diff --git a/core/java/android/view/ThreadedRenderer.java b/core/java/android/view/ThreadedRenderer.java
index 9c7fa25f10d41..0bf99d3bb3e36 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/ThreadedRenderer.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/ThreadedRenderer.java
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ public class ThreadedRenderer extends HardwareRenderer {
 
     @Override
     boolean loadSystemProperties() {
-        return false;
+        return nLoadSystemProperties(mNativeProxy);
     }
 
     private void updateRootDisplayList(View view, HardwareDrawCