diff --git a/libs/gui/Surface.cpp b/libs/gui/Surface.cpp
index 7e356e4..aad1849 100644
--- a/libs/gui/Surface.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/Surface.cpp
@@ -1081,6 +1081,9 @@
     case NATIVE_WINDOW_SET_AUTO_PREROTATION:
         res = dispatchSetAutoPrerotation(args);
         break;
+    case NATIVE_WINDOW_GET_LAST_DEQUEUE_START:
+        res = dispatchGetLastDequeueStartTime(args);
+        break;
     default:
         res = NAME_NOT_FOUND;
         break;
@@ -1286,6 +1289,12 @@
     return setAutoPrerotation(autoPrerotation);
 }
 
+int Surface::dispatchGetLastDequeueStartTime(va_list args) {
+    int64_t* lastDequeueStartTime = va_arg(args, int64_t*);
+    *lastDequeueStartTime = mLastDequeueStartTime;
+    return NO_ERROR;
+}
+
 bool Surface::transformToDisplayInverse() {
     return (mTransform & NATIVE_WINDOW_TRANSFORM_INVERSE_DISPLAY) ==
             NATIVE_WINDOW_TRANSFORM_INVERSE_DISPLAY;
@@ -1950,11 +1959,6 @@
     return mGraphicBufferProducer->getConsumerUsage(outUsage);
 }
 
-nsecs_t Surface::getLastDequeueStartTime() const {
-    Mutex::Autolock lock(mMutex);
-    return mLastDequeueStartTime;
-}
-
 status_t Surface::getAndFlushRemovedBuffers(std::vector<sp<GraphicBuffer>>* out) {
     if (out == nullptr) {
         ALOGE("%s: out must not be null!", __FUNCTION__);
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/Surface.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/Surface.h
index 28f5a26..5bcfcda 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/Surface.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/Surface.h
@@ -179,9 +179,6 @@
     status_t getUniqueId(uint64_t* outId) const;
     status_t getConsumerUsage(uint64_t* outUsage) const;
 
-    // Returns the CLOCK_MONOTONIC start time of the last dequeueBuffer call
-    nsecs_t getLastDequeueStartTime() const;
-
 protected:
     virtual ~Surface();
 
@@ -247,6 +244,7 @@
     int dispatchGetHdrSupport(va_list args);
     int dispatchGetConsumerUsage64(va_list args);
     int dispatchSetAutoPrerotation(va_list args);
+    int dispatchGetLastDequeueStartTime(va_list args);
     bool transformToDisplayInverse();
 
 protected:
diff --git a/libs/gui/tests/Surface_test.cpp b/libs/gui/tests/Surface_test.cpp
index 5a121d7..0b61d92 100644
--- a/libs/gui/tests/Surface_test.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/tests/Surface_test.cpp
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@
     anw->dequeueBuffer(anw.get(), &buffer, &fenceFd);
     nsecs_t after = systemTime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
 
-    nsecs_t lastDequeueTime = mSurface->getLastDequeueStartTime();
+    nsecs_t lastDequeueTime = ANativeWindow_getLastDequeueStartTime(anw.get());
     ASSERT_LE(before, lastDequeueTime);
     ASSERT_GE(after, lastDequeueTime);
 }
diff --git a/libs/nativewindow/ANativeWindow.cpp b/libs/nativewindow/ANativeWindow.cpp
index 5c91d58..3b195f7 100644
--- a/libs/nativewindow/ANativeWindow.cpp
+++ b/libs/nativewindow/ANativeWindow.cpp
@@ -278,3 +278,9 @@
 int ANativeWindow_getLastQueueDuration(ANativeWindow* window) {
     return query(window, NATIVE_WINDOW_LAST_QUEUE_DURATION);
 }
+
+int64_t ANativeWindow_getLastDequeueStartTime(ANativeWindow* window) {
+    int64_t time;
+    int success = window->perform(window, NATIVE_WINDOW_GET_LAST_DEQUEUE_START, &time);
+    return success < 0 ? success : time;
+}
diff --git a/libs/nativewindow/include/apex/window.h b/libs/nativewindow/include/apex/window.h
index 82ff50d..3ddd549 100644
--- a/libs/nativewindow/include/apex/window.h
+++ b/libs/nativewindow/include/apex/window.h
@@ -39,4 +39,13 @@
  */
 int ANativeWindow_getLastQueueDuration(ANativeWindow* window);
 
