diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
index a6adeb3..4567916 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
             strongRelative->removeZOrderRelative(this);
             mFlinger->setTransactionFlags(eTraversalNeeded);
         }
-        mCurrentState.zOrderRelativeOf = nullptr;
+        setZOrderRelativeOf(nullptr);
     }
 
     // Since we are no longer reachable from CurrentState SurfaceFlinger
@@ -1164,7 +1164,7 @@
         if (strongRelative != nullptr) {
             strongRelative->removeZOrderRelative(this);
         }
-        mCurrentState.zOrderRelativeOf = nullptr;
+        setZOrderRelativeOf(nullptr);
     }
     setTransactionFlags(eTransactionNeeded);
     return true;
@@ -1184,6 +1184,13 @@
     setTransactionFlags(eTransactionNeeded);
 }
 
+void Layer::setZOrderRelativeOf(const wp<Layer>& relativeOf) {
+    mCurrentState.zOrderRelativeOf = relativeOf;
+    mCurrentState.sequence++;
+    mCurrentState.modified = true;
+    setTransactionFlags(eTransactionNeeded);
+}
+
 bool Layer::setRelativeLayer(const sp<IBinder>& relativeToHandle, int32_t relativeZ) {
     sp<Handle> handle = static_cast<Handle*>(relativeToHandle.get());
     if (handle == nullptr) {
@@ -1207,7 +1214,7 @@
     if (oldZOrderRelativeOf != nullptr) {
         oldZOrderRelativeOf->removeZOrderRelative(this);
     }
-    mCurrentState.zOrderRelativeOf = relative;
+    setZOrderRelativeOf(relative);
     relative->addZOrderRelative(this);
 
     setTransactionFlags(eTransactionNeeded);
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
index 046482c..3763c58 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
@@ -899,6 +899,8 @@
 
     // Layer bounds in screen space.
     FloatRect mScreenBounds;
+
+    void setZOrderRelativeOf(const wp<Layer>& relativeOf);
 };
 
 } // namespace android