diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/LayerSnapshotBuilder.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/LayerSnapshotBuilder.cpp
index 743cbf3..a57cd0a 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/LayerSnapshotBuilder.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/LayerSnapshotBuilder.cpp
@@ -814,9 +814,12 @@
                 RequestedLayerState::Changes::Hierarchy) ||
         snapshot.changes.any(RequestedLayerState::Changes::FrameRate |
                              RequestedLayerState::Changes::Hierarchy)) {
-        bool shouldOverrideChildren = parentSnapshot.frameRateSelectionStrategy ==
+        const bool shouldOverrideChildren = parentSnapshot.frameRateSelectionStrategy ==
                 scheduler::LayerInfo::FrameRateSelectionStrategy::OverrideChildren;
-        if (!requested.requestedFrameRate.isValid() || shouldOverrideChildren) {
+        const bool propagationAllowed = parentSnapshot.frameRateSelectionStrategy !=
+                scheduler::LayerInfo::FrameRateSelectionStrategy::DoNotPropagate;
+        if ((!requested.requestedFrameRate.isValid() && propagationAllowed) ||
+            shouldOverrideChildren) {
             snapshot.inheritedFrameRate = parentSnapshot.inheritedFrameRate;
         } else {
             snapshot.inheritedFrameRate = requested.requestedFrameRate;
@@ -828,12 +831,15 @@
     }
 
     if (forceUpdate || snapshot.clientChanges & layer_state_t::eFrameRateSelectionStrategyChanged) {
-        const auto strategy = scheduler::LayerInfo::convertFrameRateSelectionStrategy(
-                requested.frameRateSelectionStrategy);
-        snapshot.frameRateSelectionStrategy =
-                strategy == scheduler::LayerInfo::FrameRateSelectionStrategy::Self
-                ? parentSnapshot.frameRateSelectionStrategy
-                : strategy;
+        if (parentSnapshot.frameRateSelectionStrategy ==
+            scheduler::LayerInfo::FrameRateSelectionStrategy::OverrideChildren) {
+            snapshot.frameRateSelectionStrategy =
+                    scheduler::LayerInfo::FrameRateSelectionStrategy::OverrideChildren;
+        } else {
+            const auto strategy = scheduler::LayerInfo::convertFrameRateSelectionStrategy(
+                    requested.frameRateSelectionStrategy);
+            snapshot.frameRateSelectionStrategy = strategy;
+        }
     }
 
     if (forceUpdate || snapshot.clientChanges & layer_state_t::eFrameRateSelectionPriority) {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
index f587e9d..602dae0 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
@@ -1273,14 +1273,15 @@
     auto now = systemTime();
     *transactionNeeded |= setFrameRateForLayerTreeLegacy(frameRate, now);
 
-    // The frame rate is propagated to the children
+    // The frame rate is propagated to the children by default, but some properties may override it.
     bool childrenHaveFrameRate = false;
+    const bool overrideChildrenFrameRate = overrideChildren || shouldOverrideChildrenFrameRate();
+    const bool canPropagateFrameRate = shouldPropagateFrameRate() || overrideChildrenFrameRate;
     for (const sp<Layer>& child : mCurrentChildren) {
         childrenHaveFrameRate |=
-                child->propagateFrameRateForLayerTree(frameRate,
-                                                      overrideChildren ||
-                                                              shouldOverrideChildrenFrameRate(),
-                                                      transactionNeeded);
+                child->propagateFrameRateForLayerTree(canPropagateFrameRate ? frameRate
+                                                                            : FrameRate(),
+                                                      overrideChildrenFrameRate, transactionNeeded);
     }
 
     // If we don't have a valid frame rate specification, but the children do, we set this
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
index 28168c3..790dfb5 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
@@ -1178,6 +1178,11 @@
                 FrameRateSelectionStrategy::OverrideChildren;
     }
 
