diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
index a545d18..24d1b52 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
@@ -1432,9 +1432,10 @@
     };
 
     // update parents and children about the vote
-    // First traverse the tree and count how many layers has votes
+    // First traverse the tree and count how many layers has votes. In addition
+    // activate the layers in Scheduler's LayerHistory for it to check for changes
     int layersWithVote = 0;
-    traverseTree([&layersWithVote](Layer* layer) {
+    traverseTree([&layersWithVote, this](Layer* layer) {
         const auto layerVotedWithDefaultCompatibility =
                 layer->mCurrentState.frameRate.rate.isValid() &&
                 layer->mCurrentState.frameRate.type == FrameRateCompatibility::Default;
@@ -1447,6 +1448,9 @@
         if (layerVotedWithDefaultCompatibility || layerVotedWithNoVote) {
             layersWithVote++;
         }
+
+        mFlinger->mScheduler->recordLayerHistory(layer, systemTime(),
+                                                 LayerHistory::LayerUpdateType::SetFrameRate);
     });
 
     // Now update the other layers
@@ -1474,10 +1478,6 @@
         return false;
     }
 
-    // Activate the layer in Scheduler's LayerHistory
-    mFlinger->mScheduler->recordLayerHistory(this, systemTime(),
-                                             LayerHistory::LayerUpdateType::SetFrameRate);
-
     mCurrentState.sequence++;
     mCurrentState.frameRate = frameRate;
     mCurrentState.modified = true;
@@ -1501,8 +1501,16 @@
         return frameRate;
     }
 
-    // This layer doesn't have a frame rate. If one of its ancestors or successors
-    // have a vote, return a NoVote for ancestors/successors to set the vote
+    // This layer doesn't have a frame rate. Check if its ancestors have a vote
+    if (sp<Layer> parent = getParent(); parent) {
+        if (const auto parentFrameRate = parent->getFrameRateForLayerTree();
+            parentFrameRate.rate.isValid()) {
+            return parentFrameRate;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // This layer and its ancestors don't have a frame rate. If one of successors
+    // has a vote, return a NoVote for successors to set the vote
     if (getDrawingState().treeHasFrameRateVote) {
         return {Fps(0.0f), FrameRateCompatibility::NoVote};
     }
@@ -1692,11 +1700,11 @@
     const FloatRect& crop = outputLayerState.sourceCrop;
     StringAppendF(&result, "%6.1f %6.1f %6.1f %6.1f | ", crop.left, crop.top, crop.right,
                   crop.bottom);
-    if (layerState.frameRate.rate.isValid() ||
-        layerState.frameRate.type != FrameRateCompatibility::Default) {
-        StringAppendF(&result, "%s %15s %17s", to_string(layerState.frameRate.rate).c_str(),
-                      frameRateCompatibilityString(layerState.frameRate.type).c_str(),
-                      toString(layerState.frameRate.seamlessness).c_str());
+    const auto frameRate = getFrameRateForLayerTree();
+    if (frameRate.rate.isValid() || frameRate.type != FrameRateCompatibility::Default) {
+        StringAppendF(&result, "%s %15s %17s", to_string(frameRate.rate).c_str(),
+                      frameRateCompatibilityString(frameRate.type).c_str(),
+                      toString(frameRate.seamlessness).c_str());
     } else {
         result.append(41, ' ');
     }
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/SetFrameRateTest.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/SetFrameRateTest.cpp
index 1bbe8e2..c8f4cb4 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/SetFrameRateTest.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/SetFrameRateTest.cpp
@@ -263,13 +263,13 @@
     commitTransaction();
     EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_VOTE3, parent->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
     EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_VOTE2, child1->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
-    EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_TREE, child2->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
+    EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_VOTE2, child2->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
 
     child1->setFrameRate(FRAME_RATE_NO_VOTE);
     commitTransaction();
     EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_VOTE3, parent->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
-    EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_TREE, child1->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
-    EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_TREE, child2->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
+    EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_VOTE3, child1->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
+    EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_VOTE3, child2->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
 
     parent->setFrameRate(FRAME_RATE_NO_VOTE);
     commitTransaction();
@@ -293,8 +293,8 @@
     parent->setFrameRate(FRAME_RATE_VOTE1);
     commitTransaction();
     EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_VOTE1, parent->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
-    EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_TREE, child1->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
-    EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_TREE, child2->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
+    EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_VOTE1, child1->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
+    EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_VOTE1, child2->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
 
     parent->setFrameRate(FRAME_RATE_NO_VOTE);
     commitTransaction();
@@ -356,14 +356,14 @@
     parent->setFrameRate(FRAME_RATE_VOTE1);
     commitTransaction();
     EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_VOTE1, parent->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
-    EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_TREE, child1->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
+    EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_VOTE1, child1->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
     EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_NO_VOTE, child2->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
 
     addChild(child1, child2);
     commitTransaction();
     EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_VOTE1, parent->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
-    EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_TREE, child1->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
-    EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_TREE, child2->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
+    EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_VOTE1, child1->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
+    EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_VOTE1, child2->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
 
     parent->setFrameRate(FRAME_RATE_NO_VOTE);
     commitTransaction();
@@ -387,13 +387,13 @@
     parent->setFrameRate(FRAME_RATE_VOTE1);
     commitTransaction();
     EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_VOTE1, parent->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
-    EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_TREE, child1->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
-    EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_TREE, child2->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
+    EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_VOTE1, child1->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
+    EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_VOTE1, child2->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
 
     removeChild(child1, child2);
     commitTransaction();
     EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_VOTE1, parent->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
-    EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_TREE, child1->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
+    EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_VOTE1, child1->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
     EXPECT_EQ(FRAME_RATE_NO_VOTE, child2->getFrameRateForLayerTree());
 
     parent->setFrameRate(FRAME_RATE_NO_VOTE);