diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index b9e95a6..54e2065 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -258,7 +258,8 @@
         mFrameTracer(std::make_unique<FrameTracer>()),
         mEventQueue(mFactory.createMessageQueue()),
         mCompositionEngine(mFactory.createCompositionEngine()),
-        mPhaseOffsets(mFactory.createPhaseOffsets()) {}
+        mPhaseOffsets(mFactory.createPhaseOffsets()),
+        mPendingSyncInputWindows(false) {}
 
 SurfaceFlinger::SurfaceFlinger(Factory& factory) : SurfaceFlinger(factory, SkipInitialization) {
     ALOGI("SurfaceFlinger is starting");
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
index a9a4276..9f3a914 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@
 
     // For unit tests
     friend class TestableSurfaceFlinger;
+    friend class TransactionApplicationTest;
 
     // This value is specified in number of frames.  Log frame stats at most
     // every half hour.
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/Android.bp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/Android.bp
index 754c5a7..2183d34 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/Android.bp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/Android.bp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
         "RegionSamplingTest.cpp",
         "TimeStatsTest.cpp",
         "FrameTracerTest.cpp",
+        "TransactionApplicationTest.cpp",
         "mock/DisplayHardware/MockComposer.cpp",
         "mock/DisplayHardware/MockDisplay.cpp",
         "mock/DisplayHardware/MockPowerAdvisor.cpp",
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TestableSurfaceFlinger.h b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TestableSurfaceFlinger.h
index 926b8ac..1cd1702 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TestableSurfaceFlinger.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TestableSurfaceFlinger.h
@@ -232,6 +232,8 @@
     auto& mutableLayerCurrentState(sp<Layer> layer) { return layer->mCurrentState; }
     auto& mutableLayerDrawingState(sp<Layer> layer) { return layer->mDrawingState; }
 
+    auto& mutableStateLock() { return mFlinger->mStateLock; }
+
     void setLayerSidebandStream(sp<Layer> layer, sp<NativeHandle> sidebandStream) {
         layer->mDrawingState.sidebandStream = sidebandStream;
         layer->mSidebandStream = sidebandStream;
@@ -320,6 +322,22 @@
         return mFlinger->SurfaceFlinger::getDisplayNativePrimaries(displayToken, primaries);
     }
 
+    auto& getTransactionQueue() { return mFlinger->mTransactionQueues; }
+
+    auto setTransactionState(const Vector<ComposerState>& states,
+                             const Vector<DisplayState>& displays, uint32_t flags,
+                             const sp<IBinder>& applyToken,
+                             const InputWindowCommands& inputWindowCommands,
+                             int64_t desiredPresentTime, const client_cache_t& uncacheBuffer,
+                             bool hasListenerCallbacks,
+                             std::vector<ListenerCallbacks>& listenerCallbacks) {
+        return mFlinger->setTransactionState(states, displays, flags, applyToken,
+                                             inputWindowCommands, desiredPresentTime, uncacheBuffer,
+                                             hasListenerCallbacks, listenerCallbacks);
+    }
+
+    auto flushTransactionQueues() { return mFlinger->flushTransactionQueues(); };
+
     /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------
      * Read-only access to private data to assert post-conditions.
      */
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TransactionApplicationTest.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TransactionApplicationTest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a465388
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TransactionApplicationTest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,318 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2019 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.
