diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp
index be4af51..d9bda11 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp
@@ -696,6 +696,7 @@
         free(dd.list);
         dd.list = NULL;
         dd.framebufferTarget = NULL;    // points into dd.list
+        dd.fbTargetHandle = NULL;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 17c67f9..492d1cf 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -772,8 +772,7 @@
         }
         setTransactionFlags(eDisplayTransactionNeeded);
 
-        // we should only receive DisplayDevice::DisplayType from the vsync callback
-        mEventThread->onHotplugReceived(type, connected);
+        // Defer EventThread notification until SF has updated mDisplays.
     }
 }
 
@@ -1130,6 +1129,7 @@
                         DisplayDevice::makeCurrent(mEGLDisplay, hw, mEGLContext);
                         mDisplays.removeItem(draw.keyAt(i));
                         getHwComposer().disconnectDisplay(draw[i].type);
+                        mEventThread->onHotplugReceived(draw[i].type, false);
                     } else {
                         ALOGW("trying to remove the main display");
                     }
@@ -1212,6 +1212,7 @@
                                 state.viewport, state.frame);
                         hw->setDisplayName(state.displayName);
                         mDisplays.add(display, hw);
+                        mEventThread->onHotplugReceived(state.type, true);
                     }
                 }
             }