diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/CompositionEngine.h b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/CompositionEngine.h
index 7c10fa5..e32cc02 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/CompositionEngine.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/CompositionEngine.h
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@
     // TODO(b/121291683): These will become private/internal
     virtual void preComposition(CompositionRefreshArgs&) = 0;
 
+    // Resolves any unfulfilled promises for release fences
+    virtual void postComposition(CompositionRefreshArgs&) = 0;
+
     virtual FeatureFlags getFeatureFlags() const = 0;
 
     // Debugging
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/LayerFE.h b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/LayerFE.h
index a499928..4e080b3 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/LayerFE.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/LayerFE.h
@@ -133,6 +133,15 @@
         uint64_t frameNumber = 0;
     };
 
+    // Describes the states of the release fence. Checking the states allows checks
+    // to ensure that set_value() is not called on the same promise multiple times,
+    // and can indicate if the promise has been fulfilled.
+    enum class ReleaseFencePromiseStatus {
+        UNINITIALIZED, // Promise not created
+        INITIALIZED,   // Promise created, fence has not been set
+        FULFILLED      // Promise fulfilled, fence is set
+    };
+
     // Returns the LayerSettings to pass to RenderEngine::drawLayers. The state may contain shadows
     // casted by the layer or the content of the layer itself. If the layer does not render then an
     // empty optional will be returned.
@@ -142,6 +151,19 @@
     // Called after the layer is displayed to update the presentation fence
     virtual void onLayerDisplayed(ftl::SharedFuture<FenceResult>, ui::LayerStack layerStack) = 0;
 
+    // Initializes a promise for a buffer release fence and provides the future for that
+    // fence. This should only be called when a promise has not yet been created, or
+    // after the previous promise has already been fulfilled. Attempting to call this
+    // when an existing promise is INITIALIZED will fail because the promise has not
+    // yet been fulfilled.
+    virtual ftl::Future<FenceResult> createReleaseFenceFuture() = 0;
+
+    // Sets promise with its buffer's release fence
+    virtual void setReleaseFence(const FenceResult& releaseFence) = 0;
+
+    // Checks if the buffer's release fence has been set
+    virtual LayerFE::ReleaseFencePromiseStatus getReleaseFencePromiseStatus() = 0;
+
     // Gets some kind of identifier for the layer for debug purposes.
     virtual const char* getDebugName() const = 0;
 
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/impl/CompositionEngine.h b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/impl/CompositionEngine.h
index c699557..45208dd 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/impl/CompositionEngine.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/impl/CompositionEngine.h
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
 
     void preComposition(CompositionRefreshArgs&) override;
 
+    void postComposition(CompositionRefreshArgs&) override;
+
     FeatureFlags getFeatureFlags() const override;
 
     // Debugging
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/mock/CompositionEngine.h b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/mock/CompositionEngine.h
index 9b2387b..a1b7282 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/mock/CompositionEngine.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/mock/CompositionEngine.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
     MOCK_METHOD1(updateCursorAsync, void(CompositionRefreshArgs&));
 
     MOCK_METHOD1(preComposition, void(CompositionRefreshArgs&));
+    MOCK_METHOD1(postComposition, void(CompositionRefreshArgs&));
 
     MOCK_CONST_METHOD0(getFeatureFlags, FeatureFlags());
 
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/mock/LayerFE.h b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/mock/LayerFE.h
index 1b8cc27..05a5d38 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/mock/LayerFE.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/include/compositionengine/mock/LayerFE.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <compositionengine/LayerFECompositionState.h>
 #include <gmock/gmock.h>
 #include <ui/Fence.h>
+#include "ui/FenceResult.h"
 
 namespace android::compositionengine::mock {
 
@@ -52,6 +53,9 @@
     MOCK_METHOD(void, onLayerDisplayed, (ftl::SharedFuture<FenceResult>, ui::LayerStack),
                 (override));
 
