diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/RequestedLayerState.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/RequestedLayerState.cpp
index 867f3af..028bd19 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/RequestedLayerState.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/FrontEnd/RequestedLayerState.cpp
@@ -585,11 +585,13 @@
         return false;
     }
 
-    static constexpr uint64_t deniedFlags = layer_state_t::eProducerDisconnect |
-            layer_state_t::eLayerChanged | layer_state_t::eRelativeLayerChanged |
-            layer_state_t::eTransparentRegionChanged | layer_state_t::eFlagsChanged |
-            layer_state_t::eBlurRegionsChanged | layer_state_t::eLayerStackChanged |
-            layer_state_t::eAutoRefreshChanged | layer_state_t::eReparent;
+    const uint64_t deniedFlags = layer_state_t::eProducerDisconnect | layer_state_t::eLayerChanged |
+            layer_state_t::eRelativeLayerChanged | layer_state_t::eTransparentRegionChanged |
+            layer_state_t::eFlagsChanged | layer_state_t::eBlurRegionsChanged |
+            layer_state_t::eLayerStackChanged | layer_state_t::eReparent |
+            (FlagManager::getInstance().latch_unsignaled_with_auto_refresh_changed()
+                     ? 0
+                     : layer_state_t::eAutoRefreshChanged);
     if (s.what & deniedFlags) {
         ATRACE_FORMAT_INSTANT("%s: false [has denied flags 0x%" PRIx64 "]", __func__,
                               s.what & deniedFlags);
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
index cd2120e..aed57e7 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
@@ -3853,8 +3853,10 @@
     const uint64_t deniedFlags = layer_state_t::eProducerDisconnect | layer_state_t::eLayerChanged |
             layer_state_t::eRelativeLayerChanged | layer_state_t::eTransparentRegionChanged |
             layer_state_t::eFlagsChanged | layer_state_t::eBlurRegionsChanged |
-            layer_state_t::eLayerStackChanged | layer_state_t::eAutoRefreshChanged |
-            layer_state_t::eReparent;
+            layer_state_t::eLayerStackChanged | layer_state_t::eReparent |
+            (FlagManager::getInstance().latch_unsignaled_with_auto_refresh_changed()
+                     ? 0
+                     : layer_state_t::eAutoRefreshChanged);
 
     if ((s.what & requiredFlags) != requiredFlags) {
         ATRACE_FORMAT_INSTANT("%s: false [missing required flags 0x%" PRIx64 "]", __func__,
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/common/FlagManager.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/common/FlagManager.cpp
index d9334d6..12043d4 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/common/FlagManager.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/common/FlagManager.cpp
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@
     DUMP_READ_ONLY_FLAG(ce_fence_promise);
     DUMP_READ_ONLY_FLAG(idle_screen_refresh_rate_timeout);
     DUMP_READ_ONLY_FLAG(graphite_renderengine);
+    DUMP_READ_ONLY_FLAG(latch_unsignaled_with_auto_refresh_changed);
+
 #undef DUMP_READ_ONLY_FLAG
 #undef DUMP_SERVER_FLAG
 #undef DUMP_FLAG_INTERVAL
@@ -229,6 +231,7 @@
 FLAG_MANAGER_READ_ONLY_FLAG(protected_if_client, "")
 FLAG_MANAGER_READ_ONLY_FLAG(ce_fence_promise, "");
 FLAG_MANAGER_READ_ONLY_FLAG(graphite_renderengine, "debug.renderengine.graphite")
+FLAG_MANAGER_READ_ONLY_FLAG(latch_unsignaled_with_auto_refresh_changed, "");
 
