diff --git a/libs/renderengine/Android.bp b/libs/renderengine/Android.bp
index eb6080f..3dcb498 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/Android.bp
+++ b/libs/renderengine/Android.bp
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@
     ],
 }
 
+filegroup {
+    name: "librenderengine_threaded_sources",
+    srcs: [
+        "threaded/RenderEngineThreaded.cpp",
+    ],
+}
+
 cc_library_static {
     name: "librenderengine",
     defaults: ["librenderengine_defaults"],
@@ -80,6 +87,7 @@
     srcs: [
         ":librenderengine_sources",
         ":librenderengine_gl_sources",
+        ":librenderengine_threaded_sources",
     ],
     lto: {
         thin: true,
diff --git a/libs/renderengine/RenderEngine.cpp b/libs/renderengine/RenderEngine.cpp
index 0fdf093..f0eb34b 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/RenderEngine.cpp
+++ b/libs/renderengine/RenderEngine.cpp
@@ -20,19 +20,33 @@
 #include <log/log.h>
 #include <private/gui/SyncFeatures.h>
 #include "gl/GLESRenderEngine.h"
+#include "threaded/RenderEngineThreaded.h"
 
 namespace android {
 namespace renderengine {
 
 std::unique_ptr<impl::RenderEngine> RenderEngine::create(const RenderEngineCreationArgs& args) {
+    RenderEngineType renderEngineType = args.renderEngineType;
+
+    // Keep the ability to override by PROPERTIES:
     char prop[PROPERTY_VALUE_MAX];
-    property_get(PROPERTY_DEBUG_RENDERENGINE_BACKEND, prop, "gles");
+    property_get(PROPERTY_DEBUG_RENDERENGINE_BACKEND, prop, "");
     if (strcmp(prop, "gles") == 0) {
-        ALOGD("RenderEngine GLES Backend");
-        return renderengine::gl::GLESRenderEngine::create(args);
+        renderEngineType = RenderEngineType::GLES;
     }
-    ALOGE("UNKNOWN BackendType: %s, create GLES RenderEngine.", prop);
-    return renderengine::gl::GLESRenderEngine::create(args);
+    if (strcmp(prop, "threaded") == 0) {
+        renderEngineType = RenderEngineType::THREADED;
+    }
+
+    switch (renderEngineType) {
+        case RenderEngineType::THREADED:
+            ALOGD("Threaded RenderEngine with GLES Backend");
+            return renderengine::threaded::RenderEngineThreaded::create(args);
+        case RenderEngineType::GLES:
+        default:
+            ALOGD("RenderEngine with GLES Backend");
+            return renderengine::gl::GLESRenderEngine::create(args);
+    }
 }
 
 RenderEngine::~RenderEngine() = default;
diff --git a/libs/renderengine/include/renderengine/RenderEngine.h b/libs/renderengine/include/renderengine/RenderEngine.h
index 5349a30..45e19ee 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/include/renderengine/RenderEngine.h
+++ b/libs/renderengine/include/renderengine/RenderEngine.h
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@
 class Texture;
 struct RenderEngineCreationArgs;
 
+namespace threaded {
+class RenderEngineThreaded;
+}
+
 namespace impl {
 class RenderEngine;
 }
@@ -67,6 +71,11 @@
         HIGH = 3,
     };
 
+    enum class RenderEngineType {
+        GLES = 1,
+        THREADED = 2,
+    };
+
     static std::unique_ptr<impl::RenderEngine> create(const RenderEngineCreationArgs& args);
 
     virtual ~RenderEngine() = 0;
@@ -174,6 +183,7 @@
     // live longer than RenderEngine.
     virtual Framebuffer* getFramebufferForDrawing() = 0;
     friend class BindNativeBufferAsFramebuffer;
+    friend class threaded::RenderEngineThreaded;
 };
 
 struct RenderEngineCreationArgs {
@@ -184,26 +194,25 @@
     bool precacheToneMapperShaderOnly;
     bool supportsBackgroundBlur;
     RenderEngine::ContextPriority contextPriority;
+    RenderEngine::RenderEngineType renderEngineType;
 
     struct Builder;
 