+    MOCK_METHOD0(createReleaseFenceFuture, ftl::Future<FenceResult>());
+    MOCK_METHOD1(setReleaseFence, void(const FenceResult&));
+    MOCK_METHOD0(getReleaseFencePromiseStatus, LayerFE::ReleaseFencePromiseStatus());
     MOCK_CONST_METHOD0(getDebugName, const char*());
     MOCK_CONST_METHOD0(getSequence, int32_t());
     MOCK_CONST_METHOD0(hasRoundedCorners, bool());
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/CompositionEngine.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/CompositionEngine.cpp
index b470208..4c77687 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/CompositionEngine.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/CompositionEngine.cpp
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@
             future.get();
         }
     }
+    postComposition(args);
 }
 
 void CompositionEngine::updateCursorAsync(CompositionRefreshArgs& args) {
@@ -192,6 +193,34 @@
     mNeedsAnotherUpdate = needsAnotherUpdate;
 }
 
+// If a buffer is latched but the layer is not presented, such as when
+// obscured by another layer, the previous buffer needs to be released. We find
+// these buffers and fire a NO_FENCE to release it. This ensures that all
+// promises for buffer releases are fulfilled at the end of composition.
+void CompositionEngine::postComposition(CompositionRefreshArgs& args) {
+    if (FlagManager::getInstance().ce_fence_promise()) {
+        ATRACE_CALL();
+        ALOGV(__FUNCTION__);
+
+        for (auto& layerFE : args.layers) {
+            if (layerFE->getReleaseFencePromiseStatus() ==
+                LayerFE::ReleaseFencePromiseStatus::INITIALIZED) {
+                layerFE->setReleaseFence(Fence::NO_FENCE);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // List of layersWithQueuedFrames does not necessarily overlap with
+        // list of layers, so those layersWithQueuedFrames also need any
+        // unfulfilled promises to be resolved for completeness.
+        for (auto& layerFE : args.layersWithQueuedFrames) {
+            if (layerFE->getReleaseFencePromiseStatus() ==
+                LayerFE::ReleaseFencePromiseStatus::INITIALIZED) {
+                layerFE->setReleaseFence(Fence::NO_FENCE);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 FeatureFlags CompositionEngine::getFeatureFlags() const {
     return {};
 }
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/Output.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/Output.cpp
index 921e05d..7b5b49d 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/Output.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/Output.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <SurfaceFlingerProperties.sysprop.h>
 #include <android-base/stringprintf.h>
+#include <common/FlagManager.h>
 #include <compositionengine/CompositionEngine.h>
 #include <compositionengine/CompositionRefreshArgs.h>
 #include <compositionengine/DisplayColorProfile.h>
@@ -1621,9 +1622,13 @@
             releaseFence =
                     Fence::merge("LayerRelease", releaseFence, frame.clientTargetAcquireFence);
         }
-        layer->getLayerFE()
-                .onLayerDisplayed(ftl::yield<FenceResult>(std::move(releaseFence)).share(),
-                                  outputState.layerFilter.layerStack);
+        if (FlagManager::getInstance().ce_fence_promise()) {
+            layer->getLayerFE().setReleaseFence(releaseFence);
+        } else {
+            layer->getLayerFE()
+                    .onLayerDisplayed(ftl::yield<FenceResult>(std::move(releaseFence)).share(),
+                                      outputState.layerFilter.layerStack);
+        }
     }
 
