diff --git a/liboverlay/overlay.cpp b/liboverlay/overlay.cpp
index 9222af5..6784d4f 100644
--- a/liboverlay/overlay.cpp
+++ b/liboverlay/overlay.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@
 
 void Overlay::configDone() {
     for(int i = 0; i < PipeBook::NUM_PIPES; i++) {
-        if(PipeBook::isNotUsed(i)) {
+        if((PipeBook::isNotUsed(i) && !sessionInProgress((eDest)i)) ||
+                    isSessionEnded((eDest)i)) {
             //Forces UNSET on pipes, flushes rotator memory and session, closes
             //fds
             if(mPipeBook[i].valid()) {
@@ -106,6 +107,27 @@
 #endif
 }
 
+int Overlay::getPipeId(utils::eDest dest) {
+    return mPipeBook[(int)dest].mPipe->getPipeId();
+}
+
+eDest Overlay::getDest(int pipeid) {
+    eDest dest = OV_INVALID;
+    // finding the dest corresponding to the given pipe
+    for(int i=0; i < PipeBook::NUM_PIPES; ++i) {
+        if(mPipeBook[i].valid() && mPipeBook[i].mPipe->getPipeId() == pipeid) {
+            return (eDest)i;
+        }
+    }
+    return dest;
+}
+
+eDest Overlay::reservePipe(int pipeid) {
+    eDest dest = getDest(pipeid);
+    PipeBook::setAllocation((int)dest);
+    return dest;
+}
+
 eDest Overlay::nextPipe(eMdpPipeType type, int dpy, int mixer) {
     eDest dest = OV_INVALID;
 
@@ -131,6 +153,7 @@
         mPipeBook[index].mMixer = mixer;
         if(not mPipeBook[index].valid()) {
             mPipeBook[index].mPipe = new GenericPipe(dpy);
+            mPipeBook[index].mSession = PipeBook::NONE;
             char str[32];
             snprintf(str, 32, "Set=%s dpy=%d mix=%d; ",
                      PipeBook::getDestStr(dest), dpy, mixer);
@@ -146,6 +169,13 @@
     return dest;
 }
 
+void Overlay::endAllSessions() {
+    for(int i = 0; i < PipeBook::NUM_PIPES; i++) {
+        if(mPipeBook[i].valid() && mPipeBook[i].mSession==PipeBook::START)
+            mPipeBook[i].mSession = PipeBook::END;
+    }
+}
+
 bool Overlay::isPipeTypeAttached(eMdpPipeType type) {
     for(int i = 0; i < PipeBook::NUM_PIPES; i++) {
         if(type == PipeBook::getPipeType((eDest)i) &&
@@ -453,6 +483,7 @@
     }
     mDisplay = DPY_UNUSED;
     mMixer = MIXER_UNUSED;
+    mSession = NONE;
 }
 
 Overlay* Overlay::sInstance = 0;
diff --git a/liboverlay/overlay.h b/liboverlay/overlay.h
index 854fa30..13debb7 100644
--- a/liboverlay/overlay.h
+++ b/liboverlay/overlay.h
@@ -76,6 +76,15 @@
      * asisgned to a mixer within a display it cannot be reused for another
      * mixer without being UNSET once*/
     utils::eDest nextPipe(utils::eMdpPipeType, int dpy, int mixer);
+    /* Returns the eDest corresponding to an already allocated pipeid.
+     * Useful for the reservation case, when libvpu reserves the pipe at its
+     * end, and expect the overlay to allocate a given pipe for a layer.
+     */
+    utils::eDest reservePipe(int pipeid);
+    /* getting dest for the given pipeid */
+    utils::eDest getDest(int pipeid);
+    /* getting overlay.pipeid for the given dest */
+    int getPipeId(utils::eDest dest);
 
     void setSource(const utils::PipeArgs args, utils::eDest dest);
     void setCrop(const utils::Dim& d, utils::eDest dest);
@@ -85,6 +94,14 @@
     bool commit(utils::eDest dest);
     bool queueBuffer(int fd, uint32_t offset, utils::eDest dest);
 
+    /* pipe reservation session is running */
+    bool sessionInProgress(utils::eDest dest);
+    /* pipe reservation session has ended*/
+    bool isSessionEnded(utils::eDest dest);
+    /* start session for the pipe reservation */
+    void startSession(utils::eDest dest);
+    /* end all started sesisons */
+    void endAllSessions();
     /* Returns available ("unallocated") pipes for a display's mixer */
     int availablePipes(int dpy, int mixer);
     /* Returns available ("unallocated") pipes for a display */
@@ -160,7 +177,13 @@
 
         static int NUM_PIPES;
         static utils::eMdpPipeType pipeTypeLUT[utils::OV_MAX];
-
+        /* Session for reserved pipes */
+        enum Session {
+            NONE,
+            START,
+            END
+        };
+        Session mSession;
 
     private:
         //usage tracks if a successful commit happened. So a pipe could be
@@ -312,6 +335,18 @@
     return pipeTypeLUT[(int)dest];
 }
 
+inline void Overlay::startSession(utils::eDest dest) {
+    mPipeBook[(int)dest].mSession = PipeBook::START;
+}
+
+inline bool Overlay::sessionInProgress(utils::eDest dest) {
+    return (mPipeBook[(int)dest].mSession == PipeBook::START);
+}
+
+inline bool Overlay::isSessionEnded(utils::eDest dest) {
+    return (mPipeBook[(int)dest].mSession == PipeBook::END);
+}
+
 inline const char* Overlay::PipeBook::getDestStr(utils::eDest dest) {
     switch(getPipeType(dest)) {
         case utils::OV_MDP_PIPE_RGB: return "RGB";
diff --git a/liboverlay/pipes/overlayGenPipe.cpp b/liboverlay/pipes/overlayGenPipe.cpp
index 06e8257..54e847b 100644
--- a/liboverlay/pipes/overlayGenPipe.cpp
+++ b/liboverlay/pipes/overlayGenPipe.cpp
@@ -167,4 +167,8 @@
     mCtrlData.ctrl.forceSet();
 }
 
+int GenericPipe::getPipeId() {
+    return mCtrlData.ctrl.getPipeId();
+}
+
 } //namespace overlay
diff --git a/liboverlay/pipes/overlayGenPipe.h b/liboverlay/pipes/overlayGenPipe.h
index 2472f4e..b5c11fe 100644
--- a/liboverlay/pipes/overlayGenPipe.h
+++ b/liboverlay/pipes/overlayGenPipe.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
      * even if they haven't changed
      */
     void forceSet();
+    int getPipeId();
 
 private:
     /* set Closed pipe */