 private:
     // must be created by Builder via constructor with full argument list
-    RenderEngineCreationArgs(
-            int _pixelFormat,
-            uint32_t _imageCacheSize,
-            bool _useColorManagement,
-            bool _enableProtectedContext,
-            bool _precacheToneMapperShaderOnly,
-            bool _supportsBackgroundBlur,
-            RenderEngine::ContextPriority _contextPriority)
-        : pixelFormat(_pixelFormat)
-        , imageCacheSize(_imageCacheSize)
-        , useColorManagement(_useColorManagement)
-        , enableProtectedContext(_enableProtectedContext)
-        , precacheToneMapperShaderOnly(_precacheToneMapperShaderOnly)
-        , supportsBackgroundBlur(_supportsBackgroundBlur)
-        , contextPriority(_contextPriority) {}
+    RenderEngineCreationArgs(int _pixelFormat, uint32_t _imageCacheSize, bool _useColorManagement,
+                             bool _enableProtectedContext, bool _precacheToneMapperShaderOnly,
+                             bool _supportsBackgroundBlur,
+                             RenderEngine::ContextPriority _contextPriority,
+                             RenderEngine::RenderEngineType _renderEngineType)
+          : pixelFormat(_pixelFormat),
+            imageCacheSize(_imageCacheSize),
+            useColorManagement(_useColorManagement),
+            enableProtectedContext(_enableProtectedContext),
+            precacheToneMapperShaderOnly(_precacheToneMapperShaderOnly),
+            supportsBackgroundBlur(_supportsBackgroundBlur),
+            contextPriority(_contextPriority),
+            renderEngineType(_renderEngineType) {}
     RenderEngineCreationArgs() = delete;
 };
 
@@ -238,10 +247,14 @@
         this->contextPriority = contextPriority;
         return *this;
     }
+    Builder& setRenderEngineType(RenderEngine::RenderEngineType renderEngineType) {
+        this->renderEngineType = renderEngineType;
+        return *this;
+    }
     RenderEngineCreationArgs build() const {
         return RenderEngineCreationArgs(pixelFormat, imageCacheSize, useColorManagement,
                                         enableProtectedContext, precacheToneMapperShaderOnly,
-                                        supportsBackgroundBlur, contextPriority);
+                                        supportsBackgroundBlur, contextPriority, renderEngineType);
     }
 
 private:
@@ -253,6 +266,7 @@
     bool precacheToneMapperShaderOnly = false;
     bool supportsBackgroundBlur = false;
     RenderEngine::ContextPriority contextPriority = RenderEngine::ContextPriority::MEDIUM;
+    RenderEngine::RenderEngineType renderEngineType = RenderEngine::RenderEngineType::GLES;
 };
 
 class BindNativeBufferAsFramebuffer {
diff --git a/libs/renderengine/tests/Android.bp b/libs/renderengine/tests/Android.bp
index e98babc..bcf389b 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/tests/Android.bp
+++ b/libs/renderengine/tests/Android.bp
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@
     test_suites: ["device-tests"],
     srcs: [
         "RenderEngineTest.cpp",
+        "RenderEngineThreadedTest.cpp",
     ],
     static_libs: [
         "libgmock",
         "librenderengine",
+        "librenderengine_mocks",
     ],
     shared_libs: [
         "libbase",
diff --git a/libs/renderengine/tests/RenderEngineTest.cpp b/libs/renderengine/tests/RenderEngineTest.cpp
index 31f0966..77b6c0f 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/tests/RenderEngineTest.cpp
+++ b/libs/renderengine/tests/RenderEngineTest.cpp
@@ -22,12 +22,13 @@
 #include <condition_variable>
 #include <fstream>
 
-#include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <cutils/properties.h>
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <renderengine/RenderEngine.h>
 #include <sync/sync.h>
 #include <ui/PixelFormat.h>
 #include "../gl/GLESRenderEngine.h"
+#include "../threaded/RenderEngineThreaded.h"
 
 constexpr int DEFAULT_DISPLAY_WIDTH = 128;
 constexpr int DEFAULT_DISPLAY_HEIGHT = 256;
@@ -40,14 +41,15 @@
     static void SetUpTestSuite() {
         sRE = renderengine::gl::GLESRenderEngine::create(
                 renderengine::RenderEngineCreationArgs::Builder()
-                    .setPixelFormat(static_cast<int>(ui::PixelFormat::RGBA_8888))
-                    .setImageCacheSize(1)
-                    .setUseColorManagerment(false)
-                    .setEnableProtectedContext(false)
-                    .setPrecacheToneMapperShaderOnly(false)
-                    .setSupportsBackgroundBlur(true)
-                    .setContextPriority(renderengine::RenderEngine::ContextPriority::MEDIUM)
-        .build());
+                        .setPixelFormat(static_cast<int>(ui::PixelFormat::RGBA_8888))
+                        .setImageCacheSize(1)
+                        .setUseColorManagerment(false)
+                        .setEnableProtectedContext(false)
+                        .setPrecacheToneMapperShaderOnly(false)
+                        .setSupportsBackgroundBlur(true)
+                        .setContextPriority(renderengine::RenderEngine::ContextPriority::MEDIUM)
+                        .setRenderEngineType(renderengine::RenderEngine::RenderEngineType::GLES)
+                        .build());
     }
 
