diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ScreenCapture.java b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ScreenCapture.java
index e048354a93..d6fda443d5 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ScreenCapture.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ScreenCapture.java
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 package com.genymobile.scrcpy;
 
+import com.genymobile.scrcpy.wrappers.DisplayManager;
 import com.genymobile.scrcpy.wrappers.SurfaceControl;
+import com.genymobile.scrcpy.wrappers.MediaProjectionGlobal;
 
 import android.graphics.Rect;
+import android.hardware.display.VirtualDisplay;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.IBinder;
 import android.view.Surface;
@@ -11,6 +14,7 @@ public class ScreenCapture extends SurfaceCapture implements Device.RotationList
 
     private final Device device;
     private IBinder display;
+		VirtualDisplay virtualDisplay;
 
     public ScreenCapture(Device device) {
         this.device = device;
@@ -31,12 +35,33 @@ public void start(Surface surface) {
         Rect unlockedVideoRect = screenInfo.getUnlockedVideoSize().toRect();
         int videoRotation = screenInfo.getVideoRotation();
         int layerStack = device.getLayerStack();
+				Rect videoRect = screenInfo.getVideoSize().toRect();
 
         if (display != null) {
             SurfaceControl.destroyDisplay(display);
         }
-        display = createDisplay();
-        setDisplaySurface(display, surface, videoRotation, contentRect, unlockedVideoRect, layerStack);
+				try {
+					virtualDisplay = DisplayManager.createVirtualDisplay(
+                "displayManager VirtualDisplay",
+                videoRect.width(),
+                videoRect.height(),
+                0,
+                surface);
+          Ln.i("Using the DisplayManager system API.");
+				} catch (Exception displayManagerException) {
+					try {
+						virtualDisplay = MediaProjectionGlobal.createVirtualDisplay(
+                  "mediaProjection global",
+                  videoRect.width(),
+                  videoRect.height(),
+                  0,
+                  surface);
+          	Ln.i("Using the MediaProjectionGlobal system API.");
+					} catch (NoSuchMethodException | NullPointerException mediaProjectionGlobalException){
+        		display = createDisplay();
+        		setDisplaySurface(display, surface, videoRotation, contentRect, unlockedVideoRect, layerStack);
+					}
+				} 
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -46,6 +71,9 @@ public void release() {
         if (display != null) {
             SurfaceControl.destroyDisplay(display);
         }
+				if (virtualDisplay != null){
+						virtualDisplay.release();
+				}
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/wrappers/DisplayManager.java b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/wrappers/DisplayManager.java
index 17b9ae4ddb..8f6d547803 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/wrappers/DisplayManager.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/wrappers/DisplayManager.java
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 package com.genymobile.scrcpy.wrappers;
 
+import android.hardware.display.VirtualDisplay;
+import android.view.Display;
+import android.view.Surface;
 import com.genymobile.scrcpy.Command;
 import com.genymobile.scrcpy.DisplayInfo;
 import com.genymobile.scrcpy.Ln;
@@ -8,6 +11,7 @@
 import android.view.Display;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
@@ -87,6 +91,16 @@ public DisplayInfo getDisplayInfo(int displayId) {
         }
     }
 
+    public static VirtualDisplay createVirtualDisplay(String name, int width, int height,
+            int displayIdToMirror, Surface surface)
+        throws ClassNotFoundException, NoSuchMethodException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException {
+        java.lang.Class<?> displayManagerClass =
+            java.lang.Class.forName("android.hardware.display.DisplayManager");
+        return (VirtualDisplay) displayManagerClass.getMethod("createVirtualDisplay",
+            String.class, int.class, int.class, int.class, Surface.class)
+            .invoke(null, name, width, height, displayIdToMirror, surface);
+    }
+
     public int[] getDisplayIds() {
         try {
             return (int[]) manager.getClass().getMethod("getDisplayIds").invoke(manager);
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/wrappers/MediaProjectionGlobal.java b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/wrappers/MediaProjectionGlobal.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..411fa79cfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/wrappers/MediaProjectionGlobal.java
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package com.genymobile.scrcpy.wrappers;
+
+import android.hardware.display.VirtualDisplay;
+import android.view.Surface;
+import com.genymobile.scrcpy.Ln;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import android.os.Build;
+
+/**
+ * A wrapper for system API android.media.projection.MediaProjectionGlobal.
+ */
+public final class MediaProjectionGlobal {
+
+  private static java.lang.Class<?> MediaProjectionGlobalClass;
+  private static Method getInstanceMethod;
+  private static Method createVirtualDisplayMethod;
+
+  static {
+    try {
+      MediaProjectionGlobalClass = java.lang.Class.forName("android.media.projection.MediaProjectionGlobal");
+    } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+      MediaProjectionGlobalClass = null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  private static Method getGetInstanceMethod() throws NoSuchMethodException {
+    if (MediaProjectionGlobalClass == null) {
+      throw new NullPointerException("MediaProjectionGlobalClass is null");
+    }
+    if (getInstanceMethod == null) {
+      getInstanceMethod = MediaProjectionGlobalClass.getMethod("getInstance");
+    }
+    return getInstanceMethod;
+  }
+
+  // String name, int width, int height, int displayIdToMirror
+  private static Method getCreateVirtualDisplayMethod() throws NoSuchMethodException {
+    if (MediaProjectionGlobalClass == null) {
+      throw new NullPointerException("MediaProjectionGlobalClass is null");
+    }
+    if (createVirtualDisplayMethod == null) {
+      createVirtualDisplayMethod =
+          MediaProjectionGlobalClass.getMethod(
+              "createVirtualDisplay", String.class, int.class, int.class, int.class, Surface.class);
+    }
+    return createVirtualDisplayMethod;
+  }
+
+  public static VirtualDisplay createVirtualDisplay(
+      String name, int width, int height, int displayIdToMirror, Surface surface)
+      throws NoSuchMethodException {
+    try {
+      Object instance = getGetInstanceMethod().invoke(null);
+      if (instance == null) {
+        Ln.e("instance == null!");
+      }
+      return (VirtualDisplay)
+          getCreateVirtualDisplayMethod()
+              .invoke(instance, name, width, height, displayIdToMirror, surface);
+    } catch (ReflectiveOperationException e) {
+      Ln.e("Could not invoke method", e);
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  private MediaProjectionGlobal() {}
+}