diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityRecord.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityRecord.java
index a909c6d119e82..d361a8c03fbdc 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityRecord.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/ActivityRecord.java
@@ -1479,7 +1479,7 @@ final class ActivityRecord extends WindowToken implements WindowManagerService.A
     private void setCornersRadius(WindowState mainWindow, int cornersRadius) {
         final SurfaceControl windowSurface = mainWindow.getClientViewRootSurface();
         if (windowSurface != null && windowSurface.isValid()) {
-            Transaction transaction = getPendingTransaction();
+            Transaction transaction = getSyncTransaction();
             transaction.setCornerRadius(windowSurface, cornersRadius);
         }
     }
@@ -1491,7 +1491,7 @@ final class ActivityRecord extends WindowToken implements WindowManagerService.A
         }
         layoutLetterbox(winHint);
         if (mLetterbox != null && mLetterbox.needsApplySurfaceChanges()) {
-            mLetterbox.applySurfaceChanges(getPendingTransaction());
+            mLetterbox.applySurfaceChanges(getSyncTransaction());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContent.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContent.java
index c78f9ec215161..95b2b5d088a0e 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContent.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContent.java
@@ -3428,7 +3428,7 @@ class DisplayContent extends RootDisplayArea implements WindowManagerPolicy.Disp
     /** Updates the layer assignment of windows on this display. */
     void assignWindowLayers(boolean setLayoutNeeded) {
         Trace.traceBegin(TRACE_TAG_WINDOW_MANAGER, "assignWindowLayers");
-        assignChildLayers(getPendingTransaction());
+        assignChildLayers(getSyncTransaction());
         if (setLayoutNeeded) {
             setLayoutNeeded();
         }
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowContainer.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowContainer.java
index 41164324fb9e9..e3679c0d8096b 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowContainer.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowContainer.java
@@ -389,12 +389,12 @@ class WindowContainer<E extends WindowContainer> extends ConfigurationContainer<
             mParent.onChildAdded(this);
         }
         if (!mReparenting) {
+            onSyncReparent(oldParent, mParent);
             if (mParent != null && mParent.mDisplayContent != null
                     && mDisplayContent != mParent.mDisplayContent) {
                 onDisplayChanged(mParent.mDisplayContent);
             }
             onParentChanged(mParent, oldParent);
-            onSyncReparent(oldParent, mParent);
         }
     }