diff --git a/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h b/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
index 73f923c..312e02f 100644
--- a/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
+++ b/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@
             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    destroySurface(const sp<IBinder>& id);
 
     status_t clearLayerFrameStats(const sp<IBinder>& token) const;
diff --git a/include/gui/SurfaceControl.h b/include/gui/SurfaceControl.h
index bedebb6..fafd194 100644
--- a/include/gui/SurfaceControl.h
+++ b/include/gui/SurfaceControl.h
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@
     status_t    setCrop(const Rect& crop);
     status_t    setFinalCrop(const Rect& crop);
 
+    // If the size changes in this transaction, position updates specified
+    // in this transaction will not complete until a buffer of the new size
+    // arrives.
+    status_t    setPositionAppliesWithResize();
+
     // Defers applying any changes made in this transaction until the Layer
     // identified by handle reaches the given frameNumber
     status_t deferTransactionUntil(sp<IBinder> handle, uint64_t frameNumber);
diff --git a/include/private/gui/LayerState.h b/include/private/gui/LayerState.h
index 92d31d1..4885e05 100644
--- a/include/private/gui/LayerState.h
+++ b/include/private/gui/LayerState.h
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@
         eCropChanged                = 0x00000100,
         eDeferTransaction           = 0x00000200,
         eFinalCropChanged           = 0x00000400,
-        eOverrideScalingModeChanged = 0x00000800
+        eOverrideScalingModeChanged = 0x00000800,
+        ePositionAppliesWithResize  = 0x00001000,
     };
 
     layer_state_t()
diff --git a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
index e33cc37..92ae41e 100644
--- a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@
             uint64_t frameNumber);
     status_t setOverrideScalingMode(const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client,
             const sp<IBinder>& id, int32_t overrideScalingMode);
+    status_t setPositionAppliesWithResize(const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client,
+            const sp<IBinder>& id);
 
     void setDisplaySurface(const sp<IBinder>& token,
             const sp<IGraphicBufferProducer>& bufferProducer);
@@ -443,6 +445,18 @@
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
+status_t Composer::setPositionAppliesWithResize(
+        const sp<SurfaceComposerClient>& client,
+        const sp<IBinder>& id) {
+    Mutex::Autolock lock(mLock);
+    layer_state_t* s = getLayerStateLocked(client, id);
+    if (!s) {
+        return BAD_INDEX;
+    }
+    s->what |= layer_state_t::ePositionAppliesWithResize;
+    return NO_ERROR;
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 DisplayState& Composer::getDisplayStateLocked(const sp<IBinder>& token) {
@@ -685,6 +699,11 @@
             this, id, overrideScalingMode);
 }
 
+status_t SurfaceComposerClient::setPositionAppliesWithResize(
+        const sp<IBinder>& id) {
+    return getComposer().setPositionAppliesWithResize(this, id);
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 void SurfaceComposerClient::setDisplaySurface(const sp<IBinder>& token,
diff --git a/libs/gui/SurfaceControl.cpp b/libs/gui/SurfaceControl.cpp
index 314d83a..4671e50 100644
--- a/libs/gui/SurfaceControl.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/SurfaceControl.cpp
@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@
     if (err < 0) return err;
     return mClient->setPosition(mHandle, x, y);
 }
+status_t SurfaceControl::setPositionAppliesWithResize() {
+    status_t err = validate();
+    if (err < 0) return err;
+    return mClient->setPositionAppliesWithResize(mHandle);
+}
 status_t SurfaceControl::setSize(uint32_t w, uint32_t h) {
     status_t err = validate();
     if (err < 0) return err;
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
index b5d3262..0247723 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@
         mQueueItems(),
         mLastFrameNumberReceived(0),
         mUpdateTexImageFailed(false),
-        mAutoRefresh(false)
+        mAutoRefresh(false),
+        mFreezePositionUpdates(false)
 {
 #ifdef USE_HWC2
     ALOGV("Creating Layer %s", name.string());
@@ -1415,11 +1416,9 @@
                 c.requested.w, c.requested.h);
     }
 