+    bool shouldPropagateFrameRate() const {
+        return getDrawingState().frameRateSelectionStrategy !=
+                FrameRateSelectionStrategy::DoNotPropagate;
+    }
+
     // Cached properties computed from drawing state
     // Effective transform taking into account parent transforms and any parent scaling, which is
     // a transform from the current layer coordinate space to display(screen) coordinate space.
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/LayerInfo.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/LayerInfo.cpp
index bf3a7bc..db0aebf 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/LayerInfo.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/LayerInfo.cpp
@@ -530,6 +530,8 @@
             return FrameRateSelectionStrategy::Self;
         case ANATIVEWINDOW_FRAME_RATE_SELECTION_STRATEGY_OVERRIDE_CHILDREN:
             return FrameRateSelectionStrategy::OverrideChildren;
+        case ANATIVEWINDOW_FRAME_RATE_SELECTION_STRATEGY_DO_NOT_PROPAGATE:
+            return FrameRateSelectionStrategy::DoNotPropagate;
         default:
             LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL("Invalid frame rate selection strategy value %d", strategy);
             return FrameRateSelectionStrategy::Self;
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/LayerInfo.h b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/LayerInfo.h
index d24fc33..c7b53fc 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/LayerInfo.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/LayerInfo.h
@@ -83,8 +83,9 @@
     enum class FrameRateSelectionStrategy {
         Self,
         OverrideChildren,
+        DoNotPropagate,
 
-        ftl_last = OverrideChildren
+        ftl_last = DoNotPropagate
     };
 
     // Encapsulates the frame rate specifications of the layer. This information will be used
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/FrameRateSelectionStrategyTest.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/FrameRateSelectionStrategyTest.cpp
index 20ea0c0..d791c4a 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/FrameRateSelectionStrategyTest.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/FrameRateSelectionStrategyTest.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     const FrameRate FRAME_RATE_VOTE1 = FrameRate(11_Hz, FrameRateCompatibility::Default);
     const FrameRate FRAME_RATE_VOTE2 = FrameRate(22_Hz, FrameRateCompatibility::Default);
     const FrameRate FRAME_RATE_VOTE3 = FrameRate(33_Hz, FrameRateCompatibility::Default);
+    const FrameRate FRAME_RATE_DEFAULT = FrameRate(Fps(), FrameRateCompatibility::Default);
     const FrameRate FRAME_RATE_TREE = FrameRate(Fps(), FrameRateCompatibility::NoVote);
 
     FrameRateSelectionStrategyTest();
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@
               layer->getDrawingState().frameRateSelectionStrategy);
 }
 
-TEST_P(FrameRateSelectionStrategyTest, SetChildAndGetParent) {
+TEST_P(FrameRateSelectionStrategyTest, SetChildOverrideChildren) {
     EXPECT_CALL(*mFlinger.scheduler(), scheduleFrame()).Times(1);
 
     const auto& layerFactory = GetParam();
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@
               child2->getDrawingState().frameRateSelectionStrategy);
 }
 
-TEST_P(FrameRateSelectionStrategyTest, SetParentAndGet) {
+TEST_P(FrameRateSelectionStrategyTest, SetParentOverrideChildren) {
     EXPECT_CALL(*mFlinger.scheduler(), scheduleFrame()).Times(1);
 
     const auto& layerFactory = GetParam();
@@ -137,7 +138,6 @@
     addChild(layer2, layer3);
 
     layer1->setFrameRate(FRAME_RATE_VOTE1.vote);
-    layer1->setFrameRate(FRAME_RATE_VOTE1.vote);
     layer1->setFrameRateSelectionStrategy(FrameRateSelectionStrategy::OverrideChildren);
     layer2->setFrameRate(FRAME_RATE_VOTE2.vote);
     layer2->setFrameRateSelectionStrategy(FrameRateSelectionStrategy::OverrideChildren);
@@ -168,5 +168,57 @@
               layer3->getDrawingState().frameRateSelectionStrategy);
 }
 
