diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 9dc203723..cafca6213 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -316,11 +316,18 @@
                 android:name="@string/category"
                 android:value="@string/category_imagegenerator" />
         </activity>
-
+        <activity
+            android:name=".activity.maplayout.SurfaceViewMediaControlActivity"
+            android:description="@string/description_surfaceview_mediacontrols"
+            android:label="@string/activity_surfaceview_overlay">
+            <meta-data
+                android:name="@string/category"
+                android:value="@string/category_maplayout" />
+        </activity>
 
         <!-- For Unit tests -->
-        <activity android:name=".activity.style.RuntimeStyleTestActivity"/>
-        <activity android:name=".activity.style.RuntimeStyleTimingTestActivity"/>
+        <activity android:name=".activity.style.RuntimeStyleTestActivity" />
+        <activity android:name=".activity.style.RuntimeStyleTimingTestActivity" />
 
         <!-- Configuration Settings -->
         <meta-data
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/testapp/activity/maplayout/SurfaceViewMediaControlActivity.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/testapp/activity/maplayout/SurfaceViewMediaControlActivity.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e193573d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/testapp/activity/maplayout/SurfaceViewMediaControlActivity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+package com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.testapp.activity.maplayout;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.opengl.GLSurfaceView;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.support.v7.app.ActionBar;
+import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
+import android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar;
+import android.view.Menu;
+import android.view.MenuItem;
+import android.view.MotionEvent;
+import android.widget.FrameLayout;
+
+import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.maps.MapView;
+import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.testapp.R;
+
+import javax.microedition.khronos.egl.EGLConfig;
+import javax.microedition.khronos.opengles.GL10;
+
+public class SurfaceViewMediaControlActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
+
+    private MapView mMapView;
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        setContentView(R.layout.activity_surfaceview_mediacontrols);
+
+        final Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
+        setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
+
+        ActionBar actionBar = getSupportActionBar();
+        if (actionBar != null) {
+            actionBar.setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
+            actionBar.setDisplayShowHomeEnabled(true);
+        }
+
+        mMapView = (MapView) findViewById(R.id.mapView);
+        mMapView.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+
+        // add another SurfaceView to the Layout
+        FrameLayout container = (FrameLayout) findViewById(R.id.container);
+        GLSurfaceView mediaControlSurfaceView = new ClearGLSurfaceView(this);
+        mediaControlSurfaceView.setZOrderMediaOverlay(true);
+        container.addView(mediaControlSurfaceView);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onResume() {
+        super.onResume();
+        mMapView.onResume();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onPause() {
+        super.onPause();
+        mMapView.onPause();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {
+        super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
+        mMapView.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onDestroy() {
+        super.onDestroy();
+        mMapView.onDestroy();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onLowMemory() {
+        super.onLowMemory();
+        mMapView.onLowMemory();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
+        getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_padding, menu);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
+        switch (item.getItemId()) {
+            case android.R.id.home:
+                onBackPressed();
+                return true;
+            default:
+                return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
+        }
+    }
+
+    class ClearGLSurfaceView extends GLSurfaceView {
+
+        private ClearRenderer mRenderer;
+
+        public ClearGLSurfaceView(Context context) {
+            super(context);
+            mRenderer = new ClearRenderer();
+            setRenderer(mRenderer);
+        }
+
+        public boolean onTouchEvent(final MotionEvent event) {
+            queueEvent(new Runnable() {
+                public void run() {
+                    mRenderer.setColor(event.getRawX() / getWidth(),
+                            event.getRawY() / getHeight(), 1.0f);
+                }
+            });
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    class ClearRenderer implements GLSurfaceView.Renderer {
+
+        private float mRed;
+        private float mGreen;
+        private float mBlue;
+
+        public void onSurfaceCreated(GL10 gl, EGLConfig config) {
+            // Do nothing special.
+        }
+
+        public void onSurfaceChanged(GL10 gl, int w, int h) {
+            gl.glViewport(0, 0, w, h);
+        }
+
+        public void onDrawFrame(GL10 gl) {
+            gl.glClearColor(mRed, mGreen, mBlue, 1.0f);
+            gl.glClear(GL10.GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL10.GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
+        }
+
+        public void setColor(float r, float g, float b) {
+            mRed = r;
+            mGreen = g;
+            mBlue = b;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/res/layout/activity_surfaceview_mediacontrols.xml b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/res/layout/activity_surfaceview_mediacontrols.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..15394f8f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/res/layout/activity_surfaceview_mediacontrols.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent"
+    android:orientation="vertical">
+
+    <android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
+        android:id="@+id/toolbar"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
+        android:background="@color/primary"
+        android:theme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar" />
+
+    <com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.maps.MapView
+        android:id="@+id/mapView"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_below="@id/toolbar"
+        app:style_url="@string/style_light" />
+
+    <FrameLayout
+        android:id="@+id/container"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="128dp"
+        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
+        android:paddingBottom="48dp"
+        android:paddingLeft="16dp"
+        android:paddingRight="16dp" />
+
+</RelativeLayout>
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index eb6129900..00c421bfe 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
     <string name="activity_viewpager">ViewPager</string>
     <string name="activity_runtime_style">Runtime Style</string>
     <string name="activity_print">Print a map</string>
+    <string name="activity_surfaceview_overlay">SurfaceView MediaOverlay</string>
     <string name="title_activity_navigation_drawer">Android SDK View integration</string>
 
     <!-- Description -->
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@
     <string name="description_runtime_style">Adopt the map style on the fly</string>
     <string name="description_print">Shows how to print a map</string>
     <string name="description_navigation_drawer">Test animation of Android SDK View components</string>
+    <string name="description_surfaceview_mediacontrols">Test overlaying SurfaceView</string>
 
     <string name="menuitem_title_concurrent_infowindow">Concurrent Open InfoWindows</string>
     <string name="menuitem_title_deselect_markers_on_tap">Deselect Markers On Tap</string>