diff --git a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
index 47d801a..9358e29 100644
--- a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
@@ -897,6 +897,10 @@
     mApplyToken = nullptr;
 }
 
+uint64_t SurfaceComposerClient::Transaction::getId() {
+    return mId;
+}
+
 void SurfaceComposerClient::doUncacheBufferTransaction(uint64_t cacheId) {
     sp<ISurfaceComposer> sf(ComposerService::getComposerService());
 
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
index efbdb36..b598b43 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
@@ -461,6 +461,10 @@
         // Clears the contents of the transaction without applying it.
         void clear();
 
+        // Returns the current id of the transaction.
+        // The id is updated every time the transaction is applied.
+        uint64_t getId();
+
         status_t apply(bool synchronous = false, bool oneWay = false);
         // Merge another transaction in to this one, clearing other
         // as if it had been applied.