diff --git a/libs/gui/BLASTBufferQueue.cpp b/libs/gui/BLASTBufferQueue.cpp
index c8e1f3d..0e47676 100644
--- a/libs/gui/BLASTBufferQueue.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/BLASTBufferQueue.cpp
@@ -357,11 +357,9 @@
 private:
     sp<BLASTBufferQueue> mBbq;
 public:
-  BBQSurface(const sp<IGraphicBufferProducer>& igbp, bool controlledByApp,
-      const sp<BLASTBufferQueue>& bbq) :
-      Surface(igbp, controlledByApp),
-      mBbq(bbq) {
-    }
+    BBQSurface(const sp<IGraphicBufferProducer>& igbp, bool controlledByApp,
+               const sp<IBinder>& scHandle, const sp<BLASTBufferQueue>& bbq)
+          : Surface(igbp, controlledByApp, scHandle), mBbq(bbq) {}
 
     void allocateBuffers() override {
         uint32_t reqWidth = mReqWidth ? mReqWidth : mUserWidth;
@@ -405,8 +403,13 @@
         .apply();
 }
 
-sp<Surface> BLASTBufferQueue::getSurface() {
-    return new BBQSurface(mProducer, true, this);
+sp<Surface> BLASTBufferQueue::getSurface(bool includeSurfaceControlHandle) {
+    std::unique_lock _lock{mMutex};
+    sp<IBinder> scHandle = nullptr;
+    if (includeSurfaceControlHandle && mSurfaceControl) {
+        scHandle = mSurfaceControl->getHandle();
+    }
+    return new BBQSurface(mProducer, true, scHandle, this);
 }
 
 } // namespace android
diff --git a/libs/gui/Surface.cpp b/libs/gui/Surface.cpp
index 167bef1..c1155ab 100644
--- a/libs/gui/Surface.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/Surface.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@
 
 } // namespace
 
-Surface::Surface(const sp<IGraphicBufferProducer>& bufferProducer, bool controlledByApp)
+Surface::Surface(const sp<IGraphicBufferProducer>& bufferProducer, bool controlledByApp,
+                 const sp<IBinder>& surfaceControlHandle)
       : mGraphicBufferProducer(bufferProducer),
         mCrop(Rect::EMPTY_RECT),
         mBufferAge(0),
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@
     mProducerControlledByApp = controlledByApp;
     mSwapIntervalZero = false;
     mMaxBufferCount = NUM_BUFFER_SLOTS;
+    mSurfaceControlHandle = surfaceControlHandle;
 }
 
 Surface::~Surface() {
diff --git a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
index 60966e1..4b7d4b1 100644
--- a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
@@ -1628,11 +1628,11 @@
 
 sp<SurfaceControl> SurfaceComposerClient::createSurface(const String8& name, uint32_t w, uint32_t h,
                                                         PixelFormat format, uint32_t flags,
-                                                        SurfaceControl* parent,
+                                                        const sp<IBinder>& parentHandle,
                                                         LayerMetadata metadata,
                                                         uint32_t* outTransformHint) {
     sp<SurfaceControl> s;
-    createSurfaceChecked(name, w, h, format, &s, flags, parent, std::move(metadata),
+    createSurfaceChecked(name, w, h, format, &s, flags, parentHandle, std::move(metadata),
                          outTransformHint);
     return s;
 }
@@ -1669,20 +1669,16 @@
 status_t SurfaceComposerClient::createSurfaceChecked(const String8& name, uint32_t w, uint32_t h,
                                                      PixelFormat format,
                                                      sp<SurfaceControl>* outSurface, uint32_t flags,
-                                                     SurfaceControl* parent, LayerMetadata metadata,
+                                                     const sp<IBinder>& parentHandle,
+                                                     LayerMetadata metadata,
                                                      uint32_t* outTransformHint) {
     sp<SurfaceControl> sur;
     status_t err = mStatus;
 
     if (mStatus == NO_ERROR) {
         sp<IBinder> handle;
-        sp<IBinder> parentHandle;
         sp<IGraphicBufferProducer> gbp;
 
-        if (parent != nullptr) {
-            parentHandle = parent->getHandle();
-        }
-
         uint32_t transformHint = 0;
         int32_t id = -1;
         err = mClient->createSurface(name, w, h, format, flags, parentHandle, std::move(metadata),
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/BLASTBufferQueue.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/BLASTBufferQueue.h
index 1410b12..0d457bf 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/BLASTBufferQueue.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/BLASTBufferQueue.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     sp<IGraphicBufferProducer> getIGraphicBufferProducer() const {
         return mProducer;
     }
-    sp<Surface> getSurface();
+    sp<Surface> getSurface(bool includeSurfaceControlHandle);
 
