diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.cpp
index e922d46..f72fb15 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.cpp
@@ -133,27 +133,10 @@
     return true;
 }
 
-float RefreshRateConfigs::calculateLayerScoreLocked(const LayerRequirement& layer,
-                                                    const RefreshRate& refreshRate,
-                                                    bool isSeamlessSwitch) const {
-    if (!isVoteAllowed(layer, refreshRate)) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
+float RefreshRateConfigs::calculateNonExactMatchingLayerScoreLocked(
+        const LayerRequirement& layer, const RefreshRate& refreshRate) const {
     constexpr float kScoreForFractionalPairs = .8f;
 
-    // Slightly prefer seamless switches.
-    constexpr float kSeamedSwitchPenalty = 0.95f;
-    const float seamlessness = isSeamlessSwitch ? 1.0f : kSeamedSwitchPenalty;
-
-    // If the layer wants Max, give higher score to the higher refresh rate
-    if (layer.vote == LayerVoteType::Max) {
-        const auto ratio = refreshRate.getFps().getValue() /
-                mAppRequestRefreshRates.back()->getFps().getValue();
-        // use ratio^2 to get a lower score the more we get further from peak
-        return ratio * ratio;
-    }
-
     const auto displayPeriod = refreshRate.getVsyncPeriod();
     const auto layerPeriod = layer.desiredRefreshRate.getPeriodNsecs();
     if (layer.vote == LayerVoteType::ExplicitDefault) {
@@ -178,7 +161,7 @@
     if (layer.vote == LayerVoteType::ExplicitExactOrMultiple ||
         layer.vote == LayerVoteType::Heuristic) {
         if (isFractionalPairOrMultiple(refreshRate.getFps(), layer.desiredRefreshRate)) {
-            return kScoreForFractionalPairs * seamlessness;
+            return kScoreForFractionalPairs;
         }
 
         // Calculate how many display vsyncs we need to present a single frame for this
@@ -188,7 +171,7 @@
         static constexpr size_t MAX_FRAMES_TO_FIT = 10; // Stop calculating when score < 0.1
         if (displayFramesRemainder == 0) {
             // Layer desired refresh rate matches the display rate.
-            return 1.0f * seamlessness;
+            return 1.0f;
         }
 
         if (displayFramesQuotient == 0) {
@@ -206,7 +189,29 @@
             iter++;
         }
 
-        return (1.0f / iter) * seamlessness;
+        return (1.0f / iter);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+float RefreshRateConfigs::calculateLayerScoreLocked(const LayerRequirement& layer,
+                                                    const RefreshRate& refreshRate,
+                                                    bool isSeamlessSwitch) const {
+    if (!isVoteAllowed(layer, refreshRate)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    // Slightly prefer seamless switches.
+    constexpr float kSeamedSwitchPenalty = 0.95f;
+    const float seamlessness = isSeamlessSwitch ? 1.0f : kSeamedSwitchPenalty;
+
+    // If the layer wants Max, give higher score to the higher refresh rate
+    if (layer.vote == LayerVoteType::Max) {
+        const auto ratio = refreshRate.getFps().getValue() /
+                mAppRequestRefreshRates.back()->getFps().getValue();
+        // use ratio^2 to get a lower score the more we get further from peak
+        return ratio * ratio;
     }
 
     if (layer.vote == LayerVoteType::ExplicitExact) {
@@ -221,7 +226,18 @@
         return divider == 1;
     }
 
-    return 0;
+    // If the layer frame rate is a divider of the refresh rate it should score
+    // the highest score.
+    if (getFrameRateDivider(refreshRate.getFps(), layer.desiredRefreshRate) > 0) {
+        return 1.0f * seamlessness;
+    }
+
+    // The layer frame rate is not a divider of the refresh rate,
+    // there is a small penalty attached to the score to favor the frame rates
+    // the exactly matches the display refresh rate or a multiple.
+    constexpr float kNonExactMatchingPenalty = 0.99f;
+    return calculateNonExactMatchingLayerScoreLocked(layer, refreshRate) * seamlessness *
+            kNonExactMatchingPenalty;
 }
 
 struct RefreshRateScore {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.h b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.h
index 0d75689..8b895f5 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.h
@@ -405,6 +405,9 @@
     float calculateLayerScoreLocked(const LayerRequirement&, const RefreshRate&,
                                     bool isSeamlessSwitch) const REQUIRES(mLock);
 
+    float calculateNonExactMatchingLayerScoreLocked(const LayerRequirement&,
+                                                    const RefreshRate&) const REQUIRES(mLock);
+
     void updateDisplayModes(const DisplayModes& mode, DisplayModeId currentModeId) EXCLUDES(mLock);
 
     // The list of refresh rates, indexed by display modes ID. This may change after this