diff --git a/include/private/surface_control_private.h b/include/private/surface_control_private.h
index 7e6c515..138926e 100644
--- a/include/private/surface_control_private.h
+++ b/include/private/surface_control_private.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+#include <android/choreographer.h>
+
 __BEGIN_DECLS
 
 struct ASurfaceControl;
@@ -56,6 +58,13 @@
                                        ASurfaceControl_SurfaceStatsListener func);
 
 /**
+ * Gets the attached AChoreographer instance from the given \c surfaceControl. If there is no
+ * choreographer associated with the surface control, then a new instance of choreographer is
+ * created. The new choreographer is associated with the current thread's Looper.
+ */
+AChoreographer* ASurfaceControl_getChoreographer(ASurfaceControl* surfaceControl);
+
+/**
  * Returns the timestamp of when the buffer was acquired for a specific frame with frame number
  * obtained from ASurfaceControlStats_getFrameNumber.
  */