diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/MockPowerAdvisor.h b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/MockPowerAdvisor.h
index 579636f..8c164ed 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/MockPowerAdvisor.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/MockPowerAdvisor.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
     MOCK_METHOD(void, setRequiresClientComposition,
                 (DisplayId displayId, bool requiresClientComposition), (override));
     MOCK_METHOD(void, setExpectedPresentTime, (nsecs_t expectedPresentTime), (override));
+    MOCK_METHOD(void, setPresentFenceTime, (nsecs_t presentFenceTime), (override));
     MOCK_METHOD(void, setHwcPresentDelayedTime,
                 (DisplayId displayId,
                  std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point earliestFrameStartTime));
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/PowerAdvisor.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/PowerAdvisor.cpp
index 40b1132..0ed55b2 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/PowerAdvisor.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/PowerAdvisor.cpp
@@ -315,6 +315,10 @@
     mExpectedPresentTimes.append(expectedPresentTime);
 }
 
+void PowerAdvisor::setPresentFenceTime(nsecs_t presentFenceTime) {
+    mLastPresentFenceTime = presentFenceTime;
+}
+
 void PowerAdvisor::setFrameDelay(nsecs_t frameDelayDuration) {
     mFrameDelayDuration = frameDelayDuration;
 }
@@ -384,11 +388,11 @@
     // If we're predicting at the end of the frame, we use the current frame as a reference point
     nsecs_t referenceFrameStartTime = (earlyHint ? mCommitStartTimes[-1] : mCommitStartTimes[0]);
 
-    // We need an idea of when the last present fence fired and how long it made us wait
-    // If we're predicting at the start of the frame, we want frame n-2's present fence time
-    // If we're predicting at the end of the frame we want frame n-1's present time
-    nsecs_t referenceFenceTime =
-            (earlyHint ? mExpectedPresentTimes[-2] : mExpectedPresentTimes[-1]);
+    // When the prior frame should be presenting to the display
+    // If we're predicting at the start of the frame, we use last frame's expected present time
+    // If we're predicting at the end of the frame, the present fence time is already known
+    nsecs_t lastFramePresentTime = (earlyHint ? mExpectedPresentTimes[-1] : mLastPresentFenceTime);
+
     // The timing info for the previously calculated display, if there was one
     std::optional<DisplayTimeline> previousDisplayReferenceTiming;
     std::vector<DisplayId>&& displayIds =
@@ -402,7 +406,11 @@
         }
 
         auto& displayData = mDisplayTimingData.at(displayId);
-        referenceTiming = displayData.calculateDisplayTimeline(referenceFenceTime);
+
+        // mLastPresentFenceTime should always be the time of the reference frame, since it will be
+        // the previous frame's present fence if called at the start, and current frame's if called
+        // at the end
+        referenceTiming = displayData.calculateDisplayTimeline(mLastPresentFenceTime);
 
         // If this is the first display, include the duration before hwc present starts
         if (!previousDisplayReferenceTiming.has_value()) {
@@ -412,14 +420,15 @@
                     previousDisplayReferenceTiming->hwcPresentEndTime;
         }
 
-        estimatedTiming = referenceTiming.estimateTimelineFromReference(mExpectedPresentTimes[-1],
+        estimatedTiming = referenceTiming.estimateTimelineFromReference(lastFramePresentTime,
                                                                         estimatedEndTime);
+
         // Update predicted present finish time with this display's present time
         estimatedEndTime = estimatedTiming.hwcPresentEndTime;
 
         // Track how long we spent waiting for the fence, can be excluded from the timing estimate
-        idleDuration += estimatedTiming.probablyWaitsForReleaseFence
-                ? mExpectedPresentTimes[-1] - estimatedTiming.releaseFenceWaitStartTime
+        idleDuration += estimatedTiming.probablyWaitsForPresentFence
+                ? lastFramePresentTime - estimatedTiming.presentFenceWaitStartTime
                 : 0;
 
