diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp
index c0f8f96..7850243 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp
@@ -565,6 +565,20 @@
     return mDisplayData[displayId].hasDeviceComposition;
 }
 
+bool HWComposer::hasFlipClientTargetRequest(int32_t displayId) const {
+    if (displayId == DisplayDevice::DISPLAY_ID_INVALID) {
+        // Displays without a corresponding HWC display are never composed by
+        // the device
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!isValidDisplay(displayId)) {
+        ALOGE("hasFlipClientTargetRequest: Invalid display %d", displayId);
+        return false;
+    }
+    return ((static_cast<uint32_t>(mDisplayData[displayId].displayRequests) &
+             static_cast<uint32_t>(HWC2::DisplayRequest::FlipClientTarget)) != 0);
+}
+
 bool HWComposer::hasClientComposition(int32_t displayId) const {
     if (displayId == DisplayDevice::DISPLAY_ID_INVALID) {
         // Displays without a corresponding HWC display are always composed by
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.h b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.h
index 74b3a38..c9e530d 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.h
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@
     // does this display have layers handled by HWC
     bool hasDeviceComposition(int32_t displayId) const;
 
+    // does this display have pending request to flip client target
+    bool hasFlipClientTargetRequest(int32_t displayId) const;
+
     // does this display have layers handled by GLES
     bool hasClientComposition(int32_t displayId) const;