diff --git a/mediapipe/examples/desktop/autoflip/autoflip_messages.proto b/mediapipe/examples/desktop/autoflip/autoflip_messages.proto
index 8507c9ad7..c89a6aea6 100644
--- a/mediapipe/examples/desktop/autoflip/autoflip_messages.proto
+++ b/mediapipe/examples/desktop/autoflip/autoflip_messages.proto
@@ -185,6 +185,10 @@ message ExternalRenderFrame {
   // original dimensions of the input video.  The first step to render this
   // frame is to crop this rect from the input frame.
   optional Rect crop_from_location = 1;
+  // Rect that must be cropped out of the input frame.  It is defined in the
+  // ratio of the frame of the input video.  The first step to render this frame
+  // is to crop this rect from the input frame.
+  optional Rect normalized_crop_from_location = 7;
   // The placement location where the above rect is placed on the output frame.
   // This will always have the same aspect ratio as the above rect but scaling
   // may be required.
diff --git a/mediapipe/examples/desktop/autoflip/calculators/scene_cropping_calculator.cc b/mediapipe/examples/desktop/autoflip/calculators/scene_cropping_calculator.cc
index 89170dc6a..7e286b743 100644
--- a/mediapipe/examples/desktop/autoflip/calculators/scene_cropping_calculator.cc
+++ b/mediapipe/examples/desktop/autoflip/calculators/scene_cropping_calculator.cc
@@ -201,13 +201,26 @@ absl::Status ParseAspectRatioString(const std::string& aspect_ratio_string,
 void ConstructExternalRenderMessage(
     const cv::Rect& crop_from_location, const cv::Rect& render_to_location,
     const cv::Scalar& padding_color, const uint64 timestamp_us,
-    ExternalRenderFrame* external_render_message) {
+    ExternalRenderFrame* external_render_message, int frame_width,
+    int frame_height) {
   auto crop_from_message =
       external_render_message->mutable_crop_from_location();
   crop_from_message->set_x(crop_from_location.x);
   crop_from_message->set_y(crop_from_location.y);
   crop_from_message->set_width(crop_from_location.width);
   crop_from_message->set_height(crop_from_location.height);
+
+  auto normalized_crop_from_message =
+      external_render_message->mutable_normalized_crop_from_location();
+  normalized_crop_from_message->set_x(crop_from_location.x /
+                                      static_cast<float>(frame_width));
+  normalized_crop_from_message->set_y(crop_from_location.y /
+                                      static_cast<float>(frame_height));
+  normalized_crop_from_message->set_width(crop_from_location.width /
+                                          static_cast<float>(frame_width));
+  normalized_crop_from_message->set_height(crop_from_location.height /
+                                           static_cast<float>(frame_height));
+
   auto render_to_message =
       external_render_message->mutable_render_to_location();
   render_to_message->set_x(render_to_location.x);
@@ -627,7 +640,8 @@ absl::Status SceneCroppingCalculator::ProcessScene(const bool is_end_of_scene,
       auto external_render_message = absl::make_unique<ExternalRenderFrame>();
       ConstructExternalRenderMessage(
           crop_from_locations[i], render_to_locations[i], padding_colors[i],
-          scene_frame_timestamps_[i], external_render_message.get());
+          scene_frame_timestamps_[i], external_render_message.get(),
+          frame_width_, frame_height_);
       cc->Outputs()
           .Tag(kExternalRenderingPerFrame)
           .Add(external_render_message.release(),
@@ -640,7 +654,8 @@ absl::Status SceneCroppingCalculator::ProcessScene(const bool is_end_of_scene,
       ExternalRenderFrame render_frame;
       ConstructExternalRenderMessage(crop_from_locations[i],
                                      render_to_locations[i], padding_colors[i],
-                                     scene_frame_timestamps_[i], &render_frame);
+                                     scene_frame_timestamps_[i], &render_frame,
+                                     frame_width_, frame_height_);
       external_render_list_->push_back(render_frame);
     }
   }
diff --git a/mediapipe/examples/desktop/autoflip/calculators/scene_cropping_calculator_test.cc b/mediapipe/examples/desktop/autoflip/calculators/scene_cropping_calculator_test.cc
index 88728860a..c3285ea58 100644
--- a/mediapipe/examples/desktop/autoflip/calculators/scene_cropping_calculator_test.cc
+++ b/mediapipe/examples/desktop/autoflip/calculators/scene_cropping_calculator_test.cc
@@ -920,6 +920,41 @@ TEST(SceneCroppingCalculatorTest, OutputsCropMessageKinematicPathNoVideo) {
     EXPECT_EQ(ext_render_message.render_to_location().height(), 1124);
   }
 }
+
+// Checks external render message with default poly path solver using
+// normalized crops.
+TEST(SceneCroppingCalculatorTest, OutputsCropMessagePolyPathNormalized) {
+  const CalculatorGraphConfig::Node config =
+      ParseTextProtoOrDie<CalculatorGraphConfig::Node>(
+          absl::Substitute(kExternalRenderConfig, kTargetWidth, kTargetHeight));
+  auto runner = absl::make_unique<CalculatorRunner>(config);
+  const int num_frames = kSceneSize;
+  AddScene(0, num_frames, kInputFrameWidth, kInputFrameHeight, kKeyFrameWidth,
+           kKeyFrameHeight, 1, runner->MutableInputs());
+
+  MP_EXPECT_OK(runner->Run());
+  const auto& outputs = runner->Outputs();
+  const auto& ext_render_per_frame =
+      outputs.Tag(kExternalRenderingPerFrameTag).packets;
+  EXPECT_EQ(ext_render_per_frame.size(), num_frames);
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < num_frames - 1; ++i) {
+    const auto& ext_render_message =
+        ext_render_per_frame[i].Get<ExternalRenderFrame>();
+    EXPECT_EQ(ext_render_message.timestamp_us(), i * 20000);
+    EXPECT_EQ(ext_render_message.normalized_crop_from_location().x(),
+              725 / static_cast<float>(kInputFrameWidth));
+    EXPECT_EQ(ext_render_message.normalized_crop_from_location().y(), 0);
+    EXPECT_EQ(ext_render_message.normalized_crop_from_location().width(),
+              461 / static_cast<float>(kInputFrameWidth));
+    EXPECT_EQ(ext_render_message.normalized_crop_from_location().height(),
+              720 / static_cast<float>(kInputFrameHeight));
+    EXPECT_EQ(ext_render_message.render_to_location().x(), 0);
+    EXPECT_EQ(ext_render_message.render_to_location().y(), 0);
+    EXPECT_EQ(ext_render_message.render_to_location().width(), 720);
+    EXPECT_EQ(ext_render_message.render_to_location().height(), 1124);
+  }
+}
 }  // namespace
 }  // namespace autoflip
 }  // namespace mediapipe