diff --git a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayer.cpp b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayer.cpp
index 59b070c..dbc0441 100644
--- a/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayer.cpp
+++ b/media/libmediaplayerservice/nuplayer/NuPlayer.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 
 #include "ATSParser.h"
 
+#include <cutils/properties.h>
+
 #include <media/stagefright/foundation/hexdump.h>
 #include <media/stagefright/foundation/ABuffer.h>
 #include <media/stagefright/foundation/ADebug.h>
@@ -1201,6 +1203,17 @@
         notify->setInt32("generation", mVideoDecoderGeneration);
 
         *decoder = new Decoder(notify, mSource, mRenderer, mNativeWindow);
+
+        // enable FRC if high-quality AV sync is requested, even if not
+        // queuing to native window, as this will even improve textureview
+        // playback.
+        {
+            char value[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
+            if (property_get("persist.sys.media.avsync", value, NULL) &&
+                    (!strcmp("1", value) || !strcasecmp("true", value))) {
+                format->setInt32("auto-frc", 1);
+            }
+        }
     }
     (*decoder)->init();
     (*decoder)->configure(format);
diff --git a/media/libstagefright/ACodec.cpp b/media/libstagefright/ACodec.cpp
index 0e9d734..1413635 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/ACodec.cpp
+++ b/media/libstagefright/ACodec.cpp
@@ -1268,6 +1268,24 @@
                 static_cast<NativeWindowWrapper *>(obj.get()));
         sp<ANativeWindow> nativeWindow = windowWrapper->getNativeWindow();
 
+        // START of temporary support for automatic FRC - THIS WILL BE REMOVED
+        int32_t autoFrc;
+        if (msg->findInt32("auto-frc", &autoFrc)) {
+            bool enabled = autoFrc;
+            OMX_CONFIG_BOOLEANTYPE config;
+            InitOMXParams(&config);
+            config.bEnabled = (OMX_BOOL)enabled;
+            status_t temp = mOMX->setConfig(
+                    mNode, (OMX_INDEXTYPE)OMX_IndexConfigAutoFramerateConversion,
+                    &config, sizeof(config));
+            if (temp == OK) {
+                outputFormat->setInt32("auto-frc", enabled);
+            } else if (enabled) {
+                ALOGI("codec does not support requested auto-frc (err %d)", temp);
+            }
+        }
+        // END of temporary support for automatic FRC
+
         int32_t tunneled;
         if (msg->findInt32("feature-tunneled-playback", &tunneled) &&
             tunneled != 0) {