     // We've got a list of layers needing fences, that are disjoint with
@@ -1631,8 +1636,12 @@
     // supply them with the present fence.
     for (auto& weakLayer : mReleasedLayers) {
         if (const auto layer = weakLayer.promote()) {
-            layer->onLayerDisplayed(ftl::yield<FenceResult>(frame.presentFence).share(),
-                                    outputState.layerFilter.layerStack);
+            if (FlagManager::getInstance().ce_fence_promise()) {
+                layer->setReleaseFence(frame.presentFence);
+            } else {
+                layer->onLayerDisplayed(ftl::yield<FenceResult>(frame.presentFence).share(),
+                                        outputState.layerFilter.layerStack);
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/CompositionEngineTest.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/CompositionEngineTest.cpp
index 042010e..639164d 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/CompositionEngineTest.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/CompositionEngineTest.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 #include "MockHWComposer.h"
 #include "TimeStats/TimeStats.h"
+#include "gmock/gmock.h"
 
 #include <variant>
 
@@ -90,14 +91,16 @@
         // These are the overridable functions CompositionEngine::present() may
         // call, and have separate test coverage.
         MOCK_METHOD1(preComposition, void(CompositionRefreshArgs&));
+        MOCK_METHOD1(postComposition, void(CompositionRefreshArgs&));
     };
 
     StrictMock<CompositionEnginePartialMock> mEngine;
 };
 
 TEST_F(CompositionEnginePresentTest, worksWithEmptyRequest) {
-    // present() always calls preComposition()
+    // present() always calls preComposition() and postComposition()
     EXPECT_CALL(mEngine, preComposition(Ref(mRefreshArgs)));
+    EXPECT_CALL(mEngine, postComposition(Ref(mRefreshArgs)));
 
     mEngine.present(mRefreshArgs);
 }
@@ -126,6 +129,9 @@
     EXPECT_CALL(*mOutput3, present(Ref(mRefreshArgs)))
             .WillOnce(Return(ftl::yield<std::monostate>({})));
 
+    // present() always calls postComposition()
+    EXPECT_CALL(mEngine, postComposition(Ref(mRefreshArgs)));
+
     mRefreshArgs.outputs = {mOutput1, mOutput2, mOutput3};
     mEngine.present(mRefreshArgs);
 }
@@ -481,5 +487,29 @@
     mEngine.present(mRefreshArgs);
 }
 
+struct CompositionEnginePostCompositionTest : public CompositionEngineTest {
+    sp<StrictMock<mock::LayerFE>> mLayer1FE = sp<StrictMock<mock::LayerFE>>::make();
+    sp<StrictMock<mock::LayerFE>> mLayer2FE = sp<StrictMock<mock::LayerFE>>::make();
+    sp<StrictMock<mock::LayerFE>> mLayer3FE = sp<StrictMock<mock::LayerFE>>::make();
+};
+
+TEST_F(CompositionEnginePostCompositionTest, postCompositionReleasesAllFences) {
+    SET_FLAG_FOR_TEST(com::android::graphics::surfaceflinger::flags::ce_fence_promise, true);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(FlagManager::getInstance().ce_fence_promise());
+
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mLayer1FE, getReleaseFencePromiseStatus)
+            .WillOnce(Return(LayerFE::ReleaseFencePromiseStatus::FULFILLED));
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mLayer2FE, getReleaseFencePromiseStatus)
+            .WillOnce(Return(LayerFE::ReleaseFencePromiseStatus::FULFILLED));
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mLayer3FE, getReleaseFencePromiseStatus)
+            .WillOnce(Return(LayerFE::ReleaseFencePromiseStatus::INITIALIZED));
+    mRefreshArgs.layers = {mLayer1FE, mLayer2FE, mLayer3FE};
+
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mLayer1FE, setReleaseFence(_)).Times(0);
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mLayer2FE, setReleaseFence(_)).Times(0);
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mLayer3FE, setReleaseFence(_)).Times(1);
+
+    mEngine.postComposition(mRefreshArgs);
+}
 } // namespace
 } // namespace android::compositionengine
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/OutputTest.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/OutputTest.cpp
index 799c7ed..ea1d8e8 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/OutputTest.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/OutputTest.cpp
@@ -3164,6 +3164,8 @@
 }
 
 TEST_F(OutputPostFramebufferTest, releaseFencesAreSentToLayerFE) {
+    SET_FLAG_FOR_TEST(com::android::graphics::surfaceflinger::flags::ce_fence_promise, false);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(FlagManager::getInstance().ce_fence_promise());
     // Simulate getting release fences from each layer, and ensure they are passed to the
     // front-end layer interface for each layer correctly.
 
