diff --git a/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposer.cpp b/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposer.cpp
index b586bf3..8d7baf3 100644
--- a/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposer.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposer.cpp
@@ -141,16 +141,22 @@
         return result;
     }
 
-    virtual status_t captureLayers(const sp<IBinder>& layerHandleBinder,
-                                   sp<GraphicBuffer>* outBuffer, const ui::Dataspace reqDataspace,
-                                   const ui::PixelFormat reqPixelFormat, const Rect& sourceCrop,
-                                   float frameScale, bool childrenOnly) {
+    virtual status_t captureLayers(
+            const sp<IBinder>& layerHandleBinder, sp<GraphicBuffer>* outBuffer,
+            const ui::Dataspace reqDataspace, const ui::PixelFormat reqPixelFormat,
+            const Rect& sourceCrop,
+            const std::unordered_set<sp<IBinder>, SpHash<IBinder>>& excludeLayers, float frameScale,
+            bool childrenOnly) {
         Parcel data, reply;
         data.writeInterfaceToken(ISurfaceComposer::getInterfaceDescriptor());
         data.writeStrongBinder(layerHandleBinder);
         data.writeInt32(static_cast<int32_t>(reqDataspace));
         data.writeInt32(static_cast<int32_t>(reqPixelFormat));
         data.write(sourceCrop);
+        data.writeInt32(excludeLayers.size());
+        for (auto el : excludeLayers) {
+            data.writeStrongBinder(el);
+        }
         data.writeFloat(frameScale);
         data.writeBool(childrenOnly);
         status_t result = remote()->transact(BnSurfaceComposer::CAPTURE_LAYERS, data, &reply);
@@ -1038,11 +1044,20 @@
             sp<GraphicBuffer> outBuffer;
             Rect sourceCrop(Rect::EMPTY_RECT);
             data.read(sourceCrop);
+
+            std::unordered_set<sp<IBinder>, SpHash<IBinder>> excludeHandles;
+            int numExcludeHandles = data.readInt32();
+            excludeHandles.reserve(numExcludeHandles);
+            for (int i = 0; i < numExcludeHandles; i++) {
+                excludeHandles.emplace(data.readStrongBinder());
+            }
+
             float frameScale = data.readFloat();
             bool childrenOnly = data.readBool();
 
-            status_t res = captureLayers(layerHandleBinder, &outBuffer, reqDataspace,
-                                         reqPixelFormat, sourceCrop, frameScale, childrenOnly);
+            status_t res =
+                    captureLayers(layerHandleBinder, &outBuffer, reqDataspace, reqPixelFormat,
+                                  sourceCrop, excludeHandles, frameScale, childrenOnly);
             reply->writeInt32(res);
             if (res == NO_ERROR) {
                 reply->write(*outBuffer);
diff --git a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
index 83cf40c..0e61702 100644
--- a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
@@ -1570,18 +1570,20 @@
     sp<ISurfaceComposer> s(ComposerService::getComposerService());
     if (s == nullptr) return NO_INIT;
     status_t ret = s->captureLayers(layerHandle, outBuffer, reqDataSpace, reqPixelFormat,
-                                    sourceCrop, frameScale, false /* childrenOnly */);
+                                    sourceCrop, {}, frameScale, false /* childrenOnly */);
     return ret;
 }
 
-status_t ScreenshotClient::captureChildLayers(const sp<IBinder>& layerHandle,
-                                              const ui::Dataspace reqDataSpace,
-                                              const ui::PixelFormat reqPixelFormat, Rect sourceCrop,
-                                              float frameScale, sp<GraphicBuffer>* outBuffer) {
+status_t ScreenshotClient::captureChildLayers(
+        const sp<IBinder>& layerHandle, const ui::Dataspace reqDataSpace,
+        const ui::PixelFormat reqPixelFormat, Rect sourceCrop,
+        const std::unordered_set<sp<IBinder>, ISurfaceComposer::SpHash<IBinder>>& excludeHandles,
+        float frameScale, sp<GraphicBuffer>* outBuffer) {
     sp<ISurfaceComposer> s(ComposerService::getComposerService());
     if (s == nullptr) return NO_INIT;
-    status_t ret = s->captureLayers(layerHandle, outBuffer, reqDataSpace, reqPixelFormat,
-                                    sourceCrop, frameScale, true /* childrenOnly */);
+    status_t ret =
+            s->captureLayers(layerHandle, outBuffer, reqDataSpace, reqPixelFormat, sourceCrop,
+                             excludeHandles, frameScale, true /* childrenOnly */);
     return ret;
 }
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/ISurfaceComposer.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/ISurfaceComposer.h
index fe85fdf..14d92bf 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/ISurfaceComposer.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/ISurfaceComposer.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
+#include <binder/IBinder.h>
 #include <binder/IInterface.h>
 
