diff --git a/libs/hwui/FrameInfo.cpp b/libs/hwui/FrameInfo.cpp
index 8191f5e..a958a09 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/FrameInfo.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/FrameInfo.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 #include "FrameInfo.h"
 
+#include <gui/TraceUtils.h>
+
 #include <cstring>
 
 namespace android {
@@ -51,6 +53,30 @@
 
 void FrameInfo::importUiThreadInfo(int64_t* info) {
     memcpy(mFrameInfo, info, UI_THREAD_FRAME_INFO_SIZE * sizeof(int64_t));
+    mSkippedFrameReason.reset();
+}
+
+const char* toString(SkippedFrameReason reason) {
+    switch (reason) {
+        case SkippedFrameReason::DrawingOff:
+            return "DrawingOff";
+        case SkippedFrameReason::ContextIsStopped:
+            return "ContextIsStopped";
+        case SkippedFrameReason::NothingToDraw:
+            return "NothingToDraw";
+        case SkippedFrameReason::NoOutputTarget:
+            return "NoOutputTarget";
+        case SkippedFrameReason::NoBuffer:
+            return "NoBuffer";
+        case SkippedFrameReason::AlreadyDrawn:
+            return "AlreadyDrawn";
+    }
+}
+
+void FrameInfo::setSkippedFrameReason(android::uirenderer::SkippedFrameReason reason) {
+    ATRACE_FORMAT_INSTANT("Frame skipped: %s", toString(reason));
+    addFlag(FrameInfoFlags::SkippedFrame);
+    mSkippedFrameReason = reason;
 }
 
 } /* namespace uirenderer */
diff --git a/libs/hwui/FrameInfo.h b/libs/hwui/FrameInfo.h
index b15b6cb..f7ad139 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/FrameInfo.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/FrameInfo.h
@@ -16,15 +16,17 @@
 #ifndef FRAMEINFO_H_
 #define FRAMEINFO_H_
 
-#include "utils/Macros.h"
-
 #include <cutils/compiler.h>
+#include <memory.h>
 #include <utils/Timers.h>
 
 #include <array>
-#include <memory.h>
+#include <optional>
 #include <string>
 
+#include "SkippedFrameInfo.h"
+#include "utils/Macros.h"
+
 namespace android {
 namespace uirenderer {
 
@@ -186,8 +188,14 @@
         return mFrameInfo[static_cast<int>(index)];
     }
 
+    void setSkippedFrameReason(SkippedFrameReason reason);
+    inline std::optional<SkippedFrameReason> getSkippedFrameReason() const {
+        return mSkippedFrameReason;
+    }
+
 private:
     int64_t mFrameInfo[static_cast<int>(FrameInfoIndex::NumIndexes)];
+    std::optional<SkippedFrameReason> mSkippedFrameReason;
 };
 
 } /* namespace uirenderer */
diff --git a/libs/hwui/FrameInfoVisualizer.cpp b/libs/hwui/FrameInfoVisualizer.cpp
index 687e4dd..59f2169 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/FrameInfoVisualizer.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/FrameInfoVisualizer.cpp
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
     int fast_i = 0, janky_i = 0;
     // Set the bottom of all the shapes to the baseline
     for (int fi = mFrameSource.size() - 1; fi >= 0; fi--) {
-        if (mFrameSource[fi][FrameInfoIndex::Flags] & FrameInfoFlags::SkippedFrame) {
+        if (mFrameSource[fi].getSkippedFrameReason()) {
             continue;
         }
         float lineWidth = baseLineWidth;
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
     int janky_i = (mNumJankyRects - 1) * 4;
 
     for (size_t fi = 0; fi < mFrameSource.size(); fi++) {
-        if (mFrameSource[fi][FrameInfoIndex::Flags] & FrameInfoFlags::SkippedFrame) {
+        if (mFrameSource[fi].getSkippedFrameReason()) {
             continue;
         }
 
diff --git a/libs/hwui/SkippedFrameInfo.h b/libs/hwui/SkippedFrameInfo.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de56d9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/hwui/SkippedFrameInfo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+namespace android::uirenderer {
+
+enum class SkippedFrameReason {
+    DrawingOff,
+    ContextIsStopped,
+    NothingToDraw,
+    NoOutputTarget,
+    NoBuffer,
+    AlreadyDrawn,
+};
+
+} /* namespace android::uirenderer */
diff --git a/libs/hwui/TreeInfo.h b/libs/hwui/TreeInfo.h
index 2bff9cb..ea25f68 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/TreeInfo.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/TreeInfo.h
@@ -16,14 +16,16 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include "Properties.h"
-#include "utils/Macros.h"
-
 #include <utils/Timers.h>
-#include "SkSize.h"
 
