diff --git a/libs/gui/BLASTBufferQueue.cpp b/libs/gui/BLASTBufferQueue.cpp
index 310f781..340b84c 100644
--- a/libs/gui/BLASTBufferQueue.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/BLASTBufferQueue.cpp
@@ -197,15 +197,15 @@
         mUpdateDestinationFrame(updateDestinationFrame) {
     createBufferQueue(&mProducer, &mConsumer);
 #if COM_ANDROID_GRAPHICS_LIBGUI_FLAGS(WB_CONSUMER_BASE_OWNS_BQ)
-    mBufferItemConsumer = new BLASTBufferItemConsumer(mProducer, mConsumer,
-                                                      GraphicBuffer::USAGE_HW_COMPOSER |
-                                                              GraphicBuffer::USAGE_HW_TEXTURE,
-                                                      1, false, this);
+    mBufferItemConsumer = sp<BLASTBufferItemConsumer>::make(mProducer, mConsumer,
+                                                            GraphicBuffer::USAGE_HW_COMPOSER |
+                                                                    GraphicBuffer::USAGE_HW_TEXTURE,
+                                                            1, false, this);
 #else
-    mBufferItemConsumer = new BLASTBufferItemConsumer(mConsumer,
-                                                      GraphicBuffer::USAGE_HW_COMPOSER |
-                                                              GraphicBuffer::USAGE_HW_TEXTURE,
-                                                      1, false, this);
+    mBufferItemConsumer = sp<BLASTBufferItemConsumer>::make(mConsumer,
+                                                            GraphicBuffer::USAGE_HW_COMPOSER |
+                                                                    GraphicBuffer::USAGE_HW_TEXTURE,
+                                                            1, false, this);
 #endif //  COM_ANDROID_GRAPHICS_LIBGUI_FLAGS(WB_CONSUMER_BASE_OWNS_BQ)
     // since the adapter is in the client process, set dequeue timeout
     // explicitly so that dequeueBuffer will block
@@ -1120,10 +1120,10 @@
 class AsyncProducerListener : public BnProducerListener {
 private:
     const sp<IProducerListener> mListener;
+    AsyncProducerListener(const sp<IProducerListener>& listener) : mListener(listener) {}
+    friend class sp<AsyncProducerListener>;
 
 public:
-    AsyncProducerListener(const sp<IProducerListener>& listener) : mListener(listener) {}
-
     void onBufferReleased() override {
         AsyncWorker::getInstance().post([listener = mListener]() { listener->onBufferReleased(); });
     }
@@ -1177,7 +1177,7 @@
             return BufferQueueProducer::connect(listener, api, producerControlledByApp, output);
         }
 
-        return BufferQueueProducer::connect(new AsyncProducerListener(listener), api,
+        return BufferQueueProducer::connect(sp<AsyncProducerListener>::make(listener), api,
                                             producerControlledByApp, output);
     }
 
diff --git a/libs/gui/include/gui/BLASTBufferQueue.h b/libs/gui/include/gui/BLASTBufferQueue.h
index cdc2150..db1b9fb 100644
--- a/libs/gui/include/gui/BLASTBufferQueue.h
+++ b/libs/gui/include/gui/BLASTBufferQueue.h
@@ -46,21 +46,6 @@
 
