diff --git a/libs/gui/LayerState.cpp b/libs/gui/LayerState.cpp
index f7cd5c4..502031c 100644
--- a/libs/gui/LayerState.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/LayerState.cpp
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 
 #define LOG_TAG "LayerState"
 
-#include <apex/window.h>
-#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <cinttypes>
+#include <cmath>
 
 #include <android/native_window.h>
 #include <binder/Parcel.h>
@@ -25,10 +25,9 @@
 #include <gui/ISurfaceComposerClient.h>
 #include <gui/LayerState.h>
 #include <private/gui/ParcelUtils.h>
+#include <system/window.h>
 #include <utils/Errors.h>
 
-#include <cmath>
-
 namespace android {
 
 using gui::FocusRequest;
@@ -679,7 +678,9 @@
 
     if (compatibility != ANATIVEWINDOW_FRAME_RATE_COMPATIBILITY_DEFAULT &&
         compatibility != ANATIVEWINDOW_FRAME_RATE_COMPATIBILITY_FIXED_SOURCE &&
-        (!privileged || compatibility != ANATIVEWINDOW_FRAME_RATE_EXACT)) {
+        (!privileged ||
+         (compatibility != ANATIVEWINDOW_FRAME_RATE_EXACT &&
+          compatibility != ANATIVEWINDOW_FRAME_RATE_NO_VOTE))) {
         ALOGE("%s failed - invalid compatibility value %d privileged: %s", functionName,
               compatibility, privileged ? "yes" : "no");
         return false;
diff --git a/libs/nativewindow/include/apex/window.h b/libs/nativewindow/include/apex/window.h
index 0923438..2d1354c 100644
--- a/libs/nativewindow/include/apex/window.h
+++ b/libs/nativewindow/include/apex/window.h
@@ -39,19 +39,6 @@
     // clang-format on
 };
 
-/*
- * Internal extension of compatibility value for ANativeWindow_setFrameRate. */
-enum ANativeWindow_FrameRateCompatibilityInternal {
-    /**
-     * This surface belongs to an app on the High Refresh Rate Deny list, and needs the display
-     * to operate at the exact frame rate.
-     *
-     * This is used internally by the platform and should not be used by apps.
-     * @hide
-     */
-    ANATIVEWINDOW_FRAME_RATE_EXACT = 100,
-};
-
 /**
  * Prototype of the function that an ANativeWindow implementation would call
  * when ANativeWindow_cancelBuffer is called.
diff --git a/libs/nativewindow/include/system/window.h b/libs/nativewindow/include/system/window.h
index a319769..a54af1f 100644
--- a/libs/nativewindow/include/system/window.h
+++ b/libs/nativewindow/include/system/window.h
@@ -1018,6 +1018,24 @@
     return window->perform(window, NATIVE_WINDOW_SET_AUTO_PREROTATION, autoPrerotation);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Internal extension of ANativeWindow_FrameRateCompatibility.
+ */
+enum {
+    /**
+     * This surface belongs to an app on the High Refresh Rate Deny list, and needs the display
+     * to operate at the exact frame rate.
+     *
+     * Keep in sync with Surface.java constant.
+     */
+    ANATIVEWINDOW_FRAME_RATE_EXACT = 100,
+
+    /**
+     * This surface is ignored while choosing the refresh rate.
+     */
+    ANATIVEWINDOW_FRAME_RATE_NO_VOTE,
+};
+
 static inline int native_window_set_frame_rate(struct ANativeWindow* window, float frameRate,
                                         int8_t compatibility, int8_t changeFrameRateStrategy) {
     return window->perform(window, NATIVE_WINDOW_SET_FRAME_RATE, (double)frameRate,
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
index 997b1a1..f7e1d1e 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
@@ -2596,6 +2596,8 @@
             return FrameRateCompatibility::ExactOrMultiple;
         case ANATIVEWINDOW_FRAME_RATE_EXACT:
             return FrameRateCompatibility::Exact;
+        case ANATIVEWINDOW_FRAME_RATE_NO_VOTE:
+            return FrameRateCompatibility::NoVote;
         default:
             LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL("Invalid frame rate compatibility value %d", compatibility);
             return FrameRateCompatibility::Default;
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/RefreshRateOverlay.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/RefreshRateOverlay.cpp
index 80aa072..d4435c2 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/RefreshRateOverlay.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/RefreshRateOverlay.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,15 @@
 constexpr int kBufferWidth = 4 * kDigitWidth + 3 * kDigitSpace;
 constexpr int kBufferHeight = kDigitHeight;
 
