diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowState.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowState.java
index 58819144949e4..1ec90b0c0a50c 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowState.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowState.java
@@ -2036,6 +2036,11 @@ class WindowState extends WindowContainer<WindowState> implements WindowManagerP
         if (dc == null) {
             return;
         }
+
+        // If layout is currently deferred, we want to hold of with updating the layers.
+        if (mService.mWindowPlacerLocked.isLayoutDeferred()) {
+            return;
+        }
         final DimLayer.DimLayerUser dimLayerUser = getDimLayerUser();
         if (dimLayerUser != null && dc.mDimLayerController.isDimming(dimLayerUser, mWinAnimator)) {
             // Force an animation pass just to update the mDimLayer layer.
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowSurfacePlacer.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowSurfacePlacer.java
index 690989251f618..581b0447dafc3 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowSurfacePlacer.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowSurfacePlacer.java
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ class WindowSurfacePlacer {
         }
     }
 
+    boolean isLayoutDeferred() {
+        return mDeferDepth > 0;
+    }
+
     final void performSurfacePlacement() {
         performSurfacePlacement(false /* force */);
     }