diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/LayerHierarchyTest.h b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/LayerHierarchyTest.h
index 1380555..f64ba2a 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/LayerHierarchyTest.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/LayerHierarchyTest.h
@@ -361,6 +361,17 @@
         mLifecycleManager.applyTransactions(transactions);
     }
 
+    void setDataspace(uint32_t id, ui::Dataspace dataspace) {
+        std::vector<TransactionState> transactions;
+        transactions.emplace_back();
+        transactions.back().states.push_back({});
+
+        transactions.back().states.front().state.what = layer_state_t::eDataspaceChanged;
+        transactions.back().states.front().layerId = id;
+        transactions.back().states.front().state.dataspace = dataspace;
+        mLifecycleManager.applyTransactions(transactions);
+    }
+
     LayerLifecycleManager mLifecycleManager;
 };
 
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/LayerSnapshotTest.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/LayerSnapshotTest.cpp
index 65bac00..84c3775 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/LayerSnapshotTest.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/LayerSnapshotTest.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "FrontEnd/LayerSnapshotBuilder.h"
 #include "Layer.h"
 #include "LayerHierarchyTest.h"
+#include "ui/GraphicTypes.h"
 
 #define UPDATE_AND_VERIFY(BUILDER, ...)                                    \
     ({                                                                     \
@@ -603,6 +604,12 @@
               scheduler::LayerInfo::FrameRateCompatibility::Default);
 }
 
+TEST_F(LayerSnapshotTest, translateDataspace) {
+    setDataspace(1, ui::Dataspace::UNKNOWN);
+    UPDATE_AND_VERIFY(mSnapshotBuilder, STARTING_ZORDER);
+    EXPECT_EQ(getSnapshot({.id = 1})->dataspace, ui::Dataspace::V0_SRGB);
+}
+
 TEST_F(LayerSnapshotTest, skipRoundCornersWhenProtected) {
     setRoundedCorners(1, 42.f);
     setRoundedCorners(2, 42.f);