diff --git a/core/java/android/view/ISurfaceControlViewHost.aidl b/core/java/android/view/ISurfaceControlViewHost.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..fc9661a0e61a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/java/android/view/ISurfaceControlViewHost.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+** Copyright 2021, The Android Open Source Project
+**
+** Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+** you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+** You may obtain a copy of the License at
+**
+**     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+**
+** Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+** distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+** WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+** See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+** limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package android.view;
+
+import android.content.res.Configuration;
+
+/**
+ * API from content embedder back to embedded content in SurfaceControlViewHost
+ * {@hide}
+ */
+oneway interface ISurfaceControlViewHost {
+    void onConfigurationChanged(in Configuration newConfig);
+    void onDispatchDetachedFromWindow();
+}
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/OWNERS b/core/java/android/view/OWNERS
index d160be59cca3e..43df294466db0 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/OWNERS
+++ b/core/java/android/view/OWNERS
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ per-file Inset*.aidl = file:/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/OWNERS
 per-file IPinnedStackListener.aidl = file:/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/OWNERS
 per-file IRecents*.aidl = file:/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/OWNERS
 per-file IRemote*.aidl = file:/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/OWNERS
+per-file ISurfaceControlViewHost*.aidl = file:/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/OWNERS
 per-file IWindow*.aidl = file:/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/OWNERS
 per-file RemoteAnimation*.java = file:/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/OWNERS
 per-file RemoteAnimation*.aidl = file:/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/OWNERS
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/SurfaceControlViewHost.java b/core/java/android/view/SurfaceControlViewHost.java
index a6c5042db275b..85a9dbd736edf 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/SurfaceControlViewHost.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/SurfaceControlViewHost.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import android.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.annotation.TestApi;
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.res.Configuration;
 import android.graphics.PixelFormat;
 import android.os.IBinder;
 import android.os.Parcel;
@@ -45,6 +46,35 @@ public class SurfaceControlViewHost {
     private SurfaceControl mSurfaceControl;
     private IAccessibilityEmbeddedConnection mAccessibilityEmbeddedConnection;
 
+    private final class ISurfaceControlViewHostImpl extends ISurfaceControlViewHost.Stub {
+        @Override
+        public void onConfigurationChanged(Configuration configuration) {
+            if (mViewRoot == null) {
+                return;
+            }
+            mViewRoot.mHandler.post(() -> {
+                if (mWm != null) {
+                    mWm.setConfiguration(configuration);
+                }
+                if (mViewRoot != null) {
+                    mViewRoot.forceWmRelayout();
+                }
+            });
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void onDispatchDetachedFromWindow() {
+            if (mViewRoot == null) {
+                return;
+            }
+            mViewRoot.mHandler.post(() -> {
+                release();
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    private ISurfaceControlViewHost mRemoteInterface = new ISurfaceControlViewHostImpl();
+
     /**
      * Package encapsulating a Surface hierarchy which contains interactive view
      * elements. It's expected to get this object from
@@ -71,12 +101,14 @@ public class SurfaceControlViewHost {
         private SurfaceControl mSurfaceControl;
         private final IAccessibilityEmbeddedConnection mAccessibilityEmbeddedConnection;
         private final IBinder mInputToken;
+        private final ISurfaceControlViewHost mRemoteInterface;
 
         SurfacePackage(SurfaceControl sc, IAccessibilityEmbeddedConnection connection,
-                       IBinder inputToken) {
+               IBinder inputToken, ISurfaceControlViewHost ri) {
             mSurfaceControl = sc;
             mAccessibilityEmbeddedConnection = connection;
             mInputToken = inputToken;
+            mRemoteInterface = ri;
         }
 
         /**
@@ -97,6 +129,7 @@ public class SurfaceControlViewHost {
             }
             mAccessibilityEmbeddedConnection = other.mAccessibilityEmbeddedConnection;
             mInputToken = other.mInputToken;
+            mRemoteInterface = other.mRemoteInterface;
         }
 
         private SurfacePackage(Parcel in) {
@@ -105,6 +138,8 @@ public class SurfaceControlViewHost {
             mAccessibilityEmbeddedConnection = IAccessibilityEmbeddedConnection.Stub.asInterface(
                     in.readStrongBinder());
             mInputToken = in.readStrongBinder();
+            mRemoteInterface = ISurfaceControlViewHost.Stub.asInterface(
+                in.readStrongBinder());
         }
 
         /**
@@ -126,6 +161,13 @@ public class SurfaceControlViewHost {
             return mAccessibilityEmbeddedConnection;
         }
 
+        /**
+         * @hide
+         */
+        public ISurfaceControlViewHost getRemoteInterface() {
+            return mRemoteInterface;
+        }
+
         @Override
         public int describeContents() {
             return 0;
@@ -136,6 +178,7 @@ public class SurfaceControlViewHost {
             mSurfaceControl.writeToParcel(out, flags);
             out.writeStrongBinder(mAccessibilityEmbeddedConnection.asBinder());
             out.writeStrongBinder(mInputToken);
+            out.writeStrongBinder(mRemoteInterface.asBinder());
         }
 
         /**
@@ -231,7 +274,7 @@ public class SurfaceControlViewHost {
     public @Nullable SurfacePackage getSurfacePackage() {
         if (mSurfaceControl != null && mAccessibilityEmbeddedConnection != null) {
             return new SurfacePackage(mSurfaceControl, mAccessibilityEmbeddedConnection,
-                    mViewRoot.getInputToken());
+                mViewRoot.getInputToken(), mRemoteInterface);
         } else {
             return null;
         }
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java b/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java
index 77185116292e0..74129312b41b3 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java
@@ -10639,4 +10639,9 @@ public final class ViewRootImpl implements ViewParent,
     boolean wasRelayoutRequested() {
         return mRelayoutRequested;
     }
+
+    void forceWmRelayout() {
+       mForceNextWindowRelayout = true;
+       scheduleTraversals();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/WindowlessWindowManager.java b/core/java/android/view/WindowlessWindowManager.java
index d699194dd77f0..0ec04608a7ba5 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/WindowlessWindowManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/WindowlessWindowManager.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public class WindowlessWindowManager implements IWindowSession {
         mHostInputToken = hostInputToken;
     }
 
-    protected void setConfiguration(Configuration configuration) {
+    public void setConfiguration(Configuration configuration) {
         mConfiguration.setTo(configuration);
     }