diff --git a/graphics/composer/2.1/utils/hal/include/composer-hal/2.1/ComposerClient.h b/graphics/composer/2.1/utils/hal/include/composer-hal/2.1/ComposerClient.h
index 86525b87ce..095189f91b 100644
--- a/graphics/composer/2.1/utils/hal/include/composer-hal/2.1/ComposerClient.h
+++ b/graphics/composer/2.1/utils/hal/include/composer-hal/2.1/ComposerClient.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ class ComposerClientImpl : public Interface {
         }
 
         void onRefresh(Display display) {
+            mResources->setDisplayMustValidateState(display, true);
             auto ret = mCallback->onRefresh(display);
             ALOGE_IF(!ret.isOk(), "failed to send onRefresh: %s", ret.description().c_str());
         }
diff --git a/graphics/composer/2.1/utils/hal/include/composer-hal/2.1/ComposerCommandEngine.h b/graphics/composer/2.1/utils/hal/include/composer-hal/2.1/ComposerCommandEngine.h
index 36aa64ef05..d87110a014 100644
--- a/graphics/composer/2.1/utils/hal/include/composer-hal/2.1/ComposerCommandEngine.h
+++ b/graphics/composer/2.1/utils/hal/include/composer-hal/2.1/ComposerCommandEngine.h
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ class ComposerCommandEngine : protected CommandReaderBase {
 
         auto err = mHal->validateDisplay(mCurrentDisplay, &changedLayers, &compositionTypes,
                                          &displayRequestMask, &requestedLayers, &requestMasks);
+        mResources->setDisplayMustValidateState(mCurrentDisplay, false);
         if (err == Error::NONE) {
             mWriter.setChangedCompositionTypes(changedLayers, compositionTypes);
             mWriter.setDisplayRequests(displayRequestMask, requestedLayers, requestMasks);
@@ -278,7 +279,9 @@ class ComposerCommandEngine : protected CommandReaderBase {
             int presentFence = -1;
             std::vector<Layer> layers;
             std::vector<int> fences;
-            auto err = mHal->presentDisplay(mCurrentDisplay, &presentFence, &layers, &fences);
+            auto err = mResources->mustValidateDisplay(mCurrentDisplay)
+                           ? Error::NOT_VALIDATED
+                           : mHal->presentDisplay(mCurrentDisplay, &presentFence, &layers, &fences);
             if (err == Error::NONE) {
                 mWriter.setPresentOrValidateResult(1);
                 mWriter.setPresentFence(presentFence);
@@ -296,6 +299,7 @@ class ComposerCommandEngine : protected CommandReaderBase {
 
         auto err = mHal->validateDisplay(mCurrentDisplay, &changedLayers, &compositionTypes,
                                          &displayRequestMask, &requestedLayers, &requestMasks);
+        mResources->setDisplayMustValidateState(mCurrentDisplay, false);
         if (err == Error::NONE) {
             mWriter.setPresentOrValidateResult(0);
             mWriter.setChangedCompositionTypes(changedLayers, compositionTypes);
diff --git a/graphics/composer/2.1/utils/hal/include/composer-hal/2.1/ComposerResources.h b/graphics/composer/2.1/utils/hal/include/composer-hal/2.1/ComposerResources.h
index 7bb369296c..2cbf044604 100644
--- a/graphics/composer/2.1/utils/hal/include/composer-hal/2.1/ComposerResources.h
+++ b/graphics/composer/2.1/utils/hal/include/composer-hal/2.1/ComposerResources.h
@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@ class ComposerDisplayResource {
         : mType(type),
           mClientTargetCache(importer),
           mOutputBufferCache(importer, ComposerHandleCache::HandleType::BUFFER,
-                             outputBufferCacheSize) {}
+                             outputBufferCacheSize),
+          mMustValidate(true) {}
 
     bool initClientTargetCache(uint32_t cacheSize) {
         return mClientTargetCache.initCache(ComposerHandleCache::HandleType::BUFFER, cacheSize);
@@ -263,10 +264,15 @@ class ComposerDisplayResource {
         return layers;
     }
 
