diff --git a/libqcomui/qcom_ui.cpp b/libqcomui/qcom_ui.cpp
index df82cae..9de00e7 100644
--- a/libqcomui/qcom_ui.cpp
+++ b/libqcomui/qcom_ui.cpp
@@ -249,4 +249,45 @@ int updateBufferGeometry(sp<GraphicBuffer> buffer, const qBufGeometry updatedGeo
     return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Updates the flags for the layer
+ *
+ * @param: Attribute
+ * @param: Identifies if the attribute was enabled or disabled.
+ *
+ * @return: -EINVAL if the attribute is invalid
+ */
+int updateLayerQcomFlags(eLayerAttrib attribute, bool enable, int& currentFlags)
+{
+    int ret = 0;
+    switch (attribute) {
+        case LAYER_UPDATE_STATUS: {
+            if (enable)
+                currentFlags |= LAYER_UPDATING;
+            else
+                currentFlags &= ~LAYER_UPDATING;
+        } break;
+        default: LOGE("%s: invalid attribute(0x%x)", __FUNCTION__, attribute);
+                 break;
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Gets the per frame HWC flags for this layer.
+ *
+ * @param: current hwcl flags
+ * @param: current layerFlags
+ *
+ * @return: the per frame flags.
+ */
+int getPerFrameFlags(int hwclFlags, int layerFlags) {
+    int flags = hwclFlags;
+    if (layerFlags & LAYER_UPDATING)
+        flags &= ~HWC_LAYER_NOT_UPDATING;
+    else
+        flags |= HWC_LAYER_NOT_UPDATING;
+
+    return flags;
+}
 
diff --git a/libqcomui/qcom_ui.h b/libqcomui/qcom_ui.h
index 0b78f47..6744edf 100644
--- a/libqcomui/qcom_ui.h
+++ b/libqcomui/qcom_ui.h
@@ -44,6 +44,30 @@ enum {
     NATIVE_WINDOW_UPDATE_BUFFERS_GEOMETRY = 0x20000000,
 };
 
+/*
+ * Layer Attributes
+ */
+enum eLayerAttrib {
+    LAYER_UPDATE_STATUS,
+};
+
+/*
+ * Layer Flags
+ */
+enum {
+    LAYER_UPDATING = 1<<0,
+};
+
+/*
+ * Flags set by the layer and sent to HWC
+ */
+enum {
+    HWC_LAYER_NOT_UPDATING      = 0x00000002,
+    HWC_USE_ORIGINAL_RESOLUTION = 0x10000000,
+    HWC_DO_NOT_USE_OVERLAY      = 0x20000000,
+    HWC_COMP_BYPASS             = 0x40000000,
+};
+
 /*
  * Structure to hold the buffer geometry
  */
@@ -109,4 +133,26 @@ bool needNewBuffer(const qBufGeometry currentGeometry,
  * @param: Updated buffer geometry
  */
 int updateBufferGeometry(sp<GraphicBuffer> buffer, const qBufGeometry bufGeometry);
+
+/*
+ * Updates the flags for the layer
+ *
+ * @param: Attribute
+ * @param: Identifies if the attribute was enabled or disabled.
+ * @param: current Layer flags.
+ *
+ * @return: Flags for the layer
+ */
+int updateLayerQcomFlags(eLayerAttrib attribute, bool enable, int& currentFlags);
+
+/*
+ * Gets the per frame HWC flags for this layer.
+ *
+ * @param: current hwcl flags
+ * @param: current layerFlags
+ *
+ * @return: the per frame flags.
+ */
+int getPerFrameFlags(int hwclFlags, int layerFlags);
+
 #endif // INCLUDE_LIBQCOM_UI