         // Track how long we spent waiting to present, can be excluded from the timing estimate
@@ -476,15 +485,15 @@
     // We don't predict waiting for vsync alignment yet
     estimated.hwcPresentDelayDuration = 0;
 
-    // For now just re-use last frame's post-present duration and assume it will not change much
     // How long we expect to run before we start waiting for the fence
-    // If it's the early hint we exclude time we spent waiting for a vsync, otherwise don't
-    estimated.releaseFenceWaitStartTime = estimated.hwcPresentStartTime +
-            (releaseFenceWaitStartTime - (hwcPresentStartTime + hwcPresentDelayDuration));
-    estimated.probablyWaitsForReleaseFence = fenceTime > estimated.releaseFenceWaitStartTime;
-    estimated.hwcPresentEndTime = postReleaseFenceHwcPresentDuration +
-            (estimated.probablyWaitsForReleaseFence ? fenceTime
-                                                    : estimated.releaseFenceWaitStartTime);
+    // For now just re-use last frame's post-present duration and assume it will not change much
+    // Excludes time spent waiting for vsync since that's not going to be consistent
+    estimated.presentFenceWaitStartTime = estimated.hwcPresentStartTime +
+            (presentFenceWaitStartTime - (hwcPresentStartTime + hwcPresentDelayDuration));
+    estimated.probablyWaitsForPresentFence = fenceTime > estimated.presentFenceWaitStartTime;
+    estimated.hwcPresentEndTime = postPresentFenceHwcPresentDuration +
+            (estimated.probablyWaitsForPresentFence ? fenceTime
+                                                    : estimated.presentFenceWaitStartTime);
     return estimated;
 }
 
@@ -510,16 +519,16 @@
     // How long hwc present was delayed waiting for the next appropriate vsync
     timeline.hwcPresentDelayDuration =
             (waitedOnHwcPresentTime ? *hwcPresentDelayedTime - *hwcPresentStartTime : 0);
-    // When we started waiting for the release fence after calling into hwc present
-    timeline.releaseFenceWaitStartTime =
+    // When we started waiting for the present fence after calling into hwc present
+    timeline.presentFenceWaitStartTime =
             timeline.hwcPresentStartTime + timeline.hwcPresentDelayDuration + fenceWaitStartDelay;
-    timeline.probablyWaitsForReleaseFence = fenceTime > timeline.releaseFenceWaitStartTime &&
+    timeline.probablyWaitsForPresentFence = fenceTime > timeline.presentFenceWaitStartTime &&
             fenceTime < timeline.hwcPresentEndTime;
 
     // How long we ran after we finished waiting for the fence but before hwc present finished
-    timeline.postReleaseFenceHwcPresentDuration = timeline.hwcPresentEndTime -
-            (timeline.probablyWaitsForReleaseFence ? fenceTime
-                                                   : timeline.releaseFenceWaitStartTime);
+    timeline.postPresentFenceHwcPresentDuration = timeline.hwcPresentEndTime -
+            (timeline.probablyWaitsForPresentFence ? fenceTime
+                                                   : timeline.presentFenceWaitStartTime);
     return timeline;
 }
 
