diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index e9665bd..da5fefd 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -5923,9 +5923,10 @@
         traverseLayersInLayerStack(layerStack, args.uid, visitor);
     };
 
-    return captureScreenCommon(std::move(renderAreaFuture), traverseLayers, reqSize,
-                               args.pixelFormat, args.allowProtected, args.grayscale,
-                               captureListener);
+    auto captureResultFuture = captureScreenCommon(std::move(renderAreaFuture), traverseLayers,
+                                                   reqSize, args.pixelFormat, args.allowProtected,
+                                                   args.grayscale, captureListener);
+    return captureResultFuture.get().status;
 }
 
 status_t SurfaceFlinger::captureDisplay(DisplayId displayId,
@@ -5960,9 +5961,15 @@
         traverseLayersInLayerStack(layerStack, CaptureArgs::UNSET_UID, visitor);
     };
 
-    return captureScreenCommon(std::move(renderAreaFuture), traverseLayers, size,
-                               ui::PixelFormat::RGBA_8888, false /* allowProtected */,
-                               false /* grayscale */, captureListener);
+    if (captureListener == nullptr) {
+        ALOGE("capture screen must provide a capture listener callback");
+        return BAD_VALUE;
+    }
+    auto captureResultFuture =
+            captureScreenCommon(std::move(renderAreaFuture), traverseLayers, size,
+                                ui::PixelFormat::RGBA_8888, false /* allowProtected */,
+                                false /* grayscale */, captureListener);
+    return captureResultFuture.get().status;
 }
 
 status_t SurfaceFlinger::captureLayers(const LayerCaptureArgs& args,
@@ -6089,23 +6096,28 @@
         });
     };
 
-    return captureScreenCommon(std::move(renderAreaFuture), traverseLayers, reqSize,
-                               args.pixelFormat, args.allowProtected, args.grayscale,
-                               captureListener);
+    if (captureListener == nullptr) {
+        ALOGE("capture screen must provide a capture listener callback");
+        return BAD_VALUE;
+    }
+
+    auto captureResultFuture = captureScreenCommon(std::move(renderAreaFuture), traverseLayers,
+                                                   reqSize, args.pixelFormat, args.allowProtected,
+                                                   args.grayscale, captureListener);
+    return captureResultFuture.get().status;
 }
 
-status_t SurfaceFlinger::captureScreenCommon(RenderAreaFuture renderAreaFuture,
-                                             TraverseLayersFunction traverseLayers,
-                                             ui::Size bufferSize, ui::PixelFormat reqPixelFormat,
-                                             bool allowProtected, bool grayscale,
-                                             const sp<IScreenCaptureListener>& captureListener) {
+std::shared_future<renderengine::RenderEngineResult> SurfaceFlinger::captureScreenCommon(
+        RenderAreaFuture renderAreaFuture, TraverseLayersFunction traverseLayers,
+        ui::Size bufferSize, ui::PixelFormat reqPixelFormat, bool allowProtected, bool grayscale,
+        const sp<IScreenCaptureListener>& captureListener) {
     ATRACE_CALL();
 
     if (exceedsMaxRenderTargetSize(bufferSize.getWidth(), bufferSize.getHeight())) {
         ALOGE("Attempted to capture screen with size (%" PRId32 ", %" PRId32
               ") that exceeds render target size limit.",
               bufferSize.getWidth(), bufferSize.getHeight());
-        return BAD_VALUE;
+        return ftl::yield<renderengine::RenderEngineResult>({BAD_VALUE, base::unique_fd()}).share();
     }
 
     // Loop over all visible layers to see whether there's any protected layer. A protected layer is
@@ -6145,44 +6157,65 @@
                                false /* regionSampling */, grayscale, captureListener);
 }
 
-status_t SurfaceFlinger::captureScreenCommon(
+std::shared_future<renderengine::RenderEngineResult> SurfaceFlinger::captureScreenCommon(
         RenderAreaFuture renderAreaFuture, TraverseLayersFunction traverseLayers,
         const std::shared_ptr<renderengine::ExternalTexture>& buffer, bool regionSampling,
         bool grayscale, const sp<IScreenCaptureListener>& captureListener) {
     ATRACE_CALL();
 
-    if (captureListener == nullptr) {
-        ALOGE("capture screen must provide a capture listener callback");
-        return BAD_VALUE;
-    }
-
     bool canCaptureBlackoutContent = hasCaptureBlackoutContentPermission();
 
-    static_cast<void>(schedule([=, renderAreaFuture = std::move(renderAreaFuture)]() mutable {
+    auto scheduleResultFuture = schedule([=,
+                                          renderAreaFuture = std::move(renderAreaFuture)]() mutable
+                                         -> std::shared_future<renderengine::RenderEngineResult> {
         ScreenCaptureResults captureResults;
         std::unique_ptr<RenderArea> renderArea = renderAreaFuture.get();
         if (!renderArea) {
             ALOGW("Skipping screen capture because of invalid render area.");
             captureResults.result = NO_MEMORY;
             captureListener->onScreenCaptureCompleted(captureResults);
-            return;
+            return ftl::yield<renderengine::RenderEngineResult>({NO_ERROR, base::unique_fd()})
+                    .share();
         }
 
