diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/RenderSurface.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/RenderSurface.cpp
index a19d23f..12c2c8e 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/RenderSurface.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/RenderSurface.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <log/log.h>
 #include <renderengine/ExternalTexture.h>
 #include <renderengine/RenderEngine.h>
+#include <renderengine/impl/ExternalTexture.h>
 #include <system/window.h>
 #include <ui/GraphicBuffer.h>
 #include <ui/Rect.h>
@@ -182,9 +183,10 @@
         mTexture = texture;
     } else {
         mTexture = std::make_shared<
-                renderengine::ExternalTexture>(GraphicBuffer::from(buffer),
-                                               mCompositionEngine.getRenderEngine(),
-                                               renderengine::ExternalTexture::Usage::WRITEABLE);
+                renderengine::impl::ExternalTexture>(GraphicBuffer::from(buffer),
+                                                     mCompositionEngine.getRenderEngine(),
+                                                     renderengine::impl::ExternalTexture::Usage::
+                                                             WRITEABLE);
     }
     mTextureCache.push_back(mTexture);
     if (mTextureCache.size() > mMaxTextureCacheSize) {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/planner/TexturePool.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/planner/TexturePool.cpp
index 497c433..54ecb56 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/planner/TexturePool.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/src/planner/TexturePool.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #define LOG_TAG "Planner"
 
 #include <compositionengine/impl/planner/TexturePool.h>
+#include <renderengine/impl/ExternalTexture.h>
 #include <utils/Log.h>
 
 namespace android::compositionengine::impl::planner {
@@ -82,16 +83,19 @@
 std::shared_ptr<renderengine::ExternalTexture> TexturePool::genTexture() {
     LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(!mSize.isValid(), "Attempted to generate texture with invalid size");
     return std::make_shared<
-            renderengine::ExternalTexture>(sp<GraphicBuffer>::
-                                                   make(mSize.getWidth(), mSize.getHeight(),
-                                                        HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888, 1,
-                                                        GraphicBuffer::USAGE_HW_RENDER |
-                                                                GraphicBuffer::USAGE_HW_COMPOSER |
-                                                                GraphicBuffer::USAGE_HW_TEXTURE,
-                                                        "Planner"),
-                                           mRenderEngine,
-                                           renderengine::ExternalTexture::Usage::READABLE |
-                                                   renderengine::ExternalTexture::Usage::WRITEABLE);
+            renderengine::impl::
+                    ExternalTexture>(sp<GraphicBuffer>::
+                                             make(static_cast<uint32_t>(mSize.getWidth()),
+                                                  static_cast<uint32_t>(mSize.getHeight()),
+                                                  HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888, 1U,
+                                                  static_cast<uint64_t>(
+                                                          GraphicBuffer::USAGE_HW_RENDER |
+                                                          GraphicBuffer::USAGE_HW_COMPOSER |
+                                                          GraphicBuffer::USAGE_HW_TEXTURE),
+                                                  "Planner"),
+                                     mRenderEngine,
+                                     renderengine::impl::ExternalTexture::Usage::READABLE |
+                                             renderengine::impl::ExternalTexture::Usage::WRITEABLE);
 }
 
 void TexturePool::setEnabled(bool enabled) {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/OutputLayerTest.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/OutputLayerTest.cpp
index ad7976f..37f17f5 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/OutputLayerTest.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/OutputLayerTest.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <log/log.h>
 
+#include <renderengine/impl/ExternalTexture.h>
 #include <renderengine/mock/RenderEngine.h>
 #include <ui/PixelFormat.h>
 #include "MockHWC2.h"
@@ -815,10 +816,11 @@
         auto& overrideInfo = mOutputLayer.editState().overrideInfo;
 
