diff --git a/services/inputflinger/InputClassifier.cpp b/services/inputflinger/InputClassifier.cpp
index 8ce2f35..21695c3 100644
--- a/services/inputflinger/InputClassifier.cpp
+++ b/services/inputflinger/InputClassifier.cpp
@@ -331,20 +331,9 @@
     enqueueEvent(std::make_unique<NotifyDeviceResetArgs>(args));
 }
 
-const char* MotionClassifier::getServiceStatus() REQUIRES(mLock) {
-    if (!mService) {
-        return "null";
-    }
-
-    if (AIBinder_ping(mService->asBinder().get()) == STATUS_OK) {
-        return "running";
-    }
-    return "not responding";
-}
-
 void MotionClassifier::dump(std::string& dump) {
     std::scoped_lock lock(mLock);
-    dump += StringPrintf(INDENT2 "mService status: %s\n", getServiceStatus());
+    dump += StringPrintf(INDENT2 "mService connected: %s\n", mService ? "true" : "false");
     dump += StringPrintf(INDENT2 "mEvents: %zu element(s) (max=%zu)\n",
             mEvents.size(), MAX_EVENTS);
     dump += INDENT2 "mClassifications, mLastDownTimes:\n";
@@ -365,6 +354,18 @@
     }
 }
 
+void MotionClassifier::monitor() {
+    std::scoped_lock lock(mLock);
+    if (mService) {
+        // Ping the HAL service to ensure it is alive and not blocked.
+        const binder_status_t status = AIBinder_ping(mService->asBinder().get());
+        if (status != STATUS_OK) {
+            ALOGW("IInputProcessor HAL is not responding; binder ping result: %s",
+                  AStatus_getDescription(AStatus_fromStatus(status)));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 // --- InputClassifier ---
 
 InputClassifier::InputClassifier(InputListenerInterface& listener) : mQueuedListener(listener) {}
@@ -504,6 +505,7 @@
 
 void InputClassifier::monitor() {
     std::scoped_lock lock(mLock);
+    if (mMotionClassifier) mMotionClassifier->monitor();
 }
 
 InputClassifier::~InputClassifier() {
diff --git a/services/inputflinger/InputClassifier.h b/services/inputflinger/InputClassifier.h
index 56cf760..9b31a3c 100644
--- a/services/inputflinger/InputClassifier.h
+++ b/services/inputflinger/InputClassifier.h
@@ -78,9 +78,14 @@
     virtual void reset(const NotifyDeviceResetArgs& args) = 0;
 
     /**
-     * Dump the state of the motion classifier
+     * Dump the state of the motion classifier.
      */
     virtual void dump(std::string& dump) = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * Called by the heartbeat to ensure the HAL is still processing normally.
+     */
+    virtual void monitor() = 0;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -96,7 +101,7 @@
      */
     virtual void dump(std::string& dump) = 0;
 
-    /* Called by the heatbeat to ensures that the classifier has not deadlocked. */
+    /** Called by the heartbeat to ensure that the classifier has not deadlocked. */
     virtual void monitor() = 0;
 
     InputClassifierInterface() { }
@@ -155,13 +160,14 @@
     virtual void reset(const NotifyDeviceResetArgs& args) override;
 
     virtual void dump(std::string& dump) override;
+    virtual void monitor() override;
 
 private:
     friend class MotionClassifierTest; // to create MotionClassifier with a test HAL implementation
     explicit MotionClassifier(
             std::shared_ptr<aidl::android::hardware::input::processor::IInputProcessor> service);
 
-    // The events that need to be sent to the HAL.
+    /** The events that need to be sent to the HAL. */
     BlockingQueue<ClassifierEvent> mEvents;
     /**
      * Add an event to the queue mEvents.