diff --git a/media/codec2/sfplugin/CCodecBufferChannel.cpp b/media/codec2/sfplugin/CCodecBufferChannel.cpp
index d72d228..feca03d 100644
--- a/media/codec2/sfplugin/CCodecBufferChannel.cpp
+++ b/media/codec2/sfplugin/CCodecBufferChannel.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 using hardware::hidl_vec;
 using hardware::fromHeap;
 using hardware::HidlMemory;
+using server_configurable_flags::GetServerConfigurableFlag;
 
 using namespace hardware::cas::V1_0;
 using namespace hardware::cas::native::V1_0;
@@ -82,6 +83,11 @@
 // than making it non-blocking. Do not change this value.
 const static size_t kDequeueTimeoutNs = 0;
 
+static bool areRenderMetricsEnabled() {
+    std::string v = GetServerConfigurableFlag("media_native", "render_metrics_enabled", "false");
+    return v == "true";
+}
+
 }  // namespace
 
 CCodecBufferChannel::QueueGuard::QueueGuard(
@@ -148,6 +154,7 @@
       mCCodecCallback(callback),
       mFrameIndex(0u),
       mFirstValidFrameIndex(0u),
+      mAreRenderMetricsEnabled(areRenderMetricsEnabled()),
       mIsSurfaceToDisplay(false),
       mHasPresentFenceTimes(false),
       mRenderingDepth(3u),
@@ -174,8 +181,7 @@
         Mutexed<BlockPools>::Locked pools(mBlockPools);
         pools->outputPoolId = C2BlockPool::BASIC_LINEAR;
     }
-    std::string value = server_configurable_flags::GetServerConfigurableFlag(
-            "media_native", "ccodec_rendering_depth", "3");
+    std::string value = GetServerConfigurableFlag("media_native", "ccodec_rendering_depth", "3");
     android::base::ParseInt(value, &mRenderingDepth);
     mOutputSurface.lock()->maxDequeueBuffers = kSmoothnessFactor + mRenderingDepth;
 }
@@ -996,7 +1002,7 @@
 
     int64_t mediaTimeUs = 0;
     (void)buffer->meta()->findInt64("timeUs", &mediaTimeUs);
-    if (mIsSurfaceToDisplay) {
+    if (mAreRenderMetricsEnabled && mIsSurfaceToDisplay) {
         trackReleasedFrame(qbo, mediaTimeUs, timestampNs);
         processRenderedFrames(qbo.frameTimestamps);
     } else {
diff --git a/media/codec2/sfplugin/CCodecBufferChannel.h b/media/codec2/sfplugin/CCodecBufferChannel.h
index 2d87aa9..41f5ae2 100644
--- a/media/codec2/sfplugin/CCodecBufferChannel.h
+++ b/media/codec2/sfplugin/CCodecBufferChannel.h
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@
     sp<MemoryDealer> makeMemoryDealer(size_t heapSize);
 
     std::deque<TrackedFrame> mTrackedFrames;
+    bool mAreRenderMetricsEnabled;
     bool mIsSurfaceToDisplay;
     bool mHasPresentFenceTimes;