+SurfaceComposerClient::Transaction createTransaction(const sp<SurfaceControl>& surface) {
+    constexpr float kFrameRate = 0.f;
+    constexpr int8_t kCompatibility = ANATIVEWINDOW_FRAME_RATE_NO_VOTE;
+    constexpr int8_t kSeamlessness = ANATIVEWINDOW_CHANGE_FRAME_RATE_ONLY_IF_SEAMLESS;
+
+    return SurfaceComposerClient::Transaction().setFrameRate(surface, kFrameRate, kCompatibility,
+                                                             kSeamlessness);
+}
+
 } // namespace
 
 void RefreshRateOverlay::SevenSegmentDrawer::drawSegment(Segment segment, int left, SkColor color,
@@ -213,12 +222,7 @@
         return;
     }
 
-    constexpr float kFrameRate = 0.f;
-    constexpr int8_t kCompatibility = static_cast<int8_t>(Layer::FrameRateCompatibility::NoVote);
-    constexpr int8_t kSeamlessness = ANATIVEWINDOW_CHANGE_FRAME_RATE_ONLY_IF_SEAMLESS;
-
-    SurfaceComposerClient::Transaction()
-            .setFrameRate(mSurfaceControl, kFrameRate, kCompatibility, kSeamlessness)
+    createTransaction(mSurfaceControl)
             .setLayer(mSurfaceControl, INT32_MAX - 2)
             .setTrustedOverlay(mSurfaceControl, true)
             .apply();
@@ -243,9 +247,7 @@
         }
     }();
 
-    SurfaceComposerClient::Transaction t;
-    t.setTransform(mSurfaceControl, transform);
-    t.apply();
+    createTransaction(mSurfaceControl).setTransform(mSurfaceControl, transform).apply();
 
     BufferCache::const_iterator it = mBufferCache.find({fps.getIntValue(), transformHint});
     if (it == mBufferCache.end()) {
@@ -287,25 +289,21 @@
     Rect frame((3 * width) >> 4, height >> 5);
     frame.offsetBy(width >> 5, height >> 4);
 
-    SurfaceComposerClient::Transaction t;
-    t.setMatrix(mSurfaceControl, frame.getWidth() / static_cast<float>(kBufferWidth), 0, 0,
-                frame.getHeight() / static_cast<float>(kBufferHeight));
-    t.setPosition(mSurfaceControl, frame.left, frame.top);
-    t.apply();
+    createTransaction(mSurfaceControl)
+            .setMatrix(mSurfaceControl, frame.getWidth() / static_cast<float>(kBufferWidth), 0, 0,
+                       frame.getHeight() / static_cast<float>(kBufferHeight))
+            .setPosition(mSurfaceControl, frame.left, frame.top)
+            .apply();
 }
 
 void RefreshRateOverlay::setLayerStack(ui::LayerStack stack) {
-    SurfaceComposerClient::Transaction t;
-    t.setLayerStack(mSurfaceControl, stack);
-    t.apply();
+    createTransaction(mSurfaceControl).setLayerStack(mSurfaceControl, stack).apply();
 }
 
 void RefreshRateOverlay::changeRefreshRate(Fps fps) {
     mCurrentFps = fps;
     const auto buffer = getOrCreateBuffers(fps)[mFrame];
-    SurfaceComposerClient::Transaction t;
-    t.setBuffer(mSurfaceControl, buffer);
-    t.apply();
+    createTransaction(mSurfaceControl).setBuffer(mSurfaceControl, buffer).apply();
 }
 
 void RefreshRateOverlay::animate() {
@@ -314,9 +312,7 @@
     const auto& buffers = getOrCreateBuffers(*mCurrentFps);
     mFrame = (mFrame + 1) % buffers.size();
     const auto buffer = buffers[mFrame];
-    SurfaceComposerClient::Transaction t;
-    t.setBuffer(mSurfaceControl, buffer);
-    t.apply();
+    createTransaction(mSurfaceControl).setBuffer(mSurfaceControl, buffer).apply();
 }
 