 #include <gui/ITransactionCompletedListener.h>
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <utils/Vector.h>
 
 #include <optional>
+#include <unordered_set>
 #include <vector>
 
 namespace android {
@@ -243,6 +245,11 @@
                              sourceCrop, reqWidth, reqHeight, useIdentityTransform, rotation);
     }
 
+    template <class AA>
+    struct SpHash {
+        size_t operator()(const sp<AA>& k) const { return std::hash<AA*>()(k.get()); }
+    };
+
     /**
      * Capture a subtree of the layer hierarchy, potentially ignoring the root node.
      *
@@ -250,10 +257,12 @@
      * of the buffer. The caller should pick the data space and pixel format
      * that it can consume.
      */
-    virtual status_t captureLayers(const sp<IBinder>& layerHandleBinder,
-                                   sp<GraphicBuffer>* outBuffer, const ui::Dataspace reqDataspace,
-                                   const ui::PixelFormat reqPixelFormat, const Rect& sourceCrop,
-                                   float frameScale = 1.0, bool childrenOnly = false) = 0;
+    virtual status_t captureLayers(
+            const sp<IBinder>& layerHandleBinder, sp<GraphicBuffer>* outBuffer,
+            const ui::Dataspace reqDataspace, const ui::PixelFormat reqPixelFormat,
+            const Rect& sourceCrop,
+            const std::unordered_set<sp<IBinder>, SpHash<IBinder>>& excludeHandles,
+            float frameScale = 1.0, bool childrenOnly = false) = 0;
 
     /**
      * Capture a subtree of the layer hierarchy into an sRGB buffer with RGBA_8888 pixel format,
@@ -263,7 +272,7 @@
                            const Rect& sourceCrop, float frameScale = 1.0,
                            bool childrenOnly = false) {
         return captureLayers(layerHandleBinder, outBuffer, ui::Dataspace::V0_SRGB,
-                             ui::PixelFormat::RGBA_8888, sourceCrop, frameScale, childrenOnly);
+                             ui::PixelFormat::RGBA_8888, sourceCrop, {}, frameScale, childrenOnly);
     }
 
     /* Clears the frame statistics for animations.
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
index 593a5e7..f64fb61 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <ui/PixelFormat.h>
 
 #include <gui/CpuConsumer.h>
+#include <gui/ISurfaceComposer.h>
 #include <gui/ITransactionCompletedListener.h>
 #include <gui/LayerState.h>
 #include <gui/SurfaceControl.h>
@@ -516,10 +517,12 @@
     static status_t captureLayers(const sp<IBinder>& layerHandle, const ui::Dataspace reqDataSpace,
                                   const ui::PixelFormat reqPixelFormat, Rect sourceCrop,
                                   float frameScale, sp<GraphicBuffer>* outBuffer);
-    static status_t captureChildLayers(const sp<IBinder>& layerHandle,
-                                       const ui::Dataspace reqDataSpace,
-                                       const ui::PixelFormat reqPixelFormat, Rect sourceCrop,
-                                       float frameScale, sp<GraphicBuffer>* outBuffer);
+    static status_t captureChildLayers(
+            const sp<IBinder>& layerHandle, const ui::Dataspace reqDataSpace,
+            const ui::PixelFormat reqPixelFormat, Rect sourceCrop,
+            const std::unordered_set<sp<IBinder>, ISurfaceComposer::SpHash<IBinder>>&
+                    excludeHandles,
+            float frameScale, sp<GraphicBuffer>* outBuffer);
 };
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/libs/gui/tests/Surface_test.cpp b/libs/gui/tests/Surface_test.cpp
index 0ee9bff..fa2e97f 100644
--- a/libs/gui/tests/Surface_test.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/tests/Surface_test.cpp
@@ -622,12 +622,13 @@
                            bool /*captureSecureLayers*/) override {
         return NO_ERROR;
     }
-    virtual status_t captureLayers(const sp<IBinder>& /*parentHandle*/,
-                                   sp<GraphicBuffer>* /*outBuffer*/,
-                                   const ui::Dataspace /*reqDataspace*/,
-                                   const ui::PixelFormat /*reqPixelFormat*/,
-                                   const Rect& /*sourceCrop*/, float /*frameScale*/,
-                                   bool /*childrenOnly*/) override {
+    virtual status_t captureLayers(
+            const sp<IBinder>& /*parentHandle*/, sp<GraphicBuffer>* /*outBuffer*/,
+            const ui::Dataspace /*reqDataspace*/, const ui::PixelFormat /*reqPixelFormat*/,
+            const Rect& /*sourceCrop*/,
+            const std::unordered_set<sp<IBinder>,
+                                     ISurfaceComposer::SpHash<IBinder>>& /*excludeHandles*/,
+            float /*frameScale*/, bool /*childrenOnly*/) override {
         return NO_ERROR;
     }
     status_t clearAnimationFrameStats() override { return NO_ERROR; }
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 5676c59..fccd910 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -5405,10 +5405,11 @@
                                useIdentityTransform);
 }
 
