diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Transition.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Transition.java
index 71bb99cbf5154..59bba2331c6e3 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Transition.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/Transition.java
@@ -2010,17 +2010,15 @@ class Transition implements BLASTSyncEngine.TransactionReadyListener {
         return mainWin.getAttrs().rotationAnimation;
     }
 
-    /** Applies the new configuration and returns {@code true} if there is a display change. */
-    boolean applyDisplayChangeIfNeeded() {
-        boolean changed = false;
+    /** Applies the new configuration for the changed displays. */
+    void applyDisplayChangeIfNeeded() {
         for (int i = mParticipants.size() - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
             final WindowContainer<?> wc = mParticipants.valueAt(i);
             final DisplayContent dc = wc.asDisplayContent();
             if (dc == null || !mChanges.get(dc).hasChanged()) continue;
             dc.sendNewConfiguration();
-            changed = true;
+            setReady(dc, true);
         }
-        return changed;
     }
 
     boolean getLegacyIsReady() {
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowOrganizerController.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowOrganizerController.java
index 3faf9e005c5ea..957d99adea3ee 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowOrganizerController.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowOrganizerController.java
@@ -494,8 +494,8 @@ class WindowOrganizerController extends IWindowOrganizerController.Stub
         mService.deferWindowLayout();
         mService.mTaskSupervisor.setDeferRootVisibilityUpdate(true /* deferUpdate */);
         try {
-            if (transition != null && transition.applyDisplayChangeIfNeeded()) {
-                effects |= TRANSACT_EFFECTS_LIFECYCLE;
+            if (transition != null) {
+                transition.applyDisplayChangeIfNeeded();
             }
             final List<WindowContainerTransaction.HierarchyOp> hops = t.getHierarchyOps();
             final int hopSize = hops.size();
diff --git a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContentTests.java b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContentTests.java
index 1ce8c61fa07ac..bfd99fd38a4b0 100644
--- a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContentTests.java
+++ b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContentTests.java
@@ -2020,13 +2020,13 @@ public class DisplayContentTests extends WindowTestsBase {
         assertEquals(origRot, dc.getConfiguration().windowConfiguration.getRotation());
 
         // Once transition starts, rotation is applied and transition shows DC rotating.
-        testPlayer.start();
+        testPlayer.startTransition();
         assertNotEquals(origRot, dc.getConfiguration().windowConfiguration.getRotation());
         assertNotNull(testPlayer.mLastReady);
+        assertTrue(testPlayer.mController.isPlaying());
         WindowContainerToken dcToken = dc.mRemoteToken.toWindowContainerToken();
         assertNotEquals(testPlayer.mLastReady.getChange(dcToken).getEndRotation(),
                 testPlayer.mLastReady.getChange(dcToken).getStartRotation());
-        assertTrue(testPlayer.mLastTransit.applyDisplayChangeIfNeeded());
         testPlayer.finish();
     }