diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Android.bp b/services/surfaceflinger/Android.bp
index 0106b25..1d2cdb1 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Android.bp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Android.bp
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 cc_defaults {
     name: "surfaceflinger_defaults",
     cflags: [
-        "-DLOG_TAG=\"SurfaceFlinger\"",
         "-Wall",
         "-Werror",
         "-Wformat",
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@
     name: "libsurfaceflinger_defaults",
     defaults: ["surfaceflinger_defaults"],
     cflags: [
+        "-DLOG_TAG=\"SurfaceFlinger\"",
         "-DGL_GLEXT_PROTOTYPES",
         "-DEGL_EGLEXT_PROTOTYPES",
     ],
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
         "libutils",
     ],
     static_libs: [
+        "libcompositionengine",
         "librenderengine",
         "libserviceutils",
         "libtrace_proto",
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@
         "android.hardware.graphics.composer@2.3-command-buffer",
     ],
     export_static_lib_headers: [
+        "libcompositionengine",
         "librenderengine",
         "libserviceutils",
     ],
@@ -171,6 +173,9 @@
 cc_defaults {
     name: "libsurfaceflinger_binary",
     defaults: ["surfaceflinger_defaults"],
+    cflags: [
+        "-DLOG_TAG=\"SurfaceFlinger\"",
+    ],
     whole_static_libs: [
         "libsigchain",
     ],
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/Android.bp b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/Android.bp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9fb16a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/Android.bp
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+cc_defaults {
+    name: "libcompositionengine_defaults",
+    defaults: ["surfaceflinger_defaults"],
+    cflags: [
+        "-DLOG_TAG=\"CompositionEngine\"",
+    ],
+}
+
+cc_library {
+    name: "libcompositionengine",
+    defaults: ["libcompositionengine_defaults"],
+    srcs: [
+        "src/CompositionEngine.cpp",
+    ],
+    local_include_dirs: ["include"],
+    export_include_dirs: ["include"],
+}
+
+cc_library {
+    name: "libcompositionengine_mocks",
+    defaults: ["libcompositionengine_defaults"],
+    srcs: [
+        "mock/CompositionEngine.cpp",
+    ],
+    static_libs: [
+        "libgtest",
+        "libgmock",
+        "libcompositionengine",
+    ],
+    local_include_dirs: ["include"],
+    export_include_dirs: ["include"],
+}
+
+cc_test {
+    name: "libcompositionengine_test",
+    test_suites: ["device-tests"],
+    defaults: ["libcompositionengine_defaults"],
+    srcs: [
+        "tests/CompositionEngineTest.cpp",
+    ],
+    static_libs: [
+        "libcompositionengine",
+        "libcompositionengine_mocks",
+        "libgmock",
+        "libgtest",
+    ],
+    sanitize: {
+        // By using the address sanitizer, we not only uncover any issues
+        // with the test, but also any issues with the code under test.
+        //
+        // Note: If you get an runtime link error like:
+        //
+        //   CANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE "/data/local/tmp/libcompositionengine_test": library "libclang_rt.asan-aarch64-android.so" not found
+        //
+        // it is because the address sanitizer shared objects are not installed
+        // by default in the system image.
+        //
+        // You can either "make dist tests" before flashing, or set this
+        // option to false temporarily.
+        address: true,
+    },
+}
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/CompositionEngine.h b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/CompositionEngine.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..275dd86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/CompositionEngine.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2018 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+namespace android {
+
+class HWComposer;
+
+namespace compositionengine {
+
+/**
+ * Encapsulates all the interfaces and implementation details for performing
+ * display output composition.
+ */
+class CompositionEngine {
+public:
+    virtual ~CompositionEngine();
+};
+
+} // namespace compositionengine
+} // namespace android
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/impl/CompositionEngine.h b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/impl/CompositionEngine.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70519c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/impl/CompositionEngine.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2018 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <memory>
+
+#include <compositionengine/CompositionEngine.h>
+
+namespace android::compositionengine::impl {
+
+class CompositionEngine : public compositionengine::CompositionEngine {
+public:
+    CompositionEngine();
+    ~CompositionEngine() override;
+};
+
+std::unique_ptr<compositionengine::CompositionEngine> createCompositionEngine();
+
+} // namespace android::compositionengine::impl
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/mock/CompositionEngine.h b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/mock/CompositionEngine.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1baf5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/mock/CompositionEngine.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2018 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <compositionengine/CompositionEngine.h>
+#include <gmock/gmock.h>
+
+namespace android::compositionengine::mock {
+
+class CompositionEngine : public compositionengine::CompositionEngine {
+public:
+    CompositionEngine();
+    ~CompositionEngine() override;
+};
+
+} // namespace android::compositionengine::mock
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/mock/CompositionEngine.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/mock/CompositionEngine.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..778a09e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/mock/CompositionEngine.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2018 The Android Open Source Project
+
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include <compositionengine/mock/CompositionEngine.h>
+
+namespace android::compositionengine::mock {
+
+// The Google Mock documentation recommends explicit non-header instantiations
+// for better compile time performance.
+CompositionEngine::CompositionEngine() = default;
+CompositionEngine::~CompositionEngine() = default;
+
+} // namespace android::compositionengine::mock
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/CompositionEngine.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/CompositionEngine.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b96de44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/CompositionEngine.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2018 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include <memory>
+
+#include <compositionengine/impl/CompositionEngine.h>
+
+namespace android::compositionengine {
+
+CompositionEngine::~CompositionEngine() = default;
+
+namespace impl {
+
+std::unique_ptr<compositionengine::CompositionEngine> createCompositionEngine() {
+    return std::make_unique<CompositionEngine>();
+}
+
+CompositionEngine::CompositionEngine() = default;
+CompositionEngine::~CompositionEngine() = default;
+
+} // namespace impl
+} // namespace android::compositionengine
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/CompositionEngineTest.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/CompositionEngineTest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f3cc0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/CompositionEngineTest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2018 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include <compositionengine/impl/CompositionEngine.h>
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+namespace android::compositionengine {
+namespace {
+
+class CompositionEngineTest : public testing::Test {
+public:
+    ~CompositionEngineTest() override;
+
+    impl::CompositionEngine engine;
+};
+
+CompositionEngineTest::~CompositionEngineTest() = default;
+
+TEST_F(CompositionEngineTest, canInstantiateCompositionEngine) {
+    auto engine = impl::createCompositionEngine();
+    EXPECT_TRUE(engine.get() != nullptr);
+}
+
+} // namespace
+} // namespace android::compositionengine
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 4a93be6..8345ce2 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -35,32 +35,29 @@
 #include <binder/IServiceManager.h>
 #include <binder/PermissionCache.h>
 