-status_t SurfaceFlinger::captureLayers(const sp<IBinder>& layerHandleBinder,
-                                       sp<GraphicBuffer>* outBuffer, const Dataspace reqDataspace,
-                                       const ui::PixelFormat reqPixelFormat, const Rect& sourceCrop,
-                                       float frameScale, bool childrenOnly) {
+status_t SurfaceFlinger::captureLayers(
+        const sp<IBinder>& layerHandleBinder, sp<GraphicBuffer>* outBuffer,
+        const Dataspace reqDataspace, const ui::PixelFormat reqPixelFormat, const Rect& sourceCrop,
+        const std::unordered_set<sp<IBinder>, ISurfaceComposer::SpHash<IBinder>>& excludeHandles,
+        float frameScale, bool childrenOnly) {
     ATRACE_CALL();
 
     class LayerRenderArea : public RenderArea {
@@ -5530,15 +5531,36 @@
         reqHeight = 1;
     }
 
-    LayerRenderArea renderArea(this, parent, crop, reqWidth, reqHeight, reqDataspace, childrenOnly);
+    std::unordered_set<sp<Layer>, ISurfaceComposer::SpHash<Layer>> excludeLayers;
+    for (const auto& handle : excludeHandles) {
+        BBinder* local = handle->localBinder();
+        if (local != nullptr) {
+            auto layerHandle = reinterpret_cast<Layer::Handle*>(local);
+            excludeLayers.emplace(layerHandle->owner.promote());
+        } else {
+            ALOGW("Invalid layer handle passed as excludeLayer to captureLayers");
+            return NAME_NOT_FOUND;
+        }
+    }
 
-    auto traverseLayers = [parent, childrenOnly](const LayerVector::Visitor& visitor) {
+    LayerRenderArea renderArea(this, parent, crop, reqWidth, reqHeight, reqDataspace, childrenOnly);
+    auto traverseLayers = [parent, childrenOnly,
+                           &excludeLayers](const LayerVector::Visitor& visitor) {
         parent->traverseChildrenInZOrder(LayerVector::StateSet::Drawing, [&](Layer* layer) {
             if (!layer->isVisible()) {
                 return;
             } else if (childrenOnly && layer == parent.get()) {
                 return;
             }
+
+            sp<Layer> p = layer;
+            while (p != nullptr) {
+                if (excludeLayers.count(p) != 0) {
+                    return;
+                }
+                p = p->getParent();
+            }
+
             visitor(layer);
         });
     };
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
index 5cd0f21..7e8e836 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
@@ -399,9 +399,12 @@
                            Rect sourceCrop, uint32_t reqWidth, uint32_t reqHeight,
                            bool useIdentityTransform, ISurfaceComposer::Rotation rotation,
                            bool captureSecureLayers) override;
-    status_t captureLayers(const sp<IBinder>& parentHandle, sp<GraphicBuffer>* outBuffer,
-                           const ui::Dataspace reqDataspace, const ui::PixelFormat reqPixelFormat,
-                           const Rect& sourceCrop, float frameScale, bool childrenOnly) override;
+    status_t captureLayers(
+            const sp<IBinder>& parentHandle, sp<GraphicBuffer>* outBuffer,
+            const ui::Dataspace reqDataspace, const ui::PixelFormat reqPixelFormat,
+            const Rect& sourceCrop,
+            const std::unordered_set<sp<IBinder>, ISurfaceComposer::SpHash<IBinder>>& exclude,
+            float frameScale, bool childrenOnly) override;
     status_t getDisplayStats(const sp<IBinder>& displayToken, DisplayStatInfo* stats) override;
     status_t getDisplayConfigs(const sp<IBinder>& displayToken,
                                Vector<DisplayInfo>* configs) override {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/Transaction_test.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/Transaction_test.cpp
index d62afa5..ba854e3 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/Transaction_test.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/Transaction_test.cpp
@@ -231,6 +231,20 @@
         *sc = std::make_unique<ScreenCapture>(outBuffer);
     }
 
