diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateSelector.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateSelector.cpp
index c44e22e..6b7d7df 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateSelector.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateSelector.cpp
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@
 } // namespace
 
 auto RefreshRateSelector::createFrameRateModes(
-        std::function<bool(const DisplayMode&)>&& filterModes, const FpsRange& renderRange) const
-        -> std::vector<FrameRateMode> {
+        const Policy& policy, std::function<bool(const DisplayMode&)>&& filterModes,
+        const FpsRange& renderRange) const -> std::vector<FrameRateMode> {
     struct Key {
         Fps fps;
         int32_t group;
@@ -202,11 +202,25 @@
                 ALOGV("%s: including %s (%s)", __func__, to_string(fps).c_str(),
                       to_string(mode->getFps()).c_str());
             } else {
-                // We might need to update the map as we found a lower refresh rate
-                if (isStrictlyLess(mode->getFps(), existingIter->second->second->getFps())) {
+                // If the primary physical range is a single rate, prefer to stay in that rate
+                // even if there is a lower physical refresh rate available. This would cause more
+                // cases to stay within the primary physical range
+                const Fps existingModeFps = existingIter->second->second->getFps();
+                const bool existingModeIsPrimaryRange = policy.primaryRangeIsSingleRate() &&
+                        policy.primaryRanges.physical.includes(existingModeFps);
+                const bool newModeIsPrimaryRange = policy.primaryRangeIsSingleRate() &&
+                        policy.primaryRanges.physical.includes(mode->getFps());
+                if (newModeIsPrimaryRange == existingModeIsPrimaryRange) {
+                    // We might need to update the map as we found a lower refresh rate
+                    if (isStrictlyLess(mode->getFps(), existingModeFps)) {
+                        existingIter->second = it;
+                        ALOGV("%s: changing %s (%s) as we found a lower physical rate", __func__,
+                              to_string(fps).c_str(), to_string(mode->getFps()).c_str());
+                    }
+                } else if (newModeIsPrimaryRange) {
                     existingIter->second = it;
-                    ALOGV("%s: changing %s (%s)", __func__, to_string(fps).c_str(),
-                          to_string(mode->getFps()).c_str());
+                    ALOGV("%s: changing %s (%s) to stay in the primary range", __func__,
+                          to_string(fps).c_str(), to_string(mode->getFps()).c_str());
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -500,10 +514,8 @@
     // If the primary range consists of a single refresh rate then we can only
     // move out the of range if layers explicitly request a different refresh
     // rate.
-    const bool primaryRangeIsSingleRate =
-            isApproxEqual(policy->primaryRanges.physical.min, policy->primaryRanges.physical.max);
-
-    if (!signals.touch && signals.idle && !(primaryRangeIsSingleRate && hasExplicitVoteLayers)) {
+    if (!signals.touch && signals.idle &&
+        !(policy->primaryRangeIsSingleRate() && hasExplicitVoteLayers)) {
         ALOGV("Idle");
         const auto ranking = rankFrameRates(activeMode.getGroup(), RefreshRateOrder::Ascending);
         ATRACE_FORMAT_INSTANT("%s (Idle)", to_string(ranking.front().frameRateMode.fps).c_str());
@@ -577,8 +589,11 @@
                 continue;
             }
 
-            const bool inPrimaryRange = policy->primaryRanges.render.includes(fps);
-            if ((primaryRangeIsSingleRate || !inPrimaryRange) &&
+            const bool inPrimaryPhysicalRange =
+                    policy->primaryRanges.physical.includes(modePtr->getFps());
+            const bool inPrimaryRenderRange = policy->primaryRanges.render.includes(fps);
+            if (((policy->primaryRangeIsSingleRate() && !inPrimaryPhysicalRange) ||
+                 !inPrimaryRenderRange) &&
                 !(layer.focused &&
                   (layer.vote == LayerVoteType::ExplicitDefault ||
                    layer.vote == LayerVoteType::ExplicitExact))) {
@@ -689,7 +704,7 @@
         return score.overallScore == 0;
     });
 
-    if (primaryRangeIsSingleRate) {
+    if (policy->primaryRangeIsSingleRate()) {
         // If we never scored any layers, then choose the rate from the primary
         // range instead of picking a random score from the app range.
         if (noLayerScore) {
@@ -1234,14 +1249,14 @@
                     (supportsFrameRateOverride() || ranges.render.includes(mode.getFps()));
         };
 
-        auto frameRateModes = createFrameRateModes(filterModes, ranges.render);
+        auto frameRateModes = createFrameRateModes(*policy, filterModes, ranges.render);
         if (frameRateModes.empty()) {
             ALOGW("No matching frame rate modes for %s range. policy: %s", rangeName,
                   policy->toString().c_str());
             // TODO(b/292105422): Ideally DisplayManager should not send render ranges smaller than
             // the min supported. See b/292047939.
             //  For not we just ignore the render ranges.
-            frameRateModes = createFrameRateModes(filterModes, {});
+            frameRateModes = createFrameRateModes(*policy, filterModes, {});
         }
         LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(frameRateModes.empty(),
                             "No matching frame rate modes for %s range even after ignoring the "
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateSelector.h b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateSelector.h
index 7af8d03..b25919e 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateSelector.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateSelector.h
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@
         }
 
         bool operator!=(const Policy& other) const { return !(*this == other); }
+
+        bool primaryRangeIsSingleRate() const {
+            return isApproxEqual(primaryRanges.physical.min, primaryRanges.physical.max);
+        }
+
         std::string toString() const;
     };
 
@@ -468,8 +473,8 @@
     }
 
     std::vector<FrameRateMode> createFrameRateModes(
-            std::function<bool(const DisplayMode&)>&& filterModes, const FpsRange&) const
-            REQUIRES(mLock);
+            const Policy&, std::function<bool(const DisplayMode&)>&& filterModes,
+            const FpsRange&) const REQUIRES(mLock);
 
     // The display modes of the active display. The DisplayModeIterators below are pointers into
     // this container, so must be invalidated whenever the DisplayModes change. The Policy below
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/DisplayDevice_InitiateModeChange.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/DisplayDevice_InitiateModeChange.cpp
index 60ad7a3..2d87ddd 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/DisplayDevice_InitiateModeChange.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/DisplayDevice_InitiateModeChange.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
               mDisplay->setDesiredActiveMode(
                       {scheduler::FrameRateMode{90_Hz, kMode90}, Event::None}));
     ASSERT_NE(std::nullopt, mDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode());
-    EXPECT_FRAME_RATE_MODE(kMode90, 90_Hz, mDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode()->modeOpt);
+    EXPECT_FRAME_RATE_MODE(kMode90, 90_Hz, *mDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode()->modeOpt);
     EXPECT_EQ(Event::None, mDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode()->event);
 
     // Setting another mode should be cached but return None
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
               mDisplay->setDesiredActiveMode(
                       {scheduler::FrameRateMode{120_Hz, kMode120}, Event::None}));
     ASSERT_NE(std::nullopt, mDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode());
-    EXPECT_FRAME_RATE_MODE(kMode120, 120_Hz, mDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode()->modeOpt);
+    EXPECT_FRAME_RATE_MODE(kMode120, 120_Hz, *mDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode()->modeOpt);
     EXPECT_EQ(Event::None, mDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode()->event);
 }
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
               mDisplay->setDesiredActiveMode(
                       {scheduler::FrameRateMode{90_Hz, kMode90}, Event::None}));
     ASSERT_NE(std::nullopt, mDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode());
-    EXPECT_FRAME_RATE_MODE(kMode90, 90_Hz, mDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode()->modeOpt);
+    EXPECT_FRAME_RATE_MODE(kMode90, 90_Hz, *mDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode()->modeOpt);
     EXPECT_EQ(Event::None, mDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode()->event);
 
     hal::VsyncPeriodChangeConstraints constraints{
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
               mDisplay->setDesiredActiveMode(
                       {scheduler::FrameRateMode{90_Hz, kMode90}, Event::None}));
     ASSERT_NE(std::nullopt, mDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode());
-    EXPECT_FRAME_RATE_MODE(kMode90, 90_Hz, mDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode()->modeOpt);
+    EXPECT_FRAME_RATE_MODE(kMode90, 90_Hz, *mDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode()->modeOpt);
     EXPECT_EQ(Event::None, mDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode()->event);
 
     hal::VsyncPeriodChangeConstraints constraints{
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
               mDisplay->setDesiredActiveMode(
                       {scheduler::FrameRateMode{120_Hz, kMode120}, Event::None}));
     ASSERT_NE(std::nullopt, mDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode());
-    EXPECT_FRAME_RATE_MODE(kMode120, 120_Hz, mDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode()->modeOpt);
+    EXPECT_FRAME_RATE_MODE(kMode120, 120_Hz, *mDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode()->modeOpt);
     EXPECT_EQ(Event::None, mDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode()->event);
 
     EXPECT_FRAME_RATE_MODE(kMode90, 90_Hz, *mDisplay->getUpcomingActiveMode().modeOpt);
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/RefreshRateSelectorTest.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/RefreshRateSelectorTest.cpp
index aaf55fb..0397b99 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/RefreshRateSelectorTest.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/RefreshRateSelectorTest.cpp
@@ -3125,5 +3125,69 @@
                       {DisplayModeId(kModeId60), kLowerThanMin, kLowerThanMin}));
 }
 
+// b/296079213
+TEST_P(RefreshRateSelectorTest, frameRateOverrideInBlockingZone60_120) {
+    auto selector = createSelector(kModes_60_120, kModeId120);
+
+    const FpsRange only120 = {120_Hz, 120_Hz};
+    const FpsRange allRange = {0_Hz, 120_Hz};
+    EXPECT_EQ(SetPolicyResult::Changed,
+              selector.setDisplayManagerPolicy(
+                      {kModeId120, {only120, allRange}, {allRange, allRange}}));
+
+    std::vector<LayerRequirement> layers = {{.weight = 1.f}};
+    layers[0].name = "30Hz ExplicitExactOrMultiple";
+    layers[0].desiredRefreshRate = 30_Hz;
+    layers[0].vote = LayerVoteType::ExplicitExactOrMultiple;
+
+    if (GetParam() != Config::FrameRateOverride::Enabled) {
+        EXPECT_FRAME_RATE_MODE(kMode120, 120_Hz,
+                               selector.getBestScoredFrameRate(layers).frameRateMode);
+    } else {
+        EXPECT_FRAME_RATE_MODE(kMode120, 30_Hz,
+                               selector.getBestScoredFrameRate(layers).frameRateMode);
+    }
+}
+
+TEST_P(RefreshRateSelectorTest, frameRateOverrideInBlockingZone60_90) {
+    auto selector = createSelector(kModes_60_90, kModeId90);
+
+    const FpsRange only90 = {90_Hz, 90_Hz};
+    const FpsRange allRange = {0_Hz, 90_Hz};
+    EXPECT_EQ(SetPolicyResult::Changed,
+              selector.setDisplayManagerPolicy(
+                      {kModeId90, {only90, allRange}, {allRange, allRange}}));
+
+    std::vector<LayerRequirement> layers = {{.weight = 1.f}};
+    layers[0].name = "30Hz ExplicitExactOrMultiple";
+    layers[0].desiredRefreshRate = 30_Hz;
+    layers[0].vote = LayerVoteType::ExplicitExactOrMultiple;
+
+    if (GetParam() != Config::FrameRateOverride::Enabled) {
+        EXPECT_FRAME_RATE_MODE(kMode90, 90_Hz,
+                               selector.getBestScoredFrameRate(layers).frameRateMode);
+    } else {
+        EXPECT_FRAME_RATE_MODE(kMode90, 30_Hz,
+                               selector.getBestScoredFrameRate(layers).frameRateMode);
+    }
+}
+
+TEST_P(RefreshRateSelectorTest, frameRateOverrideInBlockingZone60_90_NonDivisor) {
+    auto selector = createSelector(kModes_60_90, kModeId90);
+
+    const FpsRange only90 = {90_Hz, 90_Hz};
+    const FpsRange allRange = {0_Hz, 90_Hz};
+    EXPECT_EQ(SetPolicyResult::Changed,
+              selector.setDisplayManagerPolicy(
+                      {kModeId90, {only90, allRange}, {allRange, allRange}}));
+
+    std::vector<LayerRequirement> layers = {{.weight = 1.f}};
+    layers[0].name = "60Hz ExplicitExactOrMultiple";
+    layers[0].desiredRefreshRate = 60_Hz;
+    layers[0].vote = LayerVoteType::ExplicitExactOrMultiple;
+
+    EXPECT_FRAME_RATE_MODE(kMode90, 90_Hz, selector.getBestScoredFrameRate(layers).frameRateMode);
+}
+
 } // namespace
 } // namespace android::scheduler
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/mock/MockFrameRateMode.h b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/mock/MockFrameRateMode.h
index ef9cd9b..4cfdd58 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/mock/MockFrameRateMode.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/mock/MockFrameRateMode.h
@@ -19,5 +19,7 @@
 #include <scheduler/FrameRateMode.h>
 
 // Use a C style macro to keep the line numbers printed in gtest
-#define EXPECT_FRAME_RATE_MODE(modePtr, fps, mode) \
-    EXPECT_EQ((scheduler::FrameRateMode{(fps), (modePtr)}), (mode))
+#define EXPECT_FRAME_RATE_MODE(_modePtr, _fps, _mode)                                \
+    EXPECT_EQ((scheduler::FrameRateMode{(_fps), (_modePtr)}), (_mode))               \
+            << "Expected " << (_fps) << " (" << (_modePtr)->getFps() << ") but was " \
+            << (_mode).fps << " (" << (_mode).modePtr->getFps() << ")"