diff --git a/core/java/android/view/SurfaceControl.java b/core/java/android/view/SurfaceControl.java
index 2e98d033fa7f7..66f16d57c8289 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/SurfaceControl.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/SurfaceControl.java
@@ -267,6 +267,13 @@ public class SurfaceControl implements Parcelable {
      */
     public static final int FX_SURFACE_DIM = 0x00020000;
 
+    /**
+     * Surface creation flag: Creates a container surface.
+     * This surface will have no buffers and will only be used
+     * as a container for other surfaces, or for its InputInfo.
+     */
+    public static final int FX_SURFACE_CONTAINER = 0x00080000;
+
     /**
      * Mask used for FX values above.
      *
@@ -530,6 +537,23 @@ public class SurfaceControl implements Parcelable {
             return this;
         }
 
+        /**
+         * Indicates whether a 'ContainerLayer' is to be constructed.
+         *
+         * Container layers will not be rendered in any fashion and instead are used
+         * as a parent of renderable layers.
+         *
+         * @param isContainerLayer Whether to create a container layer.
+         */
+        public Builder setContainerLayer(boolean isContainerLayer) {
+            if (isContainerLayer) {
+                mFlags |= FX_SURFACE_CONTAINER;
+            } else {
+                mFlags &= ~FX_SURFACE_CONTAINER;
+            }
+            return this;
+        }
+
         /**
          * Set 'Surface creation flags' such as {@link HIDDEN}, {@link SECURE}.
          *