diff --git a/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposer.cpp b/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposer.cpp
index 6bcc41d..07d2b79 100644
--- a/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposer.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposer.cpp
@@ -179,10 +179,11 @@
         return result;
     }
 
-    virtual sp<IBinder> createDisplay()
+    virtual sp<IBinder> createDisplay(const String8& displayName)
     {
         Parcel data, reply;
         data.writeInterfaceToken(ISurfaceComposer::getInterfaceDescriptor());
+        data.writeString8(displayName);
         remote()->transact(BnSurfaceComposer::CREATE_DISPLAY, data, &reply);
         return reply.readStrongBinder();
     }
@@ -305,7 +306,8 @@
         } break;
         case CREATE_DISPLAY: {
             CHECK_INTERFACE(ISurfaceComposer, data, reply);
-            sp<IBinder> display(createDisplay());
+            String8 displayName = data.readString8();
+            sp<IBinder> display(createDisplay(displayName));
             reply->writeStrongBinder(display);
             return NO_ERROR;
         } break;
diff --git a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
index 9b43ae8..9cf9cb5 100644
--- a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
     DisplayState& getDisplayStateLocked(const sp<IBinder>& token);
 
 public:
-    sp<IBinder> createDisplay();
+    sp<IBinder> createDisplay(const String8& displayName);
     sp<IBinder> getBuiltInDisplay(int32_t id);
 
     status_t setPosition(const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client, SurfaceID id,
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-sp<IBinder> Composer::createDisplay() {
-    return ComposerService::getComposerService()->createDisplay();
+sp<IBinder> Composer::createDisplay(const String8& displayName) {
+    return ComposerService::getComposerService()->createDisplay(displayName);
 }
 
 sp<IBinder> Composer::getBuiltInDisplay(int32_t id) {
@@ -442,8 +442,8 @@
     return result;
 }
 
-sp<IBinder> SurfaceComposerClient::createDisplay() {
-    return Composer::getInstance().createDisplay();
+sp<IBinder> SurfaceComposerClient::createDisplay(const String8& displayName) {
+    return Composer::getInstance().createDisplay(displayName);
 }
 
 sp<IBinder> SurfaceComposerClient::getBuiltInDisplay(int32_t id) {