-        status_t result = NO_ERROR;
+        std::shared_future<renderengine::RenderEngineResult> renderEngineResultFuture;
+
         renderArea->render([&] {
-            result = renderScreenImplLocked(*renderArea, traverseLayers, buffer,
-                                            canCaptureBlackoutContent, regionSampling, grayscale,
-                                            captureResults);
+            renderEngineResultFuture =
+                    renderScreenImplLocked(*renderArea, traverseLayers, buffer,
+                                           canCaptureBlackoutContent, regionSampling, grayscale,
+                                           captureResults);
         });
+        // spring up a thread to unblock SF main thread and wait for
+        // RenderEngineResult to be available
+        if (captureListener != nullptr) {
+            std::async([=]() mutable {
+                ATRACE_NAME("captureListener is nonnull!");
+                auto& [status, drawFence] = renderEngineResultFuture.get();
+                captureResults.result = status;
+                captureResults.fence = new Fence(dup(drawFence));
+                captureListener->onScreenCaptureCompleted(captureResults);
+            });
+        }
+        return renderEngineResultFuture;
+    });
 
-        captureResults.result = result;
-        captureListener->onScreenCaptureCompleted(captureResults);
-    }));
-
-    return NO_ERROR;
+    // flatten scheduleResultFuture object to single shared_future object
+    if (captureListener == nullptr) {
+        std::future<renderengine::RenderEngineResult> captureScreenResultFuture =
+                ftl::chain(std::move(scheduleResultFuture))
+                        .then([=](std::shared_future<renderengine::RenderEngineResult> futureObject)
+                                      -> renderengine::RenderEngineResult {
+                            auto& [status, drawFence] = futureObject.get();
+                            return {status, base::unique_fd(dup(drawFence))};
+                        });
+        return captureScreenResultFuture.share();
+    } else {
+        return ftl::yield<renderengine::RenderEngineResult>({NO_ERROR, base::unique_fd()}).share();
+    }
 }
 
-status_t SurfaceFlinger::renderScreenImplLocked(
+std::shared_future<renderengine::RenderEngineResult> SurfaceFlinger::renderScreenImplLocked(
         const RenderArea& renderArea, TraverseLayersFunction traverseLayers,
         const std::shared_ptr<renderengine::ExternalTexture>& buffer,
         bool canCaptureBlackoutContent, bool regionSampling, bool grayscale,
@@ -6201,7 +6234,8 @@
     // the impetus on WindowManager to not persist them.
     if (captureResults.capturedSecureLayers && !canCaptureBlackoutContent) {
         ALOGW("FB is protected: PERMISSION_DENIED");
-        return PERMISSION_DENIED;
+        return ftl::yield<renderengine::RenderEngineResult>({PERMISSION_DENIED, base::unique_fd()})
+                .share();
     }
 
     captureResults.buffer = buffer->getBuffer();
@@ -6283,11 +6317,12 @@
 
     });
 
-    std::vector<const renderengine::LayerSettings*> clientCompositionLayerPointers(
-            clientCompositionLayers.size());
+    std::vector<renderengine::LayerSettings> clientRenderEngineLayers;
+    clientRenderEngineLayers.reserve(clientCompositionLayers.size());
     std::transform(clientCompositionLayers.begin(), clientCompositionLayers.end(),
-                   clientCompositionLayerPointers.begin(),
-                   std::pointer_traits<renderengine::LayerSettings*>::pointer_to);
+                   std::back_inserter(clientRenderEngineLayers),
+                   [](compositionengine::LayerFE::LayerSettings& settings)
+                           -> renderengine::LayerSettings { return settings; });
 
     // Use an empty fence for the buffer fence, since we just created the buffer so
     // there is no need for synchronization with the GPU.
@@ -6295,24 +6330,22 @@
     getRenderEngine().useProtectedContext(useProtected);
 
     const constexpr bool kUseFramebufferCache = false;
-    auto [status, drawFence] =
-            getRenderEngine()
-                    .drawLayers(clientCompositionDisplay, clientCompositionLayerPointers, buffer,
-                                kUseFramebufferCache, std::move(bufferFence))
-                    .get();
+    std::future<renderengine::RenderEngineResult> drawLayersResult =
+            getRenderEngine().drawLayers(clientCompositionDisplay, clientRenderEngineLayers, buffer,
+                                         kUseFramebufferCache, std::move(bufferFence));
 
-    if (drawFence >= 0) {
-        sp<Fence> releaseFence = new Fence(dup(drawFence));
-        for (auto* layer : renderedLayers) {
-            layer->onLayerDisplayed(releaseFence);
-        }
+    std::shared_future<renderengine::RenderEngineResult> drawLayersResultFuture =
+            drawLayersResult.share(); // drawLayersResult will be moved to shared one
+
+    for (auto* layer : renderedLayers) {
+        // make a copy of shared_future object for each layer
+        layer->onLayerDisplayed(drawLayersResultFuture);
     }
 
-    captureResults.fence = new Fence(drawFence.release());
     // Always switch back to unprotected context.
     getRenderEngine().useProtectedContext(false);
 
-    return status;
+    return drawLayersResultFuture;
 }
 
 void SurfaceFlinger::windowInfosReported() {