+    const bool resizePending = (c.requested.w != c.active.w) ||
+            (c.requested.h != c.active.h);
     if (!isFixedSize()) {
-
-        const bool resizePending = (c.requested.w != c.active.w) ||
-                                   (c.requested.h != c.active.h);
-
         if (resizePending && mSidebandStream == NULL) {
             // don't let Layer::doTransaction update the drawing state
             // if we have a pending resize, unless we are in fixed-size mode.
@@ -1443,8 +1442,16 @@
     if (flags & eDontUpdateGeometryState)  {
     } else {
         Layer::State& editCurrentState(getCurrentState());
-        editCurrentState.active = editCurrentState.requested;
-        c.active = c.requested;
+        if (mFreezePositionUpdates) {
+            float tx = c.active.transform.tx();
+            float ty = c.active.transform.ty();
+            c.active = c.requested;
+            c.active.transform.set(tx, ty);
+            editCurrentState.active = c.active;
+        } else {
+            editCurrentState.active = editCurrentState.requested;
+            c.active = c.requested;
+        }
     }
 
     if (s.active != c.active) {
@@ -1491,7 +1498,7 @@
     return android_atomic_or(flags, &mTransactionFlags);
 }
 
-bool Layer::setPosition(float x, float y) {
+bool Layer::setPosition(float x, float y, bool immediate) {
     if (mCurrentState.requested.transform.tx() == x && mCurrentState.requested.transform.ty() == y)
         return false;
     mCurrentState.sequence++;
@@ -1500,12 +1507,16 @@
     // we want to apply the position portion of the transform matrix immediately,
     // but still delay scaling when resizing a SCALING_MODE_FREEZE layer.
     mCurrentState.requested.transform.set(x, y);
-    mCurrentState.active.transform.set(x, y);
+    if (immediate && !mFreezePositionUpdates) {
+        mCurrentState.active.transform.set(x, y);
+    }
+    mFreezePositionUpdates = mFreezePositionUpdates || !immediate;
 
     mCurrentState.modified = true;
     setTransactionFlags(eTransactionNeeded);
     return true;
 }
+
 bool Layer::setLayer(uint32_t z) {
     if (mCurrentState.z == z)
         return false;
@@ -1585,6 +1596,7 @@
     if (scalingMode == mOverrideScalingMode)
         return false;
     mOverrideScalingMode = scalingMode;
+    setTransactionFlags(eTransactionNeeded);
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -2004,6 +2016,7 @@
             if (bufWidth != uint32_t(oldActiveBuffer->width) ||
                 bufHeight != uint32_t(oldActiveBuffer->height)) {
                 recomputeVisibleRegions = true;
+                mFreezePositionUpdates = false;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
index 7d085a4..ba7184f 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
     status_t setBuffers(uint32_t w, uint32_t h, PixelFormat format, uint32_t flags);
 
     // modify current state
-    bool setPosition(float x, float y);
+    bool setPosition(float x, float y, bool immediate);
     bool setLayer(uint32_t z);
     bool setSize(uint32_t w, uint32_t h);
 #ifdef USE_HWC2
@@ -596,6 +596,7 @@
     bool mUpdateTexImageFailed; // This is only modified from the main thread
 
     bool mAutoRefresh;
+    bool mFreezePositionUpdates;
 };
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 80b4d75..a10a813 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -2251,9 +2251,12 @@
     sp<Layer> layer(client->getLayerUser(s.surface));
     if (layer != 0) {
         const uint32_t what = s.what;
+        bool positionAppliesWithResize =
+                what & layer_state_t::ePositionAppliesWithResize;
         if (what & layer_state_t::ePositionChanged) {
-            if (layer->setPosition(s.x, s.y))
+            if (layer->setPosition(s.x, s.y, !positionAppliesWithResize)) {
                 flags |= eTraversalNeeded;
+            }
         }
         if (what & layer_state_t::eLayerChanged) {
             // NOTE: index needs to be calculated before we update the state
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger_hwc1.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger_hwc1.cpp
index 5721db7..7f3b269 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger_hwc1.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger_hwc1.cpp
@@ -2267,9 +2267,12 @@
     sp<Layer> layer(client->getLayerUser(s.surface));
     if (layer != 0) {
         const uint32_t what = s.what;
+        bool positionAppliesWithResize =
+                what & layer_state_t::ePositionAppliesWithResize;
         if (what & layer_state_t::ePositionChanged) {
-            if (layer->setPosition(s.x, s.y))
+            if (layer->setPosition(s.x, s.y, !positionAppliesWithResize)) {
                 flags |= eTraversalNeeded;
+            }
         }
         if (what & layer_state_t::eLayerChanged) {
             // NOTE: index needs to be calculated before we update the state