diff --git a/libs/nativedisplay/surfacetexture/ImageConsumer.cpp b/libs/nativedisplay/surfacetexture/ImageConsumer.cpp
index 16afc68..365e788 100644
--- a/libs/nativedisplay/surfacetexture/ImageConsumer.cpp
+++ b/libs/nativedisplay/surfacetexture/ImageConsumer.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,15 @@
     }
 
     int slot = item.mSlot;
+    *outQueueEmpty = false;
     if (item.mFence->isValid()) {
+        // If fence is not signaled, that means frame is not ready and
+        // outQueueEmpty is set to true. By the time the fence is signaled,
+        // there may be a new buffer queued. This is a proper detection for an
+        // empty queue and it is needed to avoid infinite loop in
+        // ASurfaceTexture_dequeueBuffer (see b/159921224).
+        *outQueueEmpty = item.mFence->getStatus() == Fence::Status::Unsignaled;
+
         // Wait on the producer fence for the buffer to be ready.
         err = fenceWait(item.mFence->get(), fencePassThroughHandle);
         if (err != OK) {
@@ -112,7 +120,6 @@
     st.mCurrentFrameNumber = item.mFrameNumber;
     st.computeCurrentTransformMatrixLocked();
 
-    *outQueueEmpty = false;
     *outDataspace = item.mDataSpace;
     *outSlotid = slot;
     return st.mSlots[slot].mGraphicBuffer;