 } // namespace android
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 4c83030..64ba280 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -3629,11 +3629,11 @@
 }
 
 void SurfaceFlinger::setTransactionFlags(uint32_t mask, TransactionSchedule schedule,
-                                         const sp<IBinder>& applyToken) {
+                                         const sp<IBinder>& applyToken, FrameHint frameHint) {
     modulateVsync(&VsyncModulator::setTransactionSchedule, schedule, applyToken);
 
     if (const bool scheduled = mTransactionFlags.fetch_or(mask) & mask; !scheduled) {
-        scheduleCommit(FrameHint::kActive);
+        scheduleCommit(frameHint);
     }
 }
 
@@ -4005,7 +4005,7 @@
 }
 
 void SurfaceFlinger::queueTransaction(TransactionState& state) {
-    Mutex::Autolock _l(mQueueLock);
+    Mutex::Autolock lock(mQueueLock);
 
     // Generate a CountDownLatch pending state if this is a synchronous transaction.
     if ((state.flags & eSynchronous) || state.inputWindowCommands.syncInputWindows) {
@@ -4024,7 +4024,9 @@
         return TransactionSchedule::Late;
     }(state.flags);
 
-    setTransactionFlags(eTransactionFlushNeeded, schedule, state.applyToken);
+    const auto frameHint = state.isFrameActive() ? FrameHint::kActive : FrameHint::kNone;
+
+    setTransactionFlags(eTransactionFlushNeeded, schedule, state.applyToken, frameHint);
 }
 
 void SurfaceFlinger::waitForSynchronousTransaction(
@@ -7172,15 +7174,6 @@
     return calculateMaxAcquiredBufferCount(refreshRate, presentLatency);
 }
 
-void TransactionState::traverseStatesWithBuffers(
-        std::function<void(const layer_state_t&)> visitor) {
-    for (const auto& state : states) {
-        if (state.state.hasBufferChanges() && state.state.hasValidBuffer() && state.state.surface) {
-            visitor(state.state);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 void SurfaceFlinger::handleLayerCreatedLocked(const LayerCreatedState& state) {
     sp<Layer> layer = state.layer.promote();
     if (!layer) {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
index 97b0e8d..3c7facf 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
@@ -784,7 +784,8 @@
 
     // Sets the masked bits, and schedules a commit if needed.
     void setTransactionFlags(uint32_t mask, TransactionSchedule = TransactionSchedule::Late,
-                             const sp<IBinder>& applyToken = nullptr);
+                             const sp<IBinder>& applyToken = nullptr,
+                             FrameHint = FrameHint::kActive);
 
     // Clears and returns the masked bits.
     uint32_t clearTransactionFlags(uint32_t mask);
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/TransactionState.h b/services/surfaceflinger/TransactionState.h
index 04ca347..bab5326 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/TransactionState.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/TransactionState.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+ * Copyright 2021 The Android Open Source Project
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -16,12 +16,21 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <condition_variable>
+#include <memory>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <vector>
+
 #include <gui/LayerState.h>
+#include <system/window.h>
 
 namespace android {
+
 class CountDownLatch;
 
 struct TransactionState {
+    TransactionState() = default;
+
     TransactionState(const FrameTimelineInfo& frameTimelineInfo,
                      const Vector<ComposerState>& composerStates,
                      const Vector<DisplayState>& displayStates, uint32_t transactionFlags,
@@ -47,9 +56,30 @@
             originUid(originUid),
             id(transactionId) {}
 
-    TransactionState() {}
+    // Invokes `void(const layer_state_t&)` visitor for matching layers.
+    template <typename Visitor>
+    void traverseStatesWithBuffers(Visitor&& visitor) const {
+        for (const auto& [state] : states) {
+            if (state.hasBufferChanges() && state.hasValidBuffer() && state.surface) {
+                visitor(state);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
-    void traverseStatesWithBuffers(std::function<void(const layer_state_t&)> visitor);
+    // TODO(b/185535769): Remove FrameHint. Instead, reset the idle timer (of the relevant physical
+    // display) on the main thread if commit leads to composite. Then, RefreshRateOverlay should be
+    // able to setFrameRate once, rather than for each transaction.
+    bool isFrameActive() const {
+        if (!displays.empty()) return true;
+
+        for (const auto& [state] : states) {
+            if (state.frameRateCompatibility != ANATIVEWINDOW_FRAME_RATE_NO_VOTE) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
 