+    static void captureChildLayersExcluding(
+            std::unique_ptr<ScreenCapture>* sc, sp<IBinder>& parentHandle,
+            std::unordered_set<sp<IBinder>, ISurfaceComposer::SpHash<IBinder>> excludeLayers) {
+        sp<ISurfaceComposer> sf(ComposerService::getComposerService());
+        SurfaceComposerClient::Transaction().apply(true);
+
+        sp<GraphicBuffer> outBuffer;
+        ASSERT_EQ(NO_ERROR,
+                  sf->captureLayers(parentHandle, &outBuffer, ui::Dataspace::V0_SRGB,
+                                    ui::PixelFormat::RGBA_8888, Rect::EMPTY_RECT, excludeLayers,
+                                    1.0f, true));
+        *sc = std::make_unique<ScreenCapture>(outBuffer);
+    }
+
     void expectColor(const Rect& rect, const Color& color, uint8_t tolerance = 0) {
         ASSERT_EQ(HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888, mOutBuffer->getPixelFormat());
         expectBufferColor(mOutBuffer, mPixels, rect, color, tolerance);
@@ -5238,6 +5252,57 @@
     mCapture->expectChildColor(0, 0);
 }
 
+TEST_F(ScreenCaptureTest, CaptureLayerExclude) {
+    auto fgHandle = mFGSurfaceControl->getHandle();
+
+    sp<SurfaceControl> child = createSurface(mClient, "Child surface", 10, 10,
+                                             PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888, 0, mFGSurfaceControl.get());
+    fillSurfaceRGBA8(child, 200, 200, 200);
+    sp<SurfaceControl> child2 = createSurface(mClient, "Child surface", 10, 10,
+                                              PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888, 0, mFGSurfaceControl.get());
+    fillSurfaceRGBA8(child2, 200, 0, 200);
+
+    SurfaceComposerClient::Transaction()
+            .show(child)
+            .show(child2)
+            .setLayer(child, 1)
+            .setLayer(child2, 2)
+            .apply(true);
+
+    // Child2 would be visible but its excluded, so we should see child1 color instead.
+    ScreenCapture::captureChildLayersExcluding(&mCapture, fgHandle, {child2->getHandle()});
+    mCapture->checkPixel(10, 10, 0, 0, 0);
+    mCapture->checkPixel(0, 0, 200, 200, 200);
+}
+
+// Like the last test but verifies that children are also exclude.
+TEST_F(ScreenCaptureTest, CaptureLayerExcludeTree) {
+    auto fgHandle = mFGSurfaceControl->getHandle();
+
+    sp<SurfaceControl> child = createSurface(mClient, "Child surface", 10, 10,
+                                             PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888, 0, mFGSurfaceControl.get());
+    fillSurfaceRGBA8(child, 200, 200, 200);
+    sp<SurfaceControl> child2 = createSurface(mClient, "Child surface", 10, 10,
+                                              PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888, 0, mFGSurfaceControl.get());
+    fillSurfaceRGBA8(child2, 200, 0, 200);
+    sp<SurfaceControl> child3 = createSurface(mClient, "Child surface", 10, 10,
+                                              PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888, 0, child2.get());
+    fillSurfaceRGBA8(child2, 200, 0, 200);
+
+    SurfaceComposerClient::Transaction()
+            .show(child)
+            .show(child2)
+            .show(child3)
+            .setLayer(child, 1)
+            .setLayer(child2, 2)
+            .apply(true);
+
+    // Child2 would be visible but its excluded, so we should see child1 color instead.
+    ScreenCapture::captureChildLayersExcluding(&mCapture, fgHandle, {child2->getHandle()});
+    mCapture->checkPixel(10, 10, 0, 0, 0);
+    mCapture->checkPixel(0, 0, 200, 200, 200);
+}
+
 TEST_F(ScreenCaptureTest, CaptureTransparent) {
     sp<SurfaceControl> child = createSurface(mClient, "Child surface", 10, 10,
                                              PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888, 0, mFGSurfaceControl.get());