diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-master-clock-default.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-master-clock-default.c
index 8d50ab8f3a8514ca0a6739d04b989f2c73c94d62..ac55f1b4241ecdd882060f3137e4d38341a468dc 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-master-clock-default.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-master-clock-default.c
@@ -190,6 +190,26 @@ master_clock_get_swap_wait_time (ClutterMasterClockDefault *master_clock)
     }
 }
 
+static int64_t
+master_clock_get_next_presentation_time (ClutterMasterClockDefault *master_clock)
+{
+  ClutterStageManager *stage_manager = clutter_stage_manager_get_default ();
+  const GSList *stages, *l;
+  int64_t earliest = -1;
+
+  stages = clutter_stage_manager_peek_stages (stage_manager);
+
+  for (l = stages; l != NULL; l = l->next)
+    {
+      gint64 t = _clutter_stage_get_next_presentation_time (l->data);
+
+      if (earliest == -1 || (t != -1 && t < earliest))
+        earliest = t;
+    }
+
+  return earliest;
+}
+
 static void
 master_clock_schedule_stage_updates (ClutterMasterClockDefault *master_clock)
 {
@@ -466,7 +486,11 @@ clutter_clock_dispatch (GSource     *source,
   COGL_TRACE_BEGIN (ClutterMasterClockTick, "Master Clock (tick)");
 
   /* Get the time to use for this frame */
-  master_clock->cur_tick = g_source_get_time (source);
+  master_clock->cur_tick = master_clock_get_next_presentation_time (master_clock);
+
+  /* On the first frame the backend might not have an answer */
+  if (master_clock->cur_tick <= 0)
+    master_clock->cur_tick = g_source_get_time (source);
 
 #ifdef CLUTTER_ENABLE_DEBUG
   master_clock->remaining_budget = master_clock->frame_budget;
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-private.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-private.h
index c8c1ef34ac2b9b9e7b01f0fa8c0e84f5070742f6..a8abd0564852cb4c2e4370814c3789ed87a2c5e2 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-private.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-private.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ void     _clutter_stage_schedule_update                   (ClutterStage *stage);
 gint64    _clutter_stage_get_update_time                  (ClutterStage *stage);
 void     _clutter_stage_clear_update_time                 (ClutterStage *stage);
 gboolean _clutter_stage_has_full_redraw_queued            (ClutterStage *stage);
+int64_t  _clutter_stage_get_next_presentation_time        (ClutterStage *stage);
 
 void clutter_stage_log_pick (ClutterStage           *stage,
                              const graphene_point_t *vertices,
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-window.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-window.c
index 3c80124a946400fb532aad5efc838368ea66b637..a3782a175ca58d68a304746d0eb6ce7cf9150baf 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-window.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-window.c
@@ -178,6 +178,22 @@ _clutter_stage_window_clear_update_time (ClutterStageWindow *window)
   iface->clear_update_time (window);
 }
 
+int64_t
+_clutter_stage_window_get_next_presentation_time (ClutterStageWindow *window)
+{
+  ClutterStageWindowInterface *iface;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_STAGE_WINDOW (window), 0);
+
+  iface = CLUTTER_STAGE_WINDOW_GET_IFACE (window);
+
+  /* If not implemented then just revert to the old behaviour... */
+  if (iface->get_next_presentation_time == NULL)
+    return _clutter_stage_window_get_update_time (window);
+
+  return iface->get_next_presentation_time (window);
+}
+
 void
 _clutter_stage_window_set_accept_focus (ClutterStageWindow *window,
                                         gboolean            accept_focus)
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-window.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-window.h
index eb529416ed3858804731a46777fc870ae1ca726a..78d15b74382ce62431ba0155792603f014c1d0c8 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-window.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-window.h
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ struct _ClutterStageWindowInterface
   GList            *(* get_views)               (ClutterStageWindow *stage_window);
   int64_t           (* get_frame_counter)       (ClutterStageWindow *stage_window);
   void              (* finish_frame)            (ClutterStageWindow *stage_window);
+
+  int64_t           (* get_next_presentation_time) (ClutterStageWindow *stage_window);
 };
 
 ClutterActor *    _clutter_stage_window_get_wrapper        (ClutterStageWindow *window);
@@ -101,6 +103,8 @@ void              _clutter_stage_window_finish_frame            (ClutterStageWin
 
 int64_t           _clutter_stage_window_get_frame_counter       (ClutterStageWindow *window);
 
