diff --git a/libs/hwui/Properties.cpp b/libs/hwui/Properties.cpp
index 755332ff..f43a4f7 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/Properties.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/Properties.cpp
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@
 bool Properties::clipSurfaceViews = false;
 bool Properties::hdr10bitPlus = false;
 
+int Properties::timeoutMultiplier = 1;
+
 StretchEffectBehavior Properties::stretchEffectBehavior = StretchEffectBehavior::ShaderHWUI;
 
 DrawingEnabled Properties::drawingEnabled = DrawingEnabled::NotInitialized;
@@ -183,6 +185,8 @@
             base::GetBoolProperty("debug.hwui.clip_surfaceviews", hwui_flags::clip_surfaceviews());
     hdr10bitPlus = hwui_flags::hdr_10bit_plus();
 
+    timeoutMultiplier = android::base::GetIntProperty("ro.hw_timeout_multiplier", 1);
+
     return (prevDebugLayersUpdates != debugLayersUpdates) || (prevDebugOverdraw != debugOverdraw);
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/hwui/Properties.h b/libs/hwui/Properties.h
index ec53070..f464043 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/Properties.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/Properties.h
@@ -338,6 +338,8 @@
     static bool clipSurfaceViews;
     static bool hdr10bitPlus;
 
+    static int timeoutMultiplier;
+
     static StretchEffectBehavior getStretchEffectBehavior() {
         return stretchEffectBehavior;
     }
diff --git a/libs/hwui/Readback.cpp b/libs/hwui/Readback.cpp
index afe4c38..2f15722 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/Readback.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/Readback.cpp
@@ -91,8 +91,10 @@
 
     {
         ATRACE_NAME("sync_wait");
-        if (sourceFence != -1 && sync_wait(sourceFence.get(), 500 /* ms */) != NO_ERROR) {
-            ALOGE("Timeout (500ms) exceeded waiting for buffer fence, abandoning readback attempt");
+        int syncWaitTimeoutMs = 500 * Properties::timeoutMultiplier;
+        if (sourceFence != -1 && sync_wait(sourceFence.get(), syncWaitTimeoutMs) != NO_ERROR) {
+            ALOGE("Timeout (%dms) exceeded waiting for buffer fence, abandoning readback attempt",
+                  syncWaitTimeoutMs);
             return request->onCopyFinished(CopyResult::Timeout);
         }
     }
@@ -109,9 +111,8 @@
 
     sk_sp<SkColorSpace> colorSpace =
             DataSpaceToColorSpace(static_cast<android_dataspace>(dataspace));
-    sk_sp<SkImage> image =
-            SkImages::DeferredFromAHardwareBuffer(sourceBuffer.get(), kPremul_SkAlphaType, 
-                                                  colorSpace);
+    sk_sp<SkImage> image = SkImages::DeferredFromAHardwareBuffer(sourceBuffer.get(),
+                                                                 kPremul_SkAlphaType, colorSpace);
 
     if (!image.get()) {
         return request->onCopyFinished(CopyResult::UnknownError);