diff --git a/libs/nativewindow/include/apex/window.h b/libs/nativewindow/include/apex/window.h
index 3ddd549..9798c2f 100644
--- a/libs/nativewindow/include/apex/window.h
+++ b/libs/nativewindow/include/apex/window.h
@@ -48,4 +48,13 @@
  */
 int64_t ANativeWindow_getLastDequeueStartTime(ANativeWindow* window);
 
+/**
+ * Sets a timeout in nanoseconds for dequeue calls. All subsequent dequeue calls
+ * made by the window will return -ETIMEDOUT after the timeout if the dequeue
+ * takes too long.
+ *
+ * \return NO_ERROR on succes, -errno on error.
+ */
+int ANativeWindow_setDequeueTimeout(ANativeWindow* window, int64_t timeout);
+
 __END_DECLS
diff --git a/libs/nativewindow/include/system/window.h b/libs/nativewindow/include/system/window.h
index b7ae28a..8f85007 100644
--- a/libs/nativewindow/include/system/window.h
+++ b/libs/nativewindow/include/system/window.h
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@
     NATIVE_WINDOW_SET_BUFFERS_HDR10_PLUS_METADATA = 34,
     NATIVE_WINDOW_SET_AUTO_PREROTATION            = 35,
     NATIVE_WINDOW_GET_LAST_DEQUEUE_START          = 36,    /* private */
+    NATIVE_WINDOW_SET_DEQUEUE_TIMEOUT             = 37,    /* private */
     // clang-format on
 };