+TEST_P(FrameRateSelectionStrategyTest, OverrideChildrenAndDoNotPropagate) {
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mFlinger.scheduler(), scheduleFrame()).Times(1);
+
+    const auto& layerFactory = GetParam();
+    auto layer1 = mLayers.emplace_back(layerFactory->createLayer(mFlinger));
+    auto layer2 = mLayers.emplace_back(layerFactory->createLayer(mFlinger));
+    auto layer3 = mLayers.emplace_back(layerFactory->createLayer(mFlinger));
+    addChild(layer1, layer2);
+    addChild(layer2, layer3);
+
+    layer1->setFrameRate(FRAME_RATE_VOTE1.vote);
+    layer2->setFrameRate(FRAME_RATE_VOTE2.vote);
+    layer2->setFrameRateSelectionStrategy(FrameRateSelectionStrategy::DoNotPropagate);
+    commitTransaction();
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_VOTE1, layer1->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
+    EXPECT_EQ(FrameRateSelectionStrategy::Self,
+              layer1->getDrawingState().frameRateSelectionStrategy);
+    EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_VOTE2, layer2->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
+    EXPECT_EQ(FrameRateSelectionStrategy::DoNotPropagate,
+              layer2->getDrawingState().frameRateSelectionStrategy);
+    EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_DEFAULT, layer3->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
+    EXPECT_EQ(FrameRateSelectionStrategy::Self,
+              layer3->getDrawingState().frameRateSelectionStrategy);
+
+    layer1->setFrameRateSelectionStrategy(FrameRateSelectionStrategy::OverrideChildren);
+    commitTransaction();
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_VOTE1, layer1->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
+    EXPECT_EQ(FrameRateSelectionStrategy::OverrideChildren,
+              layer1->getDrawingState().frameRateSelectionStrategy);
+    EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_VOTE1, layer2->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
+    EXPECT_EQ(FrameRateSelectionStrategy::DoNotPropagate,
+              layer2->getDrawingState().frameRateSelectionStrategy);
+    EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_VOTE1, layer3->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
+    EXPECT_EQ(FrameRateSelectionStrategy::Self,
+              layer3->getDrawingState().frameRateSelectionStrategy);
+
+    layer1->setFrameRate(FRAME_RATE_DEFAULT.vote);
+    commitTransaction();
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_TREE, layer1->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
+    EXPECT_EQ(FrameRateSelectionStrategy::OverrideChildren,
+              layer1->getDrawingState().frameRateSelectionStrategy);
+    EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_VOTE2, layer2->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
+    EXPECT_EQ(FrameRateSelectionStrategy::DoNotPropagate,
+              layer2->getDrawingState().frameRateSelectionStrategy);
+    EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_VOTE2, layer3->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
+    EXPECT_EQ(FrameRateSelectionStrategy::Self,
+              layer3->getDrawingState().frameRateSelectionStrategy);
+}
+
 } // namespace
 } // namespace android
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/LayerSnapshotTest.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/LayerSnapshotTest.cpp
index 16143e3..40d6ad3 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/LayerSnapshotTest.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/LayerSnapshotTest.cpp
@@ -928,6 +928,94 @@
     EXPECT_TRUE(getSnapshot({.id = 1221})->changes.test(RequestedLayerState::Changes::FrameRate));
 }
 
