diff --git a/libs/hwui/Patch.cpp b/libs/hwui/Patch.cpp
index 902c82f60e38c..e490151fa9312 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/Patch.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/Patch.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Patch::Patch(const uint32_t xCount, const uint32_t yCount, const int8_t emptyQua
     // 2 triangles per patch, 3 vertices per triangle
     uint32_t maxVertices = ((xCount + 1) * (yCount + 1) - emptyQuads) * 2 * 3;
     mVertices = new TextureVertex[maxVertices];
-    mUploaded = false;
+    mAllocatedVerticesCount = 0;
 
     verticesCount = 0;
     hasEmptyQuads = emptyQuads > 0;
@@ -68,38 +68,37 @@ void Patch::copy(const int32_t* xDivs, const int32_t* yDivs) {
     memcpy(mYDivs, yDivs, mYCount * sizeof(int32_t));
 }
 
-void Patch::copy(const int32_t* yDivs) {
-    memcpy(mYDivs, yDivs, mYCount * sizeof(int32_t));
-}
-
 void Patch::updateColorKey(const uint32_t colorKey) {
     mColorKey = colorKey;
 }
 
-bool Patch::matches(const int32_t* xDivs, const int32_t* yDivs, const uint32_t colorKey) {
+bool Patch::matches(const int32_t* xDivs, const int32_t* yDivs,
+        const uint32_t colorKey, const int8_t emptyQuads) {
+
+    bool matches = true;
+
+    if (mEmptyQuads != emptyQuads) {
+        mEmptyQuads = emptyQuads;
+        hasEmptyQuads = emptyQuads > 0;
+        matches = false;
+    }
+
     if (mColorKey != colorKey) {
         updateColorKey(colorKey);
-        copy(xDivs, yDivs);
-        return false;
+        matches = false;
     }
 
-    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < mXCount; i++) {
-        if (mXDivs[i] != xDivs[i]) {
-            // The Y divs may or may not match, copy everything
-            copy(xDivs, yDivs);
-            return false;
-        }
+    if (memcmp(mXDivs, xDivs, mXCount * sizeof(int32_t))) {
+        memcpy(mXDivs, xDivs, mXCount * sizeof(int32_t));
+        matches = false;
     }
 
-    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < mYCount; i++) {
-        if (mYDivs[i] != yDivs[i]) {
-            // We know all the X divs match, copy only Y divs
-            copy(yDivs);
-            return false;
-        }
+    if (memcmp(mYDivs, yDivs, mYCount * sizeof(int32_t))) {
+        memcpy(mYDivs, yDivs, mYCount * sizeof(int32_t));
+        matches = false;
     }
 
-    return true;
+    return matches;
 }
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -203,10 +202,10 @@ void Patch::updateVertices(const float bitmapWidth, const float bitmapHeight,
     if (verticesCount > 0) {
         Caches& caches = Caches::getInstance();
         caches.bindMeshBuffer(meshBuffer);
-        if (!mUploaded) {
+        if (mAllocatedVerticesCount < verticesCount) {
             glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, sizeof(TextureVertex) * verticesCount,
                     mVertices, GL_DYNAMIC_DRAW);
-            mUploaded = true;
+            mAllocatedVerticesCount = verticesCount;
         } else {
             glBufferSubData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0,
                     sizeof(TextureVertex) * verticesCount, mVertices);
diff --git a/libs/hwui/Patch.h b/libs/hwui/Patch.h
index 0518d911d7d8a..cab0e540c82cc 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/Patch.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/Patch.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace uirenderer {
  * indices to render the vertices.
  */
 struct Patch {
-    Patch(const uint32_t xCount, const uint32_t yCount, const int8_t emptyQuads = 0);
+    Patch(const uint32_t xCount, const uint32_t yCount, const int8_t emptyQuads);
     ~Patch();
 
     void updateVertices(const float bitmapWidth, const float bitmapHeight,
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ struct Patch {
 
     void updateColorKey(const uint32_t colorKey);
     void copy(const int32_t* xDivs, const int32_t* yDivs);
-    bool matches(const int32_t* xDivs, const int32_t* yDivs, const uint32_t colorKey);
+    bool matches(const int32_t* xDivs, const int32_t* yDivs,
+            const uint32_t colorKey, const int8_t emptyQuads);
 
     GLuint meshBuffer;
     uint32_t verticesCount;
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ struct Patch {
 
 private:
     TextureVertex* mVertices;
-    bool mUploaded;
+    uint32_t mAllocatedVerticesCount;
 
     int32_t* mXDivs;
     int32_t* mYDivs;
@@ -72,8 +73,6 @@ private:
     uint32_t mYCount;
     int8_t mEmptyQuads;
 
-    void copy(const int32_t* yDivs);
-
     void generateRow(TextureVertex*& vertex, float y1, float y2,
             float v1, float v2, float stretchX, float rescaleX,
             float width, float bitmapWidth, uint32_t& quadCount);
diff --git a/libs/hwui/PatchCache.cpp b/libs/hwui/PatchCache.cpp
index 9702c3d50c1fb..8ee8f5c365b29 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/PatchCache.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/PatchCache.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ Patch* PatchCache::get(const float bitmapWidth, const float bitmapHeight,
         }
 
         mCache.add(description, mesh);
-    } else if (!mesh->matches(xDivs, yDivs, colorKey)) {
+    } else if (!mesh->matches(xDivs, yDivs, colorKey, transparentQuads)) {
         PATCH_LOGD("Patch mesh does not match, refreshing vertices");
         mesh->updateVertices(bitmapWidth, bitmapHeight, 0.0f, 0.0f, pixelWidth, pixelHeight);
     }
diff --git a/tests/HwAccelerationTest/res/drawable/patch.9.png b/tests/HwAccelerationTest/res/drawable/patch.9.png
deleted file mode 100644
index e3b3639e86f23..0000000000000
Binary files a/tests/HwAccelerationTest/res/drawable/patch.9.png and /dev/null differ