diff --git a/libhwcomposer/hwc.cpp b/libhwcomposer/hwc.cpp
index c8410c9..2c63e46 100644
--- a/libhwcomposer/hwc.cpp
+++ b/libhwcomposer/hwc.cpp
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@
             VideoOverlay::prepare(ctx, list, dpy);
             ctx->mFBUpdate[dpy]->prepare(ctx, fbLayer);
             ctx->mLayerCache[dpy]->updateLayerCache(list);
+            ctx->mExtDispConfiguring = false;
         }
     }
     return 0;
diff --git a/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp b/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp
index 3bca539..a3d7b28 100644
--- a/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp
+++ b/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp
@@ -264,6 +264,12 @@
         return false;
     }
 
+    if(ctx->mExtDispConfiguring) {
+        ALOGD_IF( isDebug(),"%s: External Display connection is pending",
+                __FUNCTION__);
+        return false;
+    }
+
     if(isSecuring(ctx)) {
         ALOGD_IF(isDebug(), "%s: MDP securing is active", __FUNCTION__);
         return false;
diff --git a/libhwcomposer/hwc_uevents.cpp b/libhwcomposer/hwc_uevents.cpp
index 3d121ef..334df26 100644
--- a/libhwcomposer/hwc_uevents.cpp
+++ b/libhwcomposer/hwc_uevents.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
     if(connected != -1) { //either we got switch_state connected or disconnect
         ctx->dpyAttr[HWC_DISPLAY_EXTERNAL].connected = connected;
         if (connected) {
+            ctx->mExtDispConfiguring = true;
             ctx->mExtDisplay->processUEventOnline(udata);
             ctx->mFBUpdate[HWC_DISPLAY_EXTERNAL] =
                 IFBUpdate::getObject(ctx->dpyAttr[HWC_DISPLAY_EXTERNAL].xres,
diff --git a/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.cpp b/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.cpp
index 7ae4afd..5dddd64 100644
--- a/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.cpp
+++ b/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
     pthread_mutex_init(&(ctx->vstate.lock), NULL);
     pthread_cond_init(&(ctx->vstate.cond), NULL);
     ctx->vstate.enable = false;
-
+    ctx->mExtDispConfiguring = false;
     ALOGI("Initializing Qualcomm Hardware Composer");
     ALOGI("MDP version: %d", ctx->mMDP.version);
 }
diff --git a/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.h b/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.h
index f3a0fd6..14d4357 100644
--- a/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.h
+++ b/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.h
@@ -230,6 +230,8 @@
 
     //Securing in progress indicator
     bool mSecuring;
+    //External Display configuring progress indicator
+    bool mExtDispConfiguring;
     //Display in secure mode indicator
     bool mSecureMode;
     //Lock to prevent set from being called while blanking