diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.h b/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.h
index 559ac875c2f89..125f1099b0569 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public:
      * If Properties::isSkiaEnabled() is true then this will return the Skia
      * grContext associated with the current RenderPipeline.
      */
-    GrContext* getGrContext() const { return mRenderPipeline->getGrContext(); }
+    GrContext* getGrContext() const { return mRenderThread.getGrContext(); }
 
     // Won't take effect until next EGLSurface creation
     void setSwapBehavior(SwapBehavior swapBehavior);
diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/EglManager.cpp b/libs/hwui/renderthread/EglManager.cpp
index beda0455c1453..ce48bc094b097 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/EglManager.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/EglManager.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #include <cutils/log.h>
 #include <cutils/properties.h>
 #include <EGL/eglext.h>
+#include <GrContextOptions.h>
+#include <gl/GrGLInterface.h>
 #include <string>
 
 #define GLES_VERSION 2
@@ -126,6 +128,17 @@ void EglManager::initialize() {
     makeCurrent(mPBufferSurface);
     DeviceInfo::initialize();
     mRenderThread.renderState().onGLContextCreated();
+
+    if (Properties::getRenderPipelineType() == RenderPipelineType::SkiaGL) {
+        sk_sp<const GrGLInterface> glInterface(GrGLCreateNativeInterface());
+        LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(!glInterface.get());
+
+        GrContextOptions options;
+        options.fDisableDistanceFieldPaths = true;
+        options.fAllowPathMaskCaching = true;
+        mRenderThread.setGrContext(GrContext::Create(GrBackend::kOpenGL_GrBackend,
+                (GrBackendContext)glInterface.get(), options));
+    }
 }
 
 void EglManager::initExtensions() {
@@ -235,6 +248,7 @@ void EglManager::destroySurface(EGLSurface surface) {
 void EglManager::destroy() {
     if (mEglDisplay == EGL_NO_DISPLAY) return;
 
+    mRenderThread.setGrContext(nullptr);
     mRenderThread.renderState().onGLContextDestroyed();
     eglDestroyContext(mEglDisplay, mEglContext);
     eglDestroySurface(mEglDisplay, mPBufferSurface);
diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/IRenderPipeline.h b/libs/hwui/renderthread/IRenderPipeline.h
index f96c2fdcfc42c..52894adf987bf 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/IRenderPipeline.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/IRenderPipeline.h
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ public:
     virtual TaskManager* getTaskManager() = 0;
     virtual bool createOrUpdateLayer(RenderNode* node,
             const DamageAccumulator& damageAccumulator) = 0;
-    virtual GrContext* getGrContext() = 0;
 
     virtual ~IRenderPipeline() {}
 };
diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/OpenGLPipeline.h b/libs/hwui/renderthread/OpenGLPipeline.h
index d024aecec2491..2f661dcfec2f1 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/OpenGLPipeline.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/OpenGLPipeline.h
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ public:
     bool createOrUpdateLayer(RenderNode* node,
             const DamageAccumulator& damageAccumulator) override;
     static void destroyLayer(RenderNode* node);
-    GrContext* getGrContext() override { return nullptr; }
 
 private:
     EglManager& mEglManager;
diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderThread.h b/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderThread.h
index 076e3d43a2c9b..c914098b0ea19 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderThread.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderThread.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "../JankTracker.h"
 #include "TimeLord.h"
 
+#include <GrContext.h>
 #include <cutils/compiler.h>
 #include <ui/DisplayInfo.h>
 #include <utils/Looper.h>
@@ -94,6 +95,9 @@ public:
 
     const DisplayInfo& mainDisplayInfo() { return mDisplayInfo; }
 
+    GrContext* getGrContext() const { return mGrContext.get(); }
+    void setGrContext(GrContext* cxt) { mGrContext.reset(cxt); }
+
 protected:
     virtual bool threadLoop() override;
 
@@ -144,6 +148,8 @@ private:
     EglManager* mEglManager;
 
     JankTracker* mJankTracker = nullptr;
+
+    sk_sp<GrContext> mGrContext;
 };
 
 } /* namespace renderthread */