     static void TearDownTestSuite() {
diff --git a/libs/renderengine/tests/RenderEngineThreadedTest.cpp b/libs/renderengine/tests/RenderEngineThreadedTest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..117af0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/renderengine/tests/RenderEngineThreadedTest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,222 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include <cutils/properties.h>
+#include <gmock/gmock.h>
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <renderengine/mock/RenderEngine.h>
+#include "../threaded/RenderEngineThreaded.h"
+
+namespace android {
+
+using testing::_;
+using testing::Eq;
+using testing::Mock;
+using testing::Return;
+
+struct RenderEngineThreadedTest : public ::testing::Test {
+    RenderEngineThreadedTest() {
+        sThreadedRE->setRenderEngine(std::unique_ptr<renderengine::RenderEngine>(mRenderEngine));
+    }
+
+    ~RenderEngineThreadedTest() {}
+
+    static void SetUpTestSuite() {
+        sThreadedRE = renderengine::threaded::RenderEngineThreaded::create(
+                renderengine::RenderEngineCreationArgs::Builder()
+                        .setRenderEngineType(renderengine::RenderEngine::RenderEngineType::THREADED)
+                        .build());
+    }
+
+    static void TearDownTestSuite() { sThreadedRE = nullptr; }
+
+    // To avoid creating RE on every instantiation of the test, it is kept as a static variable.
+    static std::unique_ptr<renderengine::threaded::RenderEngineThreaded> sThreadedRE;
+    renderengine::mock::RenderEngine* mRenderEngine = new renderengine::mock::RenderEngine();
+};
+
+std::unique_ptr<renderengine::threaded::RenderEngineThreaded>
+        RenderEngineThreadedTest::sThreadedRE = nullptr;
+
+TEST_F(RenderEngineThreadedTest, dump) {
+    std::string testString = "XYZ";
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mRenderEngine, dump(_));
+    sThreadedRE->dump(testString);
+}
+
+TEST_F(RenderEngineThreadedTest, primeCache) {
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mRenderEngine, primeCache());
+    sThreadedRE->primeCache();
+}
+
+TEST_F(RenderEngineThreadedTest, genTextures) {
+    uint32_t texName;
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mRenderEngine, genTextures(1, &texName));
+    sThreadedRE->genTextures(1, &texName);
+}
+
+TEST_F(RenderEngineThreadedTest, deleteTextures) {
+    uint32_t texName;
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mRenderEngine, deleteTextures(1, &texName));
+    sThreadedRE->deleteTextures(1, &texName);
+}
+
+TEST_F(RenderEngineThreadedTest, bindExternalBuffer_nullptrBuffer) {
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mRenderEngine, bindExternalTextureBuffer(0, Eq(nullptr), Eq(nullptr)))
+            .WillOnce(Return(BAD_VALUE));
+    status_t result = sThreadedRE->bindExternalTextureBuffer(0, nullptr, nullptr);
+    ASSERT_EQ(BAD_VALUE, result);
+}
+
+TEST_F(RenderEngineThreadedTest, bindExternalBuffer_withBuffer) {
+    sp<GraphicBuffer> buf = new GraphicBuffer();
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mRenderEngine, bindExternalTextureBuffer(0, buf, Eq(nullptr)))
+            .WillOnce(Return(NO_ERROR));
+    status_t result = sThreadedRE->bindExternalTextureBuffer(0, buf, nullptr);
+    ASSERT_EQ(NO_ERROR, result);
+}
+
+TEST_F(RenderEngineThreadedTest, cacheExternalTextureBuffer_nullptr) {
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mRenderEngine, cacheExternalTextureBuffer(Eq(nullptr)));
+    sThreadedRE->cacheExternalTextureBuffer(nullptr);
+}
+
+TEST_F(RenderEngineThreadedTest, cacheExternalTextureBuffer_withBuffer) {
+    sp<GraphicBuffer> buf = new GraphicBuffer();
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mRenderEngine, cacheExternalTextureBuffer(buf));
+    sThreadedRE->cacheExternalTextureBuffer(buf);
+}
+
+TEST_F(RenderEngineThreadedTest, unbindExternalTextureBuffer) {
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mRenderEngine, unbindExternalTextureBuffer(0x0));
+    sThreadedRE->unbindExternalTextureBuffer(0x0);
+}
+
+TEST_F(RenderEngineThreadedTest, bindFrameBuffer_returnsBadValue) {
+    std::unique_ptr<renderengine::Framebuffer> framebuffer;
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mRenderEngine, bindFrameBuffer(framebuffer.get())).WillOnce(Return(BAD_VALUE));
+    status_t result = sThreadedRE->bindFrameBuffer(framebuffer.get());
+    ASSERT_EQ(BAD_VALUE, result);
+}
+
+TEST_F(RenderEngineThreadedTest, bindFrameBuffer_returnsNoError) {
+    std::unique_ptr<renderengine::Framebuffer> framebuffer;