         overrideInfo.buffer = std::make_shared<
-                renderengine::ExternalTexture>(kOverrideBuffer, mRenderEngine,
-                                               renderengine::ExternalTexture::Usage::READABLE |
-                                                       renderengine::ExternalTexture::Usage::
-                                                               WRITEABLE);
+                renderengine::impl::ExternalTexture>(kOverrideBuffer, mRenderEngine,
+                                                     renderengine::impl::ExternalTexture::Usage::
+                                                                     READABLE |
+                                                             renderengine::impl::ExternalTexture::
+                                                                     Usage::WRITEABLE);
         overrideInfo.acquireFence = kOverrideFence;
         overrideInfo.displayFrame = kOverrideDisplayFrame;
         overrideInfo.dataspace = kOverrideDataspace;
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/OutputTest.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/OutputTest.cpp
index 6d96260..5fcb52d 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/OutputTest.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/OutputTest.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #include <compositionengine/mock/RenderSurface.h>
 #include <ftl/future.h>
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <renderengine/ExternalTexture.h>
+#include <renderengine/impl/ExternalTexture.h>
 #include <renderengine/mock/RenderEngine.h>
 #include <ui/Rect.h>
 #include <ui/Region.h>
@@ -37,7 +39,6 @@
 #include "MockHWC2.h"
 #include "RegionMatcher.h"
 #include "TestUtils.h"
-#include "renderengine/ExternalTexture.h"
 
 namespace android::compositionengine {
 namespace {
@@ -273,9 +274,10 @@
     // Inject some layers
     InjectedLayer layer;
     layer.outputLayerState.overrideInfo.buffer = std::make_shared<
-            renderengine::ExternalTexture>(new GraphicBuffer(), renderEngine,
-                                           renderengine::ExternalTexture::Usage::READABLE |
-                                                   renderengine::ExternalTexture::Usage::WRITEABLE);
+            renderengine::impl::
+                    ExternalTexture>(new GraphicBuffer(), renderEngine,
+                                     renderengine::impl::ExternalTexture::Usage::READABLE |
+                                             renderengine::impl::ExternalTexture::Usage::WRITEABLE);
     injectOutputLayer(layer);
     // inject a null layer to check for null exceptions
     injectNullOutputLayer();
@@ -956,9 +958,10 @@
     mOutput->planComposition();
 
     std::shared_ptr<renderengine::ExternalTexture> buffer = std::make_shared<
-            renderengine::ExternalTexture>(new GraphicBuffer(), renderEngine,
-                                           renderengine::ExternalTexture::Usage::READABLE |
-                                                   renderengine::ExternalTexture::Usage::WRITEABLE);
+            renderengine::impl::
+                    ExternalTexture>(new GraphicBuffer(), renderEngine,
+                                     renderengine::impl::ExternalTexture::Usage::READABLE |
+                                             renderengine::impl::ExternalTexture::Usage::WRITEABLE);
     layer1.outputLayerState.overrideInfo.buffer = buffer;
     layer2.outputLayerState.overrideInfo.buffer = buffer;
     layer1.outputLayerState.overrideInfo.peekThroughLayer = layer3.outputLayer;
@@ -3077,9 +3080,10 @@
     mock::RenderSurface* mRenderSurface = new StrictMock<mock::RenderSurface>();
     StrictMock<OutputPartialMock> mOutput;
     std::shared_ptr<renderengine::ExternalTexture> mOutputBuffer = std::make_shared<
-            renderengine::ExternalTexture>(new GraphicBuffer(), mRenderEngine,
-                                           renderengine::ExternalTexture::Usage::READABLE |
-                                                   renderengine::ExternalTexture::Usage::WRITEABLE);
+            renderengine::impl::
+                    ExternalTexture>(new GraphicBuffer(), mRenderEngine,
+                                     renderengine::impl::ExternalTexture::Usage::READABLE |
+                                             renderengine::impl::ExternalTexture::Usage::WRITEABLE);
 
     std::optional<base::unique_fd> mReadyFence;
 };
@@ -3313,9 +3317,10 @@
             .WillRepeatedly(Return());
 