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/PowerAdvisor.h b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/PowerAdvisor.h
index bdc7927..98921b0 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/PowerAdvisor.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayHardware/PowerAdvisor.h
@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@
     // Reports the start and end times of a hwc present call this frame for a given display
     virtual void setHwcPresentTiming(DisplayId displayId, nsecs_t presentStartTime,
                                      nsecs_t presentEndTime) = 0;
+    // Reports the expected time that the current frame will present to the display
     virtual void setExpectedPresentTime(nsecs_t expectedPresentTime) = 0;
+    // Reports the most recent present fence time once it's known at the end of the frame
+    virtual void setPresentFenceTime(nsecs_t presentFenceTime) = 0;
     // Reports whether a display used client composition this frame
     virtual void setRequiresClientComposition(DisplayId displayId,
                                               bool requiresClientComposition) = 0;
@@ -139,6 +142,7 @@
     void setSkippedValidate(DisplayId displayId, bool skipped) override;
     void setRequiresClientComposition(DisplayId displayId, bool requiresClientComposition) override;
     void setExpectedPresentTime(nsecs_t expectedPresentTime) override;
+    void setPresentFenceTime(nsecs_t presentFenceTime) override;
     void setHwcPresentDelayedTime(
             DisplayId displayId,
             std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point earliestFrameStartTime) override;
@@ -172,13 +176,13 @@
         nsecs_t hwcPresentEndTime = -1;
         // How long the actual hwc present was delayed after hwcPresentStartTime
         nsecs_t hwcPresentDelayDuration = 0;
-        // When we think we started waiting for the release fence after calling into hwc present and
+        // When we think we started waiting for the present fence after calling into hwc present and
         // after potentially waiting for the earliest present time
-        nsecs_t releaseFenceWaitStartTime = -1;
+        nsecs_t presentFenceWaitStartTime = -1;
         // How long we ran after we finished waiting for the fence but before hwc present finished
-        nsecs_t postReleaseFenceHwcPresentDuration = 0;
+        nsecs_t postPresentFenceHwcPresentDuration = 0;
         // Are we likely to have waited for the present fence during composition
-        bool probablyWaitsForReleaseFence = false;
+        bool probablyWaitsForPresentFence = false;
         // Estimate one frame's timeline from that of a previous frame
         DisplayTimeline estimateTimelineFromReference(nsecs_t fenceTime, nsecs_t displayStartTime);
     };
@@ -248,7 +252,9 @@
     // Buffer of recent commit start times
     RingBuffer<nsecs_t, 2> mCommitStartTimes;
     // Buffer of recent expected present times
-    RingBuffer<nsecs_t, 3> mExpectedPresentTimes;
+    RingBuffer<nsecs_t, 2> mExpectedPresentTimes;
+    // Most recent present fence time, set at the end of the frame once known
+    nsecs_t mLastPresentFenceTime = -1;
     // Target for the entire pipeline including gpu
     std::optional<nsecs_t> mTotalFrameTargetDuration;
     // Updated list of display IDs
@@ -258,10 +264,8 @@
     std::optional<bool> mSupportsPowerHint;
     bool mPowerHintSessionRunning = false;
 
-    // An adjustable safety margin which moves the "target" earlier to allow flinger to
-    // go a bit over without dropping a frame, especially since we can't measure
-    // the exact time hwc finishes composition so "actual" durations are measured
-    // from the end of present() instead, which is a bit later.
+    // An adjustable safety margin which pads the "actual" value sent to PowerHAL,
+    // encouraging more aggressive boosting to give SurfaceFlinger a larger margin for error
     static constexpr const std::chrono::nanoseconds kTargetSafetyMargin = 1ms;
 
     // How long we expect hwc to run after the present call until it waits for the fence
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index b7d6968..6e74eef 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -2244,6 +2244,7 @@
 
     // Send a power hint hint after presentation is finished
     if (mPowerHintSessionEnabled) {
+        mPowerAdvisor->setPresentFenceTime(mPreviousPresentFences[0].fenceTime->getSignalTime());
         if (mPowerHintSessionMode.late) {
             mPowerAdvisor->sendActualWorkDuration();
         }
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/mock/DisplayHardware/MockPowerAdvisor.h b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/mock/DisplayHardware/MockPowerAdvisor.h
index e347883..d6dca45 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/mock/DisplayHardware/MockPowerAdvisor.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/mock/DisplayHardware/MockPowerAdvisor.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
     MOCK_METHOD(void, setRequiresClientComposition,
                 (DisplayId displayId, bool requiresClientComposition), (override));
     MOCK_METHOD(void, setExpectedPresentTime, (nsecs_t expectedPresentTime), (override));
+    MOCK_METHOD(void, setPresentFenceTime, (nsecs_t presentFenceTime), (override));
     MOCK_METHOD(void, setHwcPresentDelayedTime,
                 (DisplayId displayId,
                  std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point earliestFrameStartTime));