diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
index a82767b..5fd7e59 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@
     virtual void dumpStats(String8& result, char* buffer, size_t SIZE) const;
     virtual void clearStats();
 
+    sp<SurfaceFlingerConsumer> getConsumer() const {
+        return mSurfaceFlingerConsumer;
+    }
+
 private:
     // Creates an instance of ISurface for this Layer.
     virtual sp<ISurface> createSurface();