diff --git a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
index fd277f1..2632781 100644
--- a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@
     status_t reparentChildren(const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client,
             const sp<IBinder>& id,
             const sp<IBinder>& newParentHandle);
+    status_t detachChildren(const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client,
+            const sp<IBinder>& id);
     status_t setOverrideScalingMode(const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client,
             const sp<IBinder>& id, int32_t overrideScalingMode);
     status_t setGeometryAppliesWithResize(const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client,
@@ -476,6 +478,18 @@
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
+status_t Composer::detachChildren(
+        const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client,
+        const sp<IBinder>& id) {
+    Mutex::Autolock lock(mLock);
+    layer_state_t* s = getLayerStateLocked(client, id);
+    if (!s) {
+        return BAD_INDEX;
+    }
+    s->what |= layer_state_t::eDetachChildren;
+    return NO_ERROR;
+}
+
 status_t Composer::setOverrideScalingMode(
         const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client,
         const sp<IBinder>& id, int32_t overrideScalingMode) {
@@ -805,6 +819,10 @@
     return getComposer().reparentChildren(this, id, newParentHandle);
 }
 
+status_t SurfaceComposerClient::detachChildren(const sp<IBinder>& id) {
+    return getComposer().detachChildren(this, id);
+}
+
 status_t SurfaceComposerClient::setOverrideScalingMode(
         const sp<IBinder>& id, int32_t overrideScalingMode) {
     return getComposer().setOverrideScalingMode(