diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/ContainerLayer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/ContainerLayer.cpp
index ca49f6c..29b2b0c 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/ContainerLayer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/ContainerLayer.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
 void ContainerLayer::onDraw(const RenderArea&, const Region& /* clip */, bool) {}
 
 bool ContainerLayer::isVisible() const {
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool ContainerLayer::canReceiveInput() const {
     return !isHiddenByPolicy();
 }
 
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/ContainerLayer.h b/services/surfaceflinger/ContainerLayer.h
index 413844b..becac10 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/ContainerLayer.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/ContainerLayer.h
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
                 bool useIdentityTransform) override;
     bool isVisible() const override;
 
+    bool canReceiveInput() const override;
+
     void setPerFrameData(DisplayId displayId, const ui::Transform& transform, const Rect& viewport,
                          int32_t supportedPerFrameMetadata) override;
 
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
index 2de169d..de728b4 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
@@ -2206,7 +2206,7 @@
     // Position the touchable region relative to frame screen location and restrict it to frame
     // bounds.
     info.touchableRegion = info.touchableRegion.translate(info.frameLeft, info.frameTop);
-    info.visible = isVisible();
+    info.visible = canReceiveInput();
     return info;
 }
 
@@ -2218,6 +2218,10 @@
     return nullptr;
 }
 
+bool Layer::canReceiveInput() const {
+    return isVisible();
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 }; // namespace android
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
index f099df6..653dc1d 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
@@ -387,6 +387,11 @@
     bool isHiddenByPolicy() const;
 
     /*
+     * Returns whether this layer can receive input.
+     */
+    virtual bool canReceiveInput() const;
+
+    /*
      * isProtected - true if the layer may contain protected content in the
      * GRALLOC_USAGE_PROTECTED sense.
      */