diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/compositor/BUILD.gn b/engine/src/flutter/compositor/BUILD.gn
index be370a8b83..575593e45f 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/compositor/BUILD.gn
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/compositor/BUILD.gn
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ static_library("compositor") {
     "//mojo/services/public/interfaces/surfaces:surface_id",
     "//mojo/skia",
     "//skia",
+    "//sky/scheduler",
     "//ui/gfx/geometry",
   ]
 }
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/compositor/layer_host.cc b/engine/src/flutter/compositor/layer_host.cc
index 2cd2de038c..a00dbd98c1 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/compositor/layer_host.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/compositor/layer_host.cc
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include "sky/compositor/layer_host.h"
 
+#include "base/message_loop/message_loop.h"
 #include "mojo/converters/geometry/geometry_type_converters.h"
 #include "mojo/gpu/gl_context.h"
 #include "mojo/services/public/cpp/surfaces/surfaces_utils.h"
@@ -17,13 +18,17 @@ LayerHost::LayerHost(LayerHostClient* client)
       surface_holder_(this, client->GetShell()),
       gl_context_(mojo::GLContext::Create(client->GetShell())),
       ganesh_context_(gl_context_),
-      resource_manager_(gl_context_) {
+      resource_manager_(gl_context_),
+      scheduler_(this, base::MessageLoop::current()->task_runner()) {
+  scheduler_.UpdateVSync(
+      TimeInterval(base::TimeTicks(), base::TimeDelta::FromSecondsD(1.0 / 60)));
 }
 
 LayerHost::~LayerHost() {
 }
 
 void LayerHost::SetNeedsAnimate() {
+  scheduler_.SetNeedsFrame();
 }
 
 void LayerHost::SetRootLayer(scoped_refptr<Layer> layer) {
@@ -32,12 +37,6 @@ void LayerHost::SetRootLayer(scoped_refptr<Layer> layer) {
   root_layer_->set_host(this);
 }
 
-void LayerHost::OnReadyForNextFrame() {
-  client_->BeginFrame();
-  root_layer_->Display();
-  Upload(root_layer_.get());
-}
-
 void LayerHost::OnSurfaceIdAvailable(mojo::SurfaceIdPtr surface_id) {
   client_->OnSurfaceIdAvailable(surface_id.Pass());
 }
@@ -47,6 +46,13 @@ void LayerHost::ReturnResources(
   resource_manager_.ReturnResources(resources.Pass());
 }
 
+void LayerHost::BeginFrame(base::TimeTicks frame_time,
+                           base::TimeTicks deadline) {
+  client_->BeginFrame(frame_time);
+  root_layer_->Display();
+  Upload(root_layer_.get());
+}
+
 void LayerHost::Upload(Layer* layer) {
   gfx::Size size = layer->size();
   surface_holder_.SetSize(size);
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/compositor/layer_host.h b/engine/src/flutter/compositor/layer_host.h
index d559cdfaba..197ff9a9e8 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/compositor/layer_host.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/compositor/layer_host.h
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@
 #include "sky/compositor/layer_host_client.h"
 #include "sky/compositor/resource_manager.h"
 #include "sky/compositor/surface_holder.h"
+#include "sky/scheduler/scheduler.h"
 
 namespace sky {
 class ResourceManager;
 class Layer;
 class LayerHostClient;
 
-class LayerHost : public SurfaceHolder::Client {
+class LayerHost : public SurfaceHolder::Client, public Scheduler::Client {
  public:
   explicit LayerHost(LayerHostClient* client);
   ~LayerHost();
@@ -41,11 +42,14 @@ class LayerHost : public SurfaceHolder::Client {
 
  private:
   // SurfaceHolder::Client
-  void OnReadyForNextFrame() override;
   void OnSurfaceIdAvailable(mojo::SurfaceIdPtr surface_id) override;
   void ReturnResources(
       mojo::Array<mojo::ReturnedResourcePtr> resources) override;
 
+  // Scheduler::Client
+  void BeginFrame(base::TimeTicks frame_time,
+                  base::TimeTicks deadline) override;
+
   void Upload(Layer* layer);
 
   LayerHostClient* client_;
@@ -53,6 +57,7 @@ class LayerHost : public SurfaceHolder::Client {
   base::WeakPtr<mojo::GLContext> gl_context_;
   mojo::GaneshContext ganesh_context_;
   ResourceManager resource_manager_;
+  Scheduler scheduler_;
 
   scoped_refptr<Layer> root_layer_;
 
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/compositor/layer_host_client.h b/engine/src/flutter/compositor/layer_host_client.h
index c0d2c2ccac..22a79e1f5d 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/compositor/layer_host_client.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/compositor/layer_host_client.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #ifndef SKY_COMPOSITOR_LAYER_HOST_CLIENT_H_
 #define SKY_COMPOSITOR_LAYER_HOST_CLIENT_H_
 
+#include "base/time/time.h"
 #include "mojo/services/public/interfaces/surfaces/surface_id.mojom.h"
 
 namespace mojo {
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ namespace sky {
 class LayerHostClient {
  public:
   virtual mojo::Shell* GetShell() = 0;
-  virtual void BeginFrame() = 0;
+  virtual void BeginFrame(base::TimeTicks frame_time) = 0;
   virtual void OnSurfaceIdAvailable(mojo::SurfaceIdPtr surface_id) = 0;
 
  protected:
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/compositor/surface_holder.cc b/engine/src/flutter/compositor/surface_holder.cc
index 52741fd698..5288efa517 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/compositor/surface_holder.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/compositor/surface_holder.cc
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "sky/compositor/surface_holder.h"
 
 #include "base/bind.h"
+#include "base/message_loop/message_loop.h"
 #include "mojo/converters/geometry/geometry_type_converters.h"
 #include "mojo/public/cpp/application/connect.h"
 #include "mojo/public/interfaces/application/shell.mojom.h"
@@ -58,7 +59,6 @@ void SurfaceHolder::ReturnResources(
   if (!resources.size())
     return;
   client_->ReturnResources(resources.Pass());
-  client_->OnReadyForNextFrame();
 }
 
 void SurfaceHolder::OnSurfaceConnectionCreated(mojo::SurfacePtr surface,
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@ void SurfaceHolder::OnSurfaceConnectionCreated(mojo::SurfacePtr surface,
   surface_ = surface.Pass();
   surface_.set_client(this);
   surface_allocator_.reset(new SurfaceAllocator(id_namespace));
-
-  client_->OnReadyForNextFrame();
 }
 
 }  // namespace sky
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/compositor/surface_holder.h b/engine/src/flutter/compositor/surface_holder.h
index ee352edb4c..3ff3703cac 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/compositor/surface_holder.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/compositor/surface_holder.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ class SurfaceHolder : public mojo::SurfaceClient {
  public:
   class Client {
    public:
-    virtual void OnReadyForNextFrame() = 0;
     virtual void OnSurfaceIdAvailable(mojo::SurfaceIdPtr surface_id) = 0;
     virtual void ReturnResources(
         mojo::Array<mojo::ReturnedResourcePtr> resources) = 0;