+/**
+ * Retrieves the system time in nanoseconds when the last time a buffer
+ * was dequeued.
+ *
+ * \return a negative value on error, otherwise returns the duration in
+ * nanoseconds.
+ */
+int64_t ANativeWindow_getLastDequeueStartTime(ANativeWindow* window);
+
 __END_DECLS
diff --git a/libs/nativewindow/include/system/window.h b/libs/nativewindow/include/system/window.h
index 78354bb..b7ae28a 100644
--- a/libs/nativewindow/include/system/window.h
+++ b/libs/nativewindow/include/system/window.h
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@
      */
     NATIVE_WINDOW_CONCRETE_TYPE = 5,
 
-
     /*
      * Default width and height of ANativeWindow buffers, these are the
      * dimensions of the window buffers irrespective of the
@@ -240,6 +239,7 @@
     NATIVE_WINDOW_SET_BUFFERS_CTA861_3_METADATA   = 33,
     NATIVE_WINDOW_SET_BUFFERS_HDR10_PLUS_METADATA = 34,
     NATIVE_WINDOW_SET_AUTO_PREROTATION            = 35,
+    NATIVE_WINDOW_GET_LAST_DEQUEUE_START          = 36,    /* private */
     // clang-format on
 };
 
diff --git a/libs/nativewindow/libnativewindow.map.txt b/libs/nativewindow/libnativewindow.map.txt
index b8b45ae..33c6400 100644
--- a/libs/nativewindow/libnativewindow.map.txt
+++ b/libs/nativewindow/libnativewindow.map.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     ANativeWindow_getFormat;
     ANativeWindow_getHeight;
     ANativeWindow_getLastDequeueDuration; # apex # introduced=30
+    ANativeWindow_getLastDequeueStartTime; # apex # introduced=30
     ANativeWindow_getLastQueueDuration; # apex # introduced=30
     ANativeWindow_getWidth;
     ANativeWindow_lock;
diff --git a/libs/nativewindow/tests/ANativeWindowTest.cpp b/libs/nativewindow/tests/ANativeWindowTest.cpp
index 9b358da..947217d 100644
--- a/libs/nativewindow/tests/ANativeWindowTest.cpp
+++ b/libs/nativewindow/tests/ANativeWindowTest.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
 
     // Exposes the internal last queue duration that's stored on the Surface.
     nsecs_t getLastQueueDuration() const { return mLastQueueDuration; }
+
+    // Exposes the internal last dequeue start time that's stored on the Surface.
+    nsecs_t getLastDequeueStartTime() const { return mLastDequeueStartTime; }
 };
 
 class ANativeWindowTest : public ::testing::Test {
@@ -117,3 +120,21 @@
     EXPECT_GT(result, 0);
     EXPECT_EQ(result, mWindow->getLastQueueDuration() / 1000);
 }
+
+TEST_F(ANativeWindowTest, getLastDequeueStartTime_noDequeue_returnsZero) {
+    int64_t result = ANativeWindow_getLastDequeueStartTime(mWindow.get());
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, result);
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, mWindow->getLastQueueDuration());
+}
+
+TEST_F(ANativeWindowTest, getLastDequeueStartTime_withDequeue_returnsTime) {
+    ANativeWindowBuffer* buffer;
+    int fd;
+    int dequeueResult = ANativeWindow_dequeueBuffer(mWindow.get(), &buffer, &fd);
+    close(fd);
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, dequeueResult);
+
+    int64_t result = ANativeWindow_getLastDequeueStartTime(mWindow.get());
+    EXPECT_GT(result, 0);
+    EXPECT_EQ(result, mWindow->getLastDequeueStartTime());
+}