diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
index 886bb2afe..32f300fff 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
@@ -172,17 +172,14 @@ status_t Layer::setBuffers( uint32_t w, uint32_t h,
 
 void Layer::setGeometry(hwc_layer_t* hwcl)
 {
-    hwcl->compositionType = HWC_FRAMEBUFFER;
-    hwcl->hints = 0;
-    hwcl->flags = 0;
-    hwcl->transform = 0;
-    hwcl->blending = HWC_BLENDING_NONE;
+    LayerBaseClient::setGeometry(hwcl);
+
+    hwcl->flags &= ~HWC_SKIP_LAYER;
 
     // we can't do alpha-fade with the hwc HAL
     const State& s(drawingState());
     if (s.alpha < 0xFF) {
         hwcl->flags = HWC_SKIP_LAYER;
-        return;
     }
 
     /*
@@ -205,26 +202,9 @@ void Layer::setGeometry(hwc_layer_t* hwcl)
     // we can only handle simple transformation
     if (finalTransform & Transform::ROT_INVALID) {
         hwcl->flags = HWC_SKIP_LAYER;
-        return;
+    } else {
+        hwcl->transform = finalTransform;
     }
-
-    hwcl->transform = finalTransform;
-
-    if (!isOpaque()) {
-        hwcl->blending = mPremultipliedAlpha ?
-                HWC_BLENDING_PREMULT : HWC_BLENDING_COVERAGE;
-    }
-
-    // scaling is already applied in mTransformedBounds
-    hwcl->displayFrame.left   = mTransformedBounds.left;
-    hwcl->displayFrame.top    = mTransformedBounds.top;
-    hwcl->displayFrame.right  = mTransformedBounds.right;
-    hwcl->displayFrame.bottom = mTransformedBounds.bottom;
-
-    hwcl->visibleRegionScreen.rects =
-            reinterpret_cast<hwc_rect_t const *>(
-                    visibleRegionScreen.getArray(
-                            &hwcl->visibleRegionScreen.numRects));
 }
 
 void Layer::setPerFrameData(hwc_layer_t* hwcl) {
@@ -235,9 +215,9 @@ void Layer::setPerFrameData(hwc_layer_t* hwcl) {
         // HWC handle it.
         hwcl->flags |= HWC_SKIP_LAYER;
         hwcl->handle = NULL;
-        return;
+    } else {
+        hwcl->handle = buffer->handle;
     }
-    hwcl->handle = buffer->handle;
 
     if (isCropped()) {
         hwcl->sourceCrop.left   = mCurrentCrop.left;
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.cpp
index c86c659ad..e04c533ef 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/LayerBase.cpp
@@ -302,13 +302,47 @@ void LayerBase::drawRegion(const Region& reg) const
     }
 }
 
-void LayerBase::setGeometry(hwc_layer_t* hwcl) {
-    hwcl->flags |= HWC_SKIP_LAYER;
+void LayerBase::setGeometry(hwc_layer_t* hwcl)
+{
+    hwcl->compositionType = HWC_FRAMEBUFFER;
+    hwcl->hints = 0;
+    hwcl->flags = HWC_SKIP_LAYER;
+    hwcl->transform = 0;
+    hwcl->blending = HWC_BLENDING_NONE;
+
+    // this gives us only the "orientation" component of the transform
+    const State& s(drawingState());
+    const uint32_t finalTransform = s.transform.getOrientation();
+    // we can only handle simple transformation
+    if (finalTransform & Transform::ROT_INVALID) {
+        hwcl->flags = HWC_SKIP_LAYER;
+    } else {
+        hwcl->transform = finalTransform;
+    }
+
+    if (!isOpaque()) {
+        hwcl->blending = mPremultipliedAlpha ?
+                HWC_BLENDING_PREMULT : HWC_BLENDING_COVERAGE;
+    }
+
+    // scaling is already applied in mTransformedBounds
+    hwcl->displayFrame.left   = mTransformedBounds.left;
+    hwcl->displayFrame.top    = mTransformedBounds.top;
+    hwcl->displayFrame.right  = mTransformedBounds.right;
+    hwcl->displayFrame.bottom = mTransformedBounds.bottom;
+    hwcl->visibleRegionScreen.rects =
+            reinterpret_cast<hwc_rect_t const *>(
+                    visibleRegionScreen.getArray(
+                            &hwcl->visibleRegionScreen.numRects));
 }
 
 void LayerBase::setPerFrameData(hwc_layer_t* hwcl) {
     hwcl->compositionType = HWC_FRAMEBUFFER;
     hwcl->handle = NULL;
+    hwcl->sourceCrop.left   = 0;
+    hwcl->sourceCrop.top    = 0;
+    hwcl->sourceCrop.right  = mTransformedBounds.width();
+    hwcl->sourceCrop.bottom = mTransformedBounds.height();
 }
 
 void LayerBase::setFiltering(bool filtering)