diff --git a/core/java/android/view/SurfaceView.java b/core/java/android/view/SurfaceView.java
index cac27afa72cb7..462dad3fad7ad 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/SurfaceView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/SurfaceView.java
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ public class SurfaceView extends View implements ViewRootImpl.WindowStoppedCallb
         updateRequestedVisibility();
 
         mAttachedToWindow = true;
+        mParent.requestTransparentRegion(SurfaceView.this);
         if (!mGlobalListenersAdded) {
             ViewTreeObserver observer = getViewTreeObserver();
             observer.addOnScrollChangedListener(mScrollChangedListener);
@@ -269,8 +270,6 @@ public class SurfaceView extends View implements ViewRootImpl.WindowStoppedCallb
         if (mPendingReportDraws > 0) {
             mDrawFinished = true;
             if (mAttachedToWindow) {
-                mParent.requestTransparentRegion(SurfaceView.this);
-                
                 notifyDrawFinished();
                 invalidate();
             }