diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.h
index 441b10ba6..758cfade6 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.h
@@ -114,6 +114,13 @@ struct _ClutterPerspective
   gfloat z_far;
 };
 
+typedef enum
+{
+  CLUTTER_FRAME_INFO_FLAG_NONE = 0,
+  /* presentation_time timestamp was provided by the hardware */
+  CLUTTER_FRAME_INFO_FLAG_HW_CLOCK = 1 << 0,
+} ClutterFrameInfoFlag;
+
 /**
  * ClutterFrameInfo: (skip)
  */
@@ -122,6 +129,8 @@ struct _ClutterFrameInfo
   int64_t frame_counter;
   int64_t presentation_time;
   float refresh_rate;
+
+  ClutterFrameInfoFlag flags;
 };
 
 typedef struct _ClutterCapture
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.c b/clutter/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.c
index b9f5af6e4..165e2ecea 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.c
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ swap_framebuffer (ClutterStageWindow *stage_window,
         .frame_counter = priv->global_frame_counter,
         .refresh_rate = clutter_stage_view_get_refresh_rate (view),
         .presentation_time = g_get_monotonic_time (),
+        .flags = CLUTTER_FRAME_INFO_FLAG_NONE,
       };
       priv->global_frame_counter++;
 
@@ -825,12 +826,17 @@ frame_cb (CoglOnscreen  *onscreen,
   else
     {
       ClutterFrameInfo clutter_frame_info;
+      ClutterFrameInfoFlag flags = CLUTTER_FRAME_INFO_FLAG_NONE;
+
+      if (cogl_frame_info_is_hw_clock (frame_info))
+        flags |= CLUTTER_FRAME_INFO_FLAG_HW_CLOCK;
 
       clutter_frame_info = (ClutterFrameInfo) {
         .frame_counter = cogl_frame_info_get_global_frame_counter (frame_info),
         .refresh_rate = cogl_frame_info_get_refresh_rate (frame_info),
         .presentation_time =
           ns2us (cogl_frame_info_get_presentation_time (frame_info)),
+        .flags = flags,
       };
       clutter_stage_view_notify_presented (view, &clutter_frame_info);
     }
diff --git a/src/tests/clutter/conform/frame-clock-timeline.c b/src/tests/clutter/conform/frame-clock-timeline.c
index 7e5798b4e..cee2d369f 100644
--- a/src/tests/clutter/conform/frame-clock-timeline.c
+++ b/src/tests/clutter/conform/frame-clock-timeline.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ timeline_frame_clock_frame (ClutterFrameClock *frame_clock,
   frame_info = (ClutterFrameInfo) {
     .presentation_time = g_get_monotonic_time (),
     .refresh_rate = refresh_rate,
+    .flags = CLUTTER_FRAME_INFO_FLAG_NONE,
   };
   clutter_frame_clock_notify_presented (frame_clock, &frame_info);
   clutter_frame_clock_schedule_update (frame_clock);
diff --git a/src/tests/clutter/conform/frame-clock.c b/src/tests/clutter/conform/frame-clock.c
index a055992b3..1354c8423 100644
--- a/src/tests/clutter/conform/frame-clock.c
+++ b/src/tests/clutter/conform/frame-clock.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ init_frame_info (ClutterFrameInfo *frame_info,
   *frame_info = (ClutterFrameInfo) {
     .presentation_time = presentation_time_us,
     .refresh_rate = refresh_rate,
+    .flags = CLUTTER_FRAME_INFO_FLAG_NONE,
   };
 }