+TEST_F(LayerSnapshotTest, frameRateSelectionStrategyWithOverrideChildrenAndDoNotPropagate) {
+    // ROOT
+    // ├── 1
+    // │   ├── 11 (frame rate set to 11.f with strategy DoNotPropagate)
+    // │   │   └── 111 (frame rate is not inherited)
+    // │   ├── 12 (frame rate set to 244.f)
+    // │   │   ├── 121
+    // │   │   └── 122 (strategy OverrideChildren and inherits frame rate 244.f)
+    // │   │       └── 1221 (frame rate set to 123.f but should be overridden by layer 122)
+    // │   └── 13
+    // └── 2
+    setFrameRate(11, 11.f, 0, 0);
+    setFrameRateSelectionStrategy(11, 2 /* DoNotPropagate */);
+    setFrameRate(12, 244.f, 0, 0);
+    setFrameRateSelectionStrategy(122, 1 /* OverrideChildren */);
+    setFrameRate(1221, 123.f, 0, 0);
+
+    UPDATE_AND_VERIFY(mSnapshotBuilder, STARTING_ZORDER);
+    // verify parent 1 gets no vote
+    EXPECT_FALSE(getSnapshot({.id = 1})->frameRate.vote.rate.isValid());
+    EXPECT_EQ(getSnapshot({.id = 1})->frameRate.vote.type,
+              scheduler::FrameRateCompatibility::NoVote);
+    EXPECT_EQ(getSnapshot({.id = 1})->frameRateSelectionStrategy,
+              scheduler::LayerInfo::FrameRateSelectionStrategy::Self);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(getSnapshot({.id = 1})->changes.test(RequestedLayerState::Changes::FrameRate));
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(getSnapshot({.id = 11})->frameRate.vote.rate.getValue(), 11.f);
+    EXPECT_EQ(getSnapshot({.id = 11})->frameRateSelectionStrategy,
+              scheduler::LayerInfo::FrameRateSelectionStrategy::DoNotPropagate);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(getSnapshot({.id = 11})->changes.test(RequestedLayerState::Changes::FrameRate));
+
+    // verify layer 11 does does not propagate its framerate to 111.
+    EXPECT_FALSE(getSnapshot({.id = 111})->frameRate.vote.rate.isValid());
+    EXPECT_EQ(getSnapshot({.id = 111})->frameRateSelectionStrategy,
+              scheduler::LayerInfo::FrameRateSelectionStrategy::Self);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(getSnapshot({.id = 111})->changes.test(RequestedLayerState::Changes::FrameRate));
+
+    // verify layer 12 and all descendants (121, 122, 1221) get the requested vote
+    EXPECT_EQ(getSnapshot({.id = 12})->frameRate.vote.rate.getValue(), 244.f);
+    EXPECT_EQ(getSnapshot({.id = 12})->frameRateSelectionStrategy,
+              scheduler::LayerInfo::FrameRateSelectionStrategy::Self);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(getSnapshot({.id = 12})->changes.test(RequestedLayerState::Changes::FrameRate));
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(getSnapshot({.id = 121})->frameRate.vote.rate.getValue(), 244.f);
+    EXPECT_EQ(getSnapshot({.id = 121})->frameRateSelectionStrategy,
+              scheduler::LayerInfo::FrameRateSelectionStrategy::Self);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(getSnapshot({.id = 121})->changes.test(RequestedLayerState::Changes::FrameRate));
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(getSnapshot({.id = 122})->frameRate.vote.rate.getValue(), 244.f);
+    EXPECT_EQ(getSnapshot({.id = 122})->frameRateSelectionStrategy,
+              scheduler::LayerInfo::FrameRateSelectionStrategy::OverrideChildren);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(getSnapshot({.id = 122})->changes.test(RequestedLayerState::Changes::FrameRate));
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(getSnapshot({.id = 1221})->frameRate.vote.rate.getValue(), 244.f);
+    EXPECT_EQ(getSnapshot({.id = 1221})->frameRateSelectionStrategy,
+              scheduler::LayerInfo::FrameRateSelectionStrategy::OverrideChildren);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(getSnapshot({.id = 1221})->changes.test(RequestedLayerState::Changes::FrameRate));
+
+    // ROOT
+    // ├── 1 (frame rate set to 1.f with strategy OverrideChildren)
+    // │   ├── 11 (frame rate set to 11.f with strategy DoNotPropagate, but overridden by 1)
+    // │   │   └── 111 (frame rate inherited from 11 due to override from 1)
+    // ⋮   ⋮
+    setFrameRate(1, 1.f, 0, 0);
+    setFrameRateSelectionStrategy(1, 1 /* OverrideChildren */);
+    setFrameRate(11, 11.f, 0, 0);
+    setFrameRateSelectionStrategy(11, 2 /* DoNotPropagate */);
+    UPDATE_AND_VERIFY(mSnapshotBuilder, STARTING_ZORDER);
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(getSnapshot({.id = 1})->frameRate.vote.rate.getValue(), 1.f);
+    EXPECT_EQ(getSnapshot({.id = 1})->frameRate.vote.type,
+              scheduler::FrameRateCompatibility::Default);
+    EXPECT_EQ(getSnapshot({.id = 1})->frameRateSelectionStrategy,
+              scheduler::LayerInfo::FrameRateSelectionStrategy::OverrideChildren);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(getSnapshot({.id = 1})->changes.test(RequestedLayerState::Changes::FrameRate));
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(getSnapshot({.id = 11})->frameRate.vote.rate.getValue(), 1.f);
+    EXPECT_EQ(getSnapshot({.id = 11})->frameRateSelectionStrategy,
+              scheduler::LayerInfo::FrameRateSelectionStrategy::OverrideChildren);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(getSnapshot({.id = 11})->changes.test(RequestedLayerState::Changes::FrameRate));
+
+    // verify layer 11 does does not propagate its framerate to 111.
+    EXPECT_EQ(getSnapshot({.id = 111})->frameRate.vote.rate.getValue(), 1.f);
+    EXPECT_EQ(getSnapshot({.id = 111})->frameRateSelectionStrategy,
+              scheduler::LayerInfo::FrameRateSelectionStrategy::OverrideChildren);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(getSnapshot({.id = 111})->changes.test(RequestedLayerState::Changes::FrameRate));
+}
+
 TEST_F(LayerSnapshotTest, skipRoundCornersWhenProtected) {
     setRoundedCorners(1, 42.f);
     setRoundedCorners(2, 42.f);