diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayDevice.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayDevice.cpp
index 5f20cd9..45f08a4 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayDevice.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DisplayDevice.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 #define ATRACE_TAG ATRACE_TAG_GRAPHICS
 
+#include <common/FlagManager.h>
 #include <compositionengine/CompositionEngine.h>
 #include <compositionengine/Display.h>
 #include <compositionengine/DisplayColorProfile.h>
@@ -214,6 +215,17 @@
 bool DisplayDevice::initiateModeChange(display::DisplayModeRequest&& desiredMode,
                                        const hal::VsyncPeriodChangeConstraints& constraints,
                                        hal::VsyncPeriodChangeTimeline& outTimeline) {
+    // TODO(b/255635711): Flow the DisplayModeRequest through the desired/pending/active states. For
+    // now, `desiredMode` and `mDesiredModeOpt` are one and the same, but the latter is not cleared
+    // until the next `SF::initiateDisplayModeChanges`. However, the desired mode has been consumed
+    // at this point, so clear the `force` flag to prevent an endless loop of `initiateModeChange`.
+    if (FlagManager::getInstance().connected_display()) {
+        std::scoped_lock lock(mDesiredModeLock);
+        if (mDesiredModeOpt) {
+            mDesiredModeOpt->force = false;
+        }
+    }
+
     mPendingModeOpt = std::move(desiredMode);
     mIsModeSetPending = true;
 
@@ -517,8 +529,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-auto DisplayDevice::setDesiredMode(display::DisplayModeRequest&& desiredMode, bool force)
-        -> DesiredModeAction {
+auto DisplayDevice::setDesiredMode(display::DisplayModeRequest&& desiredMode) -> DesiredModeAction {
     ATRACE_CALL();
 
     const auto& desiredModePtr = desiredMode.mode.modePtr;
@@ -526,20 +537,26 @@
     LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(getPhysicalId() != desiredModePtr->getPhysicalDisplayId(),
                         "DisplayId mismatch");
 
-    ALOGV("%s(%s)", __func__, to_string(*desiredModePtr).c_str());
+    // TODO (b/318533819): Stringize DisplayModeRequest.
+    ALOGD("%s(%s, force=%s)", __func__, to_string(*desiredModePtr).c_str(),
+          desiredMode.force ? "true" : "false");
 
     std::scoped_lock lock(mDesiredModeLock);
     if (mDesiredModeOpt) {
         // A mode transition was already scheduled, so just override the desired mode.
         const bool emitEvent = mDesiredModeOpt->emitEvent;
+        const bool force = mDesiredModeOpt->force;
         mDesiredModeOpt = std::move(desiredMode);
         mDesiredModeOpt->emitEvent |= emitEvent;
+        if (FlagManager::getInstance().connected_display()) {
+            mDesiredModeOpt->force |= force;
+        }
         return DesiredModeAction::None;
     }
 
     // If the desired mode is already active...
     const auto activeMode = refreshRateSelector().getActiveMode();
-    if (!force && activeMode.modePtr->getId() == desiredModePtr->getId()) {
+    if (!desiredMode.force && activeMode.modePtr->getId() == desiredModePtr->getId()) {
         if (activeMode == desiredMode.mode) {
             return DesiredModeAction::None;
         }