||
-            stackIdsToSkip.find(child->getLayer()->layerStack.id) != stackIdsToSkip.end()) {
-            continue;
-        }
-        LayerProtoHelper::writeHierarchyToProto(layersProto, *child, mLayerSnapshotBuilder,
-                                                mLegacyLayers, traceFlags);
-    }
-    return layersProto;
+    return LayerProtoFromSnapshotGenerator(mLayerSnapshotBuilder, mFrontEndDisplayInfos, {},
+                                           traceFlags)
+            .generate(mLayerHierarchyBuilder.getHierarchy());
 }
 
 google::protobuf::RepeatedPtrField<DisplayProto> SurfaceFlinger::dumpDisplayProto() const {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Tracing/tools/LayerTraceGenerator.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Tracing/tools/LayerTraceGenerator.cpp
index 0a7101c..2418cf2 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Tracing/tools/LayerTraceGenerator.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Tracing/tools/LayerTraceGenerator.cpp
@@ -134,29 +134,10 @@
               lifecycleManager.getGlobalChanges().string().c_str());
 
         lifecycleManager.commitChanges();
-        // write layers trace
-        auto tracingFlags = LayerTracing::TRACE_INPUT | LayerTracing::TRACE_BUFFERS;
-        std::unordered_set<uint64_t> stackIdsToSkip;
-        if ((tracingFlags & LayerTracing::TRACE_VIRTUAL_DISPLAYS) == 0) {
-            for (const auto& displayInfo : displayInfos) {
-                if (displayInfo.second.isVirtual) {
-                    stackIdsToSkip.insert(displayInfo.first.id);
-                }
-            }
-        }
 
-        const frontend::LayerHierarchy& root = hierarchyBuilder.getHierarchy();
-
-        LayersProto layersProto;
-        for (auto& [child, variant] : root.mChildren) {
-            if (variant != frontend::LayerHierarchy::Variant::Attached ||
-                stackIdsToSkip.find(child->getLayer()->layerStack.id) != stackIdsToSkip.end()) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            LayerProtoHelper::writeHierarchyToProto(layersProto, *child, snapshotBuilder, {},
-                                                    tracingFlags);
-        }
-
+        LayersProto layersProto = LayerProtoFromSnapshotGenerator(snapshotBuilder, displayInfos, {},
+                                                                  layerTracing.getFlags())
+                                          .generate(hierarchyBuilder.getHierarchy());
         auto displayProtos = LayerProtoHelper::writeDisplayInfoToProto(displayInfos);
         layerTracing.notify(visibleRegionsDirty, entry.elapsed_realtime_nanos(), entry.vsync_id(),
                             &layersProto, {}, &displayProtos);
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/layerproto/layers.proto b/services/surfaceflinger/layerproto/layers.proto
index 3598308..e9add2e 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/layerproto/layers.proto
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/layerproto/layers.proto
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@
   float requested_corner_radius = 56;
 
   RectProto destination_frame = 57;
+
+  uint32 original_id = 58;
 }
 
 message PositionProto {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/tracing/TransactionTraceTestSuite.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/tracing/TransactionTraceTestSuite.cpp
index 5f9214c..7355c35 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/tracing/TransactionTraceTestSuite.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/tracing/TransactionTraceTestSuite.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <fstream>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
+#include <unordered_map>
 
 #include <LayerTraceGenerator.h>
 #include <Tracing/TransactionProtoParser.h>
@@ -84,9 +85,9 @@
 std::vector<std::filesystem::path> TransactionTraceTestSuite::sTransactionTraces{};
 
 struct LayerInfo {
-    int id;
+    int32_t id;
     std::string name;
-    int parent;
+    int32_t parent;
     int z;
     uint64_t curr_frame;
     float x;
@@ -143,16 +144,27 @@
     expectedLayers.reserve(static_cast<size_t>(expectedLastEntry.layers().layers_size()));
     for (int i = 0; i < expectedLastEntry.layers().layers_size(); i++) {
         auto layer = expectedLastEntry.layers().layers(i);
-        expectedLayers.push_back(getLayerInfoFromProto(layer));
+        LayerInfo layerInfo = getLayerInfoFromProto(layer);
+        expectedLayers.push_back(layerInfo);
     }
     std::sort(expectedLayers.begin(), expectedLayers.end(), compareById);
 
+    std::unordered_map<int32_t /* snapshotId*/, int32_t /*layerId*/> snapshotIdToLayerId;
     std::vector<LayerInfo> actualLayers;
     actualLayers.reserve(static_cast<size_t>(actualLastEntry.layers().layers_size()));
     for (int i = 0; i < actualLastEntry.layers().layers_size(); i++) {
         auto layer = actualLastEntry.layers().layers(i);
-        actualLayers.push_back(getLayerInfoFromProto(layer));
+        LayerInfo layerInfo = getLayerInfoFromProto(layer);
+        snapshotIdToLayerId[layerInfo.id] = static_cast<int32_t>(layer.original_id());
+        actualLayers.push_back(layerInfo);
     }
+
+    for (auto& layer : actualLayers) {
+        layer.id = snapshotIdToLayerId[layer.id];
+        auto it = snapshotIdToLayerId.find(layer.parent);
+        layer.parent = it == snapshotIdToLayerId.end() ? -1 : it->second;
+    }
+
     std::sort(actualLayers.begin(), actualLayers.end(), compareById);
 
     size_t i = 0;