diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/RefreshRatePolicy.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/RefreshRatePolicy.java
index 6bc42af2bb686..a7c1b578700ee 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/RefreshRatePolicy.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/RefreshRatePolicy.java
@@ -151,6 +151,10 @@ class RefreshRatePolicy {
             }
         }
 
+        if (w.mAttrs.preferredRefreshRate != 0) {
+            return w.mAttrs.preferredRefreshRate;
+        }
+
         return 0;
     }
 
diff --git a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/FrameRateSelectionPriorityTests.java b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/FrameRateSelectionPriorityTests.java
index e6348a50566c9..13ebc932fcef3 100644
--- a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/FrameRateSelectionPriorityTests.java
+++ b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/FrameRateSelectionPriorityTests.java
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ public class FrameRateSelectionPriorityTests extends WindowTestsBase {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testPreferredRefreshRate() {
+    public void testDenyListPreferredRefreshRate() {
         final WindowState appWindow = createWindow("appWindow");
         assertNotNull("Window state is created", appWindow);
         when(appWindow.getDisplayContent().getDisplayPolicy()).thenReturn(mDisplayPolicy);
@@ -281,4 +281,32 @@ public class FrameRateSelectionPriorityTests extends WindowTestsBase {
         verify(appWindow.getPendingTransaction(), never()).setFrameRate(
                 any(SurfaceControl.class), anyInt(), anyInt(), anyInt());
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testAppPreferredRefreshRate() {
+        final WindowState appWindow = createWindow("appWindow");
+        assertNotNull("Window state is created", appWindow);
+        when(appWindow.getDisplayContent().getDisplayPolicy()).thenReturn(mDisplayPolicy);
+
+        appWindow.mAttrs.packageName = "com.android.test";
+        appWindow.mAttrs.preferredRefreshRate = 60;
+
+        assertEquals(0, mRefreshRatePolicy.getPreferredModeId(appWindow));
+        assertEquals(60, mRefreshRatePolicy.getPreferredRefreshRate(appWindow), FLOAT_TOLERANCE);
+
+        appWindow.updateFrameRateSelectionPriorityIfNeeded();
+        assertEquals(RefreshRatePolicy.LAYER_PRIORITY_UNSET, appWindow.mFrameRateSelectionPriority);
+        assertEquals(60, appWindow.mAppPreferredFrameRate, FLOAT_TOLERANCE);
+
+        // Call the function a few times.
+        appWindow.updateFrameRateSelectionPriorityIfNeeded();
+        appWindow.updateFrameRateSelectionPriorityIfNeeded();
+
+        // Since nothing changed in the priority state, the transaction should not be updating.
+        verify(appWindow.getPendingTransaction(), never()).setFrameRateSelectionPriority(
+                any(SurfaceControl.class), anyInt());
+        verify(appWindow.getPendingTransaction(), times(1)).setFrameRate(
+                appWindow.getSurfaceControl(), 60,
+                Surface.FRAME_RATE_COMPATIBILITY_EXACT, Surface.CHANGE_FRAME_RATE_ALWAYS);
+    }
 }