diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContent.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContent.java
index bbf7d9ff8a52d..49416109ebd1b 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContent.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContent.java
@@ -1899,6 +1899,11 @@ class DisplayContent extends WindowContainer<DisplayContent.DisplayChildWindowCo
         return true;
     }
 
+    /** @return 'true' if removal of this display content is deferred due to active animation. */
+    boolean isRemovalDeferred() {
+        return mDeferredRemoval;
+    }
+
     boolean animateForIme(float interpolatedValue, float animationTarget,
             float dividerAnimationTarget) {
         boolean updated = false;
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/RootWindowContainer.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/RootWindowContainer.java
index be3558b3f52f6..233e75bbfec70 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/RootWindowContainer.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/RootWindowContainer.java
@@ -181,7 +181,12 @@ class RootWindowContainer extends WindowContainer<DisplayContent> {
 
         final int size = mChildren.size();
         for (int i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
-            displaysInFocusOrder.put(i, mChildren.get(i).getDisplayId());
+            final DisplayContent displayContent = mChildren.get(i);
+            if (displayContent.isRemovalDeferred()) {
+                // Don't report displays that are going to be removed soon.
+                continue;
+            }
+            displaysInFocusOrder.put(i, displayContent.getDisplayId());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContentTests.java b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContentTests.java
index f9254ad8180b2..856e94055ed51 100644
--- a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContentTests.java
+++ b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/wm/DisplayContentTests.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import android.content.res.Configuration;
 import android.platform.test.annotations.Presubmit;
 import android.support.test.filters.SmallTest;
 import android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnit4;
+import android.util.SparseIntArray;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
@@ -239,7 +240,7 @@ public class DisplayContentTests extends WindowTestsBase {
     @Test
     @Ignore
     public void testFocusedWindowMultipleDisplays() throws Exception {
-        // Create a focusable window and check that focus is calcualted correctly
+        // Create a focusable window and check that focus is calculated correctly
         final WindowState window1 =
                 createWindow(null, TYPE_BASE_APPLICATION, mDisplayContent, "window1");
         assertEquals(window1, sWm.mRoot.computeFocusedWindow());
@@ -310,6 +311,24 @@ public class DisplayContentTests extends WindowTestsBase {
         assertEquals(afterStackCount - 1, mDisplayContent.getStaskPosById(PINNED_STACK_ID));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test that WM does not report displays to AM that are pending to be removed.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testDontReportDeferredRemoval() {
+        // Create a display and add an animating window to it.
+        final DisplayContent dc = createNewDisplay();
+        final WindowState window = createWindow(null /* parent */, TYPE_BASE_APPLICATION, dc, "w");
+        window.mAnimatingExit = true;
+        // Request display removal, it should be deferred.
+        dc.removeIfPossible();
+        // Request ordered display ids from WM.
+        final SparseIntArray orderedDisplayIds = new SparseIntArray();
+        sWm.getDisplaysInFocusOrder(orderedDisplayIds);
+        // Make sure that display that is marked for removal is not reported.
+        assertEquals(-1, orderedDisplayIds.indexOfValue(dc.getDisplayId()));
+    }
+
     private static void verifySizes(DisplayContent displayContent, int expectedBaseWidth,
                              int expectedBaseHeight, int expectedBaseDensity) {
         assertEquals(displayContent.mBaseDisplayWidth, expectedBaseWidth);