diff --git a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
index 56c7586..8c83843 100644
--- a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@
             uint32_t w, uint32_t h);
     status_t setLayer(const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client, const sp<IBinder>& id,
             int32_t z);
+    status_t setRelativeLayer(const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client, const sp<IBinder>& id,
+            const sp<IBinder>& relativeTo, int32_t z);
     status_t setFlags(const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client, const sp<IBinder>& id,
             uint32_t flags, uint32_t mask);
     status_t setTransparentRegionHint(
@@ -343,6 +345,20 @@
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
+status_t Composer::setRelativeLayer(const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client,
+        const sp<IBinder>& id, const sp<IBinder>& relativeTo,
+        int32_t z) {
+    Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
+    layer_state_t* s = getLayerStateLocked(client, id);
+    if (!s) {
+        return BAD_INDEX;
+    }
+    s->what |= layer_state_t::eRelativeLayerChanged;
+    s->relativeLayerHandle = relativeTo;
+    s->z = z;
+    return NO_ERROR;
+}
+
 status_t Composer::setFlags(const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client,
         const sp<IBinder>& id, uint32_t flags,
         uint32_t mask) {
@@ -760,6 +776,11 @@
     return getComposer().setLayer(this, id, z);
 }
 
+status_t SurfaceComposerClient::setRelativeLayer(const sp<IBinder>& id,
+        const sp<IBinder>& relativeTo, int32_t z) {
+    return getComposer().setRelativeLayer(this, id, relativeTo, z);
+}
+
 status_t SurfaceComposerClient::hide(const sp<IBinder>& id) {
     return getComposer().setFlags(this, id,
             layer_state_t::eLayerHidden,