+#include <optional>
 #include <string>
 
+#include "Properties.h"
+#include "SkSize.h"
+#include "SkippedFrameInfo.h"
+#include "utils/Macros.h"
+
 namespace android {
 namespace uirenderer {
 
@@ -110,13 +112,13 @@
         // animate itself, such as if hasFunctors is true
         // This is only set if hasAnimations is true
         bool requiresUiRedraw = false;
-        // This is set to true if draw() can be called this frame
-        // false means that we must delay until the next vsync pulse as frame
+        // This is set to nullopt if draw() can be called this frame
+        // A value means that we must delay until the next vsync pulse as frame
         // production is outrunning consumption
-        // NOTE that if this is false CanvasContext will set either requiresUiRedraw
+        // NOTE that if this has a value CanvasContext will set either requiresUiRedraw
         // *OR* will post itself for the next vsync automatically, use this
         // only to avoid calling draw()
-        bool canDrawThisFrame = true;
+        std::optional<SkippedFrameReason> skippedFrameReason;
         // Sentinel for animatedImageDelay meaning there is no need to post such
         // a message.
         static constexpr nsecs_t kNoAnimatedImageDelay = -1;
diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.cpp b/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.cpp
index 2ef7802..2e0de3f 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.cpp
@@ -357,8 +357,9 @@
     return true;
 }
 
-static bool wasSkipped(FrameInfo* info) {
-    return info && ((*info)[FrameInfoIndex::Flags] & FrameInfoFlags::SkippedFrame);
+static std::optional<SkippedFrameReason> wasSkipped(FrameInfo* info) {
+    if (info) return info->getSkippedFrameReason();
+    return std::nullopt;
 }
 
 bool CanvasContext::isSwapChainStuffed() {
@@ -407,13 +408,26 @@
 
     // If the previous frame was dropped we don't need to hold onto it, so
     // just keep using the previous frame's structure instead
-    if (wasSkipped(mCurrentFrameInfo)) {
+    if (const auto reason = wasSkipped(mCurrentFrameInfo)) {
         // Use the oldest skipped frame in case we skip more than a single frame
         if (!mSkippedFrameInfo) {
-            mSkippedFrameInfo.emplace();
-            mSkippedFrameInfo->vsyncId =
-                mCurrentFrameInfo->get(FrameInfoIndex::FrameTimelineVsyncId);
-            mSkippedFrameInfo->startTime = mCurrentFrameInfo->get(FrameInfoIndex::FrameStartTime);
+            switch (*reason) {
+                case SkippedFrameReason::AlreadyDrawn:
+                case SkippedFrameReason::NoBuffer:
+                case SkippedFrameReason::NoOutputTarget:
+                    mSkippedFrameInfo.emplace();
+                    mSkippedFrameInfo->vsyncId =
+                            mCurrentFrameInfo->get(FrameInfoIndex::FrameTimelineVsyncId);
+                    mSkippedFrameInfo->startTime =
+                            mCurrentFrameInfo->get(FrameInfoIndex::FrameStartTime);
+                    break;
+                case SkippedFrameReason::DrawingOff:
+                case SkippedFrameReason::ContextIsStopped:
+                case SkippedFrameReason::NothingToDraw:
+                    // Do not report those as skipped frames as there was no frame expected to be
+                    // drawn
+                    break;
+            }
         }
     } else {
         mCurrentFrameInfo = mJankTracker.startFrame();
@@ -427,7 +441,7 @@
     info.damageAccumulator = &mDamageAccumulator;
     info.layerUpdateQueue = &mLayerUpdateQueue;
     info.damageGenerationId = mDamageId++;
-    info.out.canDrawThisFrame = true;
+    info.out.skippedFrameReason = std::nullopt;
 
     mAnimationContext->startFrame(info.mode);
     for (const sp<RenderNode>& node : mRenderNodes) {
@@ -447,8 +461,8 @@
     mIsDirty = true;
 
     if (CC_UNLIKELY(!hasOutputTarget())) {
-        mCurrentFrameInfo->addFlag(FrameInfoFlags::SkippedFrame);
-        info.out.canDrawThisFrame = false;
+        info.out.skippedFrameReason = SkippedFrameReason::NoOutputTarget;
+        mCurrentFrameInfo->setSkippedFrameReason(*info.out.skippedFrameReason);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -463,23 +477,23 @@
         if (vsyncDelta < 2_ms) {
             // Already drew for this vsync pulse, UI draw request missed
             // the deadline for RT animations
-            info.out.canDrawThisFrame = false;
+            info.out.skippedFrameReason = SkippedFrameReason::AlreadyDrawn;
         }
     } else {
-        info.out.canDrawThisFrame = true;
+        info.out.skippedFrameReason = std::nullopt;
     }
 
