diff --git a/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaGLRenderEngine.cpp b/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaGLRenderEngine.cpp
index 61369ae..9d3d98e 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaGLRenderEngine.cpp
+++ b/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaGLRenderEngine.cpp
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
                                        EGLContext ctxt, EGLSurface placeholder,
                                        EGLContext protectedContext, EGLSurface protectedPlaceholder)
       : SkiaRenderEngine(args.threaded, static_cast<PixelFormat>(args.pixelFormat),
-                         args.supportsBackgroundBlur),
+                         args.blurAlgorithm),
         mEGLDisplay(display),
         mEGLContext(ctxt),
         mPlaceholderSurface(placeholder),
diff --git a/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaRenderEngine.cpp b/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaRenderEngine.cpp
index 2484650..4641cb9 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaRenderEngine.cpp
+++ b/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaRenderEngine.cpp
@@ -273,12 +273,25 @@
 }
 
 SkiaRenderEngine::SkiaRenderEngine(Threaded threaded, PixelFormat pixelFormat,
-                                   bool supportsBackgroundBlur)
+                                   BlurAlgorithm blurAlgorithm)
       : RenderEngine(threaded), mDefaultPixelFormat(pixelFormat) {
-    if (supportsBackgroundBlur) {
-        ALOGD("Background Blurs Enabled");
-        mBlurFilter = new KawaseBlurFilter();
+    switch (blurAlgorithm) {
+        case BlurAlgorithm::GAUSSIAN: {
+            ALOGD("Background Blurs Enabled (Gaussian algorithm)");
+            mBlurFilter = new GaussianBlurFilter();
+            break;
+        }
+        case BlurAlgorithm::KAWASE: {
+            ALOGD("Background Blurs Enabled (Kawase algorithm)");
+            mBlurFilter = new KawaseBlurFilter();
+            break;
+        }
+        default: {
+            mBlurFilter = nullptr;
+            break;
+        }
     }
+
     mCapture = std::make_unique<SkiaCapture>();
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaRenderEngine.h b/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaRenderEngine.h
index d7b4910..ed50029 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaRenderEngine.h
+++ b/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaRenderEngine.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 class SkiaRenderEngine : public RenderEngine {
 public:
     static std::unique_ptr<SkiaRenderEngine> create(const RenderEngineCreationArgs& args);
-    SkiaRenderEngine(Threaded, PixelFormat pixelFormat, bool supportsBackgroundBlur);
+    SkiaRenderEngine(Threaded, PixelFormat pixelFormat, BlurAlgorithm);
     ~SkiaRenderEngine() override;
 
     std::future<void> primeCache(bool shouldPrimeUltraHDR) override final;
diff --git a/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaVkRenderEngine.cpp b/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaVkRenderEngine.cpp
index fd71332..406fd81 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaVkRenderEngine.cpp
+++ b/libs/renderengine/skia/SkiaVkRenderEngine.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 
 SkiaVkRenderEngine::SkiaVkRenderEngine(const RenderEngineCreationArgs& args)
       : SkiaRenderEngine(args.threaded, static_cast<PixelFormat>(args.pixelFormat),
-                         args.supportsBackgroundBlur) {}
+                         args.blurAlgorithm) {}
 
 SkiaVkRenderEngine::~SkiaVkRenderEngine() {
     finishRenderingAndAbandonContext();