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mRenderEngine, bindFrameBuffer(framebuffer.get())).WillOnce(Return(NO_ERROR));
+    status_t result = sThreadedRE->bindFrameBuffer(framebuffer.get());
+    ASSERT_EQ(NO_ERROR, result);
+}
+
+TEST_F(RenderEngineThreadedTest, unbindFrameBuffer) {
+    std::unique_ptr<renderengine::Framebuffer> framebuffer;
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mRenderEngine, unbindFrameBuffer(framebuffer.get()));
+    sThreadedRE->unbindFrameBuffer(framebuffer.get());
+}
+
+TEST_F(RenderEngineThreadedTest, getMaxTextureSize_returns20) {
+    size_t size = 20;
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mRenderEngine, getMaxTextureSize()).WillOnce(Return(size));
+    size_t result = sThreadedRE->getMaxTextureSize();
+    ASSERT_EQ(size, result);
+}
+
+TEST_F(RenderEngineThreadedTest, getMaxTextureSize_returns0) {
+    size_t size = 0;
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mRenderEngine, getMaxTextureSize()).WillOnce(Return(size));
+    size_t result = sThreadedRE->getMaxTextureSize();
+    ASSERT_EQ(size, result);
+}
+
+TEST_F(RenderEngineThreadedTest, getMaxViewportDims_returns20) {
+    size_t dims = 20;
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mRenderEngine, getMaxViewportDims()).WillOnce(Return(dims));
+    size_t result = sThreadedRE->getMaxViewportDims();
+    ASSERT_EQ(dims, result);
+}
+
+TEST_F(RenderEngineThreadedTest, getMaxViewportDims_returns0) {
+    size_t dims = 0;
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mRenderEngine, getMaxViewportDims()).WillOnce(Return(dims));
+    size_t result = sThreadedRE->getMaxViewportDims();
+    ASSERT_EQ(dims, result);
+}
+
+TEST_F(RenderEngineThreadedTest, isProtected_returnsFalse) {
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mRenderEngine, isProtected()).WillOnce(Return(false));
+    status_t result = sThreadedRE->isProtected();
+    ASSERT_EQ(false, result);
+}
+
+TEST_F(RenderEngineThreadedTest, isProtected_returnsTrue) {
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mRenderEngine, isProtected()).WillOnce(Return(true));
+    size_t result = sThreadedRE->isProtected();
+    ASSERT_EQ(true, result);
+}
+
+TEST_F(RenderEngineThreadedTest, supportsProtectedContent_returnsFalse) {
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mRenderEngine, supportsProtectedContent()).WillOnce(Return(false));
+    status_t result = sThreadedRE->supportsProtectedContent();
+    ASSERT_EQ(false, result);
+}
+
+TEST_F(RenderEngineThreadedTest, supportsProtectedContent_returnsTrue) {
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mRenderEngine, supportsProtectedContent()).WillOnce(Return(true));
+    status_t result = sThreadedRE->supportsProtectedContent();
+    ASSERT_EQ(true, result);
+}
+
+TEST_F(RenderEngineThreadedTest, useProtectedContext_returnsFalse) {
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mRenderEngine, useProtectedContext(false)).WillOnce(Return(false));
+    status_t result = sThreadedRE->useProtectedContext(false);
+    ASSERT_EQ(false, result);
+}
+
+TEST_F(RenderEngineThreadedTest, useProtectedContext_returnsTrue) {
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mRenderEngine, useProtectedContext(false)).WillOnce(Return(true));
+    status_t result = sThreadedRE->useProtectedContext(false);
+    ASSERT_EQ(true, result);
+}
+
+TEST_F(RenderEngineThreadedTest, cleanupPostRender_returnsFalse) {
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mRenderEngine, cleanupPostRender()).WillOnce(Return(false));
+    status_t result = sThreadedRE->cleanupPostRender();
+    ASSERT_EQ(false, result);
+}
+
+TEST_F(RenderEngineThreadedTest, cleanupPostRender_returnsTrue) {
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mRenderEngine, cleanupPostRender()).WillOnce(Return(true));
+    status_t result = sThreadedRE->cleanupPostRender();
+    ASSERT_EQ(true, result);
+}
+
+TEST_F(RenderEngineThreadedTest, drawLayers) {
+    renderengine::DisplaySettings settings;
+    std::vector<const renderengine::LayerSettings*> layers;
+    sp<GraphicBuffer> buffer = new GraphicBuffer();
+    base::unique_fd bufferFence;
+    base::unique_fd drawFence;
+
+    EXPECT_CALL(*mRenderEngine, drawLayers)
+            .WillOnce([](const renderengine::DisplaySettings&,
+                         const std::vector<const renderengine::LayerSettings*>&,
+                         const sp<GraphicBuffer>&, const bool, base::unique_fd&&,
+                         base::unique_fd*) -> status_t { return NO_ERROR; });
+
