diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/AppWindowToken.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/AppWindowToken.java
index 5d739d1..5838a37 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/AppWindowToken.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/AppWindowToken.java
@@ -1103,6 +1103,11 @@
         return mOrientation;
     }
 
+    /** Returns the app's preferred orientation regardless of its currently visibility state. */
+    int getOrientationIgnoreVisibility() {
+        return mOrientation;
+    }
+
     @Override
     void checkAppWindowsReadyToShow() {
         if (allDrawn == mAppAnimator.allDrawn) {