+#include <compositionengine/CompositionEngine.h>
 #include <dvr/vr_flinger.h>
-
-#include <input/IInputFlinger.h>
-
-#include <ui/ColorSpace.h>
-#include <ui/DebugUtils.h>
-#include <ui/DisplayInfo.h>
-#include <ui/DisplayStatInfo.h>
-
 #include <gui/BufferQueue.h>
 #include <gui/GuiConfig.h>
 #include <gui/IDisplayEventConnection.h>
 #include <gui/IProducerListener.h>
 #include <gui/LayerDebugInfo.h>
 #include <gui/Surface.h>
+#include <input/IInputFlinger.h>
 #include <renderengine/RenderEngine.h>
+#include <ui/ColorSpace.h>
+#include <ui/DebugUtils.h>
+#include <ui/DisplayInfo.h>
+#include <ui/DisplayStatInfo.h>
 #include <ui/GraphicBufferAllocator.h>
 #include <ui/PixelFormat.h>
 #include <ui/UiConfig.h>
-
-#include <utils/misc.h>
-#include <utils/String8.h>
-#include <utils/String16.h>
 #include <utils/StopWatch.h>
+#include <utils/String16.h>
+#include <utils/String8.h>
 #include <utils/Timers.h>
 #include <utils/Trace.h>
+#include <utils/misc.h>
 
 #include <private/android_filesystem_config.h>
 #include <private/gui/SyncFeatures.h>
@@ -272,7 +269,8 @@
         mHasPoweredOff(false),
         mNumLayers(0),
         mVrFlingerRequestsDisplay(false),
-        mMainThreadId(std::this_thread::get_id()) {}
+        mMainThreadId(std::this_thread::get_id()),
+        mCompositionEngine{getFactory().createCompositionEngine()} {}
 
 SurfaceFlinger::SurfaceFlinger(surfaceflinger::Factory& factory)
       : SurfaceFlinger(factory, SkipInitialization) {
@@ -544,6 +542,10 @@
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
+compositionengine::CompositionEngine& SurfaceFlinger::getCompositionEngine() const {
+    return *mCompositionEngine.get();
+}
+
 void SurfaceFlinger::bootFinished()
 {
     if (mStartPropertySetThread->join() != NO_ERROR) {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
index b1bfb3a..8e48572 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
@@ -336,6 +336,9 @@
 
     surfaceflinger::Factory& getFactory() { return mFactory; }
 
+    // The CompositionEngine encapsulates all composition related interfaces and actions.
+    compositionengine::CompositionEngine& getCompositionEngine() const;
+
     // returns the default Display
     sp<const DisplayDevice> getDefaultDisplayDevice() const {
         Mutex::Autolock _l(mStateLock);
@@ -991,6 +994,7 @@
     ui::Dataspace mWideColorGamutCompositionDataspace;
 
