diff --git a/core/java/android/view/WindowManagerPolicy.java b/core/java/android/view/WindowManagerPolicy.java
index ca5f5ad02dc71..dd6d3ca232f0e 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/WindowManagerPolicy.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/WindowManagerPolicy.java
@@ -913,12 +913,13 @@ public interface WindowManagerPolicy {
 
     /**
      * Called following layout of all window to apply policy to each window.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param win The window being positioned.
-     * @param attrs The LayoutParams of the window. 
+     * @param attrs The LayoutParams of the window.
+     * @param attached For sub-windows, the window it is attached to. Otherwise null.
      */
     public void applyPostLayoutPolicyLw(WindowState win,
-            WindowManager.LayoutParams attrs);
+            WindowManager.LayoutParams attrs, WindowState attached);
 
     /**
      * Called following layout of all windows and after policy has been applied
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/policy/PhoneWindowManager.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/policy/PhoneWindowManager.java
index 764e4d3da00cb..17a595de091e8 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/policy/PhoneWindowManager.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/policy/PhoneWindowManager.java
@@ -4251,7 +4251,8 @@ public class PhoneWindowManager implements WindowManagerPolicy {
 
     /** {@inheritDoc} */
     @Override
-    public void applyPostLayoutPolicyLw(WindowState win, WindowManager.LayoutParams attrs) {
+    public void applyPostLayoutPolicyLw(WindowState win, WindowManager.LayoutParams attrs,
+            WindowState attached) {
         if (DEBUG_LAYOUT) Slog.i(TAG, "Win " + win + ": isVisibleOrBehindKeyguardLw="
                 + win.isVisibleOrBehindKeyguardLw());
         final int fl = PolicyControl.getWindowFlags(win, attrs);
@@ -4296,8 +4297,12 @@ public class PhoneWindowManager implements WindowManagerPolicy {
                 }
             }
 
-            if (appWindow) {
-                final IApplicationToken appToken = win.getAppToken();
+            final IApplicationToken appToken = win.getAppToken();
+
+            // For app windows that are not attached, we decide if all windows in the app they
+            // represent should be hidden or if we should hide the lockscreen. For attached app
+            // windows we defer the decision to the window it is attached to.
+            if (appWindow && attached == null) {
                 if (showWhenLocked) {
                     // Remove any previous windows with the same appToken.
                     mAppsToBeHidden.remove(appToken);
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java
index b285b663bd149..cee38250bb000 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowManagerService.java
@@ -9937,7 +9937,7 @@ public class WindowManagerService extends IWindowManager.Stub
                         for (i = windows.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
                             WindowState w = windows.get(i);
                             if (w.mHasSurface) {
-                                mPolicy.applyPostLayoutPolicyLw(w, w.mAttrs);
+                                mPolicy.applyPostLayoutPolicyLw(w, w.mAttrs, w.mAttachedWindow);
                             }
                         }
                         displayContent.pendingLayoutChanges |= mPolicy.finishPostLayoutPolicyLw();