@@ -3205,7 +3207,51 @@
     mOutput.presentFrameAndReleaseLayers();
 }
 
+TEST_F(OutputPostFramebufferTest, releaseFencesAreSetInLayerFE) {
+    SET_FLAG_FOR_TEST(com::android::graphics::surfaceflinger::flags::ce_fence_promise, true);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(FlagManager::getInstance().ce_fence_promise());
+    // Simulate getting release fences from each layer, and ensure they are passed to the
+    // front-end layer interface for each layer correctly.
+
+    mOutput.mState.isEnabled = true;
+
+    // Create three unique fence instances
+    sp<Fence> layer1Fence = sp<Fence>::make();
+    sp<Fence> layer2Fence = sp<Fence>::make();
+    sp<Fence> layer3Fence = sp<Fence>::make();
+
+    Output::FrameFences frameFences;
+    frameFences.layerFences.emplace(&mLayer1.hwc2Layer, layer1Fence);
+    frameFences.layerFences.emplace(&mLayer2.hwc2Layer, layer2Fence);
+    frameFences.layerFences.emplace(&mLayer3.hwc2Layer, layer3Fence);
+
+    EXPECT_CALL(mOutput, presentFrame()).WillOnce(Return(frameFences));
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mRenderSurface, onPresentDisplayCompleted());
+
+    // Compare the pointers values of each fence to make sure the correct ones
+    // are passed. This happens to work with the current implementation, but
+    // would not survive certain calls like Fence::merge() which would return a
+    // new instance.
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mLayer1.layerFE, setReleaseFence(_))
+            .WillOnce([&layer1Fence](FenceResult releaseFence) {
+                EXPECT_EQ(FenceResult(layer1Fence), releaseFence);
+            });
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mLayer2.layerFE, setReleaseFence(_))
+            .WillOnce([&layer2Fence](FenceResult releaseFence) {
+                EXPECT_EQ(FenceResult(layer2Fence), releaseFence);
+            });
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mLayer3.layerFE, setReleaseFence(_))
+            .WillOnce([&layer3Fence](FenceResult releaseFence) {
+                EXPECT_EQ(FenceResult(layer3Fence), releaseFence);
+            });
+
+    mOutput.presentFrameAndReleaseLayers();
+}
+
 TEST_F(OutputPostFramebufferTest, releaseFencesIncludeClientTargetAcquireFence) {
+    SET_FLAG_FOR_TEST(com::android::graphics::surfaceflinger::flags::ce_fence_promise, false);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(FlagManager::getInstance().ce_fence_promise());
+
     mOutput.mState.isEnabled = true;
     mOutput.mState.usesClientComposition = true;
 