     const auto otherOutputBuffer = std::make_shared<
-            renderengine::ExternalTexture>(new GraphicBuffer(), mRenderEngine,
-                                           renderengine::ExternalTexture::Usage::READABLE |
-                                                   renderengine::ExternalTexture::Usage::WRITEABLE);
+            renderengine::impl::
+                    ExternalTexture>(new GraphicBuffer(), mRenderEngine,
+                                     renderengine::impl::ExternalTexture::Usage::READABLE |
+                                             renderengine::impl::ExternalTexture::Usage::WRITEABLE);
     EXPECT_CALL(*mRenderSurface, dequeueBuffer(_))
             .WillOnce(Return(mOutputBuffer))
             .WillOnce(Return(otherOutputBuffer));
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/RenderSurfaceTest.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/RenderSurfaceTest.cpp
index 7c8e41b..e5f9ebf 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/RenderSurfaceTest.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/RenderSurfaceTest.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <compositionengine/mock/OutputLayer.h>
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <renderengine/ExternalTexture.h>
+#include <renderengine/impl/ExternalTexture.h>
 #include <renderengine/mock/RenderEngine.h>
 #include <ui/GraphicBuffer.h>
 
@@ -251,9 +252,10 @@
 
 TEST_F(RenderSurfaceTest, queueBufferHandlesNoClientComposition) {
     const auto buffer = std::make_shared<
-            renderengine::ExternalTexture>(new GraphicBuffer(), mRenderEngine,
-                                           renderengine::ExternalTexture::Usage::READABLE |
-                                                   renderengine::ExternalTexture::Usage::WRITEABLE);
+            renderengine::impl::
+                    ExternalTexture>(new GraphicBuffer(), mRenderEngine,
+                                     renderengine::impl::ExternalTexture::Usage::READABLE |
+                                             renderengine::impl::ExternalTexture::Usage::WRITEABLE);
     mSurface.mutableTextureForTest() = buffer;
 
     impl::OutputCompositionState state;
@@ -269,8 +271,8 @@
 }
 
 TEST_F(RenderSurfaceTest, queueBufferHandlesClientComposition) {
-    const auto buffer = std::make_shared<renderengine::ExternalTexture>(new GraphicBuffer(),
-                                                                        mRenderEngine, false);
+    const auto buffer = std::make_shared<renderengine::impl::ExternalTexture>(new GraphicBuffer(),
+                                                                              mRenderEngine, false);
     mSurface.mutableTextureForTest() = buffer;
 
     impl::OutputCompositionState state;
@@ -288,8 +290,8 @@
 }
 
 TEST_F(RenderSurfaceTest, queueBufferHandlesFlipClientTargetRequest) {
-    const auto buffer = std::make_shared<renderengine::ExternalTexture>(new GraphicBuffer(),
-                                                                        mRenderEngine, false);
+    const auto buffer = std::make_shared<renderengine::impl::ExternalTexture>(new GraphicBuffer(),
+                                                                              mRenderEngine, false);
     mSurface.mutableTextureForTest() = buffer;
 
     impl::OutputCompositionState state;
@@ -327,8 +329,8 @@
 }
 
 TEST_F(RenderSurfaceTest, queueBufferHandlesNativeWindowQueueBufferFailureOnVirtualDisplay) {
-    const auto buffer = std::make_shared<renderengine::ExternalTexture>(new GraphicBuffer(),
-                                                                        mRenderEngine, false);
+    const auto buffer = std::make_shared<renderengine::impl::ExternalTexture>(new GraphicBuffer(),
+                                                                              mRenderEngine, false);
     mSurface.mutableTextureForTest() = buffer;
 
     impl::OutputCompositionState state;
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/planner/CachedSetTest.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/planner/CachedSetTest.cpp
index d5a117a..4ae921d 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/planner/CachedSetTest.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/planner/CachedSetTest.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <gmock/gmock-actions.h>
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <renderengine/ExternalTexture.h>
+#include <renderengine/mock/FakeExternalTexture.h>
 #include <renderengine/mock/RenderEngine.h>
 #include <ui/GraphicTypes.h>
 #include <utils/Errors.h>
@@ -702,9 +703,11 @@
     std::vector<compositionengine::LayerFE::LayerSettings> clientCompList3;
     clientCompList3.push_back({});
 
