diff --git a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
index 2466d25..4c8cab2 100644
--- a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
@@ -543,9 +543,14 @@
 {
 }
 
+SurfaceComposerClient::SurfaceComposerClient(const sp<ISurfaceComposerClient>& client)
+    : mStatus(NO_ERROR), mClient(client)
+{
+}
+
 void SurfaceComposerClient::onFirstRef() {
     sp<ISurfaceComposer> sf(ComposerService::getComposerService());
-    if (sf != 0) {
+    if (sf != 0 && mStatus == NO_INIT) {
         auto rootProducer = mParent.promote();
         sp<ISurfaceComposerClient> conn;
         conn = (rootProducer != nullptr) ? sf->createScopedConnection(rootProducer) :
diff --git a/libs/gui/SurfaceControl.cpp b/libs/gui/SurfaceControl.cpp
index f6a2b8f..f5fb8ac 100644
--- a/libs/gui/SurfaceControl.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/SurfaceControl.cpp
@@ -166,5 +166,28 @@
     return mClient;
 }
 
+void SurfaceControl::writeToParcel(Parcel* parcel)
+{
+    parcel->writeStrongBinder(ISurfaceComposerClient::asBinder(mClient->getClient()));
+    parcel->writeStrongBinder(mHandle);
+    parcel->writeStrongBinder(IGraphicBufferProducer::asBinder(mGraphicBufferProducer));
+}
+
+sp<SurfaceControl> SurfaceControl::readFromParcel(Parcel* parcel)
+{
+    sp<IBinder> client = parcel->readStrongBinder();
+    sp<IBinder> handle = parcel->readStrongBinder();
+    if (client == nullptr || handle == nullptr)
+    {
+        ALOGE("Invalid parcel");
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    sp<IBinder> gbp;
+    parcel->readNullableStrongBinder(&gbp);
+    return new SurfaceControl(new SurfaceComposerClient(
+                    interface_cast<ISurfaceComposerClient>(client)),
+            handle.get(), interface_cast<IGraphicBufferProducer>(gbp));
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 }; // namespace android
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
index b0fa922..37c4dcf 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
     friend class Composer;
 public:
                 SurfaceComposerClient();
+                SurfaceComposerClient(const sp<ISurfaceComposerClient>& client);
                 SurfaceComposerClient(const sp<IGraphicBufferProducer>& parent);
     virtual     ~SurfaceComposerClient();
 
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceControl.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceControl.h
index 384815d..1416d87 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceControl.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceControl.h
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@
 class SurfaceControl : public RefBase
 {
 public:
+    static sp<SurfaceControl> readFromParcel(Parcel* parcel);
+    void writeToParcel(Parcel* parcel);
+
     static bool isValid(const sp<SurfaceControl>& surface) {
         return (surface != 0) && surface->isValid();
     }