diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/MessageQueue.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/MessageQueue.cpp
index 5a6ff4d..056d381 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/MessageQueue.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/MessageQueue.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <utils/Timers.h>
 #include <utils/threads.h>
 
+#include <gui/DisplayEventReceiver.h>
 #include <gui/IDisplayEventConnection.h>
 
 #include "EventThread.h"
@@ -45,6 +46,12 @@
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+MessageQueue::~MessageQueue() = default;
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+namespace impl {
+
 void MessageQueue::Handler::dispatchRefresh() {
     if ((android_atomic_or(eventMaskRefresh, &mEventMask) & eventMaskRefresh) == 0) {
         mQueue.mLooper->sendMessage(this, Message(MessageQueue::REFRESH));
@@ -72,17 +79,13 @@
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-MessageQueue::MessageQueue() {}
-
-MessageQueue::~MessageQueue() {}
-
 void MessageQueue::init(const sp<SurfaceFlinger>& flinger) {
     mFlinger = flinger;
     mLooper = new Looper(true);
     mHandler = new Handler(*this);
 }
 
-void MessageQueue::setEventThread(EventThread* eventThread) {
+void MessageQueue::setEventThread(android::EventThread* eventThread) {
     if (mEventThread == eventThread) {
         return;
     }
@@ -159,4 +162,5 @@
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-}; // namespace android
+} // namespace impl
+} // namespace android
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/MessageQueue.h b/services/surfaceflinger/MessageQueue.h
index dcfc716..90d1c72 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/MessageQueue.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/MessageQueue.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include <utils/Timers.h>
 #include <utils/threads.h>
 
-#include <gui/DisplayEventReceiver.h>
+#include <gui/IDisplayEventConnection.h>
 #include <private/gui/BitTube.h>
 
 #include "Barrier.h"
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 
 namespace android {
 
-class IDisplayEventConnection;
 class EventThread;
 class SurfaceFlinger;
 
@@ -77,6 +76,27 @@
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class MessageQueue {
+public:
+    enum {
+        INVALIDATE = 0,
+        REFRESH = 1,
+    };
+
+    virtual ~MessageQueue();
+
+    virtual void init(const sp<SurfaceFlinger>& flinger) = 0;
+    virtual void setEventThread(EventThread* events) = 0;
+    virtual void waitMessage() = 0;
+    virtual status_t postMessage(const sp<MessageBase>& message, nsecs_t reltime = 0) = 0;
+    virtual void invalidate() = 0;
+    virtual void refresh() = 0;
+};
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+namespace impl {
+
+class MessageQueue final : public android::MessageQueue {
     class Handler : public MessageHandler {
         enum { eventMaskInvalidate = 0x1, eventMaskRefresh = 0x2, eventMaskTransaction = 0x4 };
         MessageQueue& mQueue;
@@ -93,7 +113,7 @@
 
     sp<SurfaceFlinger> mFlinger;
     sp<Looper> mLooper;
-    EventThread* mEventThread;
+    android::EventThread* mEventThread;
     sp<IDisplayEventConnection> mEvents;
     gui::BitTube mEventTube;
     sp<Handler> mHandler;
@@ -102,27 +122,22 @@
     int eventReceiver(int fd, int events);
 
 public:
-    enum {
-        INVALIDATE = 0,
-        REFRESH = 1,
-    };
+    ~MessageQueue() override = default;
+    void init(const sp<SurfaceFlinger>& flinger) override;
+    void setEventThread(android::EventThread* events) override;
 
-    MessageQueue();
-    ~MessageQueue();
-    void init(const sp<SurfaceFlinger>& flinger);
-    void setEventThread(EventThread* events);
-
-    void waitMessage();
-    status_t postMessage(const sp<MessageBase>& message, nsecs_t reltime = 0);
+    void waitMessage() override;
+    status_t postMessage(const sp<MessageBase>& message, nsecs_t reltime = 0) override;
 
     // sends INVALIDATE message at next VSYNC
-    void invalidate();
+    void invalidate() override;
     // sends REFRESH message at next VSYNC
-    void refresh();
+    void refresh() override;
 };
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-}; // namespace android
+} // namespace impl
+} // namespace android
 
 #endif /* ANDROID_MESSAGE_QUEUE_H */
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index db472a7..5cd975f 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@
 
 void SurfaceFlinger::onFirstRef()
 {
-    mEventQueue.init(this);
+    mEventQueue->init(this);
 }
 
 SurfaceFlinger::~SurfaceFlinger()
@@ -584,9 +584,10 @@
     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());
+    mEventQueue->setEventThread(mSFEventThread.get());
 
     // Get a RenderEngine for the given display / config (can't fail)
     getBE().mRenderEngine =
@@ -1075,10 +1076,10 @@
                         std::make_unique<impl::EventThread>(mVSyncInjector.get(), *this, false,
                                                             "injEventThread");
             }
-            mEventQueue.setEventThread(mInjectorEventThread.get());
+            mEventQueue->setEventThread(mInjectorEventThread.get());
         } else {
             ALOGV("VSync Injections disabled");
-            mEventQueue.setEventThread(mSFEventThread.get());
+            mEventQueue->setEventThread(mSFEventThread.get());
         }
 
         mInjectVSyncs = enable;
@@ -1143,30 +1144,30 @@
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 void SurfaceFlinger::waitForEvent() {
-    mEventQueue.waitMessage();
+    mEventQueue->waitMessage();
 }
 
 void SurfaceFlinger::signalTransaction() {
-    mEventQueue.invalidate();
+    mEventQueue->invalidate();
 }
 
 void SurfaceFlinger::signalLayerUpdate() {
-    mEventQueue.invalidate();
+    mEventQueue->invalidate();
 }
 
 void SurfaceFlinger::signalRefresh() {
     mRefreshPending = true;
-    mEventQueue.refresh();
+    mEventQueue->refresh();
 }
 
 status_t SurfaceFlinger::postMessageAsync(const sp<MessageBase>& msg,
         nsecs_t reltime, uint32_t /* flags */) {
-    return mEventQueue.postMessage(msg, reltime);
+    return mEventQueue->postMessage(msg, reltime);
 }
 
 status_t SurfaceFlinger::postMessageSync(const sp<MessageBase>& msg,
         nsecs_t reltime, uint32_t /* flags */) {
-    status_t res = mEventQueue.postMessage(msg, reltime);
+    status_t res = mEventQueue->postMessage(msg, reltime);
     if (res == NO_ERROR) {
         msg->wait();
     }
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
index db541fe..19fec0b 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@
     bool mLayerTripleBufferingDisabled = false;
 
     // these are thread safe
-    mutable MessageQueue mEventQueue;
+    mutable std::unique_ptr<MessageQueue> mEventQueue{std::make_unique<impl::MessageQueue>()};
     FrameTracker mAnimFrameTracker;
     DispSync mPrimaryDispSync;