diff --git a/include/gui/ISurfaceComposer.h b/include/gui/ISurfaceComposer.h
index 430a409..f04a848 100644
--- a/include/gui/ISurfaceComposer.h
+++ b/include/gui/ISurfaceComposer.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 class ComposerState;
 class DisplayState;
 struct DisplayInfo;
+struct DisplayStatInfo;
 class IDisplayEventConnection;
 class IMemoryHeap;
 class Rect;
@@ -122,6 +123,12 @@
     virtual status_t getDisplayConfigs(const sp<IBinder>& display,
             Vector<DisplayInfo>* configs) = 0;
 
+    /* returns display statistics for a given display
+     * intended to be used by the media framework to properly schedule
+     * video frames */
+    virtual status_t getDisplayStats(const sp<IBinder>& display,
+            DisplayStatInfo* stats) = 0;
+
     /* indicates which of the configurations returned by getDisplayInfo is
      * currently active */
     virtual int getActiveConfig(const sp<IBinder>& display) = 0;
@@ -177,6 +184,7 @@
         CLEAR_ANIMATION_FRAME_STATS,
         GET_ANIMATION_FRAME_STATS,
         SET_POWER_MODE,
+        GET_DISPLAY_STATS,
     };
 
     virtual status_t onTransact(uint32_t code, const Parcel& data,
diff --git a/include/ui/DisplayStatInfo.h b/include/ui/DisplayStatInfo.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0549a83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/ui/DisplayStatInfo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2014 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef ANDROID_UI_DISPLAY_STAT_INFO_H
+#define ANDROID_UI_DISPLAY_STAT_INFO_H
+
+#include <utils/Timers.h>
+
+namespace android {
+
+struct DisplayStatInfo {
+    nsecs_t vsyncTime;
+    nsecs_t vsyncPeriod;
+};
+
+}; // namespace android
+
+#endif // ANDROID_COMPOSER_DISPLAY_STAT_INFO_H
diff --git a/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposer.cpp b/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposer.cpp
index 4d65c56..81e8336 100644
--- a/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposer.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/ISurfaceComposer.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <private/gui/LayerState.h>
 
 #include <ui/DisplayInfo.h>
+#include <ui/DisplayStatInfo.h>
 
 #include <utils/Log.h>
 
@@ -237,6 +238,22 @@
         return result;
     }
 
+    virtual status_t getDisplayStats(const sp<IBinder>& display,
+            DisplayStatInfo* stats)
+    {
+        Parcel data, reply;
+        data.writeInterfaceToken(ISurfaceComposer::getInterfaceDescriptor());
+        data.writeStrongBinder(display);
+        remote()->transact(BnSurfaceComposer::GET_DISPLAY_STATS, data, &reply);
+        status_t result = reply.readInt32();
+        if (result == NO_ERROR) {
+            memcpy(stats,
+                    reply.readInplace(sizeof(DisplayStatInfo)),
+                    sizeof(DisplayStatInfo));
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
     virtual int getActiveConfig(const sp<IBinder>& display)
     {
         Parcel data, reply;
@@ -390,6 +407,18 @@
             }
             return NO_ERROR;
         }
+        case GET_DISPLAY_STATS: {
+            CHECK_INTERFACE(ISurfaceComposer, data, reply);
+            DisplayStatInfo stats;
+            sp<IBinder> display = data.readStrongBinder();
+            status_t result = getDisplayStats(display, &stats);
+            reply->writeInt32(result);
+            if (result == NO_ERROR) {
+                memcpy(reply->writeInplace(sizeof(DisplayStatInfo)),
+                        &stats, sizeof(DisplayStatInfo));
+            }
+            return NO_ERROR;
+        }
         case GET_ACTIVE_CONFIG: {
             CHECK_INTERFACE(ISurfaceComposer, data, reply);
             sp<IBinder> display = data.readStrongBinder();
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DispSync.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/DispSync.cpp
index 12da9a5..3738a55 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DispSync.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DispSync.cpp
@@ -408,6 +408,12 @@
     mThread->updateModel(mPeriod, mPhase);
 }
 
+nsecs_t DispSync::getPeriod() {
+    // lock mutex as mPeriod changes multiple times in updateModelLocked
+    Mutex::Autolock lock(mMutex);
+    return mPeriod;
+}
+
 void DispSync::updateModelLocked() {
     if (mNumResyncSamples >= MIN_RESYNC_SAMPLES_FOR_UPDATE) {
         nsecs_t durationSum = 0;
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/DispSync.h b/services/surfaceflinger/DispSync.h
index 7a26df3..96efc34 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/DispSync.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/DispSync.h
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@
     // turned on.  It should NOT be used after that.
     void setPeriod(nsecs_t period);
 
+    // The getPeriod method returns the current vsync period.
+    nsecs_t getPeriod();
+
     // setRefreshSkipCount specifies an additional number of refresh
     // cycles to skip.  For example, on a 60Hz display, a skip count of 1
     // will result in events happening at 30Hz.  Default is zero.  The idea
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 4ac9df0..e76f1fb 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <binder/PermissionCache.h>
 
 #include <ui/DisplayInfo.h>
+#include <ui/DisplayStatInfo.h>
 
 #include <gui/BitTube.h>
 #include <gui/BufferQueue.h>
@@ -603,6 +604,19 @@
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
+status_t SurfaceFlinger::getDisplayStats(const sp<IBinder>& display,
+        DisplayStatInfo* stats) {
+    if (stats == NULL) {
+        return BAD_VALUE;
+    }
+
+    // FIXME for now we always return stats for the primary display
+    memset(stats, 0, sizeof(*stats));
+    stats->vsyncTime   = mPrimaryDispSync.computeNextRefresh(0);
+    stats->vsyncPeriod = mPrimaryDispSync.getPeriod();
+    return NO_ERROR;
+}
+
 int SurfaceFlinger::getActiveConfig(const sp<IBinder>& display) {
     return getDisplayDevice(display)->getActiveConfig();
 }
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
index 26f0acf..2cc522b 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.h
@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@
             Rect sourceCrop, uint32_t reqWidth, uint32_t reqHeight,
             uint32_t minLayerZ, uint32_t maxLayerZ,
             bool useIdentityTransform, ISurfaceComposer::Rotation rotation);
+    virtual status_t getDisplayStats(const sp<IBinder>& display,
+            DisplayStatInfo* stats);
     virtual status_t getDisplayConfigs(const sp<IBinder>& display,
             Vector<DisplayInfo>* configs);
     virtual int getActiveConfig(const sp<IBinder>& display);