+ */
+
+#undef LOG_TAG
+#define LOG_TAG "CompositionTest"
+
+#include <compositionengine/Display.h>
+#include <compositionengine/mock/DisplaySurface.h>
+#include <gmock/gmock.h>
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h>
+#include <log/log.h>
+#include <utils/String8.h>
+
+#include "TestableScheduler.h"
+#include "TestableSurfaceFlinger.h"
+#include "mock/MockDispSync.h"
+#include "mock/MockEventControlThread.h"
+#include "mock/MockEventThread.h"
+#include "mock/MockMessageQueue.h"
+
+namespace android {
+
+using testing::_;
+using testing::Return;
+
+using FakeHwcDisplayInjector = TestableSurfaceFlinger::FakeHwcDisplayInjector;
+
+class TransactionApplicationTest : public testing::Test {
+public:
+    TransactionApplicationTest() {
+        const ::testing::TestInfo* const test_info =
+                ::testing::UnitTest::GetInstance()->current_test_info();
+        ALOGD("**** Setting up for %s.%s\n", test_info->test_case_name(), test_info->name());
+
+        mFlinger.mutableEventQueue().reset(mMessageQueue);
+        setupScheduler();
+    }
+
+    ~TransactionApplicationTest() {
+        const ::testing::TestInfo* const test_info =
+                ::testing::UnitTest::GetInstance()->current_test_info();
+        ALOGD("**** Tearing down after %s.%s\n", test_info->test_case_name(), test_info->name());
+    }
+
+    void setupScheduler() {
+        auto eventThread = std::make_unique<mock::EventThread>();
+        auto sfEventThread = std::make_unique<mock::EventThread>();
+
+        EXPECT_CALL(*eventThread, registerDisplayEventConnection(_));
+        EXPECT_CALL(*eventThread, createEventConnection(_, _))
+                .WillOnce(Return(
+                        new EventThreadConnection(eventThread.get(), ResyncCallback(),
+                                                  ISurfaceComposer::eConfigChangedSuppress)));
+
+        EXPECT_CALL(*sfEventThread, registerDisplayEventConnection(_));
+        EXPECT_CALL(*sfEventThread, createEventConnection(_, _))
+                .WillOnce(Return(
+                        new EventThreadConnection(sfEventThread.get(), ResyncCallback(),
+                                                  ISurfaceComposer::eConfigChangedSuppress)));
+
+        EXPECT_CALL(*mPrimaryDispSync, computeNextRefresh(0)).WillRepeatedly(Return(0));
+        EXPECT_CALL(*mPrimaryDispSync, getPeriod())
+                .WillRepeatedly(Return(FakeHwcDisplayInjector::DEFAULT_REFRESH_RATE));
+
+        mFlinger.setupScheduler(std::unique_ptr<mock::DispSync>(mPrimaryDispSync),
+                                std::make_unique<mock::EventControlThread>(),
+                                std::move(eventThread), std::move(sfEventThread));
+    }
+
+    TestableScheduler* mScheduler;
+    TestableSurfaceFlinger mFlinger;
+
+    std::unique_ptr<mock::EventThread> mEventThread = std::make_unique<mock::EventThread>();
+    mock::EventControlThread* mEventControlThread = new mock::EventControlThread();
+
+    mock::MessageQueue* mMessageQueue = new mock::MessageQueue();
+    mock::DispSync* mPrimaryDispSync = new mock::DispSync();
+
+    struct TransactionInfo {
+        Vector<ComposerState> states;
+        Vector<DisplayState> displays;
+        uint32_t flags = 0;
+        sp<IBinder> applyToken = IInterface::asBinder(TransactionCompletedListener::getIInstance());
+        InputWindowCommands inputWindowCommands;
+        int64_t desiredPresentTime = -1;
+        client_cache_t uncacheBuffer;
+    };
+
+    void checkEqual(TransactionInfo info, SurfaceFlinger::TransactionState state) {
+        EXPECT_EQ(0, info.states.size());
+        EXPECT_EQ(0, state.states.size());
+
+        EXPECT_EQ(0, info.displays.size());
+        EXPECT_EQ(0, state.displays.size());
+        EXPECT_EQ(info.flags, state.flags);
+        EXPECT_EQ(info.desiredPresentTime, state.desiredPresentTime);
+    }
+
+    void setupSingle(TransactionInfo& transaction, uint32_t flags, bool syncInputWindows,
+                     int64_t desiredPresentTime) {
+        mTransactionNumber++;
+        transaction.flags |= flags; // ISurfaceComposer::eSynchronous;
+        transaction.inputWindowCommands.syncInputWindows = syncInputWindows;
+        transaction.desiredPresentTime = desiredPresentTime;
+    }
+
+    void NotPlacedOnTransactionQueue(uint32_t flags, bool syncInputWindows) {
+        ASSERT_EQ(0, mFlinger.getTransactionQueue().size());
+        // called in SurfaceFlinger::signalTransaction
+        EXPECT_CALL(*mMessageQueue, invalidate()).Times(1);
+        EXPECT_CALL(*mPrimaryDispSync, expectedPresentTime()).WillOnce(Return(systemTime()));
+        TransactionInfo transaction;
+        setupSingle(transaction, flags, syncInputWindows,
+                    /*desiredPresentTime*/ -1);
+        nsecs_t applicationTime = systemTime();
+        mFlinger.setTransactionState(transaction.states, transaction.displays, transaction.flags,
+                                     transaction.applyToken, transaction.inputWindowCommands,
+                                     transaction.desiredPresentTime, transaction.uncacheBuffer,
+                                     mHasListenerCallbacks, mCallbacks);
+
+        // This transaction should not have been placed on the transaction queue.
+        // If transaction is synchronous or syncs input windows, SF
+        // applyTransactionState should time out (5s) wating for SF to commit
+        // the transaction or to receive a signal that syncInputWindows has
+        // completed.  If this is animation, it should not time out waiting.
