diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
index d9a19cd..ca1a0b7 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
@@ -746,6 +746,17 @@
     return thread->frameCount();
 }
 
+size_t AudioFlinger::frameCountHAL(audio_io_handle_t ioHandle) const
+{
+    Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
+    ThreadBase *thread = checkThread_l(ioHandle);
+    if (thread == NULL) {
+        ALOGW("frameCountHAL() unknown thread %d", ioHandle);
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return thread->frameCountHAL();
+}
+
 uint32_t AudioFlinger::latency(audio_io_handle_t output) const
 {
     Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
index 5f4b0f1..96d38d0 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.h
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
     virtual     uint32_t    sampleRate(audio_io_handle_t ioHandle) const;
     virtual     audio_format_t format(audio_io_handle_t output) const;
     virtual     size_t      frameCount(audio_io_handle_t ioHandle) const;
+    virtual     size_t      frameCountHAL(audio_io_handle_t ioHandle) const;
     virtual     uint32_t    latency(audio_io_handle_t output) const;
 
     virtual     status_t    setMasterVolume(float value);
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp b/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
index 21ce6b1..ff67fb2 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/Threads.cpp
@@ -2153,6 +2153,7 @@
         desc->mFormat = mFormat;
         desc->mFrameCount = mNormalFrameCount; // FIXME see
                                              // AudioFlinger::frameCount(audio_io_handle_t)
+        desc->mFrameCountHAL = mFrameCount;
         desc->mLatency = latency_l();
         break;
 
@@ -7117,6 +7118,7 @@
         desc->mSamplingRate = mSampleRate;
         desc->mFormat = mFormat;
         desc->mFrameCount = mFrameCount;
+        desc->mFrameCountHAL = mFrameCount;
         desc->mLatency = 0;
         break;
 
diff --git a/services/audioflinger/Threads.h b/services/audioflinger/Threads.h
index cf896e0..e71840d 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/Threads.h
+++ b/services/audioflinger/Threads.h
@@ -247,6 +247,10 @@
                 // Called by AudioFlinger::frameCount(audio_io_handle_t output) and effects,
                 // and returns the [normal mix] buffer's frame count.
     virtual     size_t      frameCount() const = 0;
+
+                // Return's the HAL's frame count i.e. fast mixer buffer size.
+                size_t      frameCountHAL() const { return mFrameCount; }
+
                 size_t      frameSize() const { return mFrameSize; }
 
     // Should be "virtual status_t requestExitAndWait()" and override same
@@ -606,9 +610,6 @@
 
     virtual     size_t      frameCount() const { return mNormalFrameCount; }
 
-                // Return's the HAL's frame count i.e. fast mixer buffer size.
-                size_t      frameCountHAL() const { return mFrameCount; }
-
                 status_t    getTimestamp_l(AudioTimestamp& timestamp);
 
                 void        addPatchTrack(const sp<PatchTrack>& track);