diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.cpp
index c73e825..8202515 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.cpp
@@ -229,6 +229,15 @@
     return *mCurrentRefreshRate;
 }
 
+const RefreshRate& RefreshRateConfigs::getCurrentRefreshRateByPolicy() const {
+    std::lock_guard lock(mLock);
+    if (std::find(mAvailableRefreshRates.begin(), mAvailableRefreshRates.end(),
+                  mCurrentRefreshRate) != mAvailableRefreshRates.end()) {
+        return *mCurrentRefreshRate;
+    }
+    return mRefreshRates.at(mDefaultConfig);
+}
+
 void RefreshRateConfigs::setCurrentConfigId(HwcConfigIndexType configId) {
     std::lock_guard lock(mLock);
     mCurrentRefreshRate = &mRefreshRates.at(configId);
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.h b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.h
index fc95959..e5bb557 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.h
@@ -149,6 +149,10 @@
     // Returns the current refresh rate
     const RefreshRate& getCurrentRefreshRate() const EXCLUDES(mLock);
 
+    // Returns the current refresh rate, if allowed. Otherwise the default that is allowed by
+    // the policy.
+    const RefreshRate& getCurrentRefreshRateByPolicy() const;
+
     // Returns the refresh rate that corresponds to a HwcConfigIndexType. This won't change at
     // runtime.
     const RefreshRate& getRefreshRateFromConfigId(HwcConfigIndexType configId) const {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/Scheduler.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/Scheduler.cpp
index dd5d2ac..94791eb 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/Scheduler.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/Scheduler.cpp
@@ -625,8 +625,8 @@
                 .configId;
     }
 
-    // There are no signals for refresh rate, just leave it as is
-    return mRefreshRateConfigs.getCurrentRefreshRate().configId;
+    // There are no signals for refresh rate, just leave it as is.
+    return mRefreshRateConfigs.getCurrentRefreshRateByPolicy().configId;
 }
 
 std::optional<HwcConfigIndexType> Scheduler::getPreferredConfigId() {