diff --git a/fastboot/fastboot.cpp b/fastboot/fastboot.cpp
index 1bc7b75..235d723 100644
--- a/fastboot/fastboot.cpp
+++ b/fastboot/fastboot.cpp
@@ -1675,7 +1675,7 @@
     }
     for (size_t i = 0; i < tasks->size(); i++) {
         if (auto flash_task = tasks->at(i)->AsFlashTask()) {
-            if (FlashTask::IsDynamicParitition(fp->source.get(), flash_task)) {
+            if (FlashTask::IsDynamicPartition(fp->source.get(), flash_task)) {
                 if (!loc) {
                     loc = i;
                 }
diff --git a/fastboot/task.cpp b/fastboot/task.cpp
index 0947ff9..ea78a01 100644
--- a/fastboot/task.cpp
+++ b/fastboot/task.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
                      const bool apply_vbmeta, const FlashingPlan* fp)
     : pname_(pname), fname_(fname), slot_(slot), apply_vbmeta_(apply_vbmeta), fp_(fp) {}
 
-bool FlashTask::IsDynamicParitition(const ImageSource* source, const FlashTask* task) {
+bool FlashTask::IsDynamicPartition(const ImageSource* source, const FlashTask* task) {
     std::vector<char> contents;
     if (!source->ReadFile("super_empty.img", &contents)) {
         return false;
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
             continue;
         }
         auto flash_task = tasks[i + 2]->AsFlashTask();
-        if (!FlashTask::IsDynamicParitition(source, flash_task)) {
+        if (!FlashTask::IsDynamicPartition(source, flash_task)) {
             continue;
         }
         return true;
diff --git a/fastboot/task.h b/fastboot/task.h
index a98c874..7a713cf 100644
--- a/fastboot/task.h
+++ b/fastboot/task.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
               const bool apply_vbmeta, const FlashingPlan* fp);
     virtual FlashTask* AsFlashTask() override { return this; }
 
-    static bool IsDynamicParitition(const ImageSource* source, const FlashTask* task);
+    static bool IsDynamicPartition(const ImageSource* source, const FlashTask* task);
     void Run() override;
     std::string ToString() const override;
     std::string GetPartition() const { return pname_; }
diff --git a/fastboot/task_test.cpp b/fastboot/task_test.cpp
index 81154c6..519d4ed 100644
--- a/fastboot/task_test.cpp
+++ b/fastboot/task_test.cpp
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
             << "size of fastboot-info task list: " << fastboot_info_tasks.size()
             << " size of hardcoded task list: " << hardcoded_tasks.size();
 }
-TEST_F(ParseTest, IsDynamicParitiontest) {
+TEST_F(ParseTest, IsDynamicPartitiontest) {
     if (!get_android_product_out()) {
         GTEST_SKIP();
     }
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@
                 ParseFastbootInfoLine(fp.get(), android::base::Tokenize(test.first, " "));
         auto flash_task = task->AsFlashTask();
         ASSERT_FALSE(flash_task == nullptr);
-        ASSERT_EQ(FlashTask::IsDynamicParitition(fp->source.get(), flash_task), test.second);
+        ASSERT_EQ(FlashTask::IsDynamicPartition(fp->source.get(), flash_task), test.second);
     }
 }
 
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@
                     contains_optimized_task = true;
                 }
                 if (auto flash_task = task->AsFlashTask()) {
-                    if (FlashTask::IsDynamicParitition(fp->source.get(), flash_task)) {
+                    if (FlashTask::IsDynamicPartition(fp->source.get(), flash_task)) {
                         return false;
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_overlayfs_control.cpp b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_overlayfs_control.cpp
index 06214ef..08ad80c 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_overlayfs_control.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/fs_mgr_overlayfs_control.cpp
@@ -219,6 +219,35 @@
     return OverlayfsTeardownResult::Ok;
 }
 
+bool GetOverlaysActiveFlag() {
+    auto slot_number = fs_mgr_overlayfs_slot_number();
+    const auto super_device = kPhysicalDevice + fs_mgr_get_super_partition_name();
+
+    auto metadata = ReadMetadata(super_device, slot_number);
+    if (!metadata) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    return !!(metadata->header.flags & LP_HEADER_FLAG_OVERLAYS_ACTIVE);
+}
+
+bool SetOverlaysActiveFlag(bool flag) {
+    // Mark overlays as active in the partition table, to detect re-flash.
+    auto slot_number = fs_mgr_overlayfs_slot_number();
+    const auto super_device = kPhysicalDevice + fs_mgr_get_super_partition_name();
+    auto builder = MetadataBuilder::New(super_device, slot_number);
+    if (!builder) {
+        LERROR << "open " << super_device << " metadata";
+        return false;
+    }
+    builder->SetOverlaysActiveFlag(flag);
+    auto metadata = builder->Export();
+    if (!metadata || !UpdatePartitionTable(super_device, *metadata.get(), slot_number)) {
+        LERROR << "update super metadata";
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
 OverlayfsTeardownResult fs_mgr_overlayfs_teardown_scratch(const std::string& overlay,
                                                           bool* change) {
     // umount and delete kScratchMountPoint storage if we have logical partitions
@@ -232,6 +261,10 @@
         return OverlayfsTeardownResult::Error;
     }
 