 class BLASTBufferItemConsumer : public BufferItemConsumer {
 public:
-#if COM_ANDROID_GRAPHICS_LIBGUI_FLAGS(WB_CONSUMER_BASE_OWNS_BQ)
-    BLASTBufferItemConsumer(const sp<IGraphicBufferProducer>& producer,
-                            const sp<IGraphicBufferConsumer>& consumer, uint64_t consumerUsage,
-                            int bufferCount, bool controlledByApp, wp<BLASTBufferQueue> bbq)
-          : BufferItemConsumer(producer, consumer, consumerUsage, bufferCount, controlledByApp),
-#else
-    BLASTBufferItemConsumer(const sp<IGraphicBufferConsumer>& consumer, uint64_t consumerUsage,
-                            int bufferCount, bool controlledByApp, wp<BLASTBufferQueue> bbq)
-          : BufferItemConsumer(consumer, consumerUsage, bufferCount, controlledByApp),
-#endif // COM_ANDROID_GRAPHICS_LIBGUI_FLAGS(WB_CONSUMER_BASE_OWNS_BQ)
-            mBLASTBufferQueue(std::move(bbq)),
-            mCurrentlyConnected(false),
-            mPreviouslyConnected(false) {
-    }
-
     void onDisconnect() override EXCLUDES(mMutex);
     void addAndGetFrameTimestamps(const NewFrameEventsEntry* newTimestamps,
                                   FrameEventHistoryDelta* outDelta) override EXCLUDES(mMutex);
@@ -81,6 +66,23 @@
 #endif
 
 private:
+#if COM_ANDROID_GRAPHICS_LIBGUI_FLAGS(WB_CONSUMER_BASE_OWNS_BQ)
+    BLASTBufferItemConsumer(const sp<IGraphicBufferProducer>& producer,
+                            const sp<IGraphicBufferConsumer>& consumer, uint64_t consumerUsage,
+                            int bufferCount, bool controlledByApp, wp<BLASTBufferQueue> bbq)
+          : BufferItemConsumer(producer, consumer, consumerUsage, bufferCount, controlledByApp),
+#else
+    BLASTBufferItemConsumer(const sp<IGraphicBufferConsumer>& consumer, uint64_t consumerUsage,
+                            int bufferCount, bool controlledByApp, wp<BLASTBufferQueue> bbq)
+          : BufferItemConsumer(consumer, consumerUsage, bufferCount, controlledByApp),
+#endif // COM_ANDROID_GRAPHICS_LIBGUI_FLAGS(WB_CONSUMER_BASE_OWNS_BQ)
+            mBLASTBufferQueue(std::move(bbq)),
+            mCurrentlyConnected(false),
+            mPreviouslyConnected(false) {
+    }
+
+    friend class sp<BLASTBufferItemConsumer>;
+
     const wp<BLASTBufferQueue> mBLASTBufferQueue;
 
     uint64_t mCurrentFrameNumber GUARDED_BY(mMutex) = 0;
@@ -94,8 +96,6 @@
 
 class BLASTBufferQueue : public ConsumerBase::FrameAvailableListener {
 public:
-    BLASTBufferQueue(const std::string& name, bool updateDestinationFrame = true);
-
     sp<IGraphicBufferProducer> getIGraphicBufferProducer() const {
         return mProducer;
     }
@@ -158,8 +158,13 @@
     void onFirstRef() override;
 
 private:
+    // Not public to ensure construction via sp<>::make().
+    BLASTBufferQueue(const std::string& name, bool updateDestinationFrame = true);
+
+    friend class sp<BLASTBufferQueue>;
     friend class BLASTBufferQueueHelper;
     friend class BBQBufferQueueProducer;
+    friend class TestBLASTBufferQueue;
 #if COM_ANDROID_GRAPHICS_LIBGUI_FLAGS(BUFFER_RELEASE_CHANNEL)
     friend class BBQBufferQueueCore;
 #endif
diff --git a/libs/gui/tests/BLASTBufferQueue_test.cpp b/libs/gui/tests/BLASTBufferQueue_test.cpp
index e6ee89f..b861c6d 100644
--- a/libs/gui/tests/BLASTBufferQueue_test.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/tests/BLASTBufferQueue_test.cpp
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@
 class BLASTBufferQueueHelper {
 public:
     BLASTBufferQueueHelper(const sp<SurfaceControl>& sc, int width, int height) {
-        mBlastBufferQueueAdapter = new TestBLASTBufferQueue("TestBLASTBufferQueue", sc, width,
-                                                            height, PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888);
+        mBlastBufferQueueAdapter = sp<TestBLASTBufferQueue>::make("TestBLASTBufferQueue", sc, width,
+                                                                  height, PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888);
     }
 
     void update(const sp<SurfaceControl>& sc, int width, int height) {