+        nsecs_t returnedTime = systemTime();
+        if (flags & ISurfaceComposer::eSynchronous || syncInputWindows) {
+            EXPECT_GE(returnedTime, applicationTime + s2ns(5));
+        } else {
+            EXPECT_LE(returnedTime, applicationTime + s2ns(5));
+        }
+        auto transactionQueue = mFlinger.getTransactionQueue();
+        EXPECT_EQ(0, transactionQueue.size());
+    }
+
+    void PlaceOnTransactionQueue(uint32_t flags, bool syncInputWindows) {
+        ASSERT_EQ(0, mFlinger.getTransactionQueue().size());
+        // called in SurfaceFlinger::signalTransaction
+        EXPECT_CALL(*mMessageQueue, invalidate()).Times(1);
+
+        // first check will see desired present time has not passed,
+        // but afterwards it will look like the desired present time has passed
+        nsecs_t time = systemTime();
+        EXPECT_CALL(*mPrimaryDispSync, expectedPresentTime())
+                .WillOnce(Return(time + nsecs_t(5 * 1e8)));
+        TransactionInfo transaction;
+        setupSingle(transaction, flags, syncInputWindows,
+                    /*desiredPresentTime*/ time + s2ns(1));
+        nsecs_t applicationSentTime = systemTime();
+        mFlinger.setTransactionState(transaction.states, transaction.displays, transaction.flags,
+                                     transaction.applyToken, transaction.inputWindowCommands,
+                                     transaction.desiredPresentTime, transaction.uncacheBuffer,
+                                     mHasListenerCallbacks, mCallbacks);
+
+        nsecs_t returnedTime = systemTime();
+        EXPECT_LE(returnedTime, applicationSentTime + s2ns(5));
+        // This transaction should have been placed on the transaction queue
+        auto transactionQueue = mFlinger.getTransactionQueue();
+        EXPECT_EQ(1, transactionQueue.size());
+    }
+
+    void BlockedByPriorTransaction(uint32_t flags, bool syncInputWindows) {
+        ASSERT_EQ(0, mFlinger.getTransactionQueue().size());
+        // called in SurfaceFlinger::signalTransaction
+        nsecs_t time = systemTime();
+        EXPECT_CALL(*mMessageQueue, invalidate()).Times(1);
+        EXPECT_CALL(*mPrimaryDispSync, expectedPresentTime())
+                .WillOnce(Return(time + nsecs_t(5 * 1e8)));
+        // transaction that should go on the pending thread
+        TransactionInfo transactionA;
+        setupSingle(transactionA, /*flags*/ 0, /*syncInputWindows*/ false,
+                    /*desiredPresentTime*/ time + s2ns(1));
+
+        // transaction that would not have gone on the pending thread if not
+        // blocked
+        TransactionInfo transactionB;
+        setupSingle(transactionB, flags, syncInputWindows,
+                    /*desiredPresentTime*/ -1);
+
+        nsecs_t applicationSentTime = systemTime();
+        mFlinger.setTransactionState(transactionA.states, transactionA.displays, transactionA.flags,
+                                     transactionA.applyToken, transactionA.inputWindowCommands,
+                                     transactionA.desiredPresentTime, transactionA.uncacheBuffer,
+                                     mHasListenerCallbacks, mCallbacks);
+
+        // This thread should not have been blocked by the above transaction
+        // (5s is the timeout period that applyTransactionState waits for SF to
+        // commit the transaction)
+        EXPECT_LE(systemTime(), applicationSentTime + s2ns(5));
+
+        applicationSentTime = systemTime();
+        mFlinger.setTransactionState(transactionB.states, transactionB.displays, transactionB.flags,
+                                     transactionB.applyToken, transactionB.inputWindowCommands,
+                                     transactionB.desiredPresentTime, transactionB.uncacheBuffer,
+                                     mHasListenerCallbacks, mCallbacks);
+
+        // this thread should have been blocked by the above transaction
+        // if this is an animation, this thread should be blocked for 5s
+        // in setTransactionState waiting for transactionA to flush.  Otherwise,
+        // the transaction should be placed on the pending queue
+        if (flags & ISurfaceComposer::eAnimation) {
+            EXPECT_GE(systemTime(), applicationSentTime + s2ns(5));
+        } else {
+            EXPECT_LE(systemTime(), applicationSentTime + s2ns(5));
+        }
+
+        // check that there is one binder on the pending queue.
