diff --git a/core/java/android/view/HardwareRenderer.java b/core/java/android/view/HardwareRenderer.java
index 2bf16d89616ce..1fcde3d13c2f0 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/HardwareRenderer.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/HardwareRenderer.java
@@ -344,9 +344,9 @@ public abstract class HardwareRenderer {
         static final int EGL_SURFACE_TYPE = 0x3033;
         static final int EGL_SWAP_BEHAVIOR_PRESERVED_BIT = 0x0400;        
 
-        private static final int SURFACE_STATE_ERROR = 0;
-        private static final int SURFACE_STATE_SUCCESS = 1;
-        private static final int SURFACE_STATE_UPDATED = 2;
+        static final int SURFACE_STATE_ERROR = 0;
+        static final int SURFACE_STATE_SUCCESS = 1;
+        static final int SURFACE_STATE_UPDATED = 2;
         
         static EGL10 sEgl;
         static EGLDisplay sEglDisplay;
@@ -913,8 +913,7 @@ public abstract class HardwareRenderer {
 
         @Override
         void destroyLayers(View view) {
-            if (view != null && isEnabled()) {
-                checkCurrent();
+            if (view != null && isEnabled() && checkCurrent() != SURFACE_STATE_ERROR) {
                 destroyHardwareLayer(view);
                 GLES20Canvas.flushCaches(GLES20Canvas.FLUSH_CACHES_LAYERS);
             }
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/TextureView.java b/core/java/android/view/TextureView.java
index 9d959fbf59812..c735d6bddba69 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/TextureView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/TextureView.java
@@ -285,6 +285,11 @@ public class TextureView extends View {
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    boolean destroyLayer() {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     @Override
     HardwareLayer getHardwareLayer() {
         if (mLayer == null) {
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java b/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java
index 5c045bb7752f6..7db1b321bc718 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java
@@ -2141,6 +2141,10 @@ public final class ViewRootImpl extends Handler implements ViewParent,
 
     void dispatchDetachedFromWindow() {
         if (mView != null && mView.mAttachInfo != null) {
+            if (mAttachInfo.mHardwareRenderer != null &&
+                    mAttachInfo.mHardwareRenderer.isEnabled()) {
+                mAttachInfo.mHardwareRenderer.validate();
+            }
             mView.dispatchDetachedFromWindow();
         }
 
@@ -3568,6 +3572,11 @@ public final class ViewRootImpl extends Handler implements ViewParent,
         checkThread();
         if (LOCAL_LOGV) Log.v(TAG, "DIE in " + this + " of " + mSurface);
         synchronized (this) {
+            if (mAdded) {
+                mAdded = false;
+                dispatchDetachedFromWindow();
+            }
+
             if (mAdded && !mFirst) {
                 destroyHardwareRenderer();
 
@@ -3588,10 +3597,6 @@ public final class ViewRootImpl extends Handler implements ViewParent,
 
                 mSurface.release();
             }
-            if (mAdded) {
-                mAdded = false;
-                dispatchDetachedFromWindow();
-            }
         }
     }