diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 50f4914..3f07d39 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -1082,8 +1082,12 @@
 
 status_t SurfaceFlinger::purgatorizeLayer_l(const sp<LayerBase>& layerBase)
 {
-    // remove the layer from the main list (through a transaction).
+    // First add the layer to the purgatory list, which makes sure it won't
+    // go away, then remove it from the main list (through a transaction).
     ssize_t err = removeLayer_l(layerBase);
+    if (err >= 0) {
+        mLayerPurgatory.add(layerBase);
+    }
 
     layerBase->onRemoved();
 
@@ -1354,6 +1358,19 @@
              * to use the purgatory.
              */
             status_t err = flinger->removeLayer_l(l);
+            if (err == NAME_NOT_FOUND) {
+                // The surface wasn't in the current list, which means it was
+                // removed already, which means it is in the purgatory,
+                // and need to be removed from there.
+                // This needs to happen from the main thread since its dtor
+                // must run from there (b/c of OpenGL ES). Additionally, we
+                // can't really acquire our internal lock from
+                // destroySurface() -- see postMessage() below.
+                ssize_t idx = flinger->mLayerPurgatory.remove(l);
+                LOGE_IF(idx < 0,
+                        "layer=%p is not in the purgatory list", l.get());
+            }
+
             LOGE_IF(err<0 && err != NAME_NOT_FOUND,
                     "error removing layer=%p (%s)", l.get(), strerror(-err));
             return true;
@@ -1469,8 +1486,13 @@
             result.append(buffer);
         }
 
+        /*
+         * Dump the visible layer list
+         */
         const LayerVector& currentLayers = mCurrentState.layersSortedByZ;
         const size_t count = currentLayers.size();
+        snprintf(buffer, SIZE, "Visible layers (count = %d)\n", count);
+        result.append(buffer);
         for (size_t i=0 ; i<count ; i++) {
             const sp<LayerBase>& layer(currentLayers[i]);
             layer->dump(result, buffer, SIZE);
@@ -1480,6 +1502,24 @@
             layer->visibleRegionScreen.dump(result, "visibleRegionScreen");
         }
 
+        /*
+         * Dump the layers in the purgatory
+         */
+
+        const size_t purgatorySize =  mLayerPurgatory.size();
+        snprintf(buffer, SIZE, "Purgatory state (%d entries)\n", purgatorySize);
+        result.append(buffer);
+        for (size_t i=0 ; i<purgatorySize ; i++) {
+            const sp<LayerBase>& layer(mLayerPurgatory.itemAt(i));
+            layer->shortDump(result, buffer, SIZE);
+        }
+
+        /*
+         * Dump SurfaceFlinger global state
+         */
+
+        snprintf(buffer, SIZE, "SurfaceFlinger global state\n");
+        result.append(buffer);
         mWormholeRegion.dump(result, "WormholeRegion");
         const DisplayHardware& hw(graphicPlane(0).displayHardware());
         snprintf(buffer, SIZE,
@@ -1505,6 +1545,9 @@
             result.append(buffer);
         }
 
+        /*
+         * Dump gralloc state
+         */
         const GraphicBufferAllocator& alloc(GraphicBufferAllocator::get());
         alloc.dump(result);