diff --git a/core/java/android/view/LayoutInflater.java b/core/java/android/view/LayoutInflater.java
index df78827..99a7fe5 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/LayoutInflater.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/LayoutInflater.java
@@ -640,6 +640,10 @@
             mConstructorArgs[0] = inflaterContext;
             View result = root;
 
+            if (root != null && root.getViewRootImpl() != null) {
+                root.getViewRootImpl().notifyRendererOfExpensiveFrame();
+            }
+
             try {
                 advanceToRootNode(parser);
                 final String name = parser.getName();
@@ -662,6 +666,10 @@
                     // Temp is the root view that was found in the xml
                     final View temp = createViewFromTag(root, name, inflaterContext, attrs);
 
+                    if (root == null && temp != null && temp.getViewRootImpl() != null) {
+                        temp.getViewRootImpl().notifyRendererOfExpensiveFrame();
+                    }
+
                     ViewGroup.LayoutParams params = null;
 
                     if (root != null) {
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/ThreadedRenderer.java b/core/java/android/view/ThreadedRenderer.java
index 164a494..9c6e823 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/ThreadedRenderer.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/ThreadedRenderer.java
@@ -594,6 +594,13 @@
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void notifyExpensiveFrame() {
+        if (isEnabled()) {
+            super.notifyExpensiveFrame();
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Updates the light position based on the position of the window.
      *
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java b/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java
index ea7a64e..30e98a4 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java
@@ -2334,6 +2334,18 @@
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Notifies the HardwareRenderer of an expensive upcoming frame, to
+     * allow better handling of power and scheduling requirements.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    void notifyRendererOfExpensiveFrame() {
+        if (mAttachInfo.mThreadedRenderer != null) {
+            mAttachInfo.mThreadedRenderer.notifyExpensiveFrame();
+        }
+    }
+
     @UnsupportedAppUsage(maxTargetSdk = Build.VERSION_CODES.R, trackingBug = 170729553)
     void scheduleTraversals() {
         if (!mTraversalScheduled) {
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/HardwareRenderer.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/HardwareRenderer.java
index c7c97e0..0892a9b 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/HardwareRenderer.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/HardwareRenderer.java
@@ -992,6 +992,15 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Notifies the hardware renderer about upcoming expensive frames.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public void notifyExpensiveFrame() {
+        nNotifyExpensiveFrame(mNativeProxy);
+    }
+
+    /**
      * b/68769804, b/66945974: For low FPS experiments.
      *
      * @hide
@@ -1551,4 +1560,6 @@
     private static native void nSetRtAnimationsEnabled(boolean rtAnimationsEnabled);
 
     private static native void nNotifyCallbackPending(long nativeProxy);
+
+    private static native void nNotifyExpensiveFrame(long nativeProxy);
 }
diff --git a/libs/hwui/jni/android_graphics_HardwareRenderer.cpp b/libs/hwui/jni/android_graphics_HardwareRenderer.cpp
index 0663121..e457c31 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/jni/android_graphics_HardwareRenderer.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/jni/android_graphics_HardwareRenderer.cpp
@@ -865,6 +865,11 @@
     proxy->notifyCallbackPending();
 }
 
+static void android_view_ThreadedRenderer_notifyExpensiveFrame(JNIEnv*, jclass, jlong proxyPtr) {
+    RenderProxy* proxy = reinterpret_cast<RenderProxy*>(proxyPtr);
+    proxy->notifyExpensiveFrame();
+}
+
 // Plumbs the display density down to DeviceInfo.
 static void android_view_ThreadedRenderer_setDisplayDensityDpi(JNIEnv*, jclass, jint densityDpi) {
     // Convert from dpi to density-independent pixels.
@@ -1044,6 +1049,8 @@
          (void*)android_view_ThreadedRenderer_setRtAnimationsEnabled},
         {"nNotifyCallbackPending", "(J)V",
          (void*)android_view_ThreadedRenderer_notifyCallbackPending},
+        {"nNotifyExpensiveFrame", "(J)V",
+         (void*)android_view_ThreadedRenderer_notifyExpensiveFrame},
 };
 
 static JavaVM* mJvm = nullptr;
diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.cpp b/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.cpp
index 64839d0..b92c90e 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.cpp
@@ -1006,6 +1006,10 @@
     mHintSessionWrapper.sendLoadResetHint();
 }
 
+void CanvasContext::sendLoadIncreaseHint() {
+    mHintSessionWrapper.sendLoadIncreaseHint();
+}
+
 void CanvasContext::setSyncDelayDuration(nsecs_t duration) {
     mSyncDelayDuration = duration;
 }
diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.h b/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.h
index e875c42..d29e12c 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.h
@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@
 
     void sendLoadResetHint();
 
+    void sendLoadIncreaseHint();
+
     void setSyncDelayDuration(nsecs_t duration);
 
 private:
diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/HintSessionWrapper.cpp b/libs/hwui/renderthread/HintSessionWrapper.cpp
index 94c9d94..dece548 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/HintSessionWrapper.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/HintSessionWrapper.cpp
@@ -158,6 +158,11 @@
     mLastFrameNotification = now;
 }
 
+void HintSessionWrapper::sendLoadIncreaseHint() {
+    if (!useHintSession()) return;
+    gAPH_sendHintFn(mHintSession, static_cast<int>(SessionHint::CPU_LOAD_UP));
+}
+
 } /* namespace renderthread */
 } /* namespace uirenderer */
 } /* namespace android */
diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/HintSessionWrapper.h b/libs/hwui/renderthread/HintSessionWrapper.h
index fcbc101..c0f7a57 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/HintSessionWrapper.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/HintSessionWrapper.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     void updateTargetWorkDuration(long targetDurationNanos);
     void reportActualWorkDuration(long actualDurationNanos);
     void sendLoadResetHint();
+    void sendLoadIncreaseHint();
 
 private:
     bool useHintSession();
diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderProxy.cpp b/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderProxy.cpp
index 07f5a78..04a6cbd 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderProxy.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderProxy.cpp
@@ -242,6 +242,10 @@
     mRenderThread.queue().post([this]() { mContext->sendLoadResetHint(); });
 }
 
+void RenderProxy::notifyExpensiveFrame() {
+    mRenderThread.queue().post([this]() { mContext->sendLoadIncreaseHint(); });
+}
+
 void RenderProxy::dumpProfileInfo(int fd, int dumpFlags) {
     mRenderThread.queue().runSync([&]() {
         std::lock_guard lock(mRenderThread.getJankDataMutex());
diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderProxy.h b/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderProxy.h
index a21faa8..1064225 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderProxy.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderProxy.h
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
     void stopDrawing();
     void notifyFramePending();
     void notifyCallbackPending();
+    void notifyExpensiveFrame();
 
     void dumpProfileInfo(int fd, int dumpFlags);
     // Not exported, only used for testing