diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
index 6fd1629..5386644 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
@@ -1893,6 +1893,16 @@
     setTransactionFlags(eTransactionNeeded);
 }
 
+void Layer::writeToProto(LayersProto& layersProto, uint32_t traceFlags) const {
+    LayerProto* layerProto = layersProto.add_layers();
+    writeToProtoDrawingState(layerProto, traceFlags);
+    writeToProtoCommonState(layerProto, LayerVector::StateSet::Drawing, traceFlags);
+
+    for (const sp<Layer>& layer : mDrawingChildren) {
+        layer->writeToProto(layersProto, traceFlags);
+    }
+}
+
 void Layer::writeToProtoDrawingState(LayerProto* layerInfo, uint32_t traceFlags) const {
     ui::Transform transform = getTransform();
 
@@ -2014,6 +2024,8 @@
         } else {
             layerInfo->set_z_order_relative_of(-1);
         }
+
+        layerInfo->set_is_relative_of(state.isRelativeOf);
     }
 
     if (traceFlags & SurfaceTracing::TRACE_INPUT) {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
index d697a6a..0fea131 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
@@ -453,6 +453,9 @@
 
     bool isRemovedFromCurrentState() const;
 
+    void writeToProto(LayersProto& layersProto,
+                      uint32_t traceFlags = SurfaceTracing::TRACE_ALL) const;
+
     // Write states that are modified by the main thread. This includes drawing
     // state as well as buffer data. This should be called in the main or tracing
     // thread.
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 8c1d168..0cf2f2d 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -4270,12 +4270,9 @@
 
 LayersProto SurfaceFlinger::dumpDrawingStateProto(uint32_t traceFlags) const {
     LayersProto layersProto;
-    mDrawingState.traverseInZOrder([&](Layer* layer) {
-        LayerProto* layerProto = layersProto.add_layers();
-        layer->writeToProtoDrawingState(layerProto, traceFlags);
-        layer->writeToProtoCommonState(layerProto, LayerVector::StateSet::Drawing, traceFlags);
-    });
-
+    for (const sp<Layer>& layer : mDrawingState.layersSortedByZ) {
+        layer->writeToProto(layersProto, traceFlags);
+    }
     return layersProto;
 }
 
@@ -4299,15 +4296,7 @@
                                                 traceFlags);
         layerProto->set_parent(offscreenRootLayerId);
 
-        // Add children
-        offscreenLayer->traverseInZOrder(LayerVector::StateSet::Drawing, [&](Layer* layer) {
-            if (layer == offscreenLayer) {
-                return;
-            }
-            LayerProto* childProto = layersProto.add_layers();
-            layer->writeToProtoDrawingState(childProto, traceFlags);
-            layer->writeToProtoCommonState(childProto, LayerVector::StateSet::Drawing, traceFlags);
-        });
+        offscreenLayer->writeToProto(layersProto, traceFlags);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/layerproto/layers.proto b/services/surfaceflinger/layerproto/layers.proto
index 23df1bb..41ecafa 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/layerproto/layers.proto
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/layerproto/layers.proto
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@
   // layer or set by a parent layer.
   float shadow_radius = 49;
   ColorTransformProto color_transform = 50;
+
+  bool is_relative_of = 51;
 }
 
 message PositionProto {