+        auto transactionQueue = mFlinger.getTransactionQueue();
+        EXPECT_EQ(1, transactionQueue.size());
+
+        auto& [applyToken, transactionStates] = *(transactionQueue.begin());
+        EXPECT_EQ(2, transactionStates.size());
+
+        auto& transactionStateA = transactionStates.front();
+        transactionStates.pop();
+        checkEqual(transactionA, transactionStateA);
+        auto& transactionStateB = transactionStates.front();
+        checkEqual(transactionB, transactionStateB);
+    }
+
+    bool mHasListenerCallbacks = false;
+    std::vector<ListenerCallbacks> mCallbacks;
+    int mTransactionNumber = 0;
+};
+
+TEST_F(TransactionApplicationTest, Flush_RemovesFromQueue) {
+    ASSERT_EQ(0, mFlinger.getTransactionQueue().size());
+    // called in SurfaceFlinger::signalTransaction
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mMessageQueue, invalidate()).Times(1);
+
+    // nsecs_t time = systemTime();
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mPrimaryDispSync, expectedPresentTime())
+            .WillOnce(Return(nsecs_t(5 * 1e8)))
+            .WillOnce(Return(s2ns(2)));
+    TransactionInfo transactionA; // transaction to go on pending queue
+    setupSingle(transactionA, /*flags*/ 0, /*syncInputWindows*/ false,
+                /*desiredPresentTime*/ s2ns(1));
+    mFlinger.setTransactionState(transactionA.states, transactionA.displays, transactionA.flags,
+                                 transactionA.applyToken, transactionA.inputWindowCommands,
+                                 transactionA.desiredPresentTime, transactionA.uncacheBuffer,
+                                 mHasListenerCallbacks, mCallbacks);
+
+    auto& transactionQueue = mFlinger.getTransactionQueue();
+    ASSERT_EQ(1, transactionQueue.size());
+
+    auto& [applyToken, transactionStates] = *(transactionQueue.begin());
+    ASSERT_EQ(1, transactionStates.size());
+
+    auto& transactionState = transactionStates.front();
+    checkEqual(transactionA, transactionState);
+
+    // because flushing uses the cached expected present time, we send an empty
+    // transaction here (sending a null applyToken to fake it as from a
+    // different process) to re-query and reset the cached expected present time
+    TransactionInfo empty;
+    empty.applyToken = sp<IBinder>();
+    mFlinger.setTransactionState(empty.states, empty.displays, empty.flags, empty.applyToken,
+                                 empty.inputWindowCommands, empty.desiredPresentTime,
+                                 empty.uncacheBuffer, mHasListenerCallbacks, mCallbacks);
+
+    // flush transaction queue should flush as desiredPresentTime has
+    // passed
+    mFlinger.flushTransactionQueues();
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, transactionQueue.size());
+}
+
+TEST_F(TransactionApplicationTest, NotPlacedOnTransactionQueue_Synchronous) {
+    NotPlacedOnTransactionQueue(ISurfaceComposer::eSynchronous, /*syncInputWindows*/ false);
+}
+
+TEST_F(TransactionApplicationTest, NotPlacedOnTransactionQueue_Animation) {
+    NotPlacedOnTransactionQueue(ISurfaceComposer::eAnimation, /*syncInputWindows*/ false);
+}
+
+TEST_F(TransactionApplicationTest, NotPlacedOnTransactionQueue_SyncInputWindows) {
+    NotPlacedOnTransactionQueue(/*flags*/ 0, /*syncInputWindows*/ true);
+}
+
+TEST_F(TransactionApplicationTest, PlaceOnTransactionQueue_Synchronous) {
+    PlaceOnTransactionQueue(ISurfaceComposer::eSynchronous, /*syncInputWindows*/ false);
+}
+
+TEST_F(TransactionApplicationTest, PlaceOnTransactionQueue_Animation) {
+    PlaceOnTransactionQueue(ISurfaceComposer::eAnimation, /*syncInputWindows*/ false);
+}
+
+TEST_F(TransactionApplicationTest, PlaceOnTransactionQueue_SyncInputWindows) {
+    PlaceOnTransactionQueue(/*flags*/ 0, /*syncInputWindows*/ true);
+}
+
+TEST_F(TransactionApplicationTest, BlockWithPriorTransaction_Synchronous) {
+    BlockedByPriorTransaction(ISurfaceComposer::eSynchronous, /*syncInputWindows*/ false);
+}
+
+TEST_F(TransactionApplicationTest, BlockWithPriorTransaction_Animation) {
+    BlockedByPriorTransaction(ISurfaceComposer::eSynchronous, /*syncInputWindows*/ false);
+}
+
+TEST_F(TransactionApplicationTest, BlockWithPriorTransaction_SyncInputWindows) {
+    BlockedByPriorTransaction(/*flags*/ 0, /*syncInputWindows*/ true);
+}
+
+} // namespace android