diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
index aeaf1e1..624d11e 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@
     mDrawingState.destinationFrame.makeInvalid();
     mDrawingState.isTrustedOverlay = false;
     mDrawingState.dropInputMode = gui::DropInputMode::NONE;
+    mDrawingState.dimmingEnabled = true;
 
     if (args.flags & ISurfaceComposerClient::eNoColorFill) {
         // Set an invalid color so there is no color fill.
@@ -477,6 +478,7 @@
     compositionState->colorTransformIsIdentity = !hasColorTransform();
     compositionState->surfaceDamage = surfaceDamageRegion;
     compositionState->hasProtectedContent = isProtected();
+    compositionState->dimmingEnabled = isDimmingEnabled();
 
     const bool usesRoundedCorners = getRoundedCornerState().radius != 0.f;
 
@@ -1030,6 +1032,16 @@
     return true;
 }
 
+bool Layer::setDimmingEnabled(const bool dimmingEnabled) {
+    if (mDrawingState.dimmingEnabled == dimmingEnabled) return false;
+
+    mDrawingState.sequence++;
+    mDrawingState.dimmingEnabled = dimmingEnabled;
+    mDrawingState.modified = true;
+    setTransactionFlags(eTransactionNeeded);
+    return true;
+}
+
 bool Layer::setFrameRateSelectionPriority(int32_t priority) {
     if (mDrawingState.frameRateSelectionPriority == priority) return false;
     mDrawingState.frameRateSelectionPriority = priority;