diff --git a/libhwcomposer/hwc.cpp b/libhwcomposer/hwc.cpp
index 95be7cc..880becf 100644
--- a/libhwcomposer/hwc.cpp
+++ b/libhwcomposer/hwc.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,14 @@ static int hwc_prepare(hwc_composer_device_t *dev, hwc_layer_list_t* list)
 
     if(ctx->mExtDisplay->getExternalDisplay())
         ovutils::setExtType(ctx->mExtDisplay->getExternalDisplay());
-
+    if (ctx->hdmi_pending == true) {
+        if ((qdutils::MDPVersion::getInstance().getMDPVersion() >=
+            qdutils::MDP_V4_2) || (ctx->mOverlay->getState() !=
+                                  ovutils::OV_BYPASS_3_LAYER)) {
+            ctx->mExtDisplay->processUEventOnline((const char*)ctx->mHDMIEvent);
+            ctx->hdmi_pending = false;
+        }
+    }
     if (LIKELY(list)) {
         //reset for this draw round
         VideoOverlay::reset();
@@ -128,7 +135,6 @@ static int hwc_prepare(hwc_composer_device_t *dev, hwc_layer_list_t* list)
 
         qdutils::CBUtils::checkforGPULayer(list);
     }
-
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp b/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp
index 191c099..6dc0a0f 100644
--- a/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp
+++ b/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ bool MDPComp::is_doable(hwc_composer_device_t *dev, hwc_layer_list_t* list) {
     }
 
     //Disable MDPComp when ext display connected
-    if(ctx->mExtDisplay->getExternalDisplay()) {
+    if(ctx->mExtDisplay->getExternalDisplay()|| (ctx->hdmi_pending == true)) {
         ALOGD_IF(isDebug(), "%s: External display connected.", __FUNCTION__);
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/libhwcomposer/hwc_uevents.cpp b/libhwcomposer/hwc_uevents.cpp
index 2ebc8f2..f9ac0f2 100644
--- a/libhwcomposer/hwc_uevents.cpp
+++ b/libhwcomposer/hwc_uevents.cpp
@@ -50,8 +50,17 @@ static void handle_uevent(hwc_context_t* ctx, const char* udata, int len)
     // for now just parsing onlin/offline info is enough
     str = udata;
     if(!(strncmp(str,"online@",strlen("online@")))) {
-        ctx->mExtDisplay->processUEventOnline(str);
+        strncpy(ctx->mHDMIEvent,str,strlen(str));
+        ctx->hdmi_pending = true;
+        //Invalidate
+        hwc_procs* proc = (hwc_procs*)ctx->device.reserved_proc[0];
+        if(!proc) {
+            ALOGE("%s: HWC proc not registered", __FUNCTION__);
+        } else {
+            proc->invalidate(proc);
+        }
     } else if(!(strncmp(str,"offline@",strlen("offline@")))) {
+        ctx->hdmi_pending = false;
         ctx->mExtDisplay->processUEventOffline(str);
     }
 }
diff --git a/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.cpp b/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.cpp
index eaaf9d3..82b6ab5 100644
--- a/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.cpp
+++ b/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ void initContext(hwc_context_t *ctx)
     pthread_cond_init(&(ctx->vstate.cond), NULL);
     ctx->vstate.enable = false;
 
+    ctx->hdmi_pending = false;
+
     ALOGI("Initializing Qualcomm Hardware Composer");
     ALOGI("MDP version: %d", ctx->mMDP.version);
     ALOGI("DYN composition threshold : %f", ctx->dynThreshold);
diff --git a/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.h b/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.h
index b3a9600..683fc1b 100644
--- a/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.h
+++ b/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.h
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ struct hwc_context_t {
 
     // flag that indicate whether secure/desecure session in progress
     bool mSecureConfig;
+    bool hdmi_pending;
+    char  mHDMIEvent[512];
 };
 
 #endif //HWC_UTILS_H