diff --git a/liboverlay/overlay.cpp b/liboverlay/overlay.cpp
index 9b91760..a15d0a8 100644
--- a/liboverlay/overlay.cpp
+++ b/liboverlay/overlay.cpp
@@ -143,11 +143,15 @@
         ret = true;
         PipeBook::setUse((int)dest);
     } else {
-        PipeBook::resetUse((int)dest);
         int dpy = mPipeBook[index].mDisplay;
         for(int i = 0; i < PipeBook::NUM_PIPES; i++)
-            if (mPipeBook[i].mDisplay == dpy)
+            if (mPipeBook[i].mDisplay == dpy) {
                 PipeBook::resetAllocation(i);
+                PipeBook::resetUse(i);
+                if(mPipeBook[i].valid()) {
+                    mPipeBook[i].mPipe->forceSet();
+                }
+            }
     }
     return ret;
 }
@@ -317,6 +321,9 @@
             // Mark as available for this round
             PipeBook::resetUse(i);
             PipeBook::resetAllocation(i);
+            if(mPipeBook[i].valid()) {
+                mPipeBook[i].mPipe->forceSet();
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/liboverlay/overlayCtrlData.h b/liboverlay/overlayCtrlData.h
index 513ebb9..c3a7aa3 100644
--- a/liboverlay/overlayCtrlData.h
+++ b/liboverlay/overlayCtrlData.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
     void dump() const;
     /* Return the dump in the specified buffer */
     void getDump(char *buf, size_t len);
+    void forceSet();
 
 private:
     // mdp ctrl struct(info e.g.)
@@ -224,6 +225,10 @@
     mMdp.getDump(buf, len);
 }
 
+inline void Ctrl::forceSet() {
+    mMdp.forceSet();
+}
+
 inline Data::Data() {
     mMdp.reset();
 }
diff --git a/liboverlay/overlayMdp.cpp b/liboverlay/overlayMdp.cpp
index 4c77f2e..3e75d4e 100644
--- a/liboverlay/overlayMdp.cpp
+++ b/liboverlay/overlayMdp.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
     mLkgo.id = MSMFB_NEW_REQUEST;
     mOrientation = utils::OVERLAY_TRANSFORM_0;
     mDownscale = 0;
+    mForceSet = false;
 #ifdef USES_POST_PROCESSING
     mPPChanged = false;
     memset(&mParams, 0, sizeof(struct compute_params));
@@ -183,7 +184,8 @@
         }
     }
 
-    if(this->ovChanged()) {
+    if(this->ovChanged() || mForceSet) {
+        mForceSet = false;
         if(!mdp_wrapper::setOverlay(mFd.getFD(), mOVInfo)) {
             ALOGE("MdpCtrl failed to setOverlay, restoring last known "
                   "good ov info");
diff --git a/liboverlay/overlayMdp.h b/liboverlay/overlayMdp.h
index f77ffae..056d982 100644
--- a/liboverlay/overlayMdp.h
+++ b/liboverlay/overlayMdp.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
     utils::Dim getSrcRectDim() const;
     /* setVisualParam */
     bool setVisualParams(const MetaData_t& data);
+    void forceSet();
 
 private:
     /* Perform transformation calculations */
@@ -125,6 +126,8 @@
     /* FD for the mdp fbnum */
     OvFD          mFd;
     int mDownscale;
+    bool mForceSet;
+
 #ifdef USES_POST_PROCESSING
     /* PP Compute Params */
     struct compute_params mParams;
@@ -319,6 +322,10 @@
         mOVInfo.flags |= MDP_SOURCE_ROTATED_90;
 }
 
+inline void MdpCtrl::forceSet() {
+    mForceSet = true;
+}
+
 ///////    MdpCtrl3D //////
 
 inline MdpCtrl3D::MdpCtrl3D() { reset(); }
diff --git a/liboverlay/pipes/overlayGenPipe.cpp b/liboverlay/pipes/overlayGenPipe.cpp
index 90697a7..f5d4475 100644
--- a/liboverlay/pipes/overlayGenPipe.cpp
+++ b/liboverlay/pipes/overlayGenPipe.cpp
@@ -236,5 +236,8 @@
     return true;
 }
 
+void GenericPipe::forceSet() {
+    mCtrlData.ctrl.forceSet();
+}
 
 } //namespace overlay
diff --git a/liboverlay/pipes/overlayGenPipe.h b/liboverlay/pipes/overlayGenPipe.h
index 63ffd32..5463eb8 100644
--- a/liboverlay/pipes/overlayGenPipe.h
+++ b/liboverlay/pipes/overlayGenPipe.h
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@
     void dump() const;
     /* Return the dump in the specified buffer */
     void getDump(char *buf, size_t len);
+    /* Marks the pipe for forcible setting of params
+     * even if they haven't changed
+     */
+    void forceSet();
 
 private:
     /* set Closed pipe */