diff --git a/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/ShaderCache.cpp b/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/ShaderCache.cpp
index 00919dc..f71e728 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/ShaderCache.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/ShaderCache.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 
 void ShaderCache::initShaderDiskCache(const void* identity, ssize_t size) {
     ATRACE_NAME("initShaderDiskCache");
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mMutex);
+    std::lock_guard lock(mMutex);
 
     // Emulators can switch between different renders either as part of config
     // or snapshot migration. Also, program binaries may not work well on some
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 }
 
 void ShaderCache::setFilename(const char* filename) {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mMutex);
+    std::lock_guard lock(mMutex);
     mFilename = filename;
 }
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 sk_sp<SkData> ShaderCache::load(const SkData& key) {
     ATRACE_NAME("ShaderCache::load");
     size_t keySize = key.size();
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mMutex);
+    std::lock_guard lock(mMutex);
     if (!mInitialized) {
         return nullptr;
     }
@@ -181,13 +181,18 @@
             auto key = sIDKey;
             set(mBlobCache.get(), &key, sizeof(key), mIDHash.data(), mIDHash.size());
         }
+        // The most straightforward way to make ownership shared
+        mMutex.unlock();
+        mMutex.lock_shared();
         mBlobCache->writeToFile();
+        mMutex.unlock_shared();
+        mMutex.lock();
     }
 }
 
 void ShaderCache::store(const SkData& key, const SkData& data, const SkString& /*description*/) {
     ATRACE_NAME("ShaderCache::store");
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mMutex);
+    std::lock_guard lock(mMutex);
     mNumShadersCachedInRam++;
     ATRACE_FORMAT("HWUI RAM cache: %d shaders", mNumShadersCachedInRam);
 
@@ -229,7 +234,7 @@
         mSavePending = true;
         std::thread deferredSaveThread([this]() {
             usleep(mDeferredSaveDelayMs * 1000);  // milliseconds to microseconds
-            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mMutex);
+            std::lock_guard lock(mMutex);
             // Store file on disk if there a new shader or Vulkan pipeline cache size changed.
             if (mCacheDirty || mNewPipelineCacheSize != mOldPipelineCacheSize) {
                 saveToDiskLocked();
@@ -245,11 +250,12 @@
 
 void ShaderCache::onVkFrameFlushed(GrDirectContext* context) {
     {
-        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mMutex);
-
+        mMutex.lock_shared();
         if (!mInitialized || !mTryToStorePipelineCache) {
+            mMutex.unlock_shared();
             return;
         }
+        mMutex.unlock_shared();
     }
     mInStoreVkPipelineInProgress = true;
     context->storeVkPipelineCacheData();
diff --git a/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/ShaderCache.h b/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/ShaderCache.h
index f5506d6..2f91c77 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/ShaderCache.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/ShaderCache.h
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@
 #include <GrContextOptions.h>
 #include <SkRefCnt.h>
 #include <cutils/compiler.h>
+#include <ftl/shared_mutex.h>
+#include <utils/Mutex.h>
+
 #include <memory>
-#include <mutex>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -99,20 +101,20 @@
      * this will do so, loading the serialized cache contents from disk if
      * possible.
      */
-    BlobCache* getBlobCacheLocked();
+    BlobCache* getBlobCacheLocked() REQUIRES(mMutex);
 
     /**
      * "validateCache" updates the cache to match the given identity.  If the
      * cache currently has the wrong identity, all entries in the cache are cleared.
      */
-    bool validateCache(const void* identity, ssize_t size);
+    bool validateCache(const void* identity, ssize_t size) REQUIRES(mMutex);
 
     /**
-     * "saveToDiskLocked" attemps to save the current contents of the cache to
+     * "saveToDiskLocked" attempts to save the current contents of the cache to
      * disk. If the identity hash exists, we will insert the identity hash into
      * the cache for next validation.
      */
-    void saveToDiskLocked();
+    void saveToDiskLocked() REQUIRES(mMutex);
 
