diff --git a/hal/audio_hw.c b/hal/audio_hw.c
index f54e9db..9447d7e 100644
--- a/hal/audio_hw.c
+++ b/hal/audio_hw.c
@@ -2099,6 +2099,21 @@
         }
     }
 
+
+    ret = str_parms_get_str(query, "is_direct_pcm_track", value, sizeof(value));
+    if (ret >= 0) {
+        value[0] = '\0';
+        if (out->flags & AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_DIRECT_PCM) {
+            ALOGV("in direct_pcm");
+            strlcat(value, "true", strlen("true"));
+        } else {
+            ALOGV("not in direct_pcm");
+            strlcat(value, "false", strlen("false"));
+        }
+        str_parms_add_str(reply, "is_direct_pcm_track", value);
+        str = str_parms_to_str(reply);
+    }
+
     ret = str_parms_get_str(query, AUDIO_PARAMETER_STREAM_SUP_FORMATS, value, sizeof(value));
     if (ret >= 0) {
         value[0] = '\0';
diff --git a/policy_hal/AudioPolicyManager.cpp b/policy_hal/AudioPolicyManager.cpp
index 77bf0e1..29bb883 100644
--- a/policy_hal/AudioPolicyManager.cpp
+++ b/policy_hal/AudioPolicyManager.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,24 @@
  * 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.
+ *
+ * This file was modified by Dolby Laboratories, Inc. The portions of the
+ * code that are surrounded by "DOLBY..." are copyrighted and
+ * licensed separately, as follows:
+ *
+ *  (C) 2015 Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
+ *
+ * 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.
  */
 
 #define LOG_TAG "AudioPolicyManagerCustom"
@@ -46,6 +64,9 @@
 #include <soundtrigger/SoundTrigger.h>
 #include "AudioPolicyManager.h"
 #include <policy.h>
+#ifdef DOLBY_ENABLE
+#include "DolbyAudioPolicy_impl.h"
+#endif // DOLBY_END
 
 namespace android {
 #ifdef VOICE_CONCURRENCY
@@ -246,6 +267,11 @@
         }
 
         updateDevicesAndOutputs();
+#ifdef DOLBY_ENABLE
+        // Before closing the opened outputs, update endpoint property with device capabilities
+        audio_devices_t audioOutputDevice = getDeviceForStrategy(getStrategy(AUDIO_STREAM_MUSIC), true);
+        mDolbyAudioPolicy.setEndpointSystemProperty(audioOutputDevice, mHwModules);
+#endif // DOLBY_END
         if (mEngine->getPhoneState() == AUDIO_MODE_IN_CALL && hasPrimaryOutput()) {
             audio_devices_t newDevice = getNewOutputDevice(mPrimaryOutput, false /*fromCache*/);
             updateCallRouting(newDevice);
@@ -1691,7 +1717,23 @@
         addOutput(output, outputDesc);
         audio_io_handle_t dstOutput = getOutputForEffect();
         if (dstOutput == output) {
+#ifdef DOLBY_ENABLE
+            status_t status = mpClientInterface->moveEffects(AUDIO_SESSION_OUTPUT_MIX, srcOutput, dstOutput);
+            if (status == NO_ERROR) {
+                for (size_t i = 0; i < mEffects.size(); i++) {
+                    sp<EffectDescriptor> desc = mEffects.valueAt(i);
+                    if (desc->mSession == AUDIO_SESSION_OUTPUT_MIX) {
+                        // update the mIo member of EffectDescriptor for the global effect
+                        ALOGV("%s updating mIo", __FUNCTION__);
+                        desc->mIo = dstOutput;
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                ALOGW("%s moveEffects from %d to %d failed", __FUNCTION__, srcOutput, dstOutput);
+            }
+#else // DOLBY_END
             mpClientInterface->moveEffects(AUDIO_SESSION_OUTPUT_MIX, srcOutput, dstOutput);
+#endif // LINE_ADDED_BY_DOLBY
         }
         mPreviousOutputs = mOutputs;
         ALOGV("getOutput() returns new direct output %d", output);