diff --git a/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h b/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
index b86c72c..183b42d 100644
--- a/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
+++ b/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@
     status_t    setFlags(const sp<IBinder>& id, uint32_t flags, uint32_t mask);
     status_t    setTransparentRegionHint(const sp<IBinder>& id, const Region& transparent);
     status_t    setLayer(const sp<IBinder>& id, uint32_t layer);
+    status_t    setLayerInfo(const sp<IBinder>& id, uint32_t type, uint32_t appid);
     status_t    setAlpha(const sp<IBinder>& id, float alpha=1.0f);
     status_t    setMatrix(const sp<IBinder>& id, float dsdx, float dtdx, float dsdy, float dtdy);
     status_t    setPosition(const sp<IBinder>& id, float x, float y);
diff --git a/include/gui/SurfaceControl.h b/include/gui/SurfaceControl.h
index 5e731c3..456bde4 100644
--- a/include/gui/SurfaceControl.h
+++ b/include/gui/SurfaceControl.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 
     status_t    setLayerStack(uint32_t layerStack);
     status_t    setLayer(uint32_t layer);
+    status_t    setLayerInfo(uint32_t type, uint32_t appid);
     status_t    setPosition(float x, float y);
     status_t    setSize(uint32_t w, uint32_t h);
     status_t    hide();
diff --git a/include/private/gui/LayerState.h b/include/private/gui/LayerState.h
index 292dd3b..b648751 100644
--- a/include/private/gui/LayerState.h
+++ b/include/private/gui/LayerState.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
         eFinalCropChanged           = 0x00000400,
         eOverrideScalingModeChanged = 0x00000800,
         eGeometryAppliesWithResize  = 0x00001000,
+        eLayerInfoChanged           = 0x00002000,
     };
 
     layer_state_t()
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@
             alpha(0), flags(0), mask(0),
             reserved(0), crop(Rect::INVALID_RECT),
             finalCrop(Rect::INVALID_RECT), frameNumber(0),
-            overrideScalingMode(-1)
+            overrideScalingMode(-1), type(0), appid(0)
     {
         matrix.dsdx = matrix.dtdy = 1.0f;
         matrix.dsdy = matrix.dtdx = 0.0f;
@@ -97,6 +98,8 @@
             sp<IBinder>     handle;
             uint64_t        frameNumber;
             int32_t         overrideScalingMode;
+            uint32_t        type;
+            uint32_t        appid;
             // non POD must be last. see write/read
             Region          transparentRegion;
 };