diff --git a/libs/gui/LayerState.cpp b/libs/gui/LayerState.cpp
index 7f0f638..241c82f 100644
--- a/libs/gui/LayerState.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/LayerState.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
         frameRate(0.0f),
         frameRateCompatibility(ANATIVEWINDOW_FRAME_RATE_COMPATIBILITY_DEFAULT),
         changeFrameRateStrategy(ANATIVEWINDOW_CHANGE_FRAME_RATE_ONLY_IF_SEAMLESS),
+        defaultFrameRateCompatibility(ANATIVEWINDOW_FRAME_RATE_COMPATIBILITY_DEFAULT),
         fixedTransformHint(ui::Transform::ROT_INVALID),
         autoRefresh(false),
         isTrustedOverlay(false),
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@
     SAFE_PARCEL(output.writeFloat, frameRate);
     SAFE_PARCEL(output.writeByte, frameRateCompatibility);
     SAFE_PARCEL(output.writeByte, changeFrameRateStrategy);
+    SAFE_PARCEL(output.writeByte, defaultFrameRateCompatibility);
     SAFE_PARCEL(output.writeUint32, fixedTransformHint);
     SAFE_PARCEL(output.writeBool, autoRefresh);
     SAFE_PARCEL(output.writeBool, dimmingEnabled);
@@ -257,6 +259,7 @@
     SAFE_PARCEL(input.readFloat, &frameRate);
     SAFE_PARCEL(input.readByte, &frameRateCompatibility);
     SAFE_PARCEL(input.readByte, &changeFrameRateStrategy);
+    SAFE_PARCEL(input.readByte, &defaultFrameRateCompatibility);
     SAFE_PARCEL(input.readUint32, &tmpUint32);
     fixedTransformHint = static_cast<ui::Transform::RotationFlags>(tmpUint32);
     SAFE_PARCEL(input.readBool, &autoRefresh);
@@ -573,6 +576,10 @@
         borderWidth = other.borderWidth;
         borderColor = other.borderColor;
     }
+    if (other.what & eDefaultFrameRateCompatibilityChanged) {
+        what |= eDefaultFrameRateCompatibilityChanged;
+        defaultFrameRateCompatibility = other.defaultFrameRateCompatibility;
+    }
     if (other.what & eFrameRateSelectionPriority) {
         what |= eFrameRateSelectionPriority;
         frameRateSelectionPriority = other.frameRateSelectionPriority;
diff --git a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
index 7191de8..c459b3a 100644
--- a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
@@ -1841,6 +1841,19 @@
     return *this;
 }
 
+SurfaceComposerClient::Transaction&
+SurfaceComposerClient::Transaction::setDefaultFrameRateCompatibility(const sp<SurfaceControl>& sc,
+                                                                     int8_t compatibility) {
+    layer_state_t* s = getLayerState(sc);
+    if (!s) {
+        mStatus = BAD_INDEX;
+        return *this;
+    }
+    s->what |= layer_state_t::eDefaultFrameRateCompatibilityChanged;
+    s->defaultFrameRateCompatibility = compatibility;
+    return *this;
+}
+
 SurfaceComposerClient::Transaction& SurfaceComposerClient::Transaction::setFixedTransformHint(
         const sp<SurfaceControl>& sc, int32_t fixedTransformHint) {
     layer_state_t* s = getLayerState(sc);
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/LayerState.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/LayerState.h
index 37a1595..d9a4ae5 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/LayerState.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/LayerState.h
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
         eTransformToDisplayInverseChanged = 0x00080000,
         eCropChanged = 0x00100000,
         eBufferChanged = 0x00200000,
-        /* unused 0x00400000, */
+        eDefaultFrameRateCompatibilityChanged = 0x00400000,
         eDataspaceChanged = 0x00800000,
         eHdrMetadataChanged = 0x01000000,
         eSurfaceDamageRegionChanged = 0x02000000,
@@ -275,6 +275,9 @@
     int8_t frameRateCompatibility;
     int8_t changeFrameRateStrategy;
 
+    // Default frame rate compatibility used to set the layer refresh rate votetype.
+    int8_t defaultFrameRateCompatibility;
+
     // Set by window manager indicating the layer and all its children are
     // in a different orientation than the display. The hint suggests that
     // the graphic producers should receive a transform hint as if the
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
index 9f036a6..0dc5219 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.h
@@ -583,6 +583,9 @@
         Transaction& setFrameRate(const sp<SurfaceControl>& sc, float frameRate,
                                   int8_t compatibility, int8_t changeFrameRateStrategy);
 
+        Transaction& setDefaultFrameRateCompatibility(const sp<SurfaceControl>& sc,
+                                                      int8_t compatibility);
+
         // Set by window manager indicating the layer and all its children are
         // in a different orientation than the display. The hint suggests that
         // the graphic producers should receive a transform hint as if the