diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/Scheduler.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/Scheduler.cpp
index 3f91682..d92edb8 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/Scheduler.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/Scheduler.cpp
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@
             }));
 }
 
-void Scheduler::setRenderRate(PhysicalDisplayId id, Fps renderFrameRate) {
+void Scheduler::setRenderRate(PhysicalDisplayId id, Fps renderFrameRate, bool applyImmediately) {
     std::scoped_lock lock(mDisplayLock);
     ftl::FakeGuard guard(kMainThreadContext);
 
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@
     ALOGV("%s %s (%s)", __func__, to_string(mode.fps).c_str(),
           to_string(mode.modePtr->getVsyncRate()).c_str());
 
-    display.schedulePtr->getTracker().setRenderRate(renderFrameRate);
+    display.schedulePtr->getTracker().setRenderRate(renderFrameRate, applyImmediately);
 }
 
 Fps Scheduler::getNextFrameInterval(PhysicalDisplayId id,
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/Scheduler.h b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/Scheduler.h
index 09f75fd..494a91b 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/Scheduler.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/Scheduler.h
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
     const VsyncConfiguration& getVsyncConfiguration() const { return *mVsyncConfiguration; }
 
     // Sets the render rate for the scheduler to run at.
-    void setRenderRate(PhysicalDisplayId, Fps);
+    void setRenderRate(PhysicalDisplayId, Fps, bool applyImmediately);
 
     void enableHardwareVsync(PhysicalDisplayId) REQUIRES(kMainThreadContext);
     void disableHardwareVsync(PhysicalDisplayId, bool disallow) REQUIRES(kMainThreadContext);
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/VSyncPredictor.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/VSyncPredictor.cpp
index 156cf99..58457d8 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/VSyncPredictor.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/VSyncPredictor.cpp
@@ -296,6 +296,10 @@
     const auto now = TimePoint::fromNs(mClock->now());
     purgeTimelines(now);
 
+    if (lastVsyncOpt && *lastVsyncOpt > timePoint) {
+        timePoint = *lastVsyncOpt;
+    }
+
     const auto model = getVSyncPredictionModelLocked();
     const auto threshold = model.slope / 2;
     std::optional<TimePoint> vsyncOpt;
@@ -352,7 +356,7 @@
     return mTimelines.back().isVSyncInPhase(model, vsync, frameRate);
 }
 
-void VSyncPredictor::setRenderRate(Fps renderRate) {
+void VSyncPredictor::setRenderRate(Fps renderRate, bool applyImmediately) {
     ATRACE_FORMAT("%s %s", __func__, to_string(renderRate).c_str());
     ALOGV("%s %s: RenderRate %s ", __func__, to_string(mId).c_str(), to_string(renderRate).c_str());
     std::lock_guard lock(mMutex);
@@ -360,8 +364,9 @@
     mRenderRateOpt = renderRate;
     const auto renderPeriodDelta =
             prevRenderRate ? prevRenderRate->getPeriodNsecs() - renderRate.getPeriodNsecs() : 0;
-    if (renderPeriodDelta > renderRate.getPeriodNsecs() &&
-        mLastCommittedVsync.ns() - mClock->now() > 2 * renderRate.getPeriodNsecs()) {
+    const bool newRenderRateIsHigher = renderPeriodDelta > renderRate.getPeriodNsecs() &&
+            mLastCommittedVsync.ns() - mClock->now() > 2 * renderRate.getPeriodNsecs();
+    if (applyImmediately || newRenderRateIsHigher) {
         mTimelines.clear();
         mLastCommittedVsync = TimePoint::fromNs(0);
     } else {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/VSyncPredictor.h b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/VSyncPredictor.h
index a1e72d1..21039f1 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/VSyncPredictor.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/VSyncPredictor.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 
     void setDisplayModePtr(ftl::NonNull<DisplayModePtr>) final EXCLUDES(mMutex);
 
-    void setRenderRate(Fps) final EXCLUDES(mMutex);
+    void setRenderRate(Fps, bool applyImmediately) final EXCLUDES(mMutex);
 
     void onFrameBegin(TimePoint expectedPresentTime, TimePoint lastConfirmedPresentTime) final
             EXCLUDES(mMutex);
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/VSyncTracker.h b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/VSyncTracker.h
index 1e55a87..8787cdb 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/VSyncTracker.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Scheduler/VSyncTracker.h
@@ -102,8 +102,10 @@
      * when a display is running at 120Hz but the render frame rate is 60Hz.
      *
      * \param [in] Fps   The render rate the tracker should operate at.
+     * \param [in] applyImmediately Whether to apply the new render rate immediately regardless of
+     *                              already committed vsyncs.
      */
-    virtual void setRenderRate(Fps) = 0;
+    virtual void setRenderRate(Fps, bool applyImmediately) = 0;
 
     virtual void onFrameBegin(TimePoint expectedPresentTime,
                               TimePoint lastConfirmedPresentTime) = 0;