diff --git a/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h b/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
index 312e02f..3d6051e 100644
--- a/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
+++ b/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
             const sp<IBinder>& handle, uint64_t frameNumber);
     status_t    setOverrideScalingMode(const sp<IBinder>& id,
             int32_t overrideScalingMode);
-    status_t    setPositionAppliesWithResize(const sp<IBinder>& id);
+    status_t    setGeometryAppliesWithResize(const sp<IBinder>& id);
 
     status_t    destroySurface(const sp<IBinder>& id);
 
diff --git a/include/gui/SurfaceControl.h b/include/gui/SurfaceControl.h
index fafd194..043eb53 100644
--- a/include/gui/SurfaceControl.h
+++ b/include/gui/SurfaceControl.h
@@ -73,10 +73,11 @@
     status_t    setCrop(const Rect& crop);
     status_t    setFinalCrop(const Rect& crop);
 
-    // If the size changes in this transaction, position updates specified
+    // If the size changes in this transaction, all geometry updates specified
     // in this transaction will not complete until a buffer of the new size
-    // arrives.
-    status_t    setPositionAppliesWithResize();
+    // arrives. As some elements normally apply immediately, this enables
+    // freezing the total geometry of a surface until a resize is completed.
+    status_t    setGeometryAppliesWithResize();
 
     // Defers applying any changes made in this transaction until the Layer
     // identified by handle reaches the given frameNumber
diff --git a/include/private/gui/LayerState.h b/include/private/gui/LayerState.h
index 4885e05..4b3fcc6 100644
--- a/include/private/gui/LayerState.h
+++ b/include/private/gui/LayerState.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         eDeferTransaction           = 0x00000200,
         eFinalCropChanged           = 0x00000400,
         eOverrideScalingModeChanged = 0x00000800,
-        ePositionAppliesWithResize  = 0x00001000,
+        eGeometryAppliesWithResize  = 0x00001000,
     };
 
     layer_state_t()
diff --git a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
index 92ae41e..1620eb2 100644
--- a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
             uint64_t frameNumber);
     status_t setOverrideScalingMode(const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client,
             const sp<IBinder>& id, int32_t overrideScalingMode);
-    status_t setPositionAppliesWithResize(const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client,
+    status_t setGeometryAppliesWithResize(const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client,
             const sp<IBinder>& id);
 
     void setDisplaySurface(const sp<IBinder>& token,
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
-status_t Composer::setPositionAppliesWithResize(
+status_t Composer::setGeometryAppliesWithResize(
         const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client,
         const sp<IBinder>& id) {
     Mutex::Autolock lock(mLock);
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@
     if (!s) {
         return BAD_INDEX;
     }
-    s->what |= layer_state_t::ePositionAppliesWithResize;
+    s->what |= layer_state_t::eGeometryAppliesWithResize;
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
@@ -699,9 +699,9 @@
             this, id, overrideScalingMode);
 }
 
-status_t SurfaceComposerClient::setPositionAppliesWithResize(
+status_t SurfaceComposerClient::setGeometryAppliesWithResize(
         const sp<IBinder>& id) {
-    return getComposer().setPositionAppliesWithResize(this, id);
+    return getComposer().setGeometryAppliesWithResize(this, id);
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/libs/gui/SurfaceControl.cpp b/libs/gui/SurfaceControl.cpp
index 4671e50..223e1f4 100644
--- a/libs/gui/SurfaceControl.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/SurfaceControl.cpp
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@
     if (err < 0) return err;
     return mClient->setPosition(mHandle, x, y);
 }
-status_t SurfaceControl::setPositionAppliesWithResize() {
+status_t SurfaceControl::setGeometryAppliesWithResize() {
     status_t err = validate();
     if (err < 0) return err;
-    return mClient->setPositionAppliesWithResize(mHandle);
+    return mClient->setGeometryAppliesWithResize(mHandle);
 }
 status_t SurfaceControl::setSize(uint32_t w, uint32_t h) {
     status_t err = validate();
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
index d732c07..3f70144 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
@@ -1574,11 +1574,15 @@
     setTransactionFlags(eTransactionNeeded);
     return true;
 }
-bool Layer::setCrop(const Rect& crop) {
+
+bool Layer::setCrop(const Rect& crop, bool immediate) {
     if (mCurrentState.crop == crop)
         return false;
     mCurrentState.sequence++;
-    mCurrentState.crop = crop;
+    mCurrentState.requestedCrop = crop;
+    if (immediate) {
+        mCurrentState.crop = crop;
+    }
     mCurrentState.modified = true;
     setTransactionFlags(eTransactionNeeded);
     return true;
@@ -1870,6 +1874,12 @@
                     recomputeVisibleRegions = true;
                 }
 
