diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-outputs.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-outputs.c
index 376047d9c..700b5d5c7 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-outputs.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-outputs.c
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ meta_wayland_output_get_monitor (MetaWaylandOutput *wayland_output)
   return wayland_output->monitor;
 }
 
+MetaMonitorMode *
+meta_wayland_output_get_monitor_mode (MetaWaylandOutput *wayland_output)
+{
+  return wayland_output->mode;
+}
+
 static void
 output_resource_destroy (struct wl_resource *res)
 {
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-outputs.h b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-outputs.h
index f28b59122..d27948d15 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-outputs.h
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-outputs.h
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ const GList * meta_wayland_output_get_resources (MetaWaylandOutput *wayland_outp
 
 MetaMonitor * meta_wayland_output_get_monitor (MetaWaylandOutput *wayland_output);
 
+MetaMonitorMode * meta_wayland_output_get_monitor_mode (MetaWaylandOutput *wayland_output);
+
 void meta_wayland_outputs_finalize (MetaWaylandCompositor *compositor);
 
 void meta_wayland_outputs_init (MetaWaylandCompositor *compositor);
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-presentation-time.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-presentation-time.c
index abddb63b1..13a98a984 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-presentation-time.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-presentation-time.c
@@ -323,6 +323,8 @@ meta_wayland_presentation_feedback_present (MetaWaylandPresentationFeedback *fee
   uint32_t seq_hi, seq_lo;
   uint32_t flags;
   const GList *l;
+  MetaMonitorMode *mode;
+  gboolean is_vrr;
 
   if (output == NULL)
     {
@@ -337,7 +339,16 @@ meta_wayland_presentation_feedback_present (MetaWaylandPresentationFeedback *fee
   tv_sec_lo = time_s;
   tv_nsec = (uint32_t) us2ns (time_us - s2us (time_s));
 
-  refresh_interval_ns = (uint32_t) (0.5 + s2ns (1) / frame_info->refresh_rate);
+  mode = meta_wayland_output_get_monitor_mode (output);
+
+  is_vrr = meta_monitor_mode_get_refresh_rate_mode (mode) ==
+           META_CRTC_REFRESH_RATE_MODE_VARIABLE;
+
+  /* The refresh rate interval is required to be 0 for vrr. */
+  if (is_vrr)
+    refresh_interval_ns = 0;
+  else
+    refresh_interval_ns = (uint32_t) (0.5 + s2ns (1) / frame_info->refresh_rate);
 
   maybe_update_presentation_sequence (surface, frame_info, output);