diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/DispSync.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/DispSync.cpp
index 7a44c4e..95ff9d0 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/DispSync.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/DispSync.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
     void lockModel() {
         Mutex::Autolock lock(mMutex);
         mModelLocked = true;
+        ATRACE_INT("DispSync:ModelLocked", mModelLocked);
     }
 
     void unlockModel() {
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@
             }
         }
         mModelLocked = false;
+        ATRACE_INT("DispSync:ModelLocked", mModelLocked);
     }
 
     virtual bool threadLoop() {
@@ -507,7 +509,6 @@
         ALOGE("Couldn't set SCHED_FIFO for DispSyncThread");
     }
 
-    reset();
     beginResync();
 
     if (mTraceDetailedInfo && kEnableZeroPhaseTracer) {
@@ -559,17 +560,15 @@
 void DispSync::beginResync() {
     Mutex::Autolock lock(mMutex);
     ALOGV("[%s] beginResync", mName);
-    mThread->unlockModel();
-    mModelUpdated = false;
-    mNumResyncSamples = 0;
+    resetLocked();
 }
 
-bool DispSync::addResyncSample(nsecs_t timestamp, bool* periodChanged) {
+bool DispSync::addResyncSample(nsecs_t timestamp, bool* periodFlushed) {
     Mutex::Autolock lock(mMutex);
 
     ALOGV("[%s] addResyncSample(%" PRId64 ")", mName, ns2us(timestamp));
 
-    *periodChanged = false;
+    *periodFlushed = false;
     const size_t idx = (mFirstResyncSample + mNumResyncSamples) % MAX_RESYNC_SAMPLES;
     mResyncSamples[idx] = timestamp;
     if (mNumResyncSamples == 0) {
@@ -583,16 +582,20 @@
         const nsecs_t lastTimestamp = mResyncSamples[priorIdx];
 
         const nsecs_t observedVsync = std::abs(timestamp - lastTimestamp);
-        if (std::abs(observedVsync - mPendingPeriod) < std::abs(observedVsync - mPeriod)) {
-            // Observed vsync is closer to the pending period, so reset the
-            // model and flush the pending period.
+        if (std::abs(observedVsync - mPendingPeriod) <= std::abs(observedVsync - mIntendedPeriod)) {
+            // Either the observed vsync is closer to the pending period, (and
+            // thus we detected a period change), or the period change will
+            // no-op. In either case, reset the model and flush the pending
+            // period.
             resetLocked();
+            mIntendedPeriod = mPendingPeriod;
             mPeriod = mPendingPeriod;
             mPendingPeriod = 0;
             if (mTraceDetailedInfo) {
                 ATRACE_INT("DispSync:PendingPeriod", mPendingPeriod);
+                ATRACE_INT("DispSync:IntendedPeriod", mIntendedPeriod);
             }
-            *periodChanged = true;
+            *periodFlushed = true;
         }
     }
     // Always update the reference time with the most recent timestamp.
@@ -623,6 +626,7 @@
     bool modelLocked = mModelUpdated && mError < (kErrorThreshold / 2) && mPendingPeriod == 0;
     ALOGV("[%s] addResyncSample returning %s", mName, modelLocked ? "locked" : "unlocked");
     if (modelLocked) {
+        *periodFlushed = true;
         mThread->lockModel();
     }
     return !modelLocked;
@@ -657,10 +661,17 @@
 
 void DispSync::setPeriod(nsecs_t period) {
     Mutex::Autolock lock(mMutex);
-    if (mTraceDetailedInfo) {
-        ATRACE_INT("DispSync:PendingPeriod", period);
+
+    const bool pendingPeriodShouldChange =
+            period != mIntendedPeriod || (period == mIntendedPeriod && mPendingPeriod != 0);
+
+    if (pendingPeriodShouldChange) {
+        mPendingPeriod = period;
     }
-    mPendingPeriod = period;
+    if (mTraceDetailedInfo) {
+        ATRACE_INT("DispSync:IntendedPeriod", mIntendedPeriod);
+        ATRACE_INT("DispSync:PendingPeriod", mPendingPeriod);
+    }
 }
 
