diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWC2.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWC2.cpp
index 704ece5..29b2cfd 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWC2.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWC2.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@
                  DisplayType type)
       : mComposer(composer), mCapabilities(capabilities), mId(id), mType(type) {
     ALOGV("Created display %" PRIu64, id);
+    if (mType == hal::DisplayType::VIRTUAL) {
+        loadDisplayCapabilities();
+    }
 }
 
 Display::~Display() {
@@ -482,29 +485,7 @@
     auto intError = mComposer.setPowerMode(mId, intMode);
 
     if (mode == PowerMode::ON) {
-        std::call_once(mDisplayCapabilityQueryFlag, [this]() {
-            std::vector<DisplayCapability> tmpCapabilities;
-            auto error =
-                    static_cast<Error>(mComposer.getDisplayCapabilities(mId, &tmpCapabilities));
-            if (error == Error::NONE) {
-                std::scoped_lock lock(mDisplayCapabilitiesMutex);
-                mDisplayCapabilities.emplace();
-                for (auto capability : tmpCapabilities) {
-                    mDisplayCapabilities->emplace(capability);
-                }
-            } else if (error == Error::UNSUPPORTED) {
-                std::scoped_lock lock(mDisplayCapabilitiesMutex);
-                mDisplayCapabilities.emplace();
-                if (mCapabilities.count(AidlCapability::SKIP_CLIENT_COLOR_TRANSFORM)) {
-                    mDisplayCapabilities->emplace(DisplayCapability::SKIP_CLIENT_COLOR_TRANSFORM);
-                }
-                bool dozeSupport = false;
-                error = static_cast<Error>(mComposer.getDozeSupport(mId, &dozeSupport));
-                if (error == Error::NONE && dozeSupport) {
-                    mDisplayCapabilities->emplace(DisplayCapability::DOZE);
-                }
-            }
-        });
+        loadDisplayCapabilities();
     }
 
     return static_cast<Error>(intError);
@@ -636,6 +617,32 @@
     auto it = mLayers.find(id);
     return it != mLayers.end() ? it->second.lock() : nullptr;
 }
+
+void Display::loadDisplayCapabilities() {
+    std::call_once(mDisplayCapabilityQueryFlag, [this]() {
+        std::vector<DisplayCapability> tmpCapabilities;
+        auto error =
+                static_cast<Error>(mComposer.getDisplayCapabilities(mId, &tmpCapabilities));
+        if (error == Error::NONE) {
+            std::scoped_lock lock(mDisplayCapabilitiesMutex);
+            mDisplayCapabilities.emplace();
+            for (auto capability : tmpCapabilities) {
+                mDisplayCapabilities->emplace(capability);
+            }
+        } else if (error == Error::UNSUPPORTED) {
+            std::scoped_lock lock(mDisplayCapabilitiesMutex);
+            mDisplayCapabilities.emplace();
+            if (mCapabilities.count(AidlCapability::SKIP_CLIENT_COLOR_TRANSFORM)) {
+                mDisplayCapabilities->emplace(DisplayCapability::SKIP_CLIENT_COLOR_TRANSFORM);
+            }
+            bool dozeSupport = false;
+            error = static_cast<Error>(mComposer.getDozeSupport(mId, &dozeSupport));
+            if (error == Error::NONE && dozeSupport) {
+                mDisplayCapabilities->emplace(DisplayCapability::DOZE);
+            }
+        }
+    });
+}
 } // namespace impl
 
 // Layer methods
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWC2.h b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWC2.h
index f907061..0a77d4b 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWC2.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWC2.h
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@
     hal::Error getPhysicalDisplayOrientation(Hwc2::AidlTransform* outTransform) const override;
 
 private:
+    void loadDisplayCapabilities();
 
     // This may fail (and return a null pointer) if no layer with this ID exists
     // on this display