 /// Trunk stable server flags ///
 FLAG_MANAGER_SERVER_FLAG(refresh_rate_overlay_on_external_display, "")
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/common/include/common/FlagManager.h b/services/surfaceflinger/common/include/common/FlagManager.h
index 819e587..0239eb0 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/common/include/common/FlagManager.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/common/include/common/FlagManager.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
     bool ce_fence_promise() const;
     bool idle_screen_refresh_rate_timeout() const;
     bool graphite_renderengine() const;
+    bool latch_unsignaled_with_auto_refresh_changed() const;
 
 protected:
     // overridden for unit tests
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/surfaceflinger_flags_new.aconfig b/services/surfaceflinger/surfaceflinger_flags_new.aconfig
index a8fd6b7..d7b220f 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/surfaceflinger_flags_new.aconfig
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/surfaceflinger_flags_new.aconfig
@@ -39,4 +39,15 @@
   }
 } # frame_rate_category_mrr
 
+flag {
+  name: "latch_unsignaled_with_auto_refresh_changed"
+  namespace: "core_graphics"
+  description: "Ignore eAutoRefreshChanged with latch unsignaled"
+  bug: "331513837"
+  is_fixed_read_only: true
+  metadata {
+    purpose: PURPOSE_BUGFIX
+  }
+} # latch_unsignaled_with_auto_refresh_changed
+
 # IMPORTANT - please keep alphabetize to reduce merge conflicts
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TransactionApplicationTest.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TransactionApplicationTest.cpp
index 1f2a1ed..7fb9247 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TransactionApplicationTest.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TransactionApplicationTest.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #undef LOG_TAG
 #define LOG_TAG "TransactionApplicationTest"
 
+#include <common/test/FlagUtils.h>
 #include <compositionengine/Display.h>
 #include <compositionengine/mock/DisplaySurface.h>
 #include <gmock/gmock.h>
@@ -34,8 +35,11 @@
 #include "TestableSurfaceFlinger.h"
 #include "TransactionState.h"
 
+#include <com_android_graphics_surfaceflinger_flags.h>
+
 namespace android {
 
+using namespace com::android::graphics::surfaceflinger;
 using testing::_;
 using testing::Return;
 
@@ -498,6 +502,44 @@
     setTransactionStates({unsignaledTransaction}, kExpectedTransactionsPending);
 }
 
+TEST_F(LatchUnsignaledAutoSingleLayerTest, Flush_KeepsUnSignaledInTheQueue_AutoRefreshChanged) {
+    SET_FLAG_FOR_TEST(flags::latch_unsignaled_with_auto_refresh_changed, false);
+    const sp<IBinder> kApplyToken =
+            IInterface::asBinder(TransactionCompletedListener::getIInstance());
+    const auto kLayerId = 1;
+    const auto kExpectedTransactionsPending = 1u;
+
+    const auto unsignaledTransaction =
+            createTransactionInfo(kApplyToken,
+                                  {
+                                          createComposerState(kLayerId,
+                                                              fence(Fence::Status::Unsignaled),
+                                                              layer_state_t::eAutoRefreshChanged |
+                                                                      layer_state_t::
+                                                                              eBufferChanged),
+                                  });
+    setTransactionStates({unsignaledTransaction}, kExpectedTransactionsPending);
+}
+
+TEST_F(LatchUnsignaledAutoSingleLayerTest, Flush_RemovesUnSignaledInTheQueue_AutoRefreshChanged) {
+    SET_FLAG_FOR_TEST(flags::latch_unsignaled_with_auto_refresh_changed, true);
+    const sp<IBinder> kApplyToken =
+            IInterface::asBinder(TransactionCompletedListener::getIInstance());
+    const auto kLayerId = 1;
+    const auto kExpectedTransactionsPending = 0u;
+
+    const auto unsignaledTransaction =
+            createTransactionInfo(kApplyToken,
+                                  {
+                                          createComposerState(kLayerId,
+                                                              fence(Fence::Status::Unsignaled),
+                                                              layer_state_t::eAutoRefreshChanged |
+                                                                      layer_state_t::
+                                                                              eBufferChanged),
+                                  });
+    setTransactionStates({unsignaledTransaction}, kExpectedTransactionsPending);
+}
+
 TEST_F(LatchUnsignaledAutoSingleLayerTest, Flush_KeepsUnSignaledInTheQueue_NonBufferChangeClubed) {
     const sp<IBinder> kApplyToken =
             IInterface::asBinder(TransactionCompletedListener::getIInstance());