@@ -3228,7 +3274,35 @@
     mOutput.presentFrameAndReleaseLayers();
 }
 
+TEST_F(OutputPostFramebufferTest, setReleaseFencesIncludeClientTargetAcquireFence) {
+    SET_FLAG_FOR_TEST(com::android::graphics::surfaceflinger::flags::ce_fence_promise, true);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(FlagManager::getInstance().ce_fence_promise());
+
+    mOutput.mState.isEnabled = true;
+    mOutput.mState.usesClientComposition = true;
+
+    Output::FrameFences frameFences;
+    frameFences.clientTargetAcquireFence = sp<Fence>::make();
+    frameFences.layerFences.emplace(&mLayer1.hwc2Layer, sp<Fence>::make());
+    frameFences.layerFences.emplace(&mLayer2.hwc2Layer, sp<Fence>::make());
+    frameFences.layerFences.emplace(&mLayer3.hwc2Layer, sp<Fence>::make());
+
+    EXPECT_CALL(mOutput, presentFrame()).WillOnce(Return(frameFences));
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mRenderSurface, onPresentDisplayCompleted());
+
+    // Fence::merge is called, and since none of the fences are actually valid,
+    // Fence::NO_FENCE is returned and passed to each setReleaseFence() call.
+    // This is the best we can do without creating a real kernel fence object.
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mLayer1.layerFE, setReleaseFence).WillOnce(Return());
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mLayer2.layerFE, setReleaseFence).WillOnce(Return());
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mLayer3.layerFE, setReleaseFence).WillOnce(Return());
+    mOutput.presentFrameAndReleaseLayers();
+}
+
 TEST_F(OutputPostFramebufferTest, releasedLayersSentPresentFence) {
+    SET_FLAG_FOR_TEST(com::android::graphics::surfaceflinger::flags::ce_fence_promise, false);
+    ASSERT_FALSE(FlagManager::getInstance().ce_fence_promise());
+
     mOutput.mState.isEnabled = true;
     mOutput.mState.usesClientComposition = true;
 
@@ -3276,6 +3350,54 @@
     EXPECT_TRUE(mOutput.getReleasedLayersForTest().empty());
 }
 
+TEST_F(OutputPostFramebufferTest, setReleasedLayersSentPresentFence) {
+    SET_FLAG_FOR_TEST(com::android::graphics::surfaceflinger::flags::ce_fence_promise, true);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(FlagManager::getInstance().ce_fence_promise());
+
+    mOutput.mState.isEnabled = true;
+    mOutput.mState.usesClientComposition = true;
+
+    // This should happen even if there are no (current) output layers.
+    EXPECT_CALL(mOutput, getOutputLayerCount()).WillOnce(Return(0u));
+
+    // Load up the released layers with some mock instances
+    sp<StrictMock<mock::LayerFE>> releasedLayer1 = sp<StrictMock<mock::LayerFE>>::make();
+    sp<StrictMock<mock::LayerFE>> releasedLayer2 = sp<StrictMock<mock::LayerFE>>::make();
+    sp<StrictMock<mock::LayerFE>> releasedLayer3 = sp<StrictMock<mock::LayerFE>>::make();
+    Output::ReleasedLayers layers;
+    layers.push_back(releasedLayer1);
+    layers.push_back(releasedLayer2);
+    layers.push_back(releasedLayer3);
+    mOutput.setReleasedLayers(std::move(layers));
+
+    // Set up a fake present fence
+    sp<Fence> presentFence = sp<Fence>::make();
+    Output::FrameFences frameFences;
+    frameFences.presentFence = presentFence;
+
+    EXPECT_CALL(mOutput, presentFrame()).WillOnce(Return(frameFences));
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mRenderSurface, onPresentDisplayCompleted());
+
+    // Each released layer should be given the presentFence.
+    EXPECT_CALL(*releasedLayer1, setReleaseFence(_))
+            .WillOnce([&presentFence](FenceResult fenceResult) {
+                EXPECT_EQ(FenceResult(presentFence), fenceResult);
+            });
+    EXPECT_CALL(*releasedLayer2, setReleaseFence(_))
+            .WillOnce([&presentFence](FenceResult fenceResult) {
+                EXPECT_EQ(FenceResult(presentFence), fenceResult);
+            });
+    EXPECT_CALL(*releasedLayer3, setReleaseFence(_))
+            .WillOnce([&presentFence](FenceResult fenceResult) {
+                EXPECT_EQ(FenceResult(presentFence), fenceResult);
+            });
+
+    mOutput.presentFrameAndReleaseLayers();
+
+    // After the call the list of released layers should have been cleared.
+    EXPECT_TRUE(mOutput.getReleasedLayersForTest().empty());
+}
+
 /*
  * Output::composeSurfaces()
  */