diff --git a/libs/gui/SurfaceTexture.cpp b/libs/gui/SurfaceTexture.cpp
index 37e6d11..96ab284 100644
--- a/libs/gui/SurfaceTexture.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/SurfaceTexture.cpp
@@ -417,17 +417,22 @@
             return -EINVAL;
         }
 
-        if (mQueue.empty()) {
-            listener = mFrameAvailableListener;
-        }
-
         if (mSynchronousMode) {
-            // in synchronous mode we queue all buffers in a FIFO
+            // In synchronous mode we queue all buffers in a FIFO.
             mQueue.push_back(buf);
+
+            // Synchronous mode always signals that an additional frame should
+            // be consumed.
+            listener = mFrameAvailableListener;
         } else {
-            // in asynchronous mode we only keep the most recent buffer
+            // In asynchronous mode we only keep the most recent buffer.
             if (mQueue.empty()) {
                 mQueue.push_back(buf);
+
+                // Asynchronous mode only signals that a frame should be
+                // consumed if no previous frame was pending. If a frame were
+                // pending then the consumer would have already been notified.
+                listener = mFrameAvailableListener;
             } else {
                 Fifo::iterator front(mQueue.begin());
                 // buffer currently queued is freed
@@ -561,11 +566,6 @@
     return OK;
 }
 
-size_t SurfaceTexture::getQueuedCount() const {
-    Mutex::Autolock lock(mMutex);
-    return mQueue.size();
-}
-
 bool SurfaceTexture::isExternalFormat(uint32_t format)
 {
     switch (format) {