diff --git a/libs/gui/LayerState.cpp b/libs/gui/LayerState.cpp
index 49b669e..9d4d99f 100644
--- a/libs/gui/LayerState.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/LayerState.cpp
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
     SAFE_PARCEL(output.writeByte, changeFrameRateStrategy);
     SAFE_PARCEL(output.writeUint32, fixedTransformHint);
     SAFE_PARCEL(output.writeBool, autoRefresh);
+    SAFE_PARCEL(output.writeBool, dimmingEnabled);
 
     SAFE_PARCEL(output.writeUint32, blurRegions.size());
     for (auto region : blurRegions) {
@@ -243,6 +244,7 @@
     SAFE_PARCEL(input.readUint32, &tmpUint32);
     fixedTransformHint = static_cast<ui::Transform::RotationFlags>(tmpUint32);
     SAFE_PARCEL(input.readBool, &autoRefresh);
+    SAFE_PARCEL(input.readBool, &dimmingEnabled);
 
     uint32_t numRegions = 0;
     SAFE_PARCEL(input.readUint32, &numRegions);
@@ -598,6 +600,10 @@
         what |= eColorSpaceAgnosticChanged;
         colorSpaceAgnostic = other.colorSpaceAgnostic;
     }
+    if (other.what & eDimmingEnabledChanged) {
+        what |= eDimmingEnabledChanged;
+        dimmingEnabled = other.dimmingEnabled;
+    }
     if ((other.what & what) != other.what) {
         ALOGE("Unmerged SurfaceComposer Transaction properties. LayerState::merge needs updating? "
               "other.what=0x%" PRIX64 " what=0x%" PRIX64 " unmerged flags=0x%" PRIX64,
diff --git a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
index c916abe..7182dc7 100644
--- a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
@@ -1224,6 +1224,20 @@
     return *this;
 }
 
+SurfaceComposerClient::Transaction& SurfaceComposerClient::Transaction::setDimmingEnabled(
+        const sp<SurfaceControl>& sc, bool dimmingEnabled) {
+    layer_state_t* s = getLayerState(sc);
+    if (!s) {
+        mStatus = BAD_INDEX;
+        return *this;
+    }
+    s->what |= layer_state_t::eDimmingEnabledChanged;
+    s->dimmingEnabled = dimmingEnabled;
+
+    registerSurfaceControlForCallback(sc);
+    return *this;
+}
+
 SurfaceComposerClient::Transaction& SurfaceComposerClient::Transaction::setAlpha(
         const sp<SurfaceControl>& sc, float alpha) {
     layer_state_t* s = getLayerState(sc);
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/LayerState.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/LayerState.h
index 0f37dab..4ca8d68 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/LayerState.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/LayerState.h
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
         eTransparentRegionChanged = 0x00000020,
         eFlagsChanged = 0x00000040,
         eLayerStackChanged = 0x00000080,
-        /* unused 0x00000400, */
+        eDimmingEnabledChanged = 0x00000400,
         eShadowRadiusChanged = 0x00000800,
         /* unused 0x00001000, */
         eBufferCropChanged = 0x00002000,
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
         eAutoRefreshChanged = 0x1000'00000000,
         eStretchChanged = 0x2000'00000000,
         eTrustedOverlayChanged = 0x4000'00000000,
-        eDropInputModeChanged = 0x8000'00000000,
+        eDropInputModeChanged = 0x8000'00000000
     };
 
     layer_state_t();
@@ -298,6 +298,8 @@
 
     // Force inputflinger to drop all input events for the layer and its children.
     gui::DropInputMode dropInputMode;
+
+    bool dimmingEnabled;
 };
 
 struct ComposerState {
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
index 9d03f58..0cc43d8 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
@@ -491,6 +491,7 @@
                 uint32_t flags, uint32_t mask);
         Transaction& setTransparentRegionHint(const sp<SurfaceControl>& sc,
                 const Region& transparentRegion);
+        Transaction& setDimmingEnabled(const sp<SurfaceControl>& sc, bool dimmingEnabled);
         Transaction& setAlpha(const sp<SurfaceControl>& sc,
                 float alpha);
         Transaction& setMatrix(const sp<SurfaceControl>& sc,