diff --git a/libs/utils/android/system.py b/libs/utils/android/system.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 42e8c4dec7516ea88b6011d7bedb357baa55a72f..1d01b55d5e6f21ef560a6b30481d17e725cd6c0b
--- a/libs/utils/android/system.py
+++ b/libs/utils/android/system.py
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ class System(object):
         target.execute('dumpsys gfxinfo {} reset'.format(apk_name))
 
     @staticmethod
-    def gfxinfo_get(target, apk_name, out_file):
+    def gfxinfo_get(target, apk_name, out_file, framestats=False):
         """
         Collect frame statistics for the given app.
 
@@ -280,9 +280,14 @@ class System(object):
 
         :param out_file: output file name
         :type out_file: str
+
+        :param framestats: collect framestats and *append* to out_file
+        :type framestats: bool
         """
-        adb_command(target.adb_name,
-                    GET_FRAMESTATS_CMD.format(apk_name, out_file))
+        cmd = GET_FRAMESTATS_CMD.format(apk_name, out_file)
+        if framestats:
+            cmd = cmd.replace('>', 'framestats >>')
+        adb_command(target.adb_name, cmd)
 
     @staticmethod
     def monkey(target, apk_name, event_count=1):
diff --git a/libs/utils/android/workload.py b/libs/utils/android/workload.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 626b65d501df675cf85f668540eb26a570539430..90c2ac393111e5bd8f64f56d850ad00e15c243b9
--- a/libs/utils/android/workload.py
+++ b/libs/utils/android/workload.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import logging
 import os
 import re
+import threading
 
 from . import System
 
@@ -43,6 +44,9 @@ class Workload(object):
         self.trace_file = None
         self.nrg_report = None
 
+        # Thread used for gfxinfo polling
+        self.gfxinfo_thread = None
+
     def _adb(self, cmd):
         return 'adb -s {} {}'.format(self._target.adb_name, cmd)
 
@@ -134,4 +138,29 @@ class Workload(object):
         # Dump a platform description
         self._te.platform_dump(self.out_dir)
 
+    def gfxinfoStart(self, out_file, timer=2.0):
+        # Reset gfxinfo
+        System.gfxinfo_reset(self._target, self.package)
+        # Remove existing file if it exists as we will be appending
+        if os.path.isfile(out_file):
+            os.remove(out_file)
+        # Create a timer thread to run _gfxinfoPoll every `timer` seconds
+        # Mark it as a daemon so it can run in the background independently
+        self.gfxinfo_thread = threading.Timer(timer, self._gfxinfoPoll, (out_file, timer))
+        self.gfxinfo_thread.daemon = True
+        self.gfxinfo_thread.start()
+
+    def gfxinfoStop(self):
+        # If the timer thread instance exists, issue a cancel command and remove the instance
+        if self.gfxinfo_thread:
+            self.gfxinfo_thread.cancel()
+            self.gfxinfo_thread = None
+
+    def _gfxinfoPoll(self, out_file, timer):
+        # Run gfxinfo with the framestats parameter, appending to the `out_file`
+        System.gfxinfo_get(self._target, self.package, out_file, framestats=True)
+        if self.gfxinfo_thread:
+            # If the timer thread instance exists, re-run the timer thread again
+            threading.Timer(timer, self._gfxinfoPoll, (out_file, timer)).start()
+
 # vim :set tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 expandtab
diff --git a/libs/utils/android/workloads/uibench.py b/libs/utils/android/workloads/uibench.py
index bdba69fa88fbf17cbc0e654c293d14585b963b1f..c36d00efe84d13c3058d67abb4a194bf35af9d2e 100755
--- a/libs/utils/android/workloads/uibench.py
+++ b/libs/utils/android/workloads/uibench.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class UiBench(Workload):
         # Set of output data reported by UiBench
         self.db_file = None
 
-    def run(self, out_dir, test_name, duration_s, collect=''):
+    def run(self, out_dir, test_name, duration_s, collect='', framestats=False):
         """
         Run single UiBench workload.
 
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ class UiBench(Workload):
             - 'ftrace'
             - any combination of the above
         :type collect: list(str)
+
+        :param framestats: poll gfxinfo framestats data
+        :type framestats: bool
         """
 
         activity = '.' + test_name
@@ -105,8 +108,15 @@ class UiBench(Workload):
         # Force screen in PORTRAIT mode
         Screen.set_orientation(self._target, portrait=True)
 
-        # Reset frame statistics
-        System.gfxinfo_reset(self._target, self.package)
+        # Output file used for gfxinfo
+        self.db_file = os.path.join(out_dir, "framestats.txt")
+
+        if framestats:
+            # Begin frame statistics polling
+            self.gfxinfoStart(self.db_file)
+        else:
+            # Reset frame statistics
+            System.gfxinfo_reset(self._target, self.package)
         sleep(1)
 
         # Clear logcat
@@ -147,9 +157,12 @@ class UiBench(Workload):
         self._log.debug("Benchmark done!")
         self.tracingStop()
 
-        # Get frame stats
-        self.db_file = os.path.join(out_dir, "framestats.txt")
-        System.gfxinfo_get(self._target, self.package, self.db_file)
+        if framestats:
+            # End frame statistics polling
+            self.gfxinfoStop()
+        else:
+            # Get frame stats
+            System.gfxinfo_get(self._target, self.package, self.db_file)
 
         # Close and clear application
         System.force_stop(self._target, self.package, clear=True)