     SurfaceFlingerBE mBE;
+    std::unique_ptr<compositionengine::CompositionEngine> mCompositionEngine;
 
     bool mUseScheduler = false;
     std::unique_ptr<Scheduler> mScheduler;
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerFactory.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerFactory.cpp
index 88649e3..f4a5dcd 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerFactory.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerFactory.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+#include <compositionengine/impl/CompositionEngine.h>
 #include <ui/GraphicBuffer.h>
 
 #include "BufferQueueLayer.h"
@@ -102,6 +103,10 @@
             return surfaceflinger::impl::createNativeWindowSurface(producer);
         }
 
+        std::unique_ptr<compositionengine::CompositionEngine> createCompositionEngine() override {
+            return compositionengine::impl::createCompositionEngine();
+        }
+
         sp<ContainerLayer> createContainerLayer(const LayerCreationArgs& args) override {
             return new ContainerLayer(args);
         }
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerFactory.h b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerFactory.h
index 1c27cc7..f747684 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerFactory.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlingerFactory.h
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
 struct DisplayDeviceCreationArgs;
 struct LayerCreationArgs;
 
+namespace compositionengine {
+class CompositionEngine;
+} // namespace compositionengine
 namespace surfaceflinger {
 
 class NativeWindowSurface;
@@ -78,6 +81,8 @@
     virtual std::unique_ptr<surfaceflinger::NativeWindowSurface> createNativeWindowSurface(
             const sp<IGraphicBufferProducer>&) = 0;
 
+    virtual std::unique_ptr<compositionengine::CompositionEngine> createCompositionEngine() = 0;
+
     virtual sp<BufferQueueLayer> createBufferQueueLayer(const LayerCreationArgs& args) = 0;
     virtual sp<BufferStateLayer> createBufferStateLayer(const LayerCreationArgs& args) = 0;
     virtual sp<ColorLayer> createColorLayer(const LayerCreationArgs& args) = 0;
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/TEST_MAPPING b/services/surfaceflinger/TEST_MAPPING
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cab33ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/TEST_MAPPING
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "presubmit": [
+    {
+      "name": "libsurfaceflinger_unittest"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "libcompositionengine_test"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/Android.bp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/Android.bp
index 2f35ae5..3fd355b 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/Android.bp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/Android.bp
@@ -20,6 +20,16 @@
         // Using the address sanitizer not only helps uncover issues in the code
         // covered by the tests, but also covers some of the tricky injection of
         // fakes the unit tests currently do.
+        //
+        // Note: If you get an runtime link error like:
+        //
+        //   CANNOT LINK EXECUTABLE "/data/local/tmp/libsurfaceflinger_unittest": library "libclang_rt.asan-aarch64-android.so" not found
+        //
+        // it is because the address sanitizer shared objects are not installed
+        // by default in the system image.
+        //
+        // You can either "make dist tests" before flashing, or set this
+        // option to false temporarily.
         address: true,
     },
     srcs: [
@@ -51,6 +61,8 @@
     ],
     static_libs: [
         "libgmock",
+        "libcompositionengine",
+        "libcompositionengine_mocks",
     ],
     header_libs: [
         "libsurfaceflinger_headers",
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TestableSurfaceFlinger.h b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TestableSurfaceFlinger.h
index 4da08b8..230dd99 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TestableSurfaceFlinger.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TestableSurfaceFlinger.h
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <compositionengine/impl/CompositionEngine.h>
+
 #include "BufferQueueLayer.h"
 #include "BufferStateLayer.h"
 #include "ColorLayer.h"
@@ -113,6 +115,10 @@
         return mCreateNativeWindowSurface(producer);
     }
 
+    std::unique_ptr<compositionengine::CompositionEngine> createCompositionEngine() override {
+        return compositionengine::impl::createCompositionEngine();
+    }
+
     sp<BufferQueueLayer> createBufferQueueLayer(const LayerCreationArgs&) override {
         // TODO: Use test-fixture controlled factory
         return nullptr;
@@ -148,6 +154,10 @@
             std::function<std::unique_ptr<surfaceflinger::NativeWindowSurface>(
                     const sp<IGraphicBufferProducer>&)>;
     CreateNativeWindowSurfaceFunction mCreateNativeWindowSurface;
+
+    using CreateCompositionEngineFunction =
+            std::function<std::unique_ptr<compositionengine::CompositionEngine>()>;
+    CreateCompositionEngineFunction mCreateCompositionEngine;
 };
 
 } // namespace surfaceflinger::test