diff --git a/libs/sensor/ISensorEventConnection.cpp b/libs/sensor/ISensorEventConnection.cpp
index 8a3a623..1cd8e01 100644
--- a/libs/sensor/ISensorEventConnection.cpp
+++ b/libs/sensor/ISensorEventConnection.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
     ENABLE_DISABLE,
     SET_EVENT_RATE,
     FLUSH_SENSOR,
-    CONFIGURE_CHANNEL
+    CONFIGURE_CHANNEL,
+    DESTROY,
 };
 
 class BpSensorEventConnection : public BpInterface<ISensorEventConnection>
@@ -96,11 +97,22 @@
         remote()->transact(CONFIGURE_CHANNEL, data, &reply);
         return reply.readInt32();
     }
+
+    virtual void onLastStrongRef(const void* id) {
+        destroy();
+        BpInterface<ISensorEventConnection>::onLastStrongRef(id);
+    }
+
+protected:
+    virtual void destroy() {
+        Parcel data, reply;
+        remote()->transact(DESTROY, data, &reply);
+    }
 };
 
 // Out-of-line virtual method definition to trigger vtable emission in this
 // translation unit (see clang warning -Wweak-vtables)
-BpSensorEventConnection::~BpSensorEventConnection() {}
+BpSensorEventConnection::~BpSensorEventConnection() { }
 
 IMPLEMENT_META_INTERFACE(SensorEventConnection, "android.gui.SensorEventConnection");
 
@@ -150,6 +162,10 @@
             reply->writeInt32(result);
             return NO_ERROR;
         }
+        case DESTROY: {
+            destroy();
+            return NO_ERROR;
+        }
 
     }
     return BBinder::onTransact(code, data, reply, flags);
diff --git a/libs/sensor/include/sensor/ISensorEventConnection.h b/libs/sensor/include/sensor/ISensorEventConnection.h
index 07cc7e8..b62e18c 100644
--- a/libs/sensor/include/sensor/ISensorEventConnection.h
+++ b/libs/sensor/include/sensor/ISensorEventConnection.h
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
     virtual status_t setEventRate(int handle, nsecs_t ns) = 0;
     virtual status_t flush() = 0;
     virtual int32_t configureChannel(int32_t handle, int32_t rateLevel) = 0;
+protected:
+    virtual void destroy() = 0; // synchronously release resource hold by remote object
 };
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/services/sensorservice/SensorDirectConnection.cpp b/services/sensorservice/SensorDirectConnection.cpp
index 870635b..538d728 100644
--- a/services/sensorservice/SensorDirectConnection.cpp
+++ b/services/sensorservice/SensorDirectConnection.cpp
@@ -27,12 +27,21 @@
         const String16& opPackageName)
         : mService(service), mUid(uid), mMem(*mem),
         mHalChannelHandle(halChannelHandle),
-        mOpPackageName(opPackageName) {
+        mOpPackageName(opPackageName), mDestroyed(false) {
     ALOGD_IF(DEBUG_CONNECTIONS, "Created SensorDirectConnection");
 }
 
 SensorService::SensorDirectConnection::~SensorDirectConnection() {
     ALOGD_IF(DEBUG_CONNECTIONS, "~SensorDirectConnection %p", this);
+    destroy();
+}
+
+void SensorService::SensorDirectConnection::destroy() {
+    Mutex::Autolock _l(mDestroyLock);
+    // destroy once only
+    if (mDestroyed) {
+        return;
+    }
 
     stopAll();
     mService->cleanupConnection(this);
@@ -40,6 +49,7 @@
         native_handle_close(mMem.handle);
         native_handle_delete(const_cast<struct native_handle*>(mMem.handle));
     }
+    mDestroyed = true;
 }
 
 void SensorService::SensorDirectConnection::onFirstRef() {
diff --git a/services/sensorservice/SensorDirectConnection.h b/services/sensorservice/SensorDirectConnection.h
index 27458d4..5c398a8 100644
--- a/services/sensorservice/SensorDirectConnection.h
+++ b/services/sensorservice/SensorDirectConnection.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     // stop all active sensor report. if backupRecord is set to false,
     // those report can be recovered by recoverAll
     // called by SensorService when enter restricted mode
-    void stopAll(bool clearRecord = false);
+    void stopAll(bool backupRecord = false);
 
     // recover sensor reports previously stopped by stopAll(true)
     // called by SensorService when return to NORMAL mode.
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     virtual status_t setEventRate(int handle, nsecs_t samplingPeriodNs);
     virtual status_t flush();
     virtual int32_t configureChannel(int handle, int rateLevel);
-
+    virtual void destroy();
 private:
     const sp<SensorService> mService;
     const uid_t mUid;
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@
     mutable Mutex mConnectionLock;
     std::unordered_map<int, int> mActivated;
     std::unordered_map<int, int> mActivatedBackup;
+
+    mutable Mutex mDestroyLock;
+    bool mDestroyed;
 };
 
 } // namepsace android
diff --git a/services/sensorservice/SensorEventConnection.cpp b/services/sensorservice/SensorEventConnection.cpp
index bfe4c09..0a05dd1 100644
--- a/services/sensorservice/SensorEventConnection.cpp
+++ b/services/sensorservice/SensorEventConnection.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
         const String16& opPackageName)
     : mService(service), mUid(uid), mWakeLockRefCount(0), mHasLooperCallbacks(false),
       mDead(false), mDataInjectionMode(isDataInjectionMode), mEventCache(NULL),
-      mCacheSize(0), mMaxCacheSize(0), mPackageName(packageName), mOpPackageName(opPackageName) {
+      mCacheSize(0), mMaxCacheSize(0), mPackageName(packageName), mOpPackageName(opPackageName),
+      mDestroyed(false) {
     mChannel = new BitTube(mService->mSocketBufferSize);
 #if DEBUG_CONNECTIONS
     mEventsReceived = mEventsSentFromCache = mEventsSent = 0;
@@ -42,10 +43,22 @@
 
 SensorService::SensorEventConnection::~SensorEventConnection() {
     ALOGD_IF(DEBUG_CONNECTIONS, "~SensorEventConnection(%p)", this);
+    destroy();
+}
+
+void SensorService::SensorEventConnection::destroy() {
+    Mutex::Autolock _l(mDestroyLock);
+
+    // destroy once only
+    if (mDestroyed) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     mService->cleanupConnection(this);
     if (mEventCache != NULL) {
         delete mEventCache;
     }
+    mDestroyed = true;
 }
 
 void SensorService::SensorEventConnection::onFirstRef() {
diff --git a/services/sensorservice/SensorEventConnection.h b/services/sensorservice/SensorEventConnection.h
index c81e015..6f282cd 100644
--- a/services/sensorservice/SensorEventConnection.h
+++ b/services/sensorservice/SensorEventConnection.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
     virtual status_t setEventRate(int handle, nsecs_t samplingPeriodNs);
     virtual status_t flush();
     virtual int32_t configureChannel(int handle, int rateLevel);
+    virtual void destroy();
 
     // Count the number of flush complete events which are about to be dropped in the buffer.
     // Increment mPendingFlushEventsToSend in mSensorInfo. These flush complete events will be sent
@@ -164,6 +165,8 @@
     int mTotalAcksNeeded, mTotalAcksReceived;
 #endif
 
+    mutable Mutex mDestroyLock;
+    bool mDestroyed;
 };
 
 } // namepsace android