+                if (front.crop != front.requestedCrop) {
+                    front.crop = front.requestedCrop;
+                    current.crop = front.requestedCrop;
+                    recomputeVisibleRegions = true;
+                }
+
                 return false;
             }
         };
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
index 4257c37..3ea38f0 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
@@ -96,7 +96,9 @@
         Transform transform;
 
         inline bool operator ==(const Geometry& rhs) const {
-          return (w == rhs.w && h == rhs.h);
+            return (w == rhs.w && h == rhs.h) &&
+                    (transform.tx() == rhs.transform.tx()) &&
+                    (transform.ty() == rhs.transform.ty());
         }
         inline bool operator !=(const Geometry& rhs) const {
             return !operator ==(rhs);
@@ -120,6 +122,8 @@
         bool modified;
 
         Rect crop;
+        Rect requestedCrop;
+
         Rect finalCrop;
 
         // If set, defers this state update until the Layer identified by handle
@@ -156,7 +160,7 @@
     bool setMatrix(const layer_state_t::matrix22_t& matrix);
     bool setTransparentRegionHint(const Region& transparent);
     bool setFlags(uint8_t flags, uint8_t mask);
-    bool setCrop(const Rect& crop);
+    bool setCrop(const Rect& crop, bool immediate);
     bool setFinalCrop(const Rect& crop);
     bool setLayerStack(uint32_t layerStack);
     void deferTransactionUntil(const sp<IBinder>& handle, uint64_t frameNumber);
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index fa61a9b..9a2747d 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -2260,10 +2260,10 @@
     sp<Layer> layer(client->getLayerUser(s.surface));
     if (layer != 0) {
         const uint32_t what = s.what;
-        bool positionAppliesWithResize =
-                what & layer_state_t::ePositionAppliesWithResize;
+        bool geometryAppliesWithResize =
+                what & layer_state_t::eGeometryAppliesWithResize;
         if (what & layer_state_t::ePositionChanged) {
-            if (layer->setPosition(s.x, s.y, !positionAppliesWithResize)) {
+            if (layer->setPosition(s.x, s.y, !geometryAppliesWithResize)) {
                 flags |= eTraversalNeeded;
             }
         }
@@ -2300,7 +2300,7 @@
                 flags |= eTraversalNeeded;
         }
         if (what & layer_state_t::eCropChanged) {
-            if (layer->setCrop(s.crop))
+            if (layer->setCrop(s.crop, !geometryAppliesWithResize))
                 flags |= eTraversalNeeded;
         }
         if (what & layer_state_t::eFinalCropChanged) {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger_hwc1.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger_hwc1.cpp
index a86c692..83f7b08 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger_hwc1.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger_hwc1.cpp
@@ -2263,10 +2263,10 @@
     sp<Layer> layer(client->getLayerUser(s.surface));
     if (layer != 0) {
         const uint32_t what = s.what;
-        bool positionAppliesWithResize =
-                what & layer_state_t::ePositionAppliesWithResize;
+        bool geometryAppliesWithResize =
+                what & layer_state_t::eGeometryAppliesWithResize;
         if (what & layer_state_t::ePositionChanged) {
-            if (layer->setPosition(s.x, s.y, !positionAppliesWithResize)) {
+            if (layer->setPosition(s.x, s.y, !geometryAppliesWithResize)) {
                 flags |= eTraversalNeeded;
             }
         }
@@ -2303,7 +2303,7 @@
                 flags |= eTraversalNeeded;
         }
         if (what & layer_state_t::eCropChanged) {
-            if (layer->setCrop(s.crop))
+            if (layer->setCrop(s.crop, !geometryAppliesWithResize))
                 flags |= eTraversalNeeded;
         }
         if (what & layer_state_t::eFinalCropChanged) {