diff --git a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
index 3f97a96..c59fddf 100644
--- a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
@@ -425,7 +425,6 @@
             mComposerStates[kv.first].state.merge(kv.second.state);
         }
     }
-    other.mComposerStates.clear();
 
     for (auto const& state : other.mDisplayStates) {
         ssize_t index = mDisplayStates.indexOf(state);
@@ -435,7 +434,6 @@
             mDisplayStates.editItemAt(static_cast<size_t>(index)).merge(state);
         }
     }
-    other.mDisplayStates.clear();
 
     for (const auto& [listener, callbackInfo] : other.mListenerCallbacks) {
         auto& [callbackIds, surfaceControls] = callbackInfo;
@@ -446,17 +444,27 @@
                 .surfaceControls.insert(std::make_move_iterator(surfaceControls.begin()),
                                         std::make_move_iterator(surfaceControls.end()));
     }
-    other.mListenerCallbacks.clear();
 
     mInputWindowCommands.merge(other.mInputWindowCommands);
-    other.mInputWindowCommands.clear();
 
     mContainsBuffer = other.mContainsBuffer;
-    other.mContainsBuffer = false;
-
+    other.clear();
     return *this;
 }
 
+void SurfaceComposerClient::Transaction::clear() {
+    mComposerStates.clear();
+    mDisplayStates.clear();
+    mListenerCallbacks.clear();
+    mInputWindowCommands.clear();
+    mContainsBuffer = false;
+    mForceSynchronous = 0;
+    mTransactionNestCount = 0;
+    mAnimation = false;
+    mEarlyWakeup = false;
+    mDesiredPresentTime = -1;
+}
+
 void SurfaceComposerClient::doDropReferenceTransaction(const sp<IBinder>& handle,
         const sp<ISurfaceComposerClient>& client) {
     sp<ISurfaceComposer> sf(ComposerService::getComposerService());
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
index 1f2947c..4dda97f 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
@@ -331,6 +331,9 @@
         status_t writeToParcel(Parcel* parcel) const override;
         status_t readFromParcel(const Parcel* parcel) override;
 
+        // Clears the contents of the transaction without applying it.
+        void clear();
+
         status_t apply(bool synchronous = false);
         // Merge another transaction in to this one, clearing other
         // as if it had been applied.