diff --git a/libs/renderengine/gl/GLESRenderEngine.cpp b/libs/renderengine/gl/GLESRenderEngine.cpp
index da87092..df711d2 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);
 }
@@ -1193,7 +1212,13 @@
             // 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 d3c94a6..9ab5ee6 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,
                         const sp<GraphicBuffer>& 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; }
diff --git a/libs/renderengine/include/renderengine/RenderEngine.h b/libs/renderengine/include/renderengine/RenderEngine.h
index 4983cb3..5349a30 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/include/renderengine/RenderEngine.h
+++ b/libs/renderengine/include/renderengine/RenderEngine.h
@@ -111,6 +111,14 @@
     // Returns NO_ERROR when binds successfully, NO_MEMORY when there's no memory for allocation.
     virtual status_t bindFrameBuffer(Framebuffer* framebuffer) = 0;
     virtual void unbindFrameBuffer(Framebuffer* framebuffer) = 0;
+    // Clean-up method that should be called on the main thread after the
+    // drawFence returned by drawLayers fires. This method will free up
+    // resources used by the most recently drawn frame. If the frame is still
+    // being drawn, then this call is silently ignored.
+    //
+    // Returns true if resources were cleaned up, and false if we didn't need to
+    // do any work.
+    virtual bool cleanupPostRender() = 0;
 
     // queries
     virtual size_t getMaxTextureSize() const = 0;
diff --git a/libs/renderengine/include/renderengine/mock/RenderEngine.h b/libs/renderengine/include/renderengine/mock/RenderEngine.h
index 7f20c8c..d0343ba 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/include/renderengine/mock/RenderEngine.h
+++ b/libs/renderengine/include/renderengine/mock/RenderEngine.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <renderengine/Mesh.h>
 #include <renderengine/RenderEngine.h>
 #include <renderengine/Texture.h>
+#include <ui/Fence.h>
 #include <ui/GraphicBuffer.h>
 #include <ui/Region.h>
 
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@
     MOCK_CONST_METHOD0(isProtected, bool());
     MOCK_CONST_METHOD0(supportsProtectedContent, bool());
     MOCK_METHOD1(useProtectedContext, bool(bool));
+    MOCK_METHOD0(cleanupPostRender, bool());
     MOCK_METHOD6(drawLayers,
                  status_t(const DisplaySettings&, const std::vector<const LayerSettings*>&,
                           const sp<GraphicBuffer>&, const bool, base::unique_fd&&,
diff --git a/libs/renderengine/tests/RenderEngineTest.cpp b/libs/renderengine/tests/RenderEngineTest.cpp
index 2bf456b..31f0966 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/tests/RenderEngineTest.cpp
+++ b/libs/renderengine/tests/RenderEngineTest.cpp
@@ -1239,12 +1239,12 @@
     EXPECT_EQ(NO_ERROR, barrier->result);
 }
 
-TEST_F(RenderEngineTest, drawLayers_bindExternalBufferWithNullBuffer) {
+TEST_F(RenderEngineTest, bindExternalBuffer_withNullBuffer) {
     status_t result = sRE->bindExternalTextureBuffer(0, nullptr, nullptr);
     ASSERT_EQ(BAD_VALUE, result);
 }
 
-TEST_F(RenderEngineTest, drawLayers_bindExternalBufferCachesImages) {
+TEST_F(RenderEngineTest, bindExternalBuffer_cachesImages) {
     sp<GraphicBuffer> buf = allocateSourceBuffer(1, 1);
     uint32_t texName;
     sRE->genTextures(1, &texName);
@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@
     EXPECT_FALSE(sRE->isImageCachedForTesting(bufferId));
 }
 
-TEST_F(RenderEngineTest, drawLayers_cacheExternalBufferWithNullBuffer) {
+TEST_F(RenderEngineTest, cacheExternalBuffer_withNullBuffer) {
     std::shared_ptr<renderengine::gl::ImageManager::Barrier> barrier =
             sRE->cacheExternalTextureBufferForTesting(nullptr);
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(barrier->mutex);
@@ -1276,7 +1276,7 @@
     EXPECT_EQ(BAD_VALUE, barrier->result);
 }
 
-TEST_F(RenderEngineTest, drawLayers_cacheExternalBufferCachesImages) {
+TEST_F(RenderEngineTest, cacheExternalBuffer_cachesImages) {
     sp<GraphicBuffer> buf = allocateSourceBuffer(1, 1);
     uint64_t bufferId = buf->getId();
     std::shared_ptr<renderengine::gl::ImageManager::Barrier> barrier =
@@ -1399,6 +1399,33 @@
                       backgroundColor.a);
 }
 
+TEST_F(RenderEngineTest, cleanupPostRender_cleansUpOnce) {
+    renderengine::DisplaySettings settings;
+    settings.physicalDisplay = fullscreenRect();
+    settings.clip = fullscreenRect();
+
+    std::vector<const renderengine::LayerSettings*> layers;
+    renderengine::LayerSettings layer;
+    layer.geometry.boundaries = fullscreenRect().toFloatRect();
+    BufferSourceVariant<ForceOpaqueBufferVariant>::fillColor(layer, 1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, this);
+    layer.alpha = 1.0;
+    layers.push_back(&layer);
+
+    base::unique_fd fenceOne;
+    sRE->drawLayers(settings, layers, mBuffer, true, base::unique_fd(), &fenceOne);
+    base::unique_fd fenceTwo;
+    sRE->drawLayers(settings, layers, mBuffer, true, std::move(fenceOne), &fenceTwo);
+
+    const int fd = fenceTwo.get();
+    if (fd >= 0) {
+        sync_wait(fd, -1);
+    }
+
+    // Only cleanup the first time.
+    EXPECT_TRUE(sRE->cleanupPostRender());
+    EXPECT_FALSE(sRE->cleanupPostRender());
+}
+
 } // namespace android
 
 // TODO(b/129481165): remove the #pragma below and fix conversion issues