diff --git a/core/java/android/view/SurfaceView.java b/core/java/android/view/SurfaceView.java
index e38376d7d4a12..c64a2e8e4a4f6 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/SurfaceView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/SurfaceView.java
@@ -1122,14 +1122,15 @@ public class SurfaceView extends View implements ViewRootImpl.SurfaceChangedCall
      * @hide
      */
     @Override
-    public void surfaceSyncStarted() {
+    public void vriDrawStarted(boolean isWmSync) {
         ViewRootImpl viewRoot = getViewRootImpl();
-        if (viewRoot != null) {
-            synchronized (mSyncGroups) {
+        synchronized (mSyncGroups) {
+            if (isWmSync && viewRoot != null) {
                 for (SurfaceSyncGroup syncGroup : mSyncGroups) {
                     viewRoot.addToSync(syncGroup);
                 }
             }
+            mSyncGroups.clear();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java b/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java
index c4da009efaf36..e129767d6fd7f 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java
@@ -2114,7 +2114,7 @@ public final class ViewRootImpl implements ViewParent,
         void surfaceCreated(Transaction t);
         void surfaceReplaced(Transaction t);
         void surfaceDestroyed();
-        default void surfaceSyncStarted() {};
+        default void vriDrawStarted(boolean isWmSync) {};
     }
 
     private final ArrayList<SurfaceChangedCallback> mSurfaceChangedCallbacks = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -2149,9 +2149,9 @@ public final class ViewRootImpl implements ViewParent,
         }
     }
 
-    private void notifySurfaceSyncStarted() {
+    private void notifyDrawStarted(boolean isWmSync) {
         for (int i = 0; i < mSurfaceChangedCallbacks.size(); i++) {
-            mSurfaceChangedCallbacks.get(i).surfaceSyncStarted();
+            mSurfaceChangedCallbacks.get(i).vriDrawStarted(isWmSync);
         }
     }
 
@@ -3663,6 +3663,7 @@ public final class ViewRootImpl implements ViewParent,
             }
 
             createSyncIfNeeded();
+            notifyDrawStarted(isInWMSRequestedSync());
             mDrewOnceForSync = true;
         }
 
@@ -3736,7 +3737,6 @@ public final class ViewRootImpl implements ViewParent,
 
         mWmsRequestSyncGroup.addToSync(this);
         Trace.traceEnd(Trace.TRACE_TAG_VIEW);
-        notifySurfaceSyncStarted();
     }
 
     private void notifyContentCatpureEvents() {