diff --git a/libs/hwui/hwui/ImageDecoder.cpp b/libs/hwui/hwui/ImageDecoder.cpp
index ade63e5b832c8..5d9fad5b676e1 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/hwui/ImageDecoder.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/hwui/ImageDecoder.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ sk_sp<SkColorSpace> ImageDecoder::getDefaultColorSpace() const {
     return SkColorSpace::MakeSRGB();
 }
 
-ImageDecoder::ImageDecoder(std::unique_ptr<SkAndroidCodec> codec, sk_sp<SkPngChunkReader> peeker)
+ImageDecoder::ImageDecoder(std::unique_ptr<SkAndroidCodec> codec, sk_sp<SkPngChunkReader> peeker,
+                           SkCodec::ZeroInitialized zeroInit)
     : mCodec(std::move(codec))
     , mPeeker(std::move(peeker))
     , mDecodeSize(mCodec->codec()->dimensions())
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ ImageDecoder::ImageDecoder(std::unique_ptr<SkAndroidCodec> codec, sk_sp<SkPngChu
     mTargetSize = swapWidthHeight() ? SkISize { mDecodeSize.height(), mDecodeSize.width() }
                                     : mDecodeSize;
     this->rewind();
+    mOptions.fZeroInitialized = zeroInit;
 }
 
 ImageDecoder::~ImageDecoder() = default;
@@ -446,10 +448,17 @@ SkCodec::Result ImageDecoder::decode(void* pixels, size_t rowBytes) {
                 ALOGE("Failed to invert matrix!");
             }
         }
+
+        // Even if the client did not provide zero initialized memory, the
+        // memory we decode into is.
+        mOptions.fZeroInitialized = SkCodec::kYes_ZeroInitialized;
     }
 
     auto result = mCodec->getAndroidPixels(decodeInfo, decodePixels, decodeRowBytes, &mOptions);
 
+    // The next call to decode() may not provide zero initialized memory.
+    mOptions.fZeroInitialized = SkCodec::kNo_ZeroInitialized;
+
     if (scale || handleOrigin || mCropRect) {
         SkBitmap scaledBm;
         if (!scaledBm.installPixels(outputInfo, pixels, rowBytes)) {
diff --git a/libs/hwui/hwui/ImageDecoder.h b/libs/hwui/hwui/ImageDecoder.h
index cbfffd5e9291d..cef2233fc3715 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/hwui/ImageDecoder.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/hwui/ImageDecoder.h
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ public:
     std::unique_ptr<SkAndroidCodec> mCodec;
     sk_sp<SkPngChunkReader> mPeeker;
 
-    ImageDecoder(std::unique_ptr<SkAndroidCodec> codec,
-                 sk_sp<SkPngChunkReader> peeker = nullptr);
+    ImageDecoder(std::unique_ptr<SkAndroidCodec> codec, sk_sp<SkPngChunkReader> peeker = nullptr,
+                 SkCodec::ZeroInitialized zeroInit = SkCodec::kNo_ZeroInitialized);
     ~ImageDecoder();
 
     SkISize getSampledDimensions(int sampleSize) const;
diff --git a/libs/hwui/jni/ImageDecoder.cpp b/libs/hwui/jni/ImageDecoder.cpp
index ad7741b61e9f4..f7b8c014be6e4 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/jni/ImageDecoder.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/jni/ImageDecoder.cpp
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ static jobject native_create(JNIEnv* env, std::unique_ptr<SkStream> stream,
     }
 
     const bool isNinePatch = peeker->mPatch != nullptr;
-    ImageDecoder* decoder = new ImageDecoder(std::move(androidCodec), std::move(peeker));
+    ImageDecoder* decoder = new ImageDecoder(std::move(androidCodec), std::move(peeker),
+                                             SkCodec::kYes_ZeroInitialized);
     return env->NewObject(gImageDecoder_class, gImageDecoder_constructorMethodID,
                           reinterpret_cast<jlong>(decoder), decoder->width(), decoder->height(),
                           animated, isNinePatch);