diff --git a/core/java/android/view/IWindow.aidl b/core/java/android/view/IWindow.aidl
index 715fa7b4eacb4..acb13877c7a44 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/IWindow.aidl
+++ b/core/java/android/view/IWindow.aidl
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ oneway interface IWindow {
             boolean reportDraw, in Configuration newConfig);
     void dispatchAppVisibility(boolean visible);
     void dispatchGetNewSurface();
+    void dispatchScreenStatus(boolean on);
 
     /**
      * Tell the window that it is either gaining or losing focus.  Keep it up
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/View.java b/core/java/android/view/View.java
index 49f6023d1b3ba..1a6c97bd176c7 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/View.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/View.java
@@ -14845,6 +14845,8 @@ public class View implements Drawable.Callback, Drawable.Callback2, KeyEvent.Cal
         boolean mHardwareAccelerationRequested;
         HardwareRenderer mHardwareRenderer;
 
+        boolean mScreenOn;
+
         /**
          * Scale factor used by the compatibility mode
          */
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java b/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java
index e0d07635c1e87..3bc867c2a7387 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import android.os.LatencyTimer;
 import android.os.Looper;
 import android.os.Message;
 import android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor;
+import android.os.PowerManager;
 import android.os.Process;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
 import android.os.SystemClock;
@@ -390,6 +391,9 @@ public final class ViewRootImpl implements ViewParent,
         mProfileRendering = Boolean.parseBoolean(
                 SystemProperties.get(PROPERTY_PROFILE_RENDERING, "false"));
         mChoreographer = Choreographer.getInstance();
+
+        PowerManager powerManager = (PowerManager) context.getSystemService(Context.POWER_SERVICE);
+        mAttachInfo.mScreenOn = powerManager.isScreenOn();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -757,6 +761,16 @@ public final class ViewRootImpl implements ViewParent,
         scheduleTraversals();
     }
 
+    void handleScreenStatusChange(boolean on) {
+        if (on != mAttachInfo.mScreenOn) {
+            mAttachInfo.mScreenOn = on;
+            if (on) {
+                mFullRedrawNeeded = true;
+                scheduleTraversals();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
@@ -1886,6 +1900,8 @@ public final class ViewRootImpl implements ViewParent,
     }
 
     private void performDraw() {
+        if (!mAttachInfo.mScreenOn) return;
+
         final long drawStartTime;
         if (ViewDebug.DEBUG_LATENCY) {
             drawStartTime = System.nanoTime();
@@ -2018,8 +2034,7 @@ public final class ViewRootImpl implements ViewParent,
         }
 
         if (!dirty.isEmpty() || mIsAnimating) {
-            if (mAttachInfo.mHardwareRenderer != null
-                    && mAttachInfo.mHardwareRenderer.isEnabled()) {
+            if (mAttachInfo.mHardwareRenderer != null && mAttachInfo.mHardwareRenderer.isEnabled()) {
                 // Draw with hardware renderer.
                 mIsAnimating = false;
                 mHardwareYOffset = yoff;
@@ -2485,6 +2500,7 @@ public final class ViewRootImpl implements ViewParent,
     private final static int MSG_FIND_ACCESSIBLITY_NODE_INFO_BY_VIEW_ID = 21;
     private final static int MSG_FIND_ACCESSIBLITY_NODE_INFO_BY_TEXT = 22;
     private final static int MSG_PROCESS_INPUT_EVENTS = 23;
+    private final static int MSG_DISPATCH_SCREEN_STATUS = 24;
 
     final class ViewRootHandler extends Handler {
         @Override
@@ -2741,6 +2757,11 @@ public final class ViewRootImpl implements ViewParent,
                         .findAccessibilityNodeInfosByTextUiThread(msg);
                 }
             } break;
+            case MSG_DISPATCH_SCREEN_STATUS: {
+                if (mView != null) {
+                    handleScreenStatusChange(msg.arg1 == 1);
+                }
+            } break;
             }
         }
     }
@@ -4025,6 +4046,12 @@ public final class ViewRootImpl implements ViewParent,
         mHandler.sendMessage(msg);
     }
 
+    public void dispatchScreenStatusChange(boolean on) {
+        Message msg = mHandler.obtainMessage(MSG_DISPATCH_SCREEN_STATUS);
+        msg.arg1 = on ? 1 : 0;
+        mHandler.sendMessage(msg);
+    }
+
     public void dispatchGetNewSurface() {
         Message msg = mHandler.obtainMessage(MSG_DISPATCH_GET_NEW_SURFACE);
         mHandler.sendMessage(msg);
@@ -4226,6 +4253,13 @@ public final class ViewRootImpl implements ViewParent,
             }
         }
 
+        public void dispatchScreenStatus(boolean on) {
+            final ViewRootImpl viewAncestor = mViewAncestor.get();
+            if (viewAncestor != null) {
+                viewAncestor.dispatchScreenStatusChange(on);
+            }
+        }
+        
         public void dispatchGetNewSurface() {
             final ViewRootImpl viewAncestor = mViewAncestor.get();
             if (viewAncestor != null) {
diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/view/BaseIWindow.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/view/BaseIWindow.java
index b22770093014d..e695f8efbcb86 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/view/BaseIWindow.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/view/BaseIWindow.java
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ public class BaseIWindow extends IWindow.Stub {
     public void dispatchGetNewSurface() {
     }
 
+    public void dispatchScreenStatus(boolean on) {
+    }
+
     public void windowFocusChanged(boolean hasFocus, boolean touchEnabled) {
     }
 
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java b/services/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java
index 1c5a70fdaef3b..023f97dbb1d42 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java
@@ -6347,6 +6347,8 @@ public class WindowManagerService extends IWindowManager.Stub
         synchronized (mWindowMap) {
             mInputMonitor.setEventDispatchingLw(enabled);
         }
+
+        sendScreenStatusToClients();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -6570,6 +6572,20 @@ public class WindowManagerService extends IWindowManager.Stub
         mPolicy.systemReady();
     }
 
+    private void sendScreenStatusToClients() {
+        final ArrayList<WindowState> windows = mWindows;
+        final int count = windows.size();
+        boolean on = mPowerManager.isScreenOn();
+        for (int i = count - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+            WindowState win = mWindows.get(i);
+            try {
+                win.mClient.dispatchScreenStatus(on);
+            } catch (RemoteException e) {
+                // Ignored
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     // This is an animation that does nothing: it just immediately finishes
     // itself every time it is called.  It is used as a stub animation in cases
     // where we want to synchronize multiple things that may be animating.