+int64_t           _clutter_stage_window_get_next_presentation_time (ClutterStageWindow *window);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __CLUTTER_STAGE_WINDOW_H__ */
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c
index 07ba9dfaeffc04eea9168130a5817bcc0c4ba2f2..fb73a027d52a36ef09443ce032c7f4ed14b97006 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c
@@ -3751,6 +3751,21 @@ _clutter_stage_clear_update_time (ClutterStage *stage)
     _clutter_stage_window_clear_update_time (stage_window);
 }
 
+int64_t
+_clutter_stage_get_next_presentation_time (ClutterStage *stage)
+{
+  ClutterStageWindow *stage_window;
+
+  if (CLUTTER_ACTOR_IN_DESTRUCTION (stage))
+    return 0;
+
+  stage_window = _clutter_stage_get_window (stage);
+  if (stage_window == NULL)
+    return 0;
+
+  return _clutter_stage_window_get_next_presentation_time (stage_window);
+}
+
 ClutterPaintVolume *
 _clutter_stage_paint_volume_stack_allocate (ClutterStage *stage)
 {
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.c b/clutter/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.c
index d48e976417068abdb1a51e6b05c2227e22efe7e3..28b33455f2f70047da7a44ed40f86bb8cc61902c 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.c
@@ -235,7 +235,12 @@ clutter_stage_cogl_schedule_update (ClutterStageWindow *stage_window,
   stage_cogl->update_time = next_presentation_time - max_render_time_allowed;
 
   if (stage_cogl->update_time == stage_cogl->last_update_time)
-    stage_cogl->update_time = stage_cogl->last_update_time + refresh_interval;
+    {
+      stage_cogl->update_time += refresh_interval;
+      next_presentation_time += refresh_interval;
+    }
+
+  stage_cogl->next_presentation_time = next_presentation_time;
 }
 
 static gint64
@@ -256,6 +261,29 @@ clutter_stage_cogl_clear_update_time (ClutterStageWindow *stage_window)
 
   stage_cogl->last_update_time = stage_cogl->update_time;
   stage_cogl->update_time = -1;
+  stage_cogl->next_presentation_time = -1;
+}
+
+static int64_t
+clutter_stage_cogl_get_next_presentation_time (ClutterStageWindow *stage_window)
+{
+  ClutterStageCogl *stage_cogl = CLUTTER_STAGE_COGL (stage_window);
+  int64_t now = g_get_monotonic_time ();
+
+  if (stage_cogl->next_presentation_time > 0 &&
+      stage_cogl->next_presentation_time <= now)
+    {
+      CLUTTER_NOTE (BACKEND,
+                    "Missed some frames. Something blocked for over "
+                    "%" G_GINT64_FORMAT "ms.",
+                    (now - stage_cogl->next_presentation_time) / 1000);
+
+      stage_cogl->update_time = -1;
+      clutter_stage_cogl_schedule_update (stage_window,
+                                          stage_cogl->last_sync_delay);
+    }
+
+  return stage_cogl->next_presentation_time;
 }
 
 static ClutterActor *
@@ -1008,6 +1036,7 @@ clutter_stage_window_iface_init (ClutterStageWindowInterface *iface)
   iface->schedule_update = clutter_stage_cogl_schedule_update;
   iface->get_update_time = clutter_stage_cogl_get_update_time;
   iface->clear_update_time = clutter_stage_cogl_clear_update_time;
+  iface->get_next_presentation_time = clutter_stage_cogl_get_next_presentation_time;
   iface->redraw = clutter_stage_cogl_redraw;
 }
 
@@ -1053,6 +1082,7 @@ _clutter_stage_cogl_init (ClutterStageCogl *stage)
   stage->refresh_rate = 0.0;
 
   stage->update_time = -1;
+  stage->next_presentation_time = -1;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.h b/clutter/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.h
index 1eaa02e8fe3923a3aa8a65b38a7271732dcb3f48..634f856d4bb98e4a46acaf600c0909dfb77831ff 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ struct _ClutterStageCogl
   gint64 last_presentation_time;
   gint64 update_time;
   int64_t last_update_time;
+  int64_t next_presentation_time;
 
   /* We only enable clipped redraws after 2 frames, since we've seen
    * a lot of drivers can struggle to get going and may output some