diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index f348fb9..6c50fa9 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -1335,6 +1335,11 @@
 
     mPendingHotplugEvents.emplace_back(HotplugEvent{display, connection, primaryDisplay});
 
+    if (std::this_thread::get_id() == mMainThreadId) {
+        // Process all pending hot plug events immediately if we are on the main thread.
+        processDisplayHotplugEventsLocked();
+    }
+
     setTransactionFlags(eDisplayTransactionNeeded);
 }