diff --git a/include/input/InputTransport.h b/include/input/InputTransport.h
index f31bcea..7d56bf5 100644
--- a/include/input/InputTransport.h
+++ b/include/input/InputTransport.h
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@
  *
  * Note that this structure is used for IPCs so its layout must be identical
  * on 64 and 32 bit processes. This is tested in StructLayout_test.cpp.
+ *
+ * Since the struct must be aligned to an 8-byte boundary, there could be uninitialized bytes
+ * in-between the defined fields. This padding data should be explicitly accounted for by adding
+ * "empty" fields into the struct. This data is memset to zero before sending the struct across
+ * the socket. Adding the explicit fields ensures that the memset is not optimized away by the
+ * compiler. When a new field is added to the struct, the corresponding change
+ * in StructLayout_test should be made.
  */
 struct InputMessage {
     enum {
@@ -62,6 +69,7 @@
     union Body {
         struct Key {
             uint32_t seq;
+            uint32_t empty1;
             nsecs_t eventTime __attribute__((aligned(8)));
             int32_t deviceId;
             int32_t source;
@@ -80,6 +88,7 @@
 
         struct Motion {
             uint32_t seq;
+            uint32_t empty1;
             nsecs_t eventTime __attribute__((aligned(8)));
             int32_t deviceId;
             int32_t source;
@@ -95,6 +104,7 @@
             float xPrecision;
             float yPrecision;
             uint32_t pointerCount;
+            uint32_t empty2;
             // Note that PointerCoords requires 8 byte alignment.
             struct Pointer {
                 PointerProperties properties;
@@ -125,6 +135,7 @@
 
     bool isValid(size_t actualSize) const;
     size_t size() const;
+    void getSanitizedCopy(InputMessage* msg) const;
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/libs/input/InputTransport.cpp b/libs/input/InputTransport.cpp
index 2dff4e0..f6d2c15 100644
--- a/libs/input/InputTransport.cpp
+++ b/libs/input/InputTransport.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,102 @@
     return sizeof(Header);
 }
 
+/**
+ * There could be non-zero bytes in-between InputMessage fields. Force-initialize the entire
+ * memory to zero, then only copy the valid bytes on a per-field basis.
+ */
+void InputMessage::getSanitizedCopy(InputMessage* msg) const {
+    memset(msg, 0, sizeof(*msg));
+
+    // Write the header
+    msg->header.type = header.type;
+
+    // Write the body
+    switch(header.type) {
+        case InputMessage::TYPE_KEY: {
+            // uint32_t seq
+            msg->body.key.seq = body.key.seq;
+            // nsecs_t eventTime
+            msg->body.key.eventTime = body.key.eventTime;
+            // int32_t deviceId
+            msg->body.key.deviceId = body.key.deviceId;
+            // int32_t source
+            msg->body.key.source = body.key.source;
+            // int32_t action
+            msg->body.key.action = body.key.action;
+            // int32_t flags
+            msg->body.key.flags = body.key.flags;
+            // int32_t keyCode
+            msg->body.key.keyCode = body.key.keyCode;
+            // int32_t scanCode
+            msg->body.key.scanCode = body.key.scanCode;
+            // int32_t metaState
+            msg->body.key.metaState = body.key.metaState;
+            // int32_t repeatCount
+            msg->body.key.repeatCount = body.key.repeatCount;
+            // nsecs_t downTime
+            msg->body.key.downTime = body.key.downTime;
+            break;
+        }
+        case InputMessage::TYPE_MOTION: {
+            // uint32_t seq
+            msg->body.motion.seq = body.motion.seq;
+            // nsecs_t eventTime
+            msg->body.motion.eventTime = body.motion.eventTime;
+            // int32_t deviceId
+            msg->body.motion.deviceId = body.motion.deviceId;
+            // int32_t source
+            msg->body.motion.source = body.motion.source;
+            // int32_t action
+            msg->body.motion.action = body.motion.action;
+            // int32_t actionButton
+            msg->body.motion.actionButton = body.motion.actionButton;
+            // int32_t flags
+            msg->body.motion.flags = body.motion.flags;
+            // int32_t metaState
+            msg->body.motion.metaState = body.motion.metaState;
+            // int32_t buttonState
+            msg->body.motion.buttonState = body.motion.buttonState;
+            // int32_t edgeFlags
+            msg->body.motion.edgeFlags = body.motion.edgeFlags;
+            // nsecs_t downTime
+            msg->body.motion.downTime = body.motion.downTime;
+            // float xOffset
+            msg->body.motion.xOffset = body.motion.xOffset;
+            // float yOffset
+            msg->body.motion.yOffset = body.motion.yOffset;
+            // float xPrecision
+            msg->body.motion.xPrecision = body.motion.xPrecision;
+            // float yPrecision
+            msg->body.motion.yPrecision = body.motion.yPrecision;
+            // uint32_t pointerCount
+            msg->body.motion.pointerCount = body.motion.pointerCount;
+            //struct Pointer pointers[MAX_POINTERS]
+            for (size_t i = 0; i < body.motion.pointerCount; i++) {
+                // PointerProperties properties
+                msg->body.motion.pointers[i].properties.id = body.motion.pointers[i].properties.id;
+                msg->body.motion.pointers[i].properties.toolType =
+                        body.motion.pointers[i].properties.toolType,
+                // PointerCoords coords
+                msg->body.motion.pointers[i].coords.bits = body.motion.pointers[i].coords.bits;
+                const uint32_t count = BitSet64::count(body.motion.pointers[i].coords.bits);
+                memcpy(&msg->body.motion.pointers[i].coords.values[0],
+                        &body.motion.pointers[i].coords.values[0],
+                        count * (sizeof(body.motion.pointers[i].coords.values[0])));
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+        case InputMessage::TYPE_FINISHED: {
+            msg->body.finished.seq = body.finished.seq;
+            msg->body.finished.handled = body.finished.handled;
+            break;
+        }
+        default: {
+            LOG_FATAL("Unexpected message type %i", header.type);
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 // --- InputChannel ---
 
@@ -150,10 +246,12 @@
 }
 
 status_t InputChannel::sendMessage(const InputMessage* msg) {
-    size_t msgLength = msg->size();
+    const size_t msgLength = msg->size();
+    InputMessage cleanMsg;
+    msg->getSanitizedCopy(&cleanMsg);
     ssize_t nWrite;
     do {
-        nWrite = ::send(mFd, msg, msgLength, MSG_DONTWAIT | MSG_NOSIGNAL);
+        nWrite = ::send(mFd, &cleanMsg, msgLength, MSG_DONTWAIT | MSG_NOSIGNAL);
     } while (nWrite == -1 && errno == EINTR);
 
     if (nWrite < 0) {
diff --git a/libs/input/tests/StructLayout_test.cpp b/libs/input/tests/StructLayout_test.cpp
index 8d73f45..5172681 100644
--- a/libs/input/tests/StructLayout_test.cpp
+++ b/libs/input/tests/StructLayout_test.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@
   CHECK_OFFSET(InputMessage::Body::Motion, yPrecision, 68);
   CHECK_OFFSET(InputMessage::Body::Motion, pointerCount, 72);
   CHECK_OFFSET(InputMessage::Body::Motion, pointers, 80);
+
+  CHECK_OFFSET(InputMessage::Body::Finished, seq, 0);
+  CHECK_OFFSET(InputMessage::Body::Finished, handled, 4);
 }
 
 } // namespace android