diff --git a/media/codec2/sfplugin/CCodecBufferChannel.cpp b/media/codec2/sfplugin/CCodecBufferChannel.cpp
index 51082d1..e785b64 100644
--- a/media/codec2/sfplugin/CCodecBufferChannel.cpp
+++ b/media/codec2/sfplugin/CCodecBufferChannel.cpp
@@ -2147,8 +2147,15 @@
 
     if (notifyClient && !buffer && !flags) {
         if (mTunneled && drop && outputFormat) {
-            ALOGV("[%s] onWorkDone: Keep tunneled, drop frame with format change (%lld)",
-                  mName, work->input.ordinal.frameIndex.peekull());
+            if (mOutputFormat != outputFormat) {
+                ALOGV("[%s] onWorkDone: Keep tunneled, drop frame with format change (%lld)",
+                      mName, work->input.ordinal.frameIndex.peekull());
+                mOutputFormat = outputFormat;
+            } else {
+                ALOGV("[%s] onWorkDone: Not reporting output buffer without format change (%lld)",
+                      mName, work->input.ordinal.frameIndex.peekull());
+                notifyClient = false;
+            }
         } else {
             ALOGV("[%s] onWorkDone: Not reporting output buffer (%lld)",
                   mName, work->input.ordinal.frameIndex.peekull());
diff --git a/media/codec2/sfplugin/CCodecBufferChannel.h b/media/codec2/sfplugin/CCodecBufferChannel.h
index 2d87aa9..64661ee 100644
--- a/media/codec2/sfplugin/CCodecBufferChannel.h
+++ b/media/codec2/sfplugin/CCodecBufferChannel.h
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@
     std::shared_ptr<C2BlockPool> mInputAllocator;
     QueueSync mQueueSync;
     std::vector<std::unique_ptr<C2Param>> mParamsToBeSet;
+    sp<AMessage> mOutputFormat;
 
     struct Input {
         Input();