diff --git a/core/java/android/view/SurfaceView.java b/core/java/android/view/SurfaceView.java
index 70ec2d42b59ba..6eba83fee48c9 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/SurfaceView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/SurfaceView.java
@@ -1083,7 +1083,12 @@ public class SurfaceView extends View implements ViewRootImpl.SurfaceChangedCall
 
                 if (creating) {
                     updateOpaqueFlag();
-                    mDeferredDestroySurfaceControl = createSurfaceControls(viewRoot);
+                    final String name = "SurfaceView[" + viewRoot.getTitle().toString() + "]";
+                    if (mUseBlastAdapter) {
+                        createBlastSurfaceControls(viewRoot, name);
+                    } else {
+                        mDeferredDestroySurfaceControl = createSurfaceControls(viewRoot, name);
+                    }
                 } else if (mSurfaceControl == null) {
                     return;
                 }
@@ -1220,53 +1225,77 @@ public class SurfaceView extends View implements ViewRootImpl.SurfaceChangedCall
      * out, the old surface can be persevered until the new one has drawn by keeping the reference
      * of the old SurfaceControl alive.
      */
-    private SurfaceControl createSurfaceControls(ViewRootImpl viewRoot) {
-        final String name = "SurfaceView[" + viewRoot.getTitle().toString() + "]";
-
-        SurfaceControl.Builder builder = new SurfaceControl.Builder(mSurfaceSession)
+    private SurfaceControl createSurfaceControls(ViewRootImpl viewRoot, String name) {
+        final SurfaceControl previousSurfaceControl = mSurfaceControl;
+        mSurfaceControl = new SurfaceControl.Builder(mSurfaceSession)
                 .setName(name)
                 .setLocalOwnerView(this)
                 .setParent(viewRoot.getBoundsLayer())
-                .setCallsite("SurfaceView.updateSurface");
+                .setCallsite("SurfaceView.updateSurface")
+                .setBufferSize(mSurfaceWidth, mSurfaceHeight)
+                .setFlags(mSurfaceFlags)
+                .setFormat(mFormat)
+                .build();
+        mBackgroundControl = createBackgroundControl(name);
+        return previousSurfaceControl;
+    }
 
-        final SurfaceControl previousSurfaceControl;
-        if (mUseBlastAdapter) {
-            mSurfaceControl = builder
+    private SurfaceControl createBackgroundControl(String name) {
+        return new SurfaceControl.Builder(mSurfaceSession)
+        .setName("Background for " + name)
+        .setLocalOwnerView(this)
+        .setOpaque(true)
+        .setColorLayer()
+        .setParent(mSurfaceControl)
+        .setCallsite("SurfaceView.updateSurface")
+        .build();
+    }
+
+    // We don't recreate the surface controls but only recreate the adapter. Since the blast layer
+    // is still alive, the old buffers will continue to be presented until replaced by buffers from
+    // the new adapter. This means we do not need to track the old surface control and destroy it
+    // after the client has drawn to avoid any flickers.
+    private void createBlastSurfaceControls(ViewRootImpl viewRoot, String name) {
+        if (mSurfaceControl == null) {
+            mSurfaceControl = new SurfaceControl.Builder(mSurfaceSession)
+                    .setName(name)
+                    .setLocalOwnerView(this)
+                    .setParent(viewRoot.getBoundsLayer())
+                    .setCallsite("SurfaceView.updateSurface")
                     .setContainerLayer()
                     .build();
-            previousSurfaceControl = mBlastSurfaceControl;
+        }
+
+        if (mBlastSurfaceControl == null) {
             mBlastSurfaceControl = new SurfaceControl.Builder(mSurfaceSession)
                     .setName(name + "(BLAST)")
                     .setLocalOwnerView(this)
-                    .setBufferSize(mSurfaceWidth, mSurfaceHeight)
                     .setParent(mSurfaceControl)
                     .setFlags(mSurfaceFlags)
                     .setHidden(false)
                     .setBLASTLayer()
                     .setCallsite("SurfaceView.updateSurface")
                     .build();
-            mBlastBufferQueue = new BLASTBufferQueue(name, mBlastSurfaceControl, mSurfaceWidth,
-                    mSurfaceHeight, mFormat, true /* TODO */);
         } else {
-            previousSurfaceControl = mSurfaceControl;
-            mSurfaceControl = builder
-                    .setBufferSize(mSurfaceWidth, mSurfaceHeight)
-                    .setFlags(mSurfaceFlags)
-                    .setFormat(mFormat)
-                    .build();
-            mBlastSurfaceControl = null;
-            mBlastBufferQueue = null;
+            // update blast layer
+            mTmpTransaction
+                    .setOpaque(mBlastSurfaceControl, (mSurfaceFlags & SurfaceControl.OPAQUE) != 0)
+                    .setSecure(mBlastSurfaceControl, (mSurfaceFlags & SurfaceControl.SECURE) != 0)
+                    .show(mBlastSurfaceControl)
+                    .apply();
         }
-        mBackgroundControl = new SurfaceControl.Builder(mSurfaceSession)
-            .setName("Background for " + name)
-            .setLocalOwnerView(this)
-            .setOpaque(true)
-            .setColorLayer()
-            .setParent(mSurfaceControl)
-            .setCallsite("SurfaceView.updateSurface")
-            .build();
 
-        return previousSurfaceControl;
+        if (mBackgroundControl == null) {
+            mBackgroundControl = createBackgroundControl(name);
+        }
+
+        // Always recreate the IGBP for compatibility. This can be optimized in the future but
+        // the behavior change will need to be gated by SDK version.
+        if (mBlastBufferQueue != null) {
+            mBlastBufferQueue.destroy();
+        }
+        mBlastBufferQueue = new BLASTBufferQueue(name, mBlastSurfaceControl, mSurfaceWidth,
+                mSurfaceHeight, mFormat, true /* TODO */);
     }
 
     private void onDrawFinished() {