diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/CacheManager.cpp b/libs/hwui/renderthread/CacheManager.cpp
index 7e9d44f..c00a270 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/CacheManager.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/CacheManager.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "Layer.h"
 #include "Properties.h"
 #include "RenderThread.h"
+#include "VulkanManager.h"
 #include "pipeline/skia/ATraceMemoryDump.h"
 #include "pipeline/skia/ShaderCache.h"
 #include "pipeline/skia/SkiaMemoryTracer.h"
@@ -182,8 +183,14 @@
     }
     log.appendFormat("Contexts: %zu (stopped = %zu)\n", mCanvasContexts.size(), stoppedContexts);
 
+    auto vkInstance = VulkanManager::peekInstance();
     if (!mGrContext) {
-        log.appendFormat("No GPU context.\n");
+        if (!vkInstance) {
+            log.appendFormat("No GPU context.\n");
+        } else {
+            log.appendFormat("No GrContext; however %d remaining Vulkan refs",
+                             vkInstance->getStrongCount() - 1);
+        }
         return;
     }
     std::vector<skiapipeline::ResourcePair> cpuResourceMap = {
diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/VulkanManager.cpp b/libs/hwui/renderthread/VulkanManager.cpp
index 96bfc10..4695c75 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/VulkanManager.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/VulkanManager.cpp
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@
 #define GET_INST_PROC(F) m##F = (PFN_vk##F)vkGetInstanceProcAddr(mInstance, "vk" #F)
 #define GET_DEV_PROC(F) m##F = (PFN_vk##F)vkGetDeviceProcAddr(mDevice, "vk" #F)
 
-sp<VulkanManager> VulkanManager::getInstance() {
-    // cache a weakptr to the context to enable a second thread to share the same vulkan state
-    static wp<VulkanManager> sWeakInstance = nullptr;
-    static std::mutex sLock;
+// cache a weakptr to the context to enable a second thread to share the same vulkan state
+static wp<VulkanManager> sWeakInstance = nullptr;
+static std::mutex sLock;
 
+sp<VulkanManager> VulkanManager::getInstance() {
     std::lock_guard _lock{sLock};
     sp<VulkanManager> vulkanManager = sWeakInstance.promote();
     if (!vulkanManager.get()) {
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@
     return vulkanManager;
 }
 
+sp<VulkanManager> VulkanManager::peekInstance() {
+    std::lock_guard _lock{sLock};
+    return sWeakInstance.promote();
+}
+
 VulkanManager::~VulkanManager() {
     if (mDevice != VK_NULL_HANDLE) {
         mDeviceWaitIdle(mDevice);
@@ -403,9 +408,13 @@
     }
 }
 
-sk_sp<GrDirectContext> VulkanManager::createContext(const GrContextOptions& options,
-                                                    ContextType contextType) {
+static void onGrContextReleased(void* context) {
+    VulkanManager* manager = (VulkanManager*)context;
+    manager->decStrong((void*)onGrContextReleased);
+}
 
+sk_sp<GrDirectContext> VulkanManager::createContext(GrContextOptions& options,
+                                                    ContextType contextType) {
     GrVkBackendContext backendContext;
     backendContext.fInstance = mInstance;
     backendContext.fPhysicalDevice = mPhysicalDevice;
@@ -417,6 +426,11 @@
     backendContext.fDeviceFeatures2 = &mPhysicalDeviceFeatures2;
     backendContext.fGetProc = sSkiaGetProp;
 
+    LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(options.fContextDeleteProc != nullptr, "Conflicting fContextDeleteProcs!");
+    this->incStrong((void*)onGrContextReleased);
+    options.fContextDeleteContext = this;
+    options.fContextDeleteProc = onGrContextReleased;
+
     return GrDirectContext::MakeVulkan(backendContext, options);
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/VulkanManager.h b/libs/hwui/renderthread/VulkanManager.h
index c5196ee..00a40c0 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/VulkanManager.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/VulkanManager.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 class VulkanManager final : public RefBase {
 public:
     static sp<VulkanManager> getInstance();
+    static sp<VulkanManager> peekInstance();
 
     // Sets up the vulkan context that is shared amonst all clients of the VulkanManager. This must
     // be call once before use of the VulkanManager. Multiple calls after the first will simiply
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@
     };
 
     // returns a Skia graphic context used to draw content on the specified thread
-    sk_sp<GrDirectContext> createContext(const GrContextOptions& options,
+    sk_sp<GrDirectContext> createContext(GrContextOptions& options,
                                          ContextType contextType = ContextType::kRenderThread);
 
     uint32_t getDriverVersion() const { return mDriverVersion; }