diff --git a/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp b/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp
index 16836f4..3c4bd1a 100644
--- a/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp
+++ b/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp
@@ -297,7 +297,9 @@ int MDPComp::prepare(hwc_context_t *ctx, hwc_layer_t *layer,
         ovutils::eIsFg isFG = mdp_info.isFG ? ovutils::IS_FG_SET
                                                            : ovutils::IS_FG_OFF;
         ovutils::setMdpFlags(mdpFlags, ovutils::OV_MDP_BACKEND_COMPOSITION);
-
+        if (layer->blending == HWC_BLENDING_PREMULT) {
+            ovutils::setMdpFlags(mdpFlags, ovutils::OV_MDP_BLEND_FG_PREMULT);
+        }
         ovutils::PipeArgs parg(mdpFlags,
                                info,
                                zOrder,
diff --git a/liboverlay/overlayUtils.h b/liboverlay/overlayUtils.h
index a88c0d9..444c3cd 100644
--- a/liboverlay/overlayUtils.h
+++ b/liboverlay/overlayUtils.h
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ enum eMdpFlags {
     OV_MDP_SOURCE_ROTATED_90 = MDP_SOURCE_ROTATED_90,
     OV_MDP_MEMORY_ID_TYPE_FB = MDP_MEMORY_ID_TYPE_FB,
     OV_MDP_BACKEND_COMPOSITION = MDP_BACKEND_COMPOSITION,
+    OV_MDP_BLEND_FG_PREMULT = MDP_BLEND_FG_PREMULT,
 };
 
 enum eZorder {