diff --git a/core/java/android/view/InsetsController.java b/core/java/android/view/InsetsController.java
index 54de1bb3739d7..f3051a426f804 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/InsetsController.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/InsetsController.java
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.Pair;
 import android.util.Property;
 import android.util.SparseArray;
-import android.view.InputDevice.MotionRange;
 import android.view.InsetsSourceConsumer.ShowResult;
 import android.view.InsetsState.InternalInsetsType;
 import android.view.SurfaceControl.Transaction;
@@ -680,7 +679,14 @@ public class InsetsController implements WindowInsetsController, InsetsAnimation
             }
             mApplier = new SyncRtSurfaceTransactionApplier(mViewRoot.mView);
         }
-        mApplier.scheduleApply(params);
+        if (mViewRoot.mView.isHardwareAccelerated()) {
+            mApplier.scheduleApply(params);
+        } else {
+            // Window doesn't support hardware acceleration, no synchronization for now.
+            // TODO(b/149342281): use mViewRoot.mSurface.getNextFrameNumber() to sync on every
+            //  frame instead.
+            mApplier.applyParams(new Transaction(), -1 /* frame */, params);
+        }
     }
 
     void notifyControlRevoked(InsetsSourceConsumer consumer) {
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/SyncRtSurfaceTransactionApplier.java b/core/java/android/view/SyncRtSurfaceTransactionApplier.java
index abe44f45aba53..15252b11d5ac4 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/SyncRtSurfaceTransactionApplier.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/SyncRtSurfaceTransactionApplier.java
@@ -65,20 +65,33 @@ public class SyncRtSurfaceTransactionApplier {
                 return;
             }
             Transaction t = new Transaction();
-            for (int i = params.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-                SurfaceParams surfaceParams = params[i];
-                SurfaceControl surface = surfaceParams.surface;
-                t.deferTransactionUntil(surface, mTargetSc, frame);
-                applyParams(t, surfaceParams, mTmpFloat9);
-            }
-            t.setEarlyWakeup();
-            t.apply();
+            applyParams(t, frame, params);
         });
 
         // Make sure a frame gets scheduled.
         mTargetViewRootImpl.getView().invalidate();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Applies surface parameters on the next frame.
+     * @param t transaction to apply all parameters in.
+     * @param frame frame to synchronize to. Set -1 when sync is not required.
+     * @param params The surface parameters to apply. DO NOT MODIFY the list after passing into
+     *               this method to avoid synchronization issues.
+     */
+    void applyParams(Transaction t, long frame, final SurfaceParams... params) {
+        for (int i = params.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+            SurfaceParams surfaceParams = params[i];
+            SurfaceControl surface = surfaceParams.surface;
+            if (frame > 0) {
+                t.deferTransactionUntil(surface, mTargetSc, frame);
+            }
+            applyParams(t, surfaceParams, mTmpFloat9);
+        }
+        t.setEarlyWakeup();
+        t.apply();
+    }
+
     public static void applyParams(Transaction t, SurfaceParams params, float[] tmpFloat9) {
         if ((params.flags & FLAG_MATRIX) != 0) {
             t.setMatrix(params.surface, params.matrix, tmpFloat9);