 nsecs_t DispSync::getPeriod() {
@@ -778,6 +789,9 @@
     mPresentSampleOffset = 0;
     mError = 0;
     mZeroErrSamplesCount = 0;
+    if (mTraceDetailedInfo) {
+        ATRACE_INT64("DispSync:Error", mError);
+    }
     for (size_t i = 0; i < NUM_PRESENT_SAMPLES; i++) {
         mPresentFences[i] = FenceTime::NO_FENCE;
     }
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/DispSync.h b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/DispSync.h
index 8f8b8e7..3e33c7e 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/DispSync.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/DispSync.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     virtual void reset() = 0;
     virtual bool addPresentFence(const std::shared_ptr<FenceTime>&) = 0;
     virtual void beginResync() = 0;
-    virtual bool addResyncSample(nsecs_t timestamp, bool* periodChanged) = 0;
+    virtual bool addResyncSample(nsecs_t timestamp, bool* periodFlushed) = 0;
     virtual void endResync() = 0;
     virtual void setPeriod(nsecs_t period) = 0;
     virtual nsecs_t getPeriod() = 0;
@@ -120,17 +120,19 @@
     // from the hardware vsync events.
     void beginResync() override;
     // Adds a vsync sample to the dispsync model. The timestamp is the time
-    // of the vsync event that fired. periodChanged will return true if the
+    // of the vsync event that fired. periodFlushed will return true if the
     // vsync period was detected to have changed to mPendingPeriod.
     //
     // This method will return true if more vsync samples are needed to lock
     // down the DispSync model, and false otherwise.
-    bool addResyncSample(nsecs_t timestamp, bool* periodChanged) override;
+    // periodFlushed will be set to true if mPendingPeriod is flushed to
+    // mIntendedPeriod, and false otherwise.
+    bool addResyncSample(nsecs_t timestamp, bool* periodFlushed) override;
     void endResync() override;
 
     // The setPeriod method sets the vsync event model's period to a specific
-    // value.  This should be used to prime the model when a display is first
-    // turned on.  It should NOT be used after that.
+    // value. This should be used to prime the model when a display is first
+    // turned on, or when a refresh rate change is requested.
     void setPeriod(nsecs_t period) override;
 
     // The getPeriod method returns the current vsync period.
@@ -205,6 +207,11 @@
     // nanoseconds.
     nsecs_t mPeriod;
 
+    // mIntendedPeriod is the intended period of the modeled vsync events in
+    // nanoseconds. Under ideal conditions this should be similar if not the
+    // same as mPeriod, plus or minus an observed error.
+    nsecs_t mIntendedPeriod = 0;
+
     // mPendingPeriod is the proposed period change in nanoseconds.
     // If mPendingPeriod differs from mPeriod and is nonzero, it will
     // be flushed to mPeriod when we detect that the hardware switched
@@ -236,8 +243,8 @@
     // process to store information about the hardware vsync event times used
     // to compute the model.
     nsecs_t mResyncSamples[MAX_RESYNC_SAMPLES] = {0};
-    size_t mFirstResyncSample;
-    size_t mNumResyncSamples;
+    size_t mFirstResyncSample = 0;
+    size_t mNumResyncSamples = 0;
     int mNumResyncSamplesSincePresent;
 
     // These member variables store information about the present fences used
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/Scheduler.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/Scheduler.cpp
index 7a040aa..afcf3d4 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/Scheduler.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/Scheduler.cpp
@@ -283,13 +283,13 @@
     }
 }
 
-void Scheduler::addResyncSample(const nsecs_t timestamp, bool* periodChanged) {
+void Scheduler::addResyncSample(const nsecs_t timestamp, bool* periodFlushed) {
     bool needsHwVsync = false;
-    *periodChanged = false;
+    *periodFlushed = false;
     { // Scope for the lock
         std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mHWVsyncLock);
         if (mPrimaryHWVsyncEnabled) {
-            needsHwVsync = mPrimaryDispSync->addResyncSample(timestamp, periodChanged);
+            needsHwVsync = mPrimaryDispSync->addResyncSample(timestamp, periodFlushed);
         }
     }
 
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@
     ATRACE_INT("ExpiredKernelIdleTimer", 0);
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mCallbackLock);
     if (mGetVsyncPeriod) {
-        resyncToHardwareVsync(false, mGetVsyncPeriod());
+        resyncToHardwareVsync(true, mGetVsyncPeriod());
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/Scheduler.h b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/Scheduler.h
index f5a3a08..6b5a8b7 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/Scheduler.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/Scheduler.h
@@ -136,13 +136,18 @@
 
