diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/DisplayHardware.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/DisplayHardware.cpp
index 2eac0a8..0515110 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/DisplayHardware.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/DisplayHardware.cpp
@@ -296,6 +296,10 @@
     return mNativeWindow->compositionComplete();
 }
 
+int DisplayHardware::getCurrentBufferIndex() const {
+    return mNativeWindow->getCurrentBufferIndex();
+}
+
 void DisplayHardware::flip(const Region& dirty) const
 {
     checkGLErrors();
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/DisplayHardware.h b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/DisplayHardware.h
index 66bf521..2d7900c 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/DisplayHardware.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/DisplayHardware.h
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@
         return Rect(mWidth, mHeight);
     }
 
+    // only for debugging
+    int getCurrentBufferIndex() const;
+
 private:
     void init(uint32_t displayIndex) __attribute__((noinline));
     void fini() __attribute__((noinline));