+    void setMustValidateState(bool mustValidate) { mMustValidate = mustValidate; }
+
+    bool mustValidate() const { return mMustValidate; }
+
    protected:
     const DisplayType mType;
     ComposerHandleCache mClientTargetCache;
     ComposerHandleCache mOutputBufferCache;
+    bool mMustValidate;
 
     std::unordered_map<Layer, std::unique_ptr<ComposerLayerResource>> mLayerResources;
 };
@@ -389,6 +395,23 @@ class ComposerResources {
                                                        outStreamHandle, outReplacedStream);
     }
 
+    void setDisplayMustValidateState(Display display, bool mustValidate) {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mDisplayResourcesMutex);
+        auto* displayResource = findDisplayResourceLocked(display);
+        if (displayResource) {
+            displayResource->setMustValidateState(mustValidate);
+        }
+    }
+
+    bool mustValidateDisplay(Display display) {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mDisplayResourcesMutex);
+        auto* displayResource = findDisplayResourceLocked(display);
+        if (displayResource) {
+            return displayResource->mustValidate();
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
    protected:
     virtual std::unique_ptr<ComposerDisplayResource> createDisplayResource(
         ComposerDisplayResource::DisplayType type, uint32_t outputBufferCacheSize) {
diff --git a/graphics/composer/2.1/utils/passthrough/include/composer-passthrough/2.1/HwcHal.h b/graphics/composer/2.1/utils/passthrough/include/composer-passthrough/2.1/HwcHal.h
index 964e75bdc5..436e4612bb 100644
--- a/graphics/composer/2.1/utils/passthrough/include/composer-passthrough/2.1/HwcHal.h
+++ b/graphics/composer/2.1/utils/passthrough/include/composer-passthrough/2.1/HwcHal.h
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ class HwcHalImpl : public Hal {
     }
 
     void registerEventCallback(hal::ComposerHal::EventCallback* callback) override {
-        mMustValidateDisplay = true;
         mEventCallback = callback;
 
         mDispatch.registerCallback(mDevice, HWC2_CALLBACK_HOTPLUG, this,
@@ -331,7 +330,6 @@ class HwcHalImpl : public Hal {
         uint32_t typesCount = 0;
         uint32_t reqsCount = 0;
         int32_t err = mDispatch.validateDisplay(mDevice, display, &typesCount, &reqsCount);
-        mMustValidateDisplay = false;
 
         if (err != HWC2_ERROR_NONE && err != HWC2_ERROR_HAS_CHANGES) {
             return static_cast<Error>(err);
@@ -384,10 +382,6 @@ class HwcHalImpl : public Hal {
 
     Error presentDisplay(Display display, int32_t* outPresentFence, std::vector<Layer>* outLayers,
                          std::vector<int32_t>* outReleaseFences) override {
-        if (mMustValidateDisplay) {
-            return Error::NOT_VALIDATED;
-        }
-
         *outPresentFence = -1;
         int32_t err = mDispatch.presentDisplay(mDevice, display, outPresentFence);
         if (err != HWC2_ERROR_NONE) {
@@ -593,7 +587,6 @@ class HwcHalImpl : public Hal {
 
     static void refreshHook(hwc2_callback_data_t callbackData, hwc2_display_t display) {
         auto hal = static_cast<HwcHalImpl*>(callbackData);
-        hal->mMustValidateDisplay = true;
         hal->mEventCallback->onRefresh(display);
     }
 
@@ -654,8 +647,6 @@ class HwcHalImpl : public Hal {
     } mDispatch = {};
 
     hal::ComposerHal::EventCallback* mEventCallback = nullptr;
-
-    std::atomic<bool> mMustValidateDisplay{true};
 };
 
 }  // namespace detail