     // TODO: Do we need to abort out if the backdrop is added but not ready? Should that even
     // be an allowable combination?
     if (mRenderNodes.size() > 2 && !mRenderNodes[1]->isRenderable()) {
-        info.out.canDrawThisFrame = false;
+        info.out.skippedFrameReason = SkippedFrameReason::NothingToDraw;
     }
 
-    if (info.out.canDrawThisFrame) {
+    if (!info.out.skippedFrameReason) {
         int err = mNativeSurface->reserveNext();
         if (err != OK) {
-            mCurrentFrameInfo->addFlag(FrameInfoFlags::SkippedFrame);
-            info.out.canDrawThisFrame = false;
+            info.out.skippedFrameReason = SkippedFrameReason::NoBuffer;
+            mCurrentFrameInfo->setSkippedFrameReason(*info.out.skippedFrameReason);
             ALOGW("reserveNext failed, error = %d (%s)", err, strerror(-err));
             if (err != TIMED_OUT) {
                 // A timed out surface can still recover, but assume others are permanently dead.
@@ -488,11 +502,11 @@
             }
         }
     } else {
-        mCurrentFrameInfo->addFlag(FrameInfoFlags::SkippedFrame);
+        mCurrentFrameInfo->setSkippedFrameReason(*info.out.skippedFrameReason);
     }
 
     bool postedFrameCallback = false;
-    if (info.out.hasAnimations || !info.out.canDrawThisFrame) {
+    if (info.out.hasAnimations || info.out.skippedFrameReason) {
         if (CC_UNLIKELY(!Properties::enableRTAnimations)) {
             info.out.requiresUiRedraw = true;
         }
@@ -558,9 +572,20 @@
     mSyncDelayDuration = 0;
     mIdleDuration = 0;
 
-    if (!Properties::isDrawingEnabled() ||
-        (dirty.isEmpty() && Properties::skipEmptyFrames && !surfaceRequiresRedraw())) {
-        mCurrentFrameInfo->addFlag(FrameInfoFlags::SkippedFrame);
+    const auto skippedFrameReason = [&]() -> std::optional<SkippedFrameReason> {
+        if (!Properties::isDrawingEnabled()) {
+            return SkippedFrameReason::DrawingOff;
+        }
+
+        if (dirty.isEmpty() && Properties::skipEmptyFrames && !surfaceRequiresRedraw()) {
+            return SkippedFrameReason::NothingToDraw;
+        }
+
+        return std::nullopt;
+    }();
+    if (skippedFrameReason) {
+        mCurrentFrameInfo->setSkippedFrameReason(*skippedFrameReason);
+
         if (auto grContext = getGrContext()) {
             // Submit to ensure that any texture uploads complete and Skia can
             // free its staging buffers.
@@ -904,7 +929,7 @@
 
     TreeInfo info(TreeInfo::MODE_RT_ONLY, *this);
     prepareTree(info, frameInfo, systemTime(SYSTEM_TIME_MONOTONIC), node);
-    if (info.out.canDrawThisFrame) {
+    if (!info.out.skippedFrameReason) {
         draw(info.out.solelyTextureViewUpdates);
     } else {
         // wait on fences so tasks don't overlap next frame
diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/DrawFrameTask.cpp b/libs/hwui/renderthread/DrawFrameTask.cpp
index 53b43ba..1b333bf 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/DrawFrameTask.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/DrawFrameTask.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
         info.forceDrawFrame = mForceDrawFrame;
         mForceDrawFrame = false;
         canUnblockUiThread = syncFrameState(info);
-        canDrawThisFrame = info.out.canDrawThisFrame;
+        canDrawThisFrame = !info.out.skippedFrameReason.has_value();
         solelyTextureViewUpdates = info.out.solelyTextureViewUpdates;
 
         if (mFrameCommitCallback) {
@@ -192,11 +192,12 @@
     if (CC_UNLIKELY(!hasTarget || !canDraw)) {
         if (!hasTarget) {
             mSyncResult |= SyncResult::LostSurfaceRewardIfFound;
+            info.out.skippedFrameReason = SkippedFrameReason::NoOutputTarget;
         } else {
             // If we have a surface but can't draw we must be stopped
             mSyncResult |= SyncResult::ContextIsStopped;
+            info.out.skippedFrameReason = SkippedFrameReason::ContextIsStopped;
         }
-        info.out.canDrawThisFrame = false;
     }
 
     if (info.out.hasAnimations) {
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@
             mSyncResult |= SyncResult::UIRedrawRequired;
         }
     }
-    if (!info.out.canDrawThisFrame) {
+    if (info.out.skippedFrameReason) {
         mSyncResult |= SyncResult::FrameDropped;
     }
     // If prepareTextures is false, we ran out of texture cache space