diff --git a/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposer.cpp b/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposer.cpp
index f68f3e1..e3aaf6d 100644
--- a/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposer.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposer.cpp
@@ -1232,6 +1232,18 @@
         }
         return reply.readInt32();
     }
+
+    status_t getExtraBufferCount(int* extraBuffers) const override {
+        Parcel data, reply;
+        data.writeInterfaceToken(ISurfaceComposer::getInterfaceDescriptor());
+        status_t err = remote()->transact(BnSurfaceComposer::GET_EXTRA_BUFFER_COUNT, data, &reply);
+        if (err != NO_ERROR) {
+            ALOGE("getExtraBufferCount failed to read data:  %s (%d)", strerror(-err), err);
+            return err;
+        }
+
+        return reply.readInt32(extraBuffers);
+    }
 };
 
 // Out-of-line virtual method definition to trigger vtable emission in this
@@ -2101,6 +2113,16 @@
             SAFE_PARCEL(reply->writeInt32, priority);
             return NO_ERROR;
         }
+        case GET_EXTRA_BUFFER_COUNT: {
+            CHECK_INTERFACE(ISurfaceComposer, data, reply);
+            int extraBuffers = 0;
+            int err = getExtraBufferCount(&extraBuffers);
+            if (err != NO_ERROR) {
+                return err;
+            }
+            SAFE_PARCEL(reply->writeInt32, extraBuffers);
+            return NO_ERROR;
+        }
         default: {
             return BBinder::onTransact(code, data, reply, flags);
         }
diff --git a/libs/gui/Surface.cpp b/libs/gui/Surface.cpp
index 59ad8d2..07fc069 100644
--- a/libs/gui/Surface.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/Surface.cpp
@@ -1499,6 +1499,9 @@
     case NATIVE_WINDOW_SET_FRAME_TIMELINE_INFO:
         res = dispatchSetFrameTimelineInfo(args);
         break;
+    case NATIVE_WINDOW_GET_EXTRA_BUFFER_COUNT:
+        res = dispatchGetExtraBufferCount(args);
+        break;
     default:
         res = NAME_NOT_FOUND;
         break;
@@ -1815,6 +1818,14 @@
     return setFrameTimelineInfo({frameTimelineVsyncId, inputEventId});
 }
 
+int Surface::dispatchGetExtraBufferCount(va_list args) {
+    ATRACE_CALL();
+    auto extraBuffers = static_cast<int*>(va_arg(args, int*));
+
+    ALOGV("Surface::dispatchGetExtraBufferCount");
+    return getExtraBufferCount(extraBuffers);
+}
+
 bool Surface::transformToDisplayInverse() {
     return (mTransform & NATIVE_WINDOW_TRANSFORM_INVERSE_DISPLAY) ==
             NATIVE_WINDOW_TRANSFORM_INVERSE_DISPLAY;
@@ -2584,4 +2595,8 @@
     return composerService()->setFrameTimelineInfo(mGraphicBufferProducer, frameTimelineInfo);
 }
 
+status_t Surface::getExtraBufferCount(int* extraBuffers) const {
+    return composerService()->getExtraBufferCount(extraBuffers);
+}
+
 }; // namespace android
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/ISurfaceComposer.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/ISurfaceComposer.h
index 81ff6b0..e56670d 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/ISurfaceComposer.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/ISurfaceComposer.h
@@ -508,6 +508,24 @@
      * Gets priority of the RenderEngine in SurfaceFlinger.
      */
     virtual int getGPUContextPriority() = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the extra buffers a client would need to allocate if it passes
+     * the Choreographer#getVsyncId with its buffers.
+     *
+     * When Choreographer#getVsyncId is passed to SurfaceFlinger, it is used
+     * as an indication of when to latch the buffer. SurfaceFlinger will make
+     * sure that it will give the app at least the time configured as the
+     * 'appDuration' before trying to latch the buffer.
+     *
+     * The total buffers needed for a given configuration is basically the
+     * numbers of vsyncs a single buffer is used across the stack. For the default
+     * configuration a buffer is held ~1 vsync by the app, ~1 vsync by SurfaceFlinger
+     * and 1 vsync by the display. The extra buffers are calculated as the
+     * number of additional buffers on top of the 3 buffers already allocated
+     * by the app.
+     */
+    virtual status_t getExtraBufferCount(int* extraBuffers) const = 0;
 };
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -570,6 +588,7 @@
         SET_FRAME_TIMELINE_INFO,
         ADD_TRANSACTION_TRACE_LISTENER,
         GET_GPU_CONTEXT_PRIORITY,
+        GET_EXTRA_BUFFER_COUNT,
         // Always append new enum to the end.
     };
 
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/Surface.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/Surface.h
index b6b5c7c..5881221 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/Surface.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/Surface.h
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@
 
     virtual status_t setFrameRate(float frameRate, int8_t compatibility, bool shouldBeSeamless);
     virtual status_t setFrameTimelineInfo(const FrameTimelineInfo& info);
+    virtual status_t getExtraBufferCount(int* extraBuffers) const;
 
 protected:
     virtual ~Surface();
@@ -275,6 +276,7 @@
     int dispatchAddQueryInterceptor(va_list args);
     int dispatchGetLastQueuedBuffer(va_list args);
     int dispatchSetFrameTimelineInfo(va_list args);
+    int dispatchGetExtraBufferCount(va_list args);
     bool transformToDisplayInverse();
 
 protected:
diff --git a/libs/gui/tests/Surface_test.cpp b/libs/gui/tests/Surface_test.cpp
index 3f7a5b1..bbf0906 100644
--- a/libs/gui/tests/Surface_test.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/tests/Surface_test.cpp
@@ -889,6 +889,8 @@
 
     int getGPUContextPriority() override { return 0; };
 
+    status_t getExtraBufferCount(int* /*extraBuffers*/) const override { return NO_ERROR; }
+
 protected:
     IBinder* onAsBinder() override { return nullptr; }