diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.cpp
index ae4c3e5..16be5e2 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/RefreshRateConfigs.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 #include <chrono>
 #include <cmath>
 
+#undef LOG_TAG
+#define LOG_TAG "RefreshRateConfigs"
+
 namespace android::scheduler {
 
 using AllRefreshRatesMapType = RefreshRateConfigs::AllRefreshRatesMapType;
@@ -178,16 +181,17 @@
             const auto layerPeriod = round<nsecs_t>(1e9f / layer.desiredRefreshRate);
             if (layer.vote == LayerVoteType::ExplicitDefault) {
                 const auto layerScore = [&]() {
-                    const auto [displayFramesQuot, displayFramesRem] =
-                            getDisplayFrames(layerPeriod, displayPeriod);
-                    if (displayFramesQuot == 0) {
-                        // Layer desired refresh rate is higher the display rate.
-                        return static_cast<float>(layerPeriod) / static_cast<float>(displayPeriod);
+                    // Find the actual rate the layer will render, assuming
+                    // that layerPeriod is the minimal time to render a frame
+                    auto actualLayerPeriod = displayPeriod;
+                    int multiplier = 1;
+                    while (layerPeriod > actualLayerPeriod + MARGIN_FOR_PERIOD_CALCULATION) {
+                        multiplier++;
+                        actualLayerPeriod = displayPeriod * multiplier;
                     }
-
-                    return 1.0f -
-                            (static_cast<float>(displayFramesRem) /
-                             static_cast<float>(layerPeriod));
+                    return std::min(1.0f,
+                                    static_cast<float>(layerPeriod) /
+                                            static_cast<float>(actualLayerPeriod));
                 }();
 
                 ALOGV("%s (ExplicitDefault, weight %.2f) %.2fHz gives %s score of %.2f",
@@ -250,6 +254,7 @@
 
 template <typename Iter>
 const RefreshRate* RefreshRateConfigs::getBestRefreshRate(Iter begin, Iter end) const {
+    constexpr auto EPSILON = 0.001f;
     const RefreshRate* bestRefreshRate = begin->first;
     float max = begin->second;
     for (auto i = begin; i != end; ++i) {
@@ -258,7 +263,7 @@
 
         ATRACE_INT(refreshRate->name.c_str(), round<int>(score * 100));
 
-        if (score > max) {
+        if (score > max * (1 + EPSILON)) {
             max = score;
             bestRefreshRate = refreshRate;
         }
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/RefreshRateConfigsTest.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/RefreshRateConfigsTest.cpp
index 9d32396..7a11f58 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/RefreshRateConfigsTest.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/RefreshRateConfigsTest.cpp
@@ -1170,6 +1170,54 @@
     EXPECT_EQ(false, touchConsidered);
 }
 
+TEST_F(RefreshRateConfigsTest, getRefreshRateForContentV2_ExplicitDefault) {
+    bool ignored;
+    std::vector<RefreshRateConfigs::InputConfig> configs{
+            {{HWC_CONFIG_ID_60, HWC_GROUP_ID_0, VSYNC_60},
+             {HWC_CONFIG_ID_72, HWC_GROUP_ID_0, VSYNC_72},
+             {HWC_CONFIG_ID_90, HWC_GROUP_ID_0, VSYNC_90},
+             {HWC_CONFIG_ID_120, HWC_GROUP_ID_0, VSYNC_120}}};
+
+    auto refreshRateConfigs = std::make_unique<RefreshRateConfigs>(configs, /*currentConfigId=*/
+                                                                   HWC_CONFIG_ID_60);
+
+    auto layers = std::vector<LayerRequirement>{LayerRequirement{.weight = 1.0f}};
+    auto& lr = layers[0];
+
+    // Prepare a table with the vote and the expected refresh rate
+    const std::vector<std::pair<float, float>> testCases = {
+            {130, 120}, {120, 120}, {119, 120}, {110, 120},
+
+            {100, 90},  {90, 90},   {89, 90},
+
+            {80, 72},   {73, 72},   {72, 72},   {71, 72},   {70, 72},
+
+            {65, 60},   {60, 60},   {59, 60},   {58, 60},
+
+            {55, 90},   {50, 90},   {45, 90},
+
+            {42, 120},  {40, 120},  {39, 120},
+
+            {37, 72},   {36, 72},   {35, 72},
+
+            {30, 60},
+    };
+
+    for (const auto& test : testCases) {
+        lr.vote = LayerVoteType::ExplicitDefault;
+        lr.desiredRefreshRate = test.first;
+
+        std::stringstream ss;
+        ss << "ExplicitDefault " << test.first << " fps";
+        lr.name = ss.str();
+
+        const auto& refreshRate =
+                refreshRateConfigs->getRefreshRateForContentV2(layers, false, &ignored);
+        EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(refreshRate.fps, test.second)
+                << "Expecting " << test.first << "fps => " << test.second << "Hz";
+    }
+}
+
 } // namespace
 } // namespace scheduler
 } // namespace android