diff --git a/libs/renderengine/gl/GLESRenderEngine.cpp b/libs/renderengine/gl/GLESRenderEngine.cpp
index 36a54a7..fcaaee9 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/gl/GLESRenderEngine.cpp
+++ b/libs/renderengine/gl/GLESRenderEngine.cpp
@@ -897,13 +897,32 @@
     return glStatus == GL_FRAMEBUFFER_COMPLETE_OES ? NO_ERROR : BAD_VALUE;
 }
 
-void GLESRenderEngine::unbindFrameBuffer(Framebuffer* /* framebuffer */) {
+void GLESRenderEngine::unbindFrameBuffer(Framebuffer* /*framebuffer*/) {
     ATRACE_CALL();
 
     // back to main framebuffer
     glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, 0);
 }
 
+bool GLESRenderEngine::cleanupPostRender() {
+    ATRACE_CALL();
+
+    if (mPriorResourcesCleaned ||
+        (mLastDrawFence != nullptr && mLastDrawFence->getStatus() != Fence::Status::Signaled)) {
+        // If we don't have a prior frame needing cleanup, then don't do anything.
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // Bind the texture to dummy data so that backing image data can be freed.
+    GLFramebuffer* glFramebuffer = static_cast<GLFramebuffer*>(getFramebufferForDrawing());
+    glFramebuffer->allocateBuffers(1, 1, mPlaceholderDrawBuffer);
+    // Release the cached fence here, so that we don't churn reallocations when
+    // we could no-op repeated calls of this method instead.
+    mLastDrawFence = nullptr;
+    mPriorResourcesCleaned = true;
+    return true;
+}
+
 void GLESRenderEngine::checkErrors() const {
     checkErrors(nullptr);
 }
@@ -1189,7 +1208,13 @@
             // us bad parameters, or we messed up our shader generation).
             return INVALID_OPERATION;
         }
+        mLastDrawFence = nullptr;
+    } else {
+        // The caller takes ownership of drawFence, so we need to duplicate the
+        // fd here.
+        mLastDrawFence = new Fence(dup(drawFence->get()));
     }
+    mPriorResourcesCleaned = false;
 
     checkErrors();
     return NO_ERROR;
diff --git a/libs/renderengine/gl/GLESRenderEngine.h b/libs/renderengine/gl/GLESRenderEngine.h
index 32dbad1..42b8537 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/gl/GLESRenderEngine.h
+++ b/libs/renderengine/gl/GLESRenderEngine.h
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #ifndef SF_GLESRENDERENGINE_H_
 #define SF_GLESRENDERENGINE_H_
 
-#include <stdint.h>
 #include <condition_variable>
 #include <deque>
 #include <mutex>
@@ -76,6 +75,7 @@
                         const std::vector<const LayerSettings*>& layers,
                         ANativeWindowBuffer* buffer, const bool useFramebufferCache,
                         base::unique_fd&& bufferFence, base::unique_fd* drawFence) override;
+    bool cleanupPostRender() override;
 
     EGLDisplay getEGLDisplay() const { return mEGLDisplay; }
     // Creates an output image for rendering to
@@ -231,6 +231,17 @@
     std::mutex mRenderingMutex;
 
     std::unique_ptr<Framebuffer> mDrawingBuffer;
+    // this is a 1x1 RGB buffer, but over-allocate in case a driver wants more
+    // memory or if it needs to satisfy alignment requirements. In this case:
+    // assume that each channel requires 4 bytes, and add 3 additional bytes to
+    // ensure that we align on a word. Allocating 16 bytes will provide a
+    // guarantee that we don't clobber memory.
+    uint32_t mPlaceholderDrawBuffer[4];
+    sp<Fence> mLastDrawFence;
+    // Store a separate boolean checking if prior resources were cleaned up, as
+    // devices that don't support native sync fences can't rely on a last draw
+    // fence that doesn't exist.
+    bool mPriorResourcesCleaned = true;
 
     // Blur effect processor, only instantiated when a layer requests it.
     BlurFilter* mBlurFilter = nullptr;
diff --git a/libs/renderengine/gl/GLFramebuffer.cpp b/libs/renderengine/gl/GLFramebuffer.cpp
index cb0d5cf..383486b 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/gl/GLFramebuffer.cpp
+++ b/libs/renderengine/gl/GLFramebuffer.cpp
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@
     return true;
 }
 
-void GLFramebuffer::allocateBuffers(uint32_t width, uint32_t height) {
+void GLFramebuffer::allocateBuffers(uint32_t width, uint32_t height, void* data) {
     ATRACE_CALL();
 
     glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, mTextureName);
-    glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGB, width, height, 0, GL_RGB, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, nullptr);
+    glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGB, width, height, 0, GL_RGB, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, data);
     glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
     glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
     glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, GL_MIRRORED_REPEAT);
diff --git a/libs/renderengine/gl/GLFramebuffer.h b/libs/renderengine/gl/GLFramebuffer.h
index b88da3b..6757695 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/gl/GLFramebuffer.h
+++ b/libs/renderengine/gl/GLFramebuffer.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
     bool setNativeWindowBuffer(ANativeWindowBuffer* nativeBuffer, bool isProtected,
                                const bool useFramebufferCache) override;
-    void allocateBuffers(uint32_t width, uint32_t height);
+    void allocateBuffers(uint32_t width, uint32_t height, void* data = nullptr);
     EGLImageKHR getEGLImage() const { return mEGLImage; }
     uint32_t getTextureName() const { return mTextureName; }
     uint32_t getFramebufferName() const { return mFramebufferName; }