-    clientCompList3[0].source.buffer.buffer = std::make_shared<
-            renderengine::ExternalTexture>(sp<GraphicBuffer>::make(), mRenderEngine,
-                                           renderengine::ExternalTexture::READABLE);
+    clientCompList3[0].source.buffer.buffer =
+            std::make_shared<renderengine::mock::FakeExternalTexture>(1U /*width*/, 1U /*height*/,
+                                                                      1ULL /* bufferId */,
+                                                                      HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888,
+                                                                      0ULL /*usage*/);
 
     EXPECT_CALL(*layerFE1, prepareClientCompositionList(_)).WillOnce(Return(clientCompList1));
     EXPECT_CALL(*layerFE2, prepareClientCompositionList(_)).WillOnce(Return(clientCompList2));
@@ -901,9 +904,11 @@
     std::vector<compositionengine::LayerFE::LayerSettings> clientCompList3;
     clientCompList3.push_back({});
 
-    clientCompList3[0].source.buffer.buffer = std::make_shared<
-            renderengine::ExternalTexture>(sp<GraphicBuffer>::make(), mRenderEngine,
-                                           renderengine::ExternalTexture::READABLE);
+    clientCompList3[0].source.buffer.buffer =
+            std::make_shared<renderengine::mock::FakeExternalTexture>(1U /*width*/, 1U /*height*/,
+                                                                      1ULL /* bufferId */,
+                                                                      HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888,
+                                                                      0ULL /*usage*/);
 
     EXPECT_CALL(*layerFE1,
                 prepareClientCompositionList(ClientCompositionTargetSettingsBlurSettingsEq(
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/planner/FlattenerTest.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/planner/FlattenerTest.cpp
index 35d051e..58dc244 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/planner/FlattenerTest.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/CompositionEngine/tests/planner/FlattenerTest.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <renderengine/ExternalTexture.h>
 #include <renderengine/LayerSettings.h>
+#include <renderengine/impl/ExternalTexture.h>
 #include <renderengine/mock/RenderEngine.h>
 #include <chrono>
 
@@ -639,9 +640,10 @@
             LayerFE::LayerSettings{},
     };
     clientCompositionList[0].source.buffer.buffer = std::make_shared<
-            renderengine::ExternalTexture>(mTestLayers[2]->layerFECompositionState.buffer,
-                                           mRenderEngine,
-                                           renderengine::ExternalTexture::Usage::READABLE);
+            renderengine::impl::ExternalTexture>(mTestLayers[2]->layerFECompositionState.buffer,
+                                                 mRenderEngine,
+                                                 renderengine::impl::ExternalTexture::Usage::
+                                                         READABLE);
     EXPECT_CALL(*mTestLayers[2]->layerFE, prepareClientCompositionList(_))
             .WillOnce(Return(clientCompositionList));
 
@@ -711,9 +713,10 @@
             LayerFE::LayerSettings{},
     };
     clientCompositionList[0].source.buffer.buffer = std::make_shared<
-            renderengine::ExternalTexture>(mTestLayers[1]->layerFECompositionState.buffer,
-                                           mRenderEngine,
-                                           renderengine::ExternalTexture::Usage::READABLE);
+            renderengine::impl::ExternalTexture>(mTestLayers[1]->layerFECompositionState.buffer,
+                                                 mRenderEngine,
+                                                 renderengine::impl::ExternalTexture::Usage::
+                                                         READABLE);
     EXPECT_CALL(*mTestLayers[1]->layerFE, prepareClientCompositionList(_))
             .WillOnce(Return(clientCompositionList));
 
@@ -781,9 +784,10 @@
             LayerFE::LayerSettings{},
     };
     clientCompositionList[0].source.buffer.buffer = std::make_shared<
-            renderengine::ExternalTexture>(mTestLayers[1]->layerFECompositionState.buffer,
-                                           mRenderEngine,
-                                           renderengine::ExternalTexture::Usage::READABLE);
+            renderengine::impl::ExternalTexture>(mTestLayers[1]->layerFECompositionState.buffer,
+                                                 mRenderEngine,
+                                                 renderengine::impl::ExternalTexture::Usage::
+                                                         READABLE);
     EXPECT_CALL(*mTestLayers[1]->layerFE, prepareClientCompositionList(_))
             .WillOnce(Return(clientCompositionList));