diff --git a/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.cpp b/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.cpp
index ca6136a..a310679 100644
--- a/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.cpp
+++ b/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.cpp
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@
     ctx->listStats[dpy].needsAlphaScale = false;
     ctx->listStats[dpy].preMultipliedAlpha = false;
     ctx->listStats[dpy].yuvCount = 0;
+    char property[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < list->numHwLayers; i++) {
         hwc_layer_1_t const* layer = &list->hwLayers[i];
@@ -356,6 +357,19 @@
         if(!ctx->listStats[dpy].needsAlphaScale)
             ctx->listStats[dpy].needsAlphaScale = isAlphaScaled(layer);
     }
+    if(ctx->listStats[dpy].yuvCount > 0) {
+        if (property_get("hw.cabl.yuv", property, NULL) > 0) {
+            if (atoi(property) != 1) {
+                property_set("hw.cabl.yuv", "1");
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (property_get("hw.cabl.yuv", property, NULL) > 0) {
+            if (atoi(property) != 0) {
+                property_set("hw.cabl.yuv", "0");
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }