diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index cfb602e..59be26d 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@
 bool SurfaceFlinger::useHwcForRgbToYuv;
 bool SurfaceFlinger::hasSyncFramework;
 int64_t SurfaceFlinger::maxFrameBufferAcquiredBuffers;
+int64_t SurfaceFlinger::minAcquiredBuffers = 1;
 uint32_t SurfaceFlinger::maxGraphicsWidth;
 uint32_t SurfaceFlinger::maxGraphicsHeight;
 bool SurfaceFlinger::useContextPriority;
@@ -385,6 +386,8 @@
     useHwcForRgbToYuv = force_hwc_copy_for_virtual_displays(false);
 
     maxFrameBufferAcquiredBuffers = max_frame_buffer_acquired_buffers(2);
+    minAcquiredBuffers =
+            SurfaceFlingerProperties::min_acquired_buffers().value_or(minAcquiredBuffers);
 
     maxGraphicsWidth = std::max(max_graphics_width(0), 0);
     maxGraphicsHeight = std::max(max_graphics_height(0), 0);
@@ -7849,7 +7852,7 @@
     if (presentLatency.count() % refreshRate.getPeriodNsecs()) {
         pipelineDepth++;
     }
-    return std::max(1ll, pipelineDepth - 1);
+    return std::max(minAcquiredBuffers, static_cast<int64_t>(pipelineDepth - 1));
 }
 
 status_t SurfaceFlinger::getMaxAcquiredBufferCount(int* buffers) const {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
index b7d2047..9187168 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
@@ -226,6 +226,10 @@
     // FramebufferSurface
     static int64_t maxFrameBufferAcquiredBuffers;
 
+    // Controls the minimum acquired buffers SurfaceFlinger will suggest via
+    // ISurfaceComposer.getMaxAcquiredBufferCount().
+    static int64_t minAcquiredBuffers;
+
     // Controls the maximum width and height in pixels that the graphics pipeline can support for
     // GPU fallback composition. For example, 8k devices with 4k GPUs, or 4k devices with 2k GPUs.
     static uint32_t maxGraphicsWidth;
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/sysprop/SurfaceFlingerProperties.sysprop b/services/surfaceflinger/sysprop/SurfaceFlingerProperties.sysprop
index bcbe21a..9b3d130 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/sysprop/SurfaceFlingerProperties.sysprop
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/sysprop/SurfaceFlingerProperties.sysprop
@@ -470,4 +470,14 @@
     scope: Public
     access: Readonly
     prop_name: "ro.surface_flinger.ignore_hdr_camera_layers"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+# Controls the minimum acquired buffers SurfaceFlinger will suggest via
+# ISurfaceComposer.getMaxAcquiredBufferCount().
+prop {
+    api_name: "min_acquired_buffers"
+    type: Long
+    scope: Public
+    access: Readonly
+    prop_name: "ro.surface_flinger.min_acquired_buffers"
+}
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/sysprop/api/SurfaceFlingerProperties-current.txt b/services/surfaceflinger/sysprop/api/SurfaceFlingerProperties-current.txt
index 348a462..41987fc 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/sysprop/api/SurfaceFlingerProperties-current.txt
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/sysprop/api/SurfaceFlingerProperties-current.txt
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@
     prop_name: "ro.surface_flinger.max_virtual_display_dimension"
   }
   prop {
+    api_name: "min_acquired_buffers"
+    type: Long
+    prop_name: "ro.surface_flinger.min_acquired_buffers"
+  }
+  prop {
     api_name: "present_time_offset_from_vsync_ns"
     type: Long
     prop_name: "ro.surface_flinger.present_time_offset_from_vsync_ns"
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/SchedulerTest.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/SchedulerTest.cpp
index 682c998..fab3c0e 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/SchedulerTest.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/SchedulerTest.cpp
@@ -249,6 +249,11 @@
     EXPECT_EQ(2, mFlinger.calculateMaxAcquiredBufferCount(60_Hz, 40ms));
 
     EXPECT_EQ(1, mFlinger.calculateMaxAcquiredBufferCount(60_Hz, 10ms));
+
+    const auto savedMinAcquiredBuffers = mFlinger.mutableMinAcquiredBuffers();
+    mFlinger.mutableMinAcquiredBuffers() = 2;
+    EXPECT_EQ(2, mFlinger.calculateMaxAcquiredBufferCount(60_Hz, 10ms));
+    mFlinger.mutableMinAcquiredBuffers() = savedMinAcquiredBuffers;
 }
 
 MATCHER(Is120Hz, "") {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TestableSurfaceFlinger.h b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TestableSurfaceFlinger.h
index 945e488..deb0957 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TestableSurfaceFlinger.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TestableSurfaceFlinger.h
@@ -605,6 +605,8 @@
         return SurfaceFlinger::sActiveDisplayRotationFlags;
     }
 
+    auto& mutableMinAcquiredBuffers() { return SurfaceFlinger::minAcquiredBuffers; }
+
     auto fromHandle(const sp<IBinder>& handle) { return LayerHandle::getLayer(handle); }
 
     ~TestableSurfaceFlinger() {