diff --git a/libs/hwui/DisplayListRenderer.cpp b/libs/hwui/DisplayListRenderer.cpp
index 5892978bfdba3..7ee83e609d10a 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/DisplayListRenderer.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/DisplayListRenderer.cpp
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ void DisplayListRenderer::restoreToCount(int saveCount) {
 
 int DisplayListRenderer::saveLayer(float left, float top, float right, float bottom,
         const SkPaint* paint, int flags) {
+    // force matrix/clip isolation for layer
+    flags |= SkCanvas::kClip_SaveFlag | SkCanvas::kMatrix_SaveFlag;
+
     paint = refPaint(paint);
     addStateOp(new (alloc()) SaveLayerOp(left, top, right, bottom, paint, flags));
     return StatefulBaseRenderer::save(flags);
diff --git a/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.cpp b/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.cpp
index 0415efa854bb2..25ea729150577 100755
--- a/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.cpp
@@ -638,6 +638,9 @@ void OpenGLRenderer::onSnapshotRestored(const Snapshot& removed, const Snapshot&
 
 int OpenGLRenderer::saveLayer(float left, float top, float right, float bottom,
         const SkPaint* paint, int flags, const SkPath* convexMask) {
+    // force matrix/clip isolation for layer
+    flags |= SkCanvas::kClip_SaveFlag | SkCanvas::kMatrix_SaveFlag;
+
     const int count = saveSnapshot(flags);
 
     if (!currentSnapshot()->isIgnored()) {