diff --git a/core/java/android/view/Surface.java b/core/java/android/view/Surface.java
index 8bb3fa9..4f9dbd5 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/Surface.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/Surface.java
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@
 
     private static native long nativeCreateFromSurfaceTexture(SurfaceTexture surfaceTexture)
             throws OutOfResourcesException;
+
     private static native long nativeCreateFromSurfaceControl(long surfaceControlNativeObject);
+    private static native long nativeGetFromSurfaceControl(long surfaceControlNativeObject);
 
     private static native long nativeLockCanvas(long nativeObject, Canvas canvas, Rect dirty)
             throws OutOfResourcesException;
@@ -410,6 +412,9 @@
      * back from a client, converting it from the representation being managed
      * by the window manager to the representation the client uses to draw
      * in to it.
+     *
+     * @param other {@link SurfaceControl} to copy from.
+     *
      * @hide
      */
     public void copyFrom(SurfaceControl other) {
@@ -420,7 +425,39 @@
         long surfaceControlPtr = other.mNativeObject;
         if (surfaceControlPtr == 0) {
             throw new NullPointerException(
-                    "SurfaceControl native object is null. Are you using a released SurfaceControl?");
+                    "null SurfaceControl native object. Are you using a released SurfaceControl?");
+        }
+        long newNativeObject = nativeGetFromSurfaceControl(surfaceControlPtr);
+
+        synchronized (mLock) {
+            if (mNativeObject != 0) {
+                nativeRelease(mNativeObject);
+            }
+            setNativeObjectLocked(newNativeObject);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets a reference a surface created from this one.  This surface now holds a reference
+     * to the same data as the original surface, and is -not- the owner.
+     * This is for use by the window manager when returning a window surface
+     * back from a client, converting it from the representation being managed
+     * by the window manager to the representation the client uses to draw
+     * in to it.
+     *
+     * @param other {@link SurfaceControl} to create surface from.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public void createFrom(SurfaceControl other) {
+        if (other == null) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("other must not be null");
+        }
+
+        long surfaceControlPtr = other.mNativeObject;
+        if (surfaceControlPtr == 0) {
+            throw new NullPointerException(
+                    "null SurfaceControl native object. Are you using a released SurfaceControl?");
         }
         long newNativeObject = nativeCreateFromSurfaceControl(surfaceControlPtr);
 
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/SurfaceView.java b/core/java/android/view/SurfaceView.java
index 679a9cd..34ceeb7 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/SurfaceView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/SurfaceView.java
@@ -641,6 +641,16 @@
                         mSurface.copyFrom(mSurfaceControl);
                     }
 
+                    if (getContext().getApplicationInfo().targetSdkVersion
+                            < Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
+                        // Some legacy applications use the underlying native {@link Surface} object
+                        // as a key to whether anything has changed. In these cases, updates to the
+                        // existing {@link Surface} will be ignored when the size changes.
+                        // Therefore, we must explicitly recreate the {@link Surface} in these
+                        // cases.
+                        mSurface.createFrom(mSurfaceControl);
+                    }
+
                     if (visible && mSurface.isValid()) {
                         if (!mSurfaceCreated && (surfaceChanged || visibleChanged)) {
                             mSurfaceCreated = true;
diff --git a/core/jni/android_view_Surface.cpp b/core/jni/android_view_Surface.cpp
index 5839fd5..7744e0c 100644
--- a/core/jni/android_view_Surface.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android_view_Surface.cpp
@@ -394,6 +394,16 @@
 
 static jlong nativeCreateFromSurfaceControl(JNIEnv* env, jclass clazz,
         jlong surfaceControlNativeObj) {
+    sp<SurfaceControl> ctrl(reinterpret_cast<SurfaceControl *>(surfaceControlNativeObj));
+    sp<Surface> surface(ctrl->createSurface());
+    if (surface != NULL) {
+        surface->incStrong(&sRefBaseOwner);
+    }
+    return reinterpret_cast<jlong>(surface.get());
+}
+
+static jlong nativeGetFromSurfaceControl(JNIEnv* env, jclass clazz,
+        jlong surfaceControlNativeObj) {
     /*
      * This is used by the WindowManagerService just after constructing
      * a Surface and is necessary for returning the Surface reference to
@@ -590,6 +600,8 @@
             (void*)nativeAllocateBuffers },
     {"nativeCreateFromSurfaceControl", "(J)J",
             (void*)nativeCreateFromSurfaceControl },
+    {"nativeGetFromSurfaceControl", "(J)J",
+            (void*)nativeGetFromSurfaceControl },
     {"nativeReadFromParcel", "(JLandroid/os/Parcel;)J",
             (void*)nativeReadFromParcel },
     {"nativeWriteToParcel", "(JLandroid/os/Parcel;)V",