diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/EventThread.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/EventThread.cpp
index 53d95e2..90aab50 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/EventThread.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/EventThread.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+EventThread::~EventThread() = default;
+
+namespace impl {
+
 EventThread::EventThread(VSyncSource* src, SurfaceFlinger& flinger, bool interceptVSyncs,
                          const char* threadName)
       : mVSyncSource(src), mFlinger(flinger), mInterceptVSyncs(interceptVSyncs) {
@@ -84,7 +88,7 @@
     mVSyncSource->setPhaseOffset(phaseOffset);
 }
 
-sp<EventThread::Connection> EventThread::createEventConnection() const {
+sp<BnDisplayEventConnection> EventThread::createEventConnection() const {
     return new Connection(const_cast<EventThread*>(this));
 }
 
@@ -404,4 +408,5 @@
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+} // namespace impl
 } // namespace android
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/EventThread.h b/services/surfaceflinger/EventThread.h
index 9ae8fb2..708806a 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/EventThread.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/EventThread.h
@@ -56,7 +56,29 @@
     virtual void setPhaseOffset(nsecs_t phaseOffset) = 0;
 };
 
-class EventThread : private VSyncSource::Callback {
+class EventThread {
+public:
+    virtual ~EventThread();
+
+    virtual sp<BnDisplayEventConnection> createEventConnection() const = 0;
+
+    // called before the screen is turned off from main thread
+    virtual void onScreenReleased() = 0;
+
+    // called after the screen is turned on from main thread
+    virtual void onScreenAcquired() = 0;
+
+    // called when receiving a hotplug event
+    virtual void onHotplugReceived(int type, bool connected) = 0;
+
+    virtual void dump(String8& result) const = 0;
+
+    virtual void setPhaseOffset(nsecs_t phaseOffset) = 0;
+};
+
+namespace impl {
+
+class EventThread : public android::EventThread, private VSyncSource::Callback {
     class Connection : public BnDisplayEventConnection {
     public:
         explicit Connection(EventThread* eventThread);
@@ -82,24 +104,24 @@
                 const char* threadName);
     ~EventThread();
 
-    sp<Connection> createEventConnection() const;
+    sp<BnDisplayEventConnection> createEventConnection() const override;
     status_t registerDisplayEventConnection(const sp<Connection>& connection);
 
     void setVsyncRate(uint32_t count, const sp<Connection>& connection);
     void requestNextVsync(const sp<Connection>& connection);
 
     // called before the screen is turned off from main thread
-    void onScreenReleased();
+    void onScreenReleased() override;
 
     // called after the screen is turned on from main thread
-    void onScreenAcquired();
+    void onScreenAcquired() override;
 
     // called when receiving a hotplug event
-    void onHotplugReceived(int type, bool connected);
+    void onHotplugReceived(int type, bool connected) override;
 
-    void dump(String8& result) const;
+    void dump(String8& result) const override;
 
-    void setPhaseOffset(nsecs_t phaseOffset);
+    void setPhaseOffset(nsecs_t phaseOffset) override;
 
 private:
     void threadMain();
@@ -139,4 +161,5 @@
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-}; // namespace android
+} // namespace impl
+} // namespace android
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 7ad13e3..03f6bdc 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -574,15 +574,16 @@
     Mutex::Autolock _l(mStateLock);
 
     // start the EventThread
-
-    mEventThreadSource = std::make_unique<DispSyncSource>(
-            &mPrimaryDispSync, SurfaceFlinger::vsyncPhaseOffsetNs, true, "app");
-    mEventThread = std::make_unique<EventThread>(
-            mEventThreadSource.get(), *this, false, "sfEventThread");
-    mSfEventThreadSource = std::make_unique<DispSyncSource>(
-            &mPrimaryDispSync, SurfaceFlinger::sfVsyncPhaseOffsetNs, true, "sf");
-    mSFEventThread = std::make_unique<EventThread>(
-            mSfEventThreadSource.get(), *this, true, "appEventThread");
+    mEventThreadSource =
+            std::make_unique<DispSyncSource>(&mPrimaryDispSync, SurfaceFlinger::vsyncPhaseOffsetNs,
+                                             true, "app");
+    mEventThread = std::make_unique<impl::EventThread>(mEventThreadSource.get(), *this, false,
+                                                       "appEventThread");
+    mSfEventThreadSource =
+            std::make_unique<DispSyncSource>(&mPrimaryDispSync,
+                                             SurfaceFlinger::sfVsyncPhaseOffsetNs, true, "sf");
+    mSFEventThread = std::make_unique<impl::EventThread>(mSfEventThreadSource.get(), *this, true,
+                                                         "sfEventThread");
     mEventQueue.setEventThread(mSFEventThread.get());
 
     // Get a RenderEngine for the given display / config (can't fail)
@@ -1068,8 +1069,9 @@
             ALOGV("VSync Injections enabled");
             if (mVSyncInjector.get() == nullptr) {
                 mVSyncInjector = std::make_unique<InjectVSyncSource>();
-                mInjectorEventThread = std::make_unique<EventThread>(
-                        mVSyncInjector.get(), *this, false, "injEvThread");
+                mInjectorEventThread =
+                        std::make_unique<impl::EventThread>(mVSyncInjector.get(), *this, false,
+                                                            "injEventThread");
             }
             mEventQueue.setEventThread(mInjectorEventThread.get());
         } else {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
index a17eb70..b7ebb1b 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@
 class SurfaceFlingerBE;
 class VSyncSource;
 
+namespace impl {
+class EventThread;
+} // namespace impl
+
 namespace RE {
 class RenderEngine;
 }
@@ -312,7 +316,7 @@
 private:
     friend class Client;
     friend class DisplayEventConnection;
-    friend class EventThread;
+    friend class impl::EventThread;
     friend class Layer;
     friend class BufferLayer;
     friend class MonitoredProducer;