diff --git a/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3Device.cpp b/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3Device.cpp
index 8a5cea961f..3409b32cec 100644
--- a/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3Device.cpp
+++ b/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3Device.cpp
@@ -4873,6 +4873,15 @@ status_t Camera3Device::RequestThread::prepareHalRequests() {
                 captureRequest->mOutputStreams.size());
         halRequest->output_buffers = outputBuffers->array();
         std::set<String8> requestedPhysicalCameras;
+
+        sp<Camera3Device> parent = mParent.promote();
+        if (parent == NULL) {
+            // Should not happen, and nowhere to send errors to, so just log it
+            CLOGE("RequestThread: Parent is gone");
+            return INVALID_OPERATION;
+        }
+        nsecs_t waitDuration = kBaseGetBufferWait + parent->getExpectedInFlightDuration();
+
         for (size_t j = 0; j < captureRequest->mOutputStreams.size(); j++) {
             sp<Camera3OutputStreamInterface> outputStream = captureRequest->mOutputStreams.editItemAt(j);
 
@@ -4893,6 +4902,7 @@ status_t Camera3Device::RequestThread::prepareHalRequests() {
             }
 
             res = outputStream->getBuffer(&outputBuffers->editItemAt(j),
+                    waitDuration,
                     captureRequest->mOutputSurfaces[j]);
             if (res != OK) {
                 // Can't get output buffer from gralloc queue - this could be due to
@@ -4919,13 +4929,6 @@ status_t Camera3Device::RequestThread::prepareHalRequests() {
         totalNumBuffers += halRequest->num_output_buffers;
 
         // Log request in the in-flight queue
-        sp<Camera3Device> parent = mParent.promote();
-        if (parent == NULL) {
-            // Should not happen, and nowhere to send errors to, so just log it
-            CLOGE("RequestThread: Parent is gone");
-            return INVALID_OPERATION;
-        }
-
         // If this request list is for constrained high speed recording (not
         // preview), and the current request is not the last one in the batch,
         // do not send callback to the app.
diff --git a/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3Device.h b/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3Device.h
index ef3cbc4e9c..131d62f5d6 100644
--- a/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3Device.h
+++ b/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3Device.h
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ class Camera3Device :
     static const size_t        kInFlightWarnLimitHighSpeed = 256; // batch size 32 * pipe depth 8
     static const nsecs_t       kDefaultExpectedDuration = 100000000; // 100 ms
     static const nsecs_t       kMinInflightDuration = 5000000000; // 5 s
+    static const nsecs_t       kBaseGetBufferWait = 3000000000; // 3 sec.
     // SCHED_FIFO priority for request submission thread in HFR mode
     static const int           kRequestThreadPriority = 1;
 
diff --git a/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3Stream.cpp b/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3Stream.cpp
index 6030d15f50..6154301b71 100644
--- a/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3Stream.cpp
+++ b/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3Stream.cpp
@@ -576,6 +576,7 @@ status_t Camera3Stream::tearDown() {
 }
 
 status_t Camera3Stream::getBuffer(camera3_stream_buffer *buffer,
+        nsecs_t waitBufferTimeout,
         const std::vector<size_t>& surface_ids) {
     ATRACE_CALL();
     Mutex::Autolock l(mLock);
@@ -593,13 +594,16 @@ status_t Camera3Stream::getBuffer(camera3_stream_buffer *buffer,
         ALOGV("%s: Already dequeued max output buffers (%d), wait for next returned one.",
                         __FUNCTION__, camera3_stream::max_buffers);
         nsecs_t waitStart = systemTime(SYSTEM_TIME_MONOTONIC);
-        res = mOutputBufferReturnedSignal.waitRelative(mLock, kWaitForBufferDuration);
+        if (waitBufferTimeout < kWaitForBufferDuration) {
+            waitBufferTimeout = kWaitForBufferDuration;
+        }
+        res = mOutputBufferReturnedSignal.waitRelative(mLock, waitBufferTimeout);
         nsecs_t waitEnd = systemTime(SYSTEM_TIME_MONOTONIC);
         mBufferLimitLatency.add(waitStart, waitEnd);
         if (res != OK) {
             if (res == TIMED_OUT) {
                 ALOGE("%s: wait for output buffer return timed out after %lldms (max_buffers %d)",
-                        __FUNCTION__, kWaitForBufferDuration / 1000000LL,
+                        __FUNCTION__, waitBufferTimeout / 1000000LL,
                         camera3_stream::max_buffers);
             }
             return res;
diff --git a/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3Stream.h b/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3Stream.h
index 4ddcf1ab85..1af939c0a0 100644
--- a/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3Stream.h
+++ b/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3Stream.h
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ class Camera3Stream :
      *
      */
     status_t         getBuffer(camera3_stream_buffer *buffer,
+            nsecs_t waitBufferTimeout,
             const std::vector<size_t>& surface_ids = std::vector<size_t>());
 
     /**
diff --git a/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3StreamInterface.h b/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3StreamInterface.h
index 9ed7184203..2dde1c3258 100644
--- a/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3StreamInterface.h
+++ b/services/camera/libcameraservice/device3/Camera3StreamInterface.h
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ class Camera3StreamInterface : public virtual RefBase {
      *
      */
     virtual status_t getBuffer(camera3_stream_buffer *buffer,
+            nsecs_t waitBufferTimeout,
             const std::vector<size_t>& surface_ids = std::vector<size_t>()) = 0;
 
     /**