     void enableHardwareVsync();
     void disableHardwareVsync(bool makeUnavailable);
+    // Resyncs the scheduler to hardware vsync.
+    // If makeAvailable is true, then hardware vsync will be turned on.
+    // Otherwise, if hardware vsync is not already enabled then this method will
+    // no-op.
+    // The period is the vsync period from the current display configuration.
     void resyncToHardwareVsync(bool makeAvailable, nsecs_t period);
     // Creates a callback for resyncing.
     ResyncCallback makeResyncCallback(GetVsyncPeriod&& getVsyncPeriod);
     void setRefreshSkipCount(int count);
-    // Passes a vsync sample to DispSync. periodChange will be true if DipSync
-    // detected that the vsync period changed, and false otherwise.
-    void addResyncSample(const nsecs_t timestamp, bool* periodChanged);
+    // Passes a vsync sample to DispSync. periodFlushed will be true if
+    // DispSync detected that the vsync period changed, and false otherwise.
+    void addResyncSample(const nsecs_t timestamp, bool* periodFlushed);
     void addPresentFence(const std::shared_ptr<FenceTime>& fenceTime);
     void setIgnorePresentFences(bool ignore);
     nsecs_t expectedPresentTime();
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/VSyncModulator.h b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/VSyncModulator.h
index 72f9050..41c3a3a 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/VSyncModulator.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/VSyncModulator.h
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 
     // Called when we detect from vsync signals that the refresh rate changed.
     // This way we can move out of early offsets if no longer necessary.
-    void onRefreshRateChangeDetected() {
+    void onRefreshRateChangeCompleted() {
         if (!mRefreshRateChangePending) {
             return;
         }
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 0cf84a9..6d73104 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -940,9 +940,14 @@
         // Start receiving vsync samples now, so that we can detect a period
         // switch.
         mScheduler->resyncToHardwareVsync(true, getVsyncPeriod());
+        // We should only move to early offsets when we know that the refresh
+        // rate will change. Otherwise, we may be stuck in early offsets
+        // forever, as onRefreshRateChangeDetected will not be called.
+        if (mDesiredActiveConfig.event == Scheduler::ConfigEvent::Changed) {
+            mVsyncModulator.onRefreshRateChangeInitiated();
+        }
         mPhaseOffsets->setRefreshRateType(info.type);
         const auto [early, gl, late] = mPhaseOffsets->getCurrentOffsets();
-        mVsyncModulator.onRefreshRateChangeInitiated();
         mVsyncModulator.setPhaseOffsets(early, gl, late);
     }
     mDesiredActiveConfigChanged = true;
@@ -1019,6 +1024,10 @@
         std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mActiveConfigLock);
         mDesiredActiveConfig.event = Scheduler::ConfigEvent::None;
         mDesiredActiveConfigChanged = false;
+        // Update scheduler with the correct vsync period as a no-op.
+        // Otherwise, there exists a race condition where we get stuck in the
+        // incorrect vsync period.
+        mScheduler->resyncToHardwareVsync(false, getVsyncPeriod());
         ATRACE_INT("DesiredActiveConfigChanged", mDesiredActiveConfigChanged);
         return false;
     }
@@ -1031,6 +1040,10 @@
         mDesiredActiveConfig.event = Scheduler::ConfigEvent::None;
         mDesiredActiveConfig.configId = display->getActiveConfig();
         mDesiredActiveConfigChanged = false;
+        // Update scheduler with the current vsync period as a no-op.
+        // Otherwise, there exists a race condition where we get stuck in the
+        // incorrect vsync period.
+        mScheduler->resyncToHardwareVsync(false, getVsyncPeriod());
         ATRACE_INT("DesiredActiveConfigChanged", mDesiredActiveConfigChanged);
         return false;
     }
@@ -1454,10 +1467,10 @@
         return;
     }
 
-    bool periodChanged = false;
-    mScheduler->addResyncSample(timestamp, &periodChanged);
-    if (periodChanged) {
-        mVsyncModulator.onRefreshRateChangeDetected();
+    bool periodFlushed = false;
+    mScheduler->addResyncSample(timestamp, &periodFlushed);
+    if (periodFlushed) {
+        mVsyncModulator.onRefreshRateChangeCompleted();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/mock/MockDispSync.h b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/mock/MockDispSync.h
index 12a349d..9ca116d 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/mock/MockDispSync.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/mock/MockDispSync.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     MOCK_METHOD0(endResync, void());
     MOCK_METHOD1(setPeriod, void(nsecs_t));
     MOCK_METHOD0(getPeriod, nsecs_t());
+    MOCK_METHOD0(getIntendedPeriod, nsecs_t());
     MOCK_METHOD1(setRefreshSkipCount, void(int));
     MOCK_CONST_METHOD1(computeNextRefresh, nsecs_t(int));
     MOCK_METHOD1(setIgnorePresentFences, void(bool));