diff --git a/legacy/emotion/src/examples/emotion_generic_example.c b/legacy/emotion/src/examples/emotion_generic_example.c
index 33c1686a56..bef1501db1 100644
--- a/legacy/emotion/src/examples/emotion_generic_example.c
+++ b/legacy/emotion/src/examples/emotion_generic_example.c
@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@ _on_key_down(void *data, Evas *e, Evas_Object *o, void *event_info)
      {
 	evas_object_del(em);
      }
+   else if (!strcmp(ev->keyname, "l"))
+     {
+	// force frame dropping
+	sleep(5);
+     }
    else
      {
 	fprintf(stderr, "unhandled key: %s\n", ev->keyname);
diff --git a/legacy/emotion/src/generic_players/vlc/emotion_generic_vlc.c b/legacy/emotion/src/generic_players/vlc/emotion_generic_vlc.c
index b3e1eb1d1c..dfa0962132 100644
--- a/legacy/emotion/src/generic_players/vlc/emotion_generic_vlc.c
+++ b/legacy/emotion/src/generic_players/vlc/emotion_generic_vlc.c
@@ -253,17 +253,6 @@ _lock(void *data, void **pixels)
 static void
 _unlock(void *data, void *id, void *const *pixels)
 {
-   struct _App *app = data;
-
-   if (!app->playing)
-     return;
-
-   sem_wait(&app->vs->lock);
-   app->vs->frame.last = app->vs->frame.player;
-   app->vs->frame.player = app->vs->frame.next;
-   app->vs->frame.next = app->vs->frame.last;
-
-   sem_post(&app->vs->lock);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -273,7 +262,13 @@ _display(void *data, void *id)
    if (!app->playing)
      return;
 
-   _send_cmd(app, EM_RESULT_FRAME_NEW);
+   sem_wait(&app->vs->lock);
+   app->vs->frame.last = app->vs->frame.player;
+   app->vs->frame.player = app->vs->frame.next;
+   app->vs->frame.next = app->vs->frame.last;
+   if (!app->vs->frame_drop++)
+     _send_cmd(app, EM_RESULT_FRAME_NEW);
+   sem_post(&app->vs->lock);
 }
 
 static void *
diff --git a/legacy/emotion/src/modules/generic/Emotion_Generic_Plugin.h b/legacy/emotion/src/modules/generic/Emotion_Generic_Plugin.h
index b418ebca35..cb0a399994 100644
--- a/legacy/emotion/src/modules/generic/Emotion_Generic_Plugin.h
+++ b/legacy/emotion/src/modules/generic/Emotion_Generic_Plugin.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ struct _Emotion_Generic_Video_Shared
 	int next;
    } frame;
    sem_t lock;
+   int frame_drop;
 };
 
 inline int
diff --git a/legacy/emotion/src/modules/generic/emotion_generic.c b/legacy/emotion/src/modules/generic/emotion_generic.c
index eee92bd195..d8876e03cf 100644
--- a/legacy/emotion/src/modules/generic/emotion_generic.c
+++ b/legacy/emotion/src/modules/generic/emotion_generic.c
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ _create_shm_data(Emotion_Generic_Video *ev, const char *shmname)
    vs->frame.player = 1;
    vs->frame.last = 2;
    vs->frame.next = 2;
+   vs->frame_drop = 0;
    sem_init(&vs->lock, 1, 1);
    ev->frame.frames[0] = (unsigned char *)vs + sizeof(*vs);
    ev->frame.frames[1] = (unsigned char *)vs + sizeof(*vs) + vs->height * vs->width * vs->pitch;
@@ -190,8 +191,7 @@ _player_new_frame(Emotion_Generic_Video *ev)
 {
    if (ev->opening || ev->closing)
      return;
-   if (!ev->drop++)
-     _emotion_frame_new(ev->obj);
+   _emotion_frame_new(ev->obj);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1103,6 +1103,10 @@ em_bgra_data_get(void *data, unsigned char **bgra_data)
      }
    *bgra_data = ev->frame.frames[ev->shared->frame.emotion];
 
+   if (ev->shared->frame_drop > 1)
+     WRN("dropped frames: %d", ev->shared->frame_drop - 1);
+   ev->shared->frame_drop = 0;
+
    // unlock frame here
    sem_post(&ev->shared->lock);
    ev->drop = 0;