+    // Note: we don't care if SetOverlaysActiveFlag fails, since
+    // the overlays are removed no matter what.
+    SetOverlaysActiveFlag(false);
+
     bool was_mounted = fs_mgr_overlayfs_already_mounted(kScratchMountPoint, false);
     if (was_mounted) {
         fs_mgr_overlayfs_umount_scratch();
@@ -448,6 +481,7 @@
             }
         }
     }
+
     // land the update back on to the partition
     if (changed) {
         auto metadata = builder->Export();
@@ -592,6 +626,12 @@
         return false;
     }
 
+    if (!SetOverlaysActiveFlag(true)) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to update dynamic partition data";
+        fs_mgr_overlayfs_teardown_scratch(kScratchMountPoint, nullptr);
+        return false;
+    }
+
     // If the partition exists, assume first that it can be mounted.
     if (partition_exists) {
         if (MountScratch(scratch_device)) {
@@ -856,6 +896,9 @@
         return;
     }
 
+    if (!GetOverlaysActiveFlag()) {
+        return;
+    }
     if (ScratchIsOnData()) {
         if (auto images = IImageManager::Open("remount", 0ms)) {
             images->MapAllImages(init);
@@ -879,6 +922,9 @@
     }
     if (auto images = IImageManager::Open("remount", 0ms)) {
         images->RemoveDisabledImages();
+        if (!GetOverlaysActiveFlag()) {
+            fs_mgr_overlayfs_teardown_scratch(kScratchMountPoint, nullptr);
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/fs_mgr/liblp/builder.cpp b/fs_mgr/liblp/builder.cpp
index 6cb2c51..4e6e97b 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/liblp/builder.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/liblp/builder.cpp
@@ -1211,6 +1211,15 @@
     header_.flags |= LP_HEADER_FLAG_VIRTUAL_AB_DEVICE;
 }
 
+void MetadataBuilder::SetOverlaysActiveFlag(bool flag) {
+    RequireExpandedMetadataHeader();
+    if (flag) {
+        header_.flags |= LP_HEADER_FLAG_OVERLAYS_ACTIVE;
+    } else {
+        header_.flags &= ~LP_HEADER_FLAG_OVERLAYS_ACTIVE;
+    }
+}
+
 bool MetadataBuilder::IsABDevice() {
     return !IPropertyFetcher::GetInstance()->GetProperty("ro.boot.slot_suffix", "").empty();
 }
diff --git a/fs_mgr/liblp/include/liblp/builder.h b/fs_mgr/liblp/include/liblp/builder.h
index 54f31bc..957b96b 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/liblp/include/liblp/builder.h
+++ b/fs_mgr/liblp/include/liblp/builder.h
@@ -346,6 +346,8 @@
     void SetAutoSlotSuffixing();
     // Set the LP_HEADER_FLAG_VIRTUAL_AB_DEVICE flag.
     void SetVirtualABDeviceFlag();
+    // Set or unset the LP_HEADER_FLAG_OVERLAYS_ACTIVE flag.
+    void SetOverlaysActiveFlag(bool flag);
 
     bool GetBlockDeviceInfo(const std::string& partition_name, BlockDeviceInfo* info) const;
     bool UpdateBlockDeviceInfo(const std::string& partition_name, const BlockDeviceInfo& info);
diff --git a/fs_mgr/liblp/include/liblp/metadata_format.h b/fs_mgr/liblp/include/liblp/metadata_format.h
index 41d8b0c..8d77097 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/liblp/include/liblp/metadata_format.h
+++ b/fs_mgr/liblp/include/liblp/metadata_format.h
@@ -240,6 +240,9 @@
  */
 #define LP_HEADER_FLAG_VIRTUAL_AB_DEVICE 0x1
 
+/* This device has overlays activated via "adb remount". */
+#define LP_HEADER_FLAG_OVERLAYS_ACTIVE 0x2
+
 /* This struct defines a logical partition entry, similar to what would be
  * present in a GUID Partition Table.
  */