diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/Display.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/Display.cpp
index 1ffb1c8..8c8331c 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/Display.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/Display.cpp
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
     auto& hwc = getCompositionEngine().getHwComposer();
     if (status_t result =
                 hwc.getDeviceCompositionChanges(*halDisplayId, anyLayersRequireClientComposition(),
-                                                &changes);
+                                                getState().earliestPresentTime, &changes);
         result != NO_ERROR) {
         ALOGE("chooseCompositionStrategy failed for %s: %d (%s)", getName().c_str(), result,
               strerror(-result));
@@ -367,13 +367,8 @@
         return fences;
     }
 
-    {
-        ATRACE_NAME("wait for earliest present time");
-        std::this_thread::sleep_until(getState().earliestPresentTime);
-    }
-
     auto& hwc = getCompositionEngine().getHwComposer();
-    hwc.presentAndGetReleaseFences(*halDisplayIdOpt);
+    hwc.presentAndGetReleaseFences(*halDisplayIdOpt, getState().earliestPresentTime);
 
     fences.presentFence = hwc.getPresentFence(*halDisplayIdOpt);
 
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/DisplayTest.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/DisplayTest.cpp
index 8a83639..e63d09a 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/DisplayTest.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/DisplayTest.cpp
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@
 TEST_F(DisplayChooseCompositionStrategyTest, takesEarlyOutOnHwcError) {
     EXPECT_CALL(*mDisplay, anyLayersRequireClientComposition()).WillOnce(Return(false));
     EXPECT_CALL(mHwComposer,
-                getDeviceCompositionChanges(HalDisplayId(DEFAULT_DISPLAY_ID), false, _))
+                getDeviceCompositionChanges(HalDisplayId(DEFAULT_DISPLAY_ID), false, _, _))
             .WillOnce(Return(INVALID_OPERATION));
 
     mDisplay->chooseCompositionStrategy();
@@ -649,7 +649,8 @@
             .InSequence(s)
             .WillOnce(Return(false));
 
-    EXPECT_CALL(mHwComposer, getDeviceCompositionChanges(HalDisplayId(DEFAULT_DISPLAY_ID), true, _))
+    EXPECT_CALL(mHwComposer,
+                getDeviceCompositionChanges(HalDisplayId(DEFAULT_DISPLAY_ID), true, _, _))
             .WillOnce(Return(NO_ERROR));
     EXPECT_CALL(*mDisplay, allLayersRequireClientComposition()).WillOnce(Return(false));
 
@@ -679,8 +680,9 @@
             .InSequence(s)
             .WillOnce(Return(false));
 
-    EXPECT_CALL(mHwComposer, getDeviceCompositionChanges(HalDisplayId(DEFAULT_DISPLAY_ID), true, _))
-            .WillOnce(DoAll(SetArgPointee<2>(changes), Return(NO_ERROR)));
+    EXPECT_CALL(mHwComposer,
+                getDeviceCompositionChanges(HalDisplayId(DEFAULT_DISPLAY_ID), true, _, _))
+            .WillOnce(DoAll(SetArgPointee<3>(changes), Return(NO_ERROR)));
     EXPECT_CALL(*mDisplay, applyChangedTypesToLayers(changes.changedTypes)).Times(1);
     EXPECT_CALL(*mDisplay, applyDisplayRequests(changes.displayRequests)).Times(1);
     EXPECT_CALL(*mDisplay, applyLayerRequestsToLayers(changes.layerRequests)).Times(1);
@@ -867,7 +869,8 @@
     sp<Fence> layer1Fence = new Fence();
     sp<Fence> layer2Fence = new Fence();
 
-    EXPECT_CALL(mHwComposer, presentAndGetReleaseFences(HalDisplayId(DEFAULT_DISPLAY_ID))).Times(1);
+    EXPECT_CALL(mHwComposer, presentAndGetReleaseFences(HalDisplayId(DEFAULT_DISPLAY_ID), _))
+            .Times(1);
     EXPECT_CALL(mHwComposer, getPresentFence(HalDisplayId(DEFAULT_DISPLAY_ID)))
             .WillOnce(Return(presentFence));
     EXPECT_CALL(mHwComposer,
@@ -1039,7 +1042,7 @@
 
     mDisplay->editState().isEnabled = true;
 
