diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/ComposeShader.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/ComposeShader.java
index e107ea724377d..0b1141a0e5052 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/ComposeShader.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/ComposeShader.java
@@ -76,6 +76,16 @@ public class ComposeShader extends Shader {
                 mShaderA.getNativeInstance(), mShaderB.getNativeInstance(), mPorterDuffMode);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    void verifyNativeInstance() {
+        if (mShaderA.getNativeInstance() != mNativeInstanceShaderA
+                || mShaderB.getNativeInstance() != mNativeInstanceShaderB) {
+            // Child shader native instance has been updated,
+            // so our cached native instance is no longer valid - discard it
+            discardNativeInstance();
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * @hide
      */
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/Shader.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/Shader.java
index c7447575bd8f2..8410ab2a1e028 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/Shader.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/Shader.java
@@ -105,13 +105,20 @@ public class Shader {
         return 0;
     }
 
-    private void discardNativeInstance() {
+    void discardNativeInstance() {
         if (mNativeInstance != 0) {
             nativeSafeUnref(mNativeInstance);
             mNativeInstance = 0;
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Callback for subclasses to call {@link #discardNativeInstance()} if the most recently
+     * constructed native instance is no longer valid.
+     */
+    void verifyNativeInstance() {
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void finalize() throws Throwable {
         try {
@@ -148,6 +155,9 @@ public class Shader {
             throw new IllegalStateException("attempting to use a finalized Shader");
         }
 
+        // verify mNativeInstance is valid
+        verifyNativeInstance();
+
         if (mNativeInstance == 0) {
             mNativeInstance = createNativeInstance(mLocalMatrix == null
                     ? 0 : mLocalMatrix.native_instance);