+    status_t result = sThreadedRE->drawLayers(settings, layers, buffer, false,
+                                              std::move(bufferFence), &drawFence);
+    ASSERT_EQ(NO_ERROR, result);
+}
+
+} // namespace android
diff --git a/libs/renderengine/threaded/RenderEngineThreaded.cpp b/libs/renderengine/threaded/RenderEngineThreaded.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a883ad3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/renderengine/threaded/RenderEngineThreaded.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,394 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#define ATRACE_TAG ATRACE_TAG_GRAPHICS
+
+#include "RenderEngineThreaded.h"
+
+#include <sched.h>
+#include <chrono>
+#include <future>
+
+#include <android-base/stringprintf.h>
+#include <utils/Trace.h>
+
+#include "gl/GLESRenderEngine.h"
+
+using namespace std::chrono_literals;
+
+namespace android {
+namespace renderengine {
+namespace threaded {
+
+std::unique_ptr<RenderEngineThreaded> RenderEngineThreaded::create(
+        const RenderEngineCreationArgs& args) {
+    return std::make_unique<RenderEngineThreaded>(args);
+}
+
+void RenderEngineThreaded::setRenderEngine(
+        std::unique_ptr<renderengine::RenderEngine> renderEngine) {
+    ATRACE_CALL();
+    // In order to ensure this is a thread safe call, it also needs to be put on a stack.
+    std::promise<void> resultPromise;
+    std::future<void> resultFuture = resultPromise.get_future();
+    {
+        std::lock_guard lock(mThreadMutex);
+        mFunctionCalls.push(
+                [this, &resultPromise, &renderEngine](renderengine::RenderEngine& /*instance*/) {
+                    ATRACE_NAME("REThreaded::setRenderEngine");
+                    mRenderEngine = std::move(renderEngine);
+                    resultPromise.set_value();
+                });
+    }
+    mCondition.notify_one();
+    resultFuture.wait();
+}
+
+RenderEngineThreaded::RenderEngineThreaded(const RenderEngineCreationArgs& args)
+      : renderengine::impl::RenderEngine(args) {
+    ATRACE_CALL();
+
+    std::lock_guard lockThread(mThreadMutex);
+    mThread = std::thread(&RenderEngineThreaded::threadMain, this, args);
+}
+
+RenderEngineThreaded::~RenderEngineThreaded() {
+    {
+        std::lock_guard lock(mThreadMutex);
+        mRunning = false;
+        mCondition.notify_one();
+    }
+
+    if (mThread.joinable()) {
+        mThread.join();
+    }
+}
+
+// NO_THREAD_SAFETY_ANALYSIS is because std::unique_lock presently lacks thread safety annotations.
+void RenderEngineThreaded::threadMain(const RenderEngineCreationArgs& args)
+        NO_THREAD_SAFETY_ANALYSIS {
+    ATRACE_CALL();
+
+    struct sched_param param = {0};
+    param.sched_priority = 2;
+    if (sched_setscheduler(0, SCHED_FIFO, &param) != 0) {
+        ALOGE("Couldn't set SCHED_FIFO");
+    }
+
+    mRenderEngine = renderengine::gl::GLESRenderEngine::create(args);
+
+    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mThreadMutex);
+    pthread_setname_np(pthread_self(), mThreadName);
+
+    while (mRunning) {
+        if (!mFunctionCalls.empty()) {
+            auto task = mFunctionCalls.front();
+            mFunctionCalls.pop();
+            task(*mRenderEngine);
+        }
+        mCondition.wait(lock, [this]() REQUIRES(mThreadMutex) {
+            return !mRunning || !mFunctionCalls.empty();
+        });
+    }
+}
+
+void RenderEngineThreaded::primeCache() const {
+    std::promise<void> resultPromise;
+    std::future<void> resultFuture = resultPromise.get_future();
+    {
+        std::lock_guard lock(mThreadMutex);
+        mFunctionCalls.push([&resultPromise](renderengine::RenderEngine& instance) {
+            ATRACE_NAME("REThreaded::primeCache");
+            instance.primeCache();
+            resultPromise.set_value();
+        });
+    }
+    mCondition.notify_one();
+    resultFuture.wait();
+}
+
+void RenderEngineThreaded::dump(std::string& result) {
+    std::promise<std::string> resultPromise;
+    std::future<std::string> resultFuture = resultPromise.get_future();
+    {
+        std::lock_guard lock(mThreadMutex);
+        mFunctionCalls.push([&resultPromise, &result](renderengine::RenderEngine& instance) {
+            ATRACE_NAME("REThreaded::dump");
+            std::string localResult = result;
+            instance.dump(localResult);
+            resultPromise.set_value(std::move(localResult));
+        });
+    }
+    mCondition.notify_one();
+    // Note: This is an rvalue.
+    result.assign(resultFuture.get());
+}
+
+void RenderEngineThreaded::genTextures(size_t count, uint32_t* names) {