     void onBufferFreed(const wp<GraphicBuffer>&/* graphicBuffer*/) override { /* TODO */ }
     void onFrameReplaced(const BufferItem& item) override {onFrameAvailable(item);}
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/Surface.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/Surface.h
index c2b5ec4..4aa076e 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/Surface.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/Surface.h
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@
     : public ANativeObjectBase<ANativeWindow, Surface, RefBase>
 {
 public:
-
     /*
      * creates a Surface from the given IGraphicBufferProducer (which concrete
      * implementation is a BufferQueue).
@@ -83,9 +82,15 @@
      *
      * the controlledByApp flag indicates that this Surface (producer) is
      * controlled by the application. This flag is used at connect time.
+     *
+     * Pass in the SurfaceControlHandle to store a weak reference to the layer
+     * that the Surface was created from. This handle can be used to create a
+     * child surface without using the IGBP to identify the layer. This is used
+     * for surfaces created by the BlastBufferQueue whose IGBP is created on the
+     * client and cannot be verified in SF.
      */
-    explicit Surface(const sp<IGraphicBufferProducer>& bufferProducer,
-            bool controlledByApp = false);
+    explicit Surface(const sp<IGraphicBufferProducer>& bufferProducer, bool controlledByApp = false,
+                     const sp<IBinder>& surfaceControlHandle = nullptr);
 
     /* getIGraphicBufferProducer() returns the IGraphicBufferProducer this
      * Surface was created with. Usually it's an error to use the
@@ -93,6 +98,8 @@
      */
     sp<IGraphicBufferProducer> getIGraphicBufferProducer() const;
 
+    sp<IBinder> getSurfaceControlHandle() const { return mSurfaceControlHandle; }
+
     /* convenience function to check that the given surface is non NULL as
      * well as its IGraphicBufferProducer */
     static bool isValid(const sp<Surface>& surface) {
@@ -541,6 +548,11 @@
     bool mEnableFrameTimestamps = false;
     std::unique_ptr<ProducerFrameEventHistory> mFrameEventHistory;
 
+    // Reference to the SurfaceFlinger layer that was used to create this
+    // surface. This is only populated when the Surface is created from
+    // a BlastBufferQueue.
+    sp<IBinder> mSurfaceControlHandle;
+
     bool mReportRemovedBuffers = false;
     std::vector<sp<GraphicBuffer>> mRemovedBuffers;
     int mMaxBufferCount;
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
index 138f82c..fb01dc4 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
@@ -253,13 +253,13 @@
     static sp<SurfaceComposerClient> getDefault();
 
     //! Create a surface
-    sp<SurfaceControl> createSurface(const String8& name,              // name of the surface
-                                     uint32_t w,                       // width in pixel
-                                     uint32_t h,                       // height in pixel
-                                     PixelFormat format,               // pixel-format desired
-                                     uint32_t flags = 0,               // usage flags
-                                     SurfaceControl* parent = nullptr, // parent
-                                     LayerMetadata metadata = LayerMetadata(), // metadata
+    sp<SurfaceControl> createSurface(const String8& name, // name of the surface
+                                     uint32_t w,          // width in pixel
+                                     uint32_t h,          // height in pixel
+                                     PixelFormat format,  // pixel-format desired
+                                     uint32_t flags = 0,  // usage flags
+                                     const sp<IBinder>& parentHandle = nullptr, // parentHandle
+                                     LayerMetadata metadata = LayerMetadata(),  // metadata
                                      uint32_t* outTransformHint = nullptr);
 
     status_t createSurfaceChecked(const String8& name, // name of the surface
@@ -267,9 +267,9 @@
                                   uint32_t h,          // height in pixel
                                   PixelFormat format,  // pixel-format desired
                                   sp<SurfaceControl>* outSurface,
-                                  uint32_t flags = 0,                       // usage flags
-                                  SurfaceControl* parent = nullptr,         // parent
-                                  LayerMetadata metadata = LayerMetadata(), // metadata
+                                  uint32_t flags = 0,                        // usage flags
+                                  const sp<IBinder>& parentHandle = nullptr, // parentHandle
+                                  LayerMetadata metadata = LayerMetadata(),  // metadata
                                   uint32_t* outTransformHint = nullptr);
 
     //! Create a surface
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/view/Surface.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/view/Surface.h
index cc64fd4..f7dcbc6 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/view/Surface.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/view/Surface.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <utils/StrongPointer.h>
 #include <utils/String16.h>
 
+#include <binder/IBinder.h>
 #include <binder/Parcelable.h>
 
 namespace android {
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@
 
     String16 name;
     sp<IGraphicBufferProducer> graphicBufferProducer;
+    sp<IBinder> surfaceControlHandle;
 
     virtual status_t writeToParcel(Parcel* parcel) const override;
     virtual status_t readFromParcel(const Parcel* parcel) override;
diff --git a/libs/gui/view/Surface.cpp b/libs/gui/view/Surface.cpp
index d64dfd5..3e49de6 100644
--- a/libs/gui/view/Surface.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/view/Surface.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@
         if (res != OK) return res;
     }
 
-    return IGraphicBufferProducer::exportToParcel(graphicBufferProducer, parcel);
+    res = IGraphicBufferProducer::exportToParcel(graphicBufferProducer, parcel);
+    if (res != OK) return res;
+    return parcel->writeStrongBinder(surfaceControlHandle);
 }
 
 status_t Surface::readFromParcel(const Parcel* parcel) {
@@ -68,6 +70,7 @@
     }
 
     graphicBufferProducer = IGraphicBufferProducer::createFromParcel(parcel);
+    surfaceControlHandle = parcel->readStrongBinder();
     return OK;
 }