diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
index 1db2ab6..57a0d50 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
@@ -332,6 +332,14 @@
     const DisplayDevice* getDisplayFromLayerStack(ui::LayerStack)
             REQUIRES(mStateLock, kMainThreadContext);
 
+    // TODO (b/259407931): Remove.
+    // TODO (b/281857977): This should be annotated with REQUIRES(kMainThreadContext), but this
+    // would require thread safety annotations throughout the frontend (in particular Layer and
+    // LayerFE).
+    static ui::Transform::RotationFlags getActiveDisplayRotationFlags() {
+        return sActiveDisplayRotationFlags;
+    }
+
 protected:
     // We're reference counted, never destroy SurfaceFlinger directly
     virtual ~SurfaceFlinger();
@@ -1364,6 +1372,10 @@
 
     std::atomic<ui::Transform::RotationFlags> mActiveDisplayTransformHint;
 
+    // Must only be accessed on the main thread.
+    // TODO (b/259407931): Remove.
+    static ui::Transform::RotationFlags sActiveDisplayRotationFlags;
+
     bool isRefreshRateOverlayEnabled() const REQUIRES(mStateLock) {
         return hasDisplay(
                 [](const auto& display) { return display.isRefreshRateOverlayEnabled(); });