diff --git a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
index e6b1beb..40621e3 100644
--- a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
@@ -795,14 +795,15 @@
 }
 
 SurfaceComposerClient::Transaction& SurfaceComposerClient::Transaction::setMetadata(
-        const sp<SurfaceControl>& sc, uint32_t key, std::vector<uint8_t> data) {
+        const sp<SurfaceControl>& sc, uint32_t key, const Parcel& p) {
     layer_state_t* s = getLayerState(sc);
     if (!s) {
         mStatus = BAD_INDEX;
         return *this;
     }
     s->what |= layer_state_t::eMetadataChanged;
-    s->metadata.mMap[key] = std::move(data);
+
+    s->metadata.mMap[key] = {p.data(), p.data() + p.dataSize()};
 
     registerSurfaceControlForCallback(sc);
     return *this;
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/LayerMetadata.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/LayerMetadata.h
index 47f0ced..d58e019 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/LayerMetadata.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/LayerMetadata.h
@@ -22,7 +22,12 @@
 
 namespace android {
 
-enum { METADATA_OWNER_UID = 1, METADATA_WINDOW_TYPE = 2, METADATA_TASK_ID = 3 };
+enum {
+    METADATA_OWNER_UID = 1,
+    METADATA_WINDOW_TYPE = 2,
+    METADATA_TASK_ID = 3,
+    METADATA_MOUSE_CURSOR = 4,
+};
 
 struct LayerMetadata : public Parcelable {
     std::unordered_map<uint32_t, std::vector<uint8_t>> mMap;
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
index 22ab62d..f303a03 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
@@ -379,8 +379,7 @@
         Transaction& setCrop_legacy(const sp<SurfaceControl>& sc, const Rect& crop);
         Transaction& setCornerRadius(const sp<SurfaceControl>& sc, float cornerRadius);
         Transaction& setLayerStack(const sp<SurfaceControl>& sc, uint32_t layerStack);
-        Transaction& setMetadata(const sp<SurfaceControl>& sc, uint32_t key,
-                                 std::vector<uint8_t> data);
+        Transaction& setMetadata(const sp<SurfaceControl>& sc, uint32_t key, const Parcel& p);
         // Defers applying any changes made in this transaction until the Layer
         // identified by handle reaches the given frameNumber. If the Layer identified
         // by handle is removed, then we will apply this transaction regardless of