diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.cpp b/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.cpp
index bba22071ecefd..bae1ab5bab44c 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.cpp
@@ -467,11 +467,11 @@ void CanvasContext::notifyFramePending() {
     mRenderThread.pushBackFrameCallback(this);
 }
 
-void CanvasContext::draw() {
+nsecs_t CanvasContext::draw() {
     if (auto grContext = getGrContext()) {
         if (grContext->abandoned()) {
             LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL("GrContext is abandoned/device lost at start of CanvasContext::draw");
-            return;
+            return 0;
         }
     }
     SkRect dirty;
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ void CanvasContext::draw() {
             std::invoke(func, mFrameNumber);
         }
         mFrameCompleteCallbacks.clear();
-        return;
+        return 0;
     }
 
     ScopedActiveContext activeContext(this);
@@ -616,6 +616,7 @@ void CanvasContext::draw() {
     }
 
     mRenderThread.cacheManager().onFrameCompleted();
+    return mCurrentFrameInfo->get(FrameInfoIndex::DequeueBufferDuration);
 }
 
 void CanvasContext::reportMetricsWithPresentTime() {
diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.h b/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.h
index af1ebb288f214..4f8e4ca7f23a7 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.h
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ public:
     void setColorMode(ColorMode mode);
     bool makeCurrent();
     void prepareTree(TreeInfo& info, int64_t* uiFrameInfo, int64_t syncQueued, RenderNode* target);
-    void draw();
+    // Returns the DequeueBufferDuration.
+    nsecs_t draw();
     void destroy();
 
     // IFrameCallback, Choreographer-driven frame callback entry point
diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/DrawFrameTask.cpp b/libs/hwui/renderthread/DrawFrameTask.cpp
index cb92aa1910736..8448b87b5948c 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/DrawFrameTask.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/DrawFrameTask.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include <utils/Log.h>
 #include <utils/TraceUtils.h>
+#include <algorithm>
 
 #include "../DeferredLayerUpdater.h"
 #include "../DisplayList.h"
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ void DrawFrameTask::postAndWait() {
 void DrawFrameTask::run() {
     const int64_t vsyncId = mFrameInfo[static_cast<int>(FrameInfoIndex::FrameTimelineVsyncId)];
     ATRACE_FORMAT("DrawFrames %" PRId64, vsyncId);
+    nsecs_t syncDelayDuration = systemTime(SYSTEM_TIME_MONOTONIC) - mSyncQueued;
 
     bool canUnblockUiThread;
     bool canDrawThisFrame;
@@ -124,8 +126,9 @@ void DrawFrameTask::run() {
                 [callback, frameNr = context->getFrameNumber()]() { callback(frameNr); });
     }
 
+    nsecs_t dequeueBufferDuration = 0;
     if (CC_LIKELY(canDrawThisFrame)) {
-        context->draw();
+        dequeueBufferDuration = context->draw();
     } else {
         // wait on fences so tasks don't overlap next frame
         context->waitOnFences();
@@ -149,10 +152,14 @@ void DrawFrameTask::run() {
             mUpdateTargetWorkDuration(targetWorkDuration);
         }
         int64_t frameDuration = systemTime(SYSTEM_TIME_MONOTONIC) - frameStartTime;
-        if (frameDuration > kSanityCheckLowerBound && frameDuration < kSanityCheckUpperBound) {
-            mReportActualWorkDuration(frameDuration);
+        int64_t actualDuration = frameDuration -
+                                 (std::min(syncDelayDuration, mLastDequeueBufferDuration)) -
+                                 dequeueBufferDuration;
+        if (actualDuration > kSanityCheckLowerBound && actualDuration < kSanityCheckUpperBound) {
+            mReportActualWorkDuration(actualDuration);
         }
     }
+    mLastDequeueBufferDuration = dequeueBufferDuration;
 }
 
 bool DrawFrameTask::syncFrameState(TreeInfo& info) {
diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/DrawFrameTask.h b/libs/hwui/renderthread/DrawFrameTask.h
index 3bb574aff59b8..2455ea84c94eb 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/DrawFrameTask.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/DrawFrameTask.h
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ private:
     std::function<void(int64_t)> mFrameCallback;
     std::function<void(int64_t)> mFrameCompleteCallback;
 
+    nsecs_t mLastDequeueBufferDuration = 0;
     nsecs_t mLastTargetWorkDuration = 0;
     std::function<void(int64_t)> mUpdateTargetWorkDuration;
     std::function<void(int64_t)> mReportActualWorkDuration;