-    EXPECT_CALL(mHwComposer, presentAndGetReleaseFences(_));
+    EXPECT_CALL(mHwComposer, presentAndGetReleaseFences(_, _));
     EXPECT_CALL(*mDisplaySurface, onFrameCommitted());
 
     mDisplay->postFramebuffer();
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/MockHWComposer.h b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/MockHWComposer.h
index bac894a..74d4b92 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/MockHWComposer.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/MockHWComposer.h
@@ -50,13 +50,14 @@
     MOCK_METHOD2(allocatePhysicalDisplay, void(hal::HWDisplayId, PhysicalDisplayId));
     MOCK_METHOD1(createLayer, HWC2::Layer*(HalDisplayId));
     MOCK_METHOD2(destroyLayer, void(HalDisplayId, HWC2::Layer*));
-    MOCK_METHOD3(getDeviceCompositionChanges,
-                 status_t(HalDisplayId, bool,
+    MOCK_METHOD4(getDeviceCompositionChanges,
+                 status_t(HalDisplayId, bool, std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point,
                           std::optional<android::HWComposer::DeviceRequestedChanges>*));
     MOCK_METHOD5(setClientTarget,
                  status_t(HalDisplayId, uint32_t, const sp<Fence>&, const sp<GraphicBuffer>&,
                           ui::Dataspace));
-    MOCK_METHOD1(presentAndGetReleaseFences, status_t(HalDisplayId));
+    MOCK_METHOD2(presentAndGetReleaseFences,
+                 status_t(HalDisplayId, std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point));
     MOCK_METHOD2(setPowerMode, status_t(PhysicalDisplayId, hal::PowerMode));
     MOCK_METHOD2(setActiveConfig, status_t(HalDisplayId, size_t));
     MOCK_METHOD2(setColorTransform, status_t(HalDisplayId, const mat4&));
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp
index b73d032..dc4839e 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.cpp
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@
 
 status_t HWComposer::getDeviceCompositionChanges(
         HalDisplayId displayId, bool frameUsesClientComposition,
+        std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point earliestPresentTime,
         std::optional<android::HWComposer::DeviceRequestedChanges>* outChanges) {
     ATRACE_CALL();
 
@@ -487,12 +488,14 @@
 
     hal::Error error = hal::Error::NONE;
 
-    // First try to skip validate altogether when there is no client
-    // composition.  When there is client composition, since we haven't
-    // rendered to the client target yet, we should not attempt to skip
-    // validate.
+    // First try to skip validate altogether when we passed the earliest time
+    // to present and there is no client. Otherwise, we may present a frame too
+    // early or in case of client composition we first need to render the
+    // client target buffer.
+    const bool canSkipValidate =
+            std::chrono::steady_clock::now() >= earliestPresentTime && !frameUsesClientComposition;
     displayData.validateWasSkipped = false;
-    if (!frameUsesClientComposition) {
+    if (canSkipValidate) {
         sp<Fence> outPresentFence;
         uint32_t state = UINT32_MAX;
         error = hwcDisplay->presentOrValidate(&numTypes, &numRequests, &outPresentFence , &state);
@@ -556,7 +559,8 @@
     return fence->second;
 }
 
-status_t HWComposer::presentAndGetReleaseFences(HalDisplayId displayId) {
+status_t HWComposer::presentAndGetReleaseFences(
+        HalDisplayId displayId, std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point earliestPresentTime) {
     ATRACE_CALL();
 
     RETURN_IF_INVALID_DISPLAY(displayId, BAD_INDEX);
@@ -572,6 +576,11 @@
         return NO_ERROR;
     }
 
+    {
+        ATRACE_NAME("wait for earliest present time");
+        std::this_thread::sleep_until(earliestPresentTime);
+    }
+
     auto error = hwcDisplay->present(&displayData.lastPresentFence);
     RETURN_IF_HWC_ERROR_FOR("present", error, displayId, UNKNOWN_ERROR);
 
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.h b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.h
index f532e50..5bad529 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/HWComposer.h
@@ -129,13 +129,15 @@
     // expected.
     virtual status_t getDeviceCompositionChanges(
             HalDisplayId, bool frameUsesClientComposition,
+            std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point earliestPresentTime,
             std::optional<DeviceRequestedChanges>* outChanges) = 0;
 
     virtual status_t setClientTarget(HalDisplayId, uint32_t slot, const sp<Fence>& acquireFence,
                                      const sp<GraphicBuffer>& target, ui::Dataspace) = 0;
 
     // Present layers to the display and read releaseFences.
-    virtual status_t presentAndGetReleaseFences(HalDisplayId) = 0;
+    virtual status_t presentAndGetReleaseFences(
+            HalDisplayId, std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point earliestPresentTime) = 0;
 
     // set power mode
     virtual status_t setPowerMode(PhysicalDisplayId, hal::PowerMode) = 0;
@@ -268,13 +270,15 @@
 
     status_t getDeviceCompositionChanges(
             HalDisplayId, bool frameUsesClientComposition,
+            std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point earliestPresentTime,
             std::optional<DeviceRequestedChanges>* outChanges) override;
 
     status_t setClientTarget(HalDisplayId, uint32_t slot, const sp<Fence>& acquireFence,
                              const sp<GraphicBuffer>& target, ui::Dataspace) override;
 
     // Present layers to the display and read releaseFences.
-    status_t presentAndGetReleaseFences(HalDisplayId) override;
+    status_t presentAndGetReleaseFences(
+            HalDisplayId, std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point earliestPresentTime) override;
 
     // set power mode
     status_t setPowerMode(PhysicalDisplayId, hal::PowerMode mode) override;