diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/sysprop/SurfaceFlingerProperties.sysprop b/services/surfaceflinger/sysprop/SurfaceFlingerProperties.sysprop
index 56ab4e3..51b20cb 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/sysprop/SurfaceFlingerProperties.sysprop
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/sysprop/SurfaceFlingerProperties.sysprop
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 module: "android.sysprop.SurfaceFlingerProperties"
 owner: Platform
 
-# The following two propertiess define (respectively):
+# The following two properties define (respectively):
 #
 # - The phase offset between hardware vsync and when apps are woken up by the
 #   Choreographer callback
@@ -301,9 +301,18 @@
     prop_name: "ro.surface_flinger.display_primary_white"
 }
 
-# setIdleTimerMs indicates what is considered a timeout in milliseconds for Scheduler. This value is
-# used by the Scheduler to trigger inactivity callbacks that will switch the display to a lower
-# refresh rate. Setting this property to 0 means there is no timer.
+# refreshRateSwitching indicates whether SurfaceFlinger should use refresh rate
+# switching on the device, e.g. to switch between 60 and 90 Hz. The settings
+# below that are related to refresh rate switching will only have an effect if
+# refresh_rate_switching is enabled.
+prop {
+    api_name: "refresh_rate_switching"
+    type: Boolean
+    scope: System
+    access: Readonly
+    prop_name: "ro.surface_flinger.refresh_rate_switching"
+}
+
 prop {
     api_name: "set_idle_timer_ms"
     type: Integer
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/sysprop/api/SurfaceFlingerProperties-current.txt b/services/surfaceflinger/sysprop/api/SurfaceFlingerProperties-current.txt
index b66e56e..2d52507 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/sysprop/api/SurfaceFlingerProperties-current.txt
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/sysprop/api/SurfaceFlingerProperties-current.txt
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@
     enum_values: "ORIENTATION_0|ORIENTATION_90|ORIENTATION_180|ORIENTATION_270"
   }
   prop {
+    api_name: "refresh_rate_switching"
+    prop_name: "ro.surface_flinger.refresh_rate_switching"
+  }
+  prop {
     api_name: "running_without_sync_framework"
     prop_name: "ro.surface_flinger.running_without_sync_framework"
   }