+    std::promise<void> resultPromise;
+    std::future<void> resultFuture = resultPromise.get_future();
+    {
+        std::lock_guard lock(mThreadMutex);
+        mFunctionCalls.push([&resultPromise, count, names](renderengine::RenderEngine& instance) {
+            ATRACE_NAME("REThreaded::genTextures");
+            instance.genTextures(count, names);
+            resultPromise.set_value();
+        });
+    }
+    mCondition.notify_one();
+    resultFuture.wait();
+}
+
+void RenderEngineThreaded::deleteTextures(size_t count, uint32_t const* names) {
+    std::promise<void> resultPromise;
+    std::future<void> resultFuture = resultPromise.get_future();
+    {
+        std::lock_guard lock(mThreadMutex);
+        mFunctionCalls.push([&resultPromise, count, &names](renderengine::RenderEngine& instance) {
+            ATRACE_NAME("REThreaded::deleteTextures");
+            instance.deleteTextures(count, names);
+            resultPromise.set_value();
+        });
+    }
+    mCondition.notify_one();
+    resultFuture.wait();
+}
+
+void RenderEngineThreaded::bindExternalTextureImage(uint32_t texName, const Image& image) {
+    std::promise<void> resultPromise;
+    std::future<void> resultFuture = resultPromise.get_future();
+    {
+        std::lock_guard lock(mThreadMutex);
+        mFunctionCalls.push(
+                [&resultPromise, texName, &image](renderengine::RenderEngine& instance) {
+                    ATRACE_NAME("REThreaded::bindExternalTextureImage");
+                    instance.bindExternalTextureImage(texName, image);
+                    resultPromise.set_value();
+                });
+    }
+    mCondition.notify_one();
+    resultFuture.wait();
+}
+
+status_t RenderEngineThreaded::bindExternalTextureBuffer(uint32_t texName,
+                                                         const sp<GraphicBuffer>& buffer,
+                                                         const sp<Fence>& fence) {
+    std::promise<status_t> resultPromise;
+    std::future<status_t> resultFuture = resultPromise.get_future();
+    {
+        std::lock_guard lock(mThreadMutex);
+        mFunctionCalls.push(
+                [&resultPromise, texName, &buffer, &fence](renderengine::RenderEngine& instance) {
+                    ATRACE_NAME("REThreaded::bindExternalTextureBuffer");
+                    status_t status = instance.bindExternalTextureBuffer(texName, buffer, fence);
+                    resultPromise.set_value(status);
+                });
+    }
+    mCondition.notify_one();
+    return resultFuture.get();
+}
+
+void RenderEngineThreaded::cacheExternalTextureBuffer(const sp<GraphicBuffer>& buffer) {
+    std::promise<void> resultPromise;
+    std::future<void> resultFuture = resultPromise.get_future();
+    {
+        std::lock_guard lock(mThreadMutex);
+        mFunctionCalls.push([&resultPromise, &buffer](renderengine::RenderEngine& instance) {
+            ATRACE_NAME("REThreaded::cacheExternalTextureBuffer");
+            instance.cacheExternalTextureBuffer(buffer);
+            resultPromise.set_value();
+        });
+    }
+    mCondition.notify_one();
+    resultFuture.wait();
+}
+
+void RenderEngineThreaded::unbindExternalTextureBuffer(uint64_t bufferId) {
+    std::promise<void> resultPromise;
+    std::future<void> resultFuture = resultPromise.get_future();
+    {
+        std::lock_guard lock(mThreadMutex);
+        mFunctionCalls.push([&resultPromise, &bufferId](renderengine::RenderEngine& instance) {
+            ATRACE_NAME("REThreaded::unbindExternalTextureBuffer");
+            instance.unbindExternalTextureBuffer(bufferId);
+            resultPromise.set_value();
+        });
+    }
+    mCondition.notify_one();
+    resultFuture.wait();
+}
+
+status_t RenderEngineThreaded::bindFrameBuffer(Framebuffer* framebuffer) {
+    std::promise<status_t> resultPromise;
+    std::future<status_t> resultFuture = resultPromise.get_future();
+    {
+        std::lock_guard lock(mThreadMutex);
+        mFunctionCalls.push([&resultPromise, &framebuffer](renderengine::RenderEngine& instance) {
+            ATRACE_NAME("REThreaded::bindFrameBuffer");
+            status_t status = instance.bindFrameBuffer(framebuffer);
+            resultPromise.set_value(status);
+        });
+    }
+    mCondition.notify_one();
+    return resultFuture.get();
+}
+
+void RenderEngineThreaded::unbindFrameBuffer(Framebuffer* framebuffer) {
+    std::promise<void> resultPromise;
+    std::future<void> resultFuture = resultPromise.get_future();
+    {
+        std::lock_guard lock(mThreadMutex);