     /**
      * "mInitialized" indicates whether the ShaderCache is in the initialized
@@ -122,7 +124,7 @@
      * the load and store methods will return without performing any cache
      * operations.
      */
-    bool mInitialized = false;
+    bool mInitialized GUARDED_BY(mMutex) = false;
 
     /**
      * "mBlobCache" is the cache in which the key/value blob pairs are stored.  It
@@ -131,7 +133,7 @@
      * The blob cache contains the Android build number. We treat version mismatches as an empty
      * cache (logic implemented in BlobCache::unflatten).
      */
-    std::unique_ptr<FileBlobCache> mBlobCache;
+    std::unique_ptr<FileBlobCache> mBlobCache GUARDED_BY(mMutex);
 
     /**
      * "mFilename" is the name of the file for storing cache contents in between
@@ -140,7 +142,7 @@
      * empty string indicates that the cache should not be saved to or restored
      * from disk.
      */
-    std::string mFilename;
+    std::string mFilename GUARDED_BY(mMutex);
 
     /**
      * "mIDHash" is the current identity hash for the cache validation. It is
@@ -149,7 +151,7 @@
      * indicates that cache validation is not performed, and the hash should
      * not be stored on disk.
      */
-    std::vector<uint8_t> mIDHash;
+    std::vector<uint8_t> mIDHash GUARDED_BY(mMutex);
 
     /**
      * "mSavePending" indicates whether or not a deferred save operation is
@@ -159,7 +161,7 @@
      * contents to disk, unless mDeferredSaveDelayMs is 0 in which case saving
      * is disabled.
      */
-    bool mSavePending = false;
+    bool mSavePending GUARDED_BY(mMutex) = false;
 
     /**
      *  "mObservedBlobValueSize" is the maximum value size observed by the cache reading function.
@@ -174,16 +176,16 @@
     unsigned int mDeferredSaveDelayMs = 4 * 1000;
 
     /**
-     * "mMutex" is the mutex used to prevent concurrent access to the member
+     * "mMutex" is the shared mutex used to prevent concurrent access to the member
      * variables. It must be locked whenever the member variables are accessed.
      */
-    mutable std::mutex mMutex;
+    mutable ftl::SharedMutex mMutex;
 
     /**
      *  If set to "true", the next call to onVkFrameFlushed, will invoke
      * GrCanvas::storeVkPipelineCacheData. This does not guarantee that data will be stored on disk.
      */
-    bool mTryToStorePipelineCache = true;
+    bool mTryToStorePipelineCache GUARDED_BY(mMutex) = true;
 
     /**
      * This flag is used by "ShaderCache::store" to distinguish between shader data and
@@ -195,16 +197,16 @@
      *  "mNewPipelineCacheSize" has the size of the new Vulkan pipeline cache data. It is used
      *  to prevent unnecessary disk writes, if the pipeline cache size has not changed.
      */
-    size_t mNewPipelineCacheSize = -1;
+    size_t mNewPipelineCacheSize GUARDED_BY(mMutex) = -1;
     /**
      *  "mOldPipelineCacheSize" has the size of the Vulkan pipeline cache data stored on disk.
      */
-    size_t mOldPipelineCacheSize = -1;
+    size_t mOldPipelineCacheSize GUARDED_BY(mMutex) = -1;
 
     /**
      *  "mCacheDirty" is true when there is new shader cache data, which is not saved to disk.
      */
-    bool mCacheDirty = false;
+    bool mCacheDirty GUARDED_BY(mMutex) = false;
 
     /**
      * "sCache" is the singleton ShaderCache object.
@@ -221,7 +223,7 @@
      * interesting to keep track of how many shaders are stored in RAM. This
      * class provides a convenient entry point for that.
      */
-    int mNumShadersCachedInRam = 0;
+    int mNumShadersCachedInRam GUARDED_BY(mMutex) = 0;
 
     friend class ShaderCacheTestUtils;  // used for unit testing
 };