diff --git a/core/java/android/view/SurfaceControl.java b/core/java/android/view/SurfaceControl.java
index 277b90cc04bce..5e8e1916f3c7f 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/SurfaceControl.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/SurfaceControl.java
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ public final class SurfaceControl implements Parcelable {
             int l, int t, int r, int b);
     private static native void nativeSetDefaultApplyToken(IBinder token);
     private static native IBinder nativeGetDefaultApplyToken();
+    private static native boolean nativeBootFinished();
 
 
     /**
@@ -2375,6 +2376,14 @@ public final class SurfaceControl implements Parcelable {
         return nativeGetGPUContextPriority();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Lets surfaceFlinger know the boot procedure is completed.
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public static boolean bootFinished() {
+        return nativeBootFinished();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Interface to handle request to
      * {@link SurfaceControl.Transaction#addTransactionCommittedListener(Executor, TransactionCommittedListener)}
@@ -3870,4 +3879,5 @@ public final class SurfaceControl implements Parcelable {
         SyncFence fence = new SyncFence(nativeFencePtr);
         callback.accept(fence);
     }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/jni/android_view_SurfaceControl.cpp b/core/jni/android_view_SurfaceControl.cpp
index 593482c9deacc..34589b7c95858 100644
--- a/core/jni/android_view_SurfaceControl.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android_view_SurfaceControl.cpp
@@ -1906,6 +1906,11 @@ static jobject nativeGetDefaultApplyToken(JNIEnv* env, jclass clazz) {
     return javaObjectForIBinder(env, token);
 }
 
+static jboolean nativeBootFinished(JNIEnv* env, jclass clazz) {
+    status_t error = SurfaceComposerClient::bootFinished();
+    return error == OK ? JNI_TRUE : JNI_FALSE;
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 SurfaceControl* android_view_SurfaceControl_getNativeSurfaceControl(JNIEnv* env,
@@ -2138,6 +2143,8 @@ static const JNINativeMethod sSurfaceControlMethods[] = {
                 (void*)nativeSetDefaultApplyToken },
     {"nativeGetDefaultApplyToken", "()Landroid/os/IBinder;",
                 (void*)nativeGetDefaultApplyToken },
+    {"nativeBootFinished", "()Z",
+            (void*)nativeBootFinished },
         // clang-format on
 };
 
diff --git a/data/etc/services.core.protolog.json b/data/etc/services.core.protolog.json
index 33467404e38fe..73f25b1b4899b 100644
--- a/data/etc/services.core.protolog.json
+++ b/data/etc/services.core.protolog.json
@@ -805,6 +805,12 @@
       "group": "WM_DEBUG_CONTENT_RECORDING",
       "at": "com\/android\/server\/wm\/ContentRecorder.java"
     },
+    "-1323783276": {
+      "message": "performEnableScreen: bootFinished() failed.",
+      "level": "WARN",
+      "group": "WM_ERROR",
+      "at": "com\/android\/server\/wm\/WindowManagerService.java"
+    },
     "-1318478129": {
       "message": "applyAnimation: win=%s anim=%d attr=0x%x a=%s transit=%d type=%d isEntrance=%b Callers %s",
       "level": "VERBOSE",
@@ -1603,6 +1609,12 @@
       "group": "WM_ERROR",
       "at": "com\/android\/server\/wm\/WindowManagerService.java"
     },
+    "-576580969": {
+      "message": "viewServerWindowCommand: bootFinished() failed.",
+      "level": "WARN",
+      "group": "WM_ERROR",
+      "at": "com\/android\/server\/wm\/WindowManagerService.java"
+    },
     "-576070986": {
       "message": "Performing post-rotate rotation after seamless rotation",
       "level": "INFO",
@@ -2113,12 +2125,6 @@
       "group": "WM_DEBUG_FOCUS_LIGHT",
       "at": "com\/android\/server\/wm\/DisplayContent.java"
     },
-    "-87703044": {
-      "message": "Boot completed: SurfaceFlinger is dead!",
-      "level": "ERROR",
-      "group": "WM_ERROR",
-      "at": "com\/android\/server\/wm\/WindowManagerService.java"
-    },
     "-86763148": {
       "message": "  KILL SURFACE SESSION %s",
       "level": "INFO",
@@ -2911,12 +2917,6 @@
       "group": "WM_DEBUG_CONTENT_RECORDING",
       "at": "com\/android\/server\/wm\/ContentRecorder.java"
     },
-    "620368427": {
-      "message": "******* TELLING SURFACE FLINGER WE ARE BOOTED!",
-      "level": "INFO",
-      "group": "WM_ERROR",
-      "at": "com\/android\/server\/wm\/WindowManagerService.java"
-    },
     "620519522": {
       "message": "findFocusedWindow: No focusable windows, display=%d",
       "level": "VERBOSE",
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java
index f6f825f42add1..be1e7e6977fa0 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ import android.app.IActivityManager;
 import android.app.IAssistDataReceiver;
 import android.app.WindowConfiguration;
 import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
-import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.content.ContentResolver;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
@@ -178,7 +177,6 @@ import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManagerInternal;
 import android.content.pm.TestUtilityService;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
-import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.content.res.TypedArray;
 import android.database.ContentObserver;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
@@ -3718,19 +3716,9 @@ public class WindowManagerService extends IWindowManager.Stub
                 return;
             }
 
-            try {
-                // TODO(b/221898546): remove the following and convert to jni
-                IBinder surfaceFlinger = ServiceManager.getService("SurfaceFlingerAIDL");
-                if (surfaceFlinger != null) {
-                    ProtoLog.i(WM_ERROR, "******* TELLING SURFACE FLINGER WE ARE BOOTED!");
-                    Parcel data = Parcel.obtain();
-                    data.writeInterfaceToken("android.gui.ISurfaceComposer");
-                    surfaceFlinger.transact(IBinder.FIRST_CALL_TRANSACTION, // BOOT_FINISHED
-                            data, null, 0);
-                    data.recycle();
-                }
-            } catch (RemoteException ex) {
-                ProtoLog.e(WM_ERROR, "Boot completed: SurfaceFlinger is dead!");
+            if (!SurfaceControl.bootFinished()) {
+                ProtoLog.w(WM_ERROR, "performEnableScreen: bootFinished() failed.");
+                return;
             }
 
             EventLogTags.writeWmBootAnimationDone(SystemClock.uptimeMillis());