     FrameTimelineInfo frameTimelineInfo;
     Vector<ComposerState> states;
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/SetFrameRateTest.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/SetFrameRateTest.cpp
index 825f145..b9a5f36 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/SetFrameRateTest.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/SetFrameRateTest.cpp
@@ -337,10 +337,22 @@
                                   ANATIVEWINDOW_CHANGE_FRAME_RATE_ALWAYS, ""));
     EXPECT_TRUE(ValidateFrameRate(60.0f, ANATIVEWINDOW_FRAME_RATE_COMPATIBILITY_FIXED_SOURCE,
                                   ANATIVEWINDOW_CHANGE_FRAME_RATE_ONLY_IF_SEAMLESS, ""));
+
+    // Privileged APIs.
+    EXPECT_FALSE(ValidateFrameRate(60.0f, ANATIVEWINDOW_FRAME_RATE_EXACT,
+                                   ANATIVEWINDOW_CHANGE_FRAME_RATE_ONLY_IF_SEAMLESS, ""));
+    EXPECT_FALSE(ValidateFrameRate(0.0f, ANATIVEWINDOW_FRAME_RATE_NO_VOTE,
+                                   ANATIVEWINDOW_CHANGE_FRAME_RATE_ONLY_IF_SEAMLESS, ""));
+
+    constexpr bool kPrivileged = true;
     EXPECT_TRUE(ValidateFrameRate(60.0f, ANATIVEWINDOW_FRAME_RATE_EXACT,
                                   ANATIVEWINDOW_CHANGE_FRAME_RATE_ONLY_IF_SEAMLESS, "",
-                                  /*privileged=*/true));
+                                  kPrivileged));
+    EXPECT_TRUE(ValidateFrameRate(0.0f, ANATIVEWINDOW_FRAME_RATE_NO_VOTE,
+                                  ANATIVEWINDOW_CHANGE_FRAME_RATE_ONLY_IF_SEAMLESS, "",
+                                  kPrivileged));
 
+    // Invalid frame rate.
     EXPECT_FALSE(ValidateFrameRate(-1, ANATIVEWINDOW_FRAME_RATE_COMPATIBILITY_DEFAULT,
                                    ANATIVEWINDOW_CHANGE_FRAME_RATE_ONLY_IF_SEAMLESS, ""));
     EXPECT_FALSE(ValidateFrameRate(1.0f / 0.0f, ANATIVEWINDOW_FRAME_RATE_COMPATIBILITY_DEFAULT,
@@ -348,15 +360,12 @@
     EXPECT_FALSE(ValidateFrameRate(0.0f / 0.0f, ANATIVEWINDOW_FRAME_RATE_COMPATIBILITY_DEFAULT,
                                    ANATIVEWINDOW_CHANGE_FRAME_RATE_ONLY_IF_SEAMLESS, ""));
 
-    EXPECT_FALSE(ValidateFrameRate(60.0f, ANATIVEWINDOW_FRAME_RATE_EXACT,
-                                   ANATIVEWINDOW_CHANGE_FRAME_RATE_ONLY_IF_SEAMLESS, ""));
-
-    // Invalid compatibility
+    // Invalid compatibility.
     EXPECT_FALSE(
             ValidateFrameRate(60.0f, -1, ANATIVEWINDOW_CHANGE_FRAME_RATE_ONLY_IF_SEAMLESS, ""));
     EXPECT_FALSE(ValidateFrameRate(60.0f, 2, ANATIVEWINDOW_CHANGE_FRAME_RATE_ONLY_IF_SEAMLESS, ""));
 
-    // Invalid change frame rate strategy
+    // Invalid change frame rate strategy.
     EXPECT_FALSE(ValidateFrameRate(60.0f, ANATIVEWINDOW_FRAME_RATE_EXACT, -1, ""));
     EXPECT_FALSE(ValidateFrameRate(60.0f, ANATIVEWINDOW_FRAME_RATE_EXACT, 2, ""));
 }