diff --git a/libs/vr/libdisplay/display_client.cpp b/libs/vr/libdisplay/display_client.cpp
index 50d95f7..9952e59 100644
--- a/libs/vr/libdisplay/display_client.cpp
+++ b/libs/vr/libdisplay/display_client.cpp
@@ -265,6 +265,12 @@
   return BufferConsumer::Import(std::move(status));
 }
 
+bool DisplayClient::IsVrAppRunning() {
+  auto status = InvokeRemoteMethod<DisplayRPC::IsVrAppRunning>();
+  if (!status)
+    return 0;
+  return static_cast<bool>(status.get());
+}
 
 }  // namespace dvr
 }  // namespace android
diff --git a/libs/vr/libdisplay/include/private/dvr/display_client.h b/libs/vr/libdisplay/include/private/dvr/display_client.h
index f579a8c..378f67c 100644
--- a/libs/vr/libdisplay/include/private/dvr/display_client.h
+++ b/libs/vr/libdisplay/include/private/dvr/display_client.h
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@
 
   std::unique_ptr<BufferConsumer> GetPoseBuffer();
 
+  // Temporary query for current VR status. Will be removed later.
+  bool IsVrAppRunning();
+
  private:
   friend BASE;
 
diff --git a/libs/vr/libdisplay/include/private/dvr/display_rpc.h b/libs/vr/libdisplay/include/private/dvr/display_rpc.h
index 7a2986a..ac08650 100644
--- a/libs/vr/libdisplay/include/private/dvr/display_rpc.h
+++ b/libs/vr/libdisplay/include/private/dvr/display_rpc.h
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@
     kOpVideoMeshSurfaceCreateProducerQueue,
     kOpSetViewerParams,
     kOpGetPoseBuffer,
+    kOpIsVrAppRunning,
   };
 
   // Aliases.
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@
                     void(const ViewerParams& viewer_params));
   PDX_REMOTE_METHOD(GetPoseBuffer, kOpGetPoseBuffer,
                     LocalChannelHandle(Void));
+  PDX_REMOTE_METHOD(IsVrAppRunning, kOpIsVrAppRunning, int(Void));
 };
 
 struct DisplayManagerRPC {
diff --git a/libs/vr/libvrflinger/display_service.cpp b/libs/vr/libvrflinger/display_service.cpp
index da7281b..c079187 100644
--- a/libs/vr/libvrflinger/display_service.cpp
+++ b/libs/vr/libvrflinger/display_service.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@
           *this, &DisplayService::OnGetPoseBuffer, message);
       return 0;
 
+    case DisplayRPC::IsVrAppRunning::Opcode:
+      DispatchRemoteMethod<DisplayRPC::IsVrAppRunning>(
+          *this, &DisplayService::IsVrAppRunning, message);
+      return 0;
+
     // Direct the surface specific messages to the surface instance.
     case DisplayRPC::CreateBufferQueue::Opcode:
     case DisplayRPC::SetAttributes::Opcode:
@@ -355,5 +360,15 @@
     update_notifier_();
 }
 
+int DisplayService::IsVrAppRunning(pdx::Message& message) {
+  bool visible = true;
+  ForEachDisplaySurface([&visible](const std::shared_ptr<DisplaySurface>& surface) {
+    if (surface->client_z_order() == 0 && !surface->IsVisible())
+      visible = false;
+  });
+
+  REPLY_SUCCESS_RETURN(message, visible, 0);
+}
+
 }  // namespace dvr
 }  // namespace android
diff --git a/libs/vr/libvrflinger/display_service.h b/libs/vr/libvrflinger/display_service.h
index 2a71b4a..8e96172 100644
--- a/libs/vr/libvrflinger/display_service.h
+++ b/libs/vr/libvrflinger/display_service.h
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@
                          const ViewerParams& view_params);
   pdx::LocalChannelHandle OnGetPoseBuffer(pdx::Message& message);
 
+  // Temporary query for current VR status. Will be removed later.
+  int IsVrAppRunning(pdx::Message& message);
+
   // Called by DisplaySurface to signal that a surface property has changed and
   // the display manager should be notified.
   void NotifyDisplayConfigurationUpdate();