+        mFunctionCalls.push([&resultPromise, &framebuffer](renderengine::RenderEngine& instance) {
+            ATRACE_NAME("REThreaded::unbindFrameBuffer");
+            instance.unbindFrameBuffer(framebuffer);
+            resultPromise.set_value();
+        });
+    }
+    mCondition.notify_one();
+    resultFuture.wait();
+}
+
+size_t RenderEngineThreaded::getMaxTextureSize() const {
+    std::promise<size_t> resultPromise;
+    std::future<size_t> resultFuture = resultPromise.get_future();
+    {
+        std::lock_guard lock(mThreadMutex);
+        mFunctionCalls.push([&resultPromise](renderengine::RenderEngine& instance) {
+            ATRACE_NAME("REThreaded::getMaxTextureSize");
+            size_t size = instance.getMaxTextureSize();
+            resultPromise.set_value(size);
+        });
+    }
+    mCondition.notify_one();
+    return resultFuture.get();
+}
+
+size_t RenderEngineThreaded::getMaxViewportDims() const {
+    std::promise<size_t> resultPromise;
+    std::future<size_t> resultFuture = resultPromise.get_future();
+    {
+        std::lock_guard lock(mThreadMutex);
+        mFunctionCalls.push([&resultPromise](renderengine::RenderEngine& instance) {
+            ATRACE_NAME("REThreaded::getMaxViewportDims");
+            size_t size = instance.getMaxViewportDims();
+            resultPromise.set_value(size);
+        });
+    }
+    mCondition.notify_one();
+    return resultFuture.get();
+}
+
+bool RenderEngineThreaded::isProtected() const {
+    std::promise<bool> resultPromise;
+    std::future<bool> resultFuture = resultPromise.get_future();
+    {
+        std::lock_guard lock(mThreadMutex);
+        mFunctionCalls.push([&resultPromise](renderengine::RenderEngine& instance) {
+            ATRACE_NAME("REThreaded::isProtected");
+            bool returnValue = instance.isProtected();
+            resultPromise.set_value(returnValue);
+        });
+    }
+    mCondition.notify_one();
+    return resultFuture.get();
+}
+
+bool RenderEngineThreaded::supportsProtectedContent() const {
+    std::promise<bool> resultPromise;
+    std::future<bool> resultFuture = resultPromise.get_future();
+    {
+        std::lock_guard lock(mThreadMutex);
+        mFunctionCalls.push([&resultPromise](renderengine::RenderEngine& instance) {
+            ATRACE_NAME("REThreaded::supportsProtectedContent");
+            bool returnValue = instance.supportsProtectedContent();
+            resultPromise.set_value(returnValue);
+        });
+    }
+    mCondition.notify_one();
+    return resultFuture.get();
+}
+
+bool RenderEngineThreaded::useProtectedContext(bool useProtectedContext) {
+    std::promise<bool> resultPromise;
+    std::future<bool> resultFuture = resultPromise.get_future();
+    {
+        std::lock_guard lock(mThreadMutex);
+        mFunctionCalls.push(
+                [&resultPromise, useProtectedContext](renderengine::RenderEngine& instance) {
+                    ATRACE_NAME("REThreaded::useProtectedContext");
+                    bool returnValue = instance.useProtectedContext(useProtectedContext);
+                    resultPromise.set_value(returnValue);
+                });
+    }
+    mCondition.notify_one();
+    return resultFuture.get();
+}
+
+Framebuffer* RenderEngineThreaded::getFramebufferForDrawing() {
+    std::promise<Framebuffer*> resultPromise;
+    std::future<Framebuffer*> resultFuture = resultPromise.get_future();
+    {
+        std::lock_guard lock(mThreadMutex);
+        mFunctionCalls.push([&resultPromise](renderengine::RenderEngine& instance) {
+            ATRACE_NAME("REThreaded::getFramebufferForDrawing");
+            Framebuffer* framebuffer = instance.getFramebufferForDrawing();
+            resultPromise.set_value(framebuffer);
+        });
+    }
+    mCondition.notify_one();
+    return resultFuture.get();
+}
+
+bool RenderEngineThreaded::cleanupPostRender() {
+    std::promise<bool> resultPromise;
+    std::future<bool> resultFuture = resultPromise.get_future();
+    {
+        std::lock_guard lock(mThreadMutex);
+        mFunctionCalls.push([&resultPromise](renderengine::RenderEngine& instance) {
+            ATRACE_NAME("REThreaded::cleanupPostRender");
+            bool returnValue = instance.cleanupPostRender();
+            resultPromise.set_value(returnValue);
+        });
+    }
+    mCondition.notify_one();
+    return resultFuture.get();
+}
+
+status_t RenderEngineThreaded::drawLayers(const DisplaySettings& display,
+                                          const std::vector<const LayerSettings*>& layers,
+                                          const sp<GraphicBuffer>& buffer,
+                                          const bool useFramebufferCache,
+                                          base::unique_fd&& bufferFence,
+                                          base::unique_fd* drawFence) {
+    std::promise<status_t> resultPromise;
+    std::future<status_t> resultFuture = resultPromise.get_future();
+    {
+        std::lock_guard lock(mThreadMutex);
+        mFunctionCalls.push([&resultPromise, &display, &layers, &buffer, useFramebufferCache,
+                             &bufferFence, &drawFence](renderengine::RenderEngine& instance) {
+            ATRACE_NAME("REThreaded::drawLayers");
+            status_t status = instance.drawLayers(display, layers, buffer, useFramebufferCache,
+                                                  std::move(bufferFence), drawFence);
+            resultPromise.set_value(status);
+        });
+    }
+    mCondition.notify_one();
+    return resultFuture.get();
+}
+
+} // namespace threaded
+} // namespace renderengine
+} // namespace android
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diff --git a/libs/renderengine/threaded/RenderEngineThreaded.h b/libs/renderengine/threaded/RenderEngineThreaded.h
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+++ b/libs/renderengine/threaded/RenderEngineThreaded.h
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <android-base/thread_annotations.h>
+#include <condition_variable>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <queue>
+#include <thread>
+
+#include "renderengine/RenderEngine.h"
+
+namespace android {
+namespace renderengine {
+namespace threaded {
+
+/**
+ * This class extends a basic RenderEngine class. It contains a thread. Each time a function of
+ * this class is called, we create a lambda function that is put on a queue. The main thread then
+ * executes the functions in order.
+ */
+class RenderEngineThreaded : public impl::RenderEngine {
+public:
+    static std::unique_ptr<RenderEngineThreaded> create(const RenderEngineCreationArgs& args);
+
+    RenderEngineThreaded(const RenderEngineCreationArgs& args);
+    ~RenderEngineThreaded() override;
+    void primeCache() const override;
+
+    void dump(std::string& result) override;
+
+    void genTextures(size_t count, uint32_t* names) override;
+    void deleteTextures(size_t count, uint32_t const* names) override;
+    void bindExternalTextureImage(uint32_t texName, const Image& image) override;
+    status_t bindExternalTextureBuffer(uint32_t texName, const sp<GraphicBuffer>& buffer,
+                                       const sp<Fence>& fence) override;
+    void cacheExternalTextureBuffer(const sp<GraphicBuffer>& buffer) override;
+    void unbindExternalTextureBuffer(uint64_t bufferId) override;
+    status_t bindFrameBuffer(Framebuffer* framebuffer) override;
+    void unbindFrameBuffer(Framebuffer* framebuffer) override;
+    size_t getMaxTextureSize() const override;
+    size_t getMaxViewportDims() const override;
+
+    bool isProtected() const override;
+    bool supportsProtectedContent() const override;
+    bool useProtectedContext(bool useProtectedContext) override;
+    bool cleanupPostRender() override;
+
+    status_t drawLayers(const DisplaySettings& display,
+                        const std::vector<const LayerSettings*>& layers,
+                        const sp<GraphicBuffer>& buffer, const bool useFramebufferCache,
+                        base::unique_fd&& bufferFence, base::unique_fd* drawFence) override;
+    void setRenderEngine(std::unique_ptr<renderengine::RenderEngine>);
+
+protected:
+    Framebuffer* getFramebufferForDrawing() override;
+
+private:
+    void threadMain(const RenderEngineCreationArgs& args);
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+     * Threading
+     */
+    const char* const mThreadName = "RenderEngineThread";
+    // Protects the creation and destruction of mThread.
+    mutable std::mutex mThreadMutex;
+    std::thread mThread GUARDED_BY(mThreadMutex);
+    bool mRunning GUARDED_BY(mThreadMutex) = true;
+    mutable std::queue<std::function<void(renderengine::RenderEngine& instance)>> mFunctionCalls
+            GUARDED_BY(mThreadMutex);
+    mutable std::condition_variable mCondition;
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+     * Render Engine
+     */
+    std::unique_ptr<renderengine::RenderEngine> mRenderEngine;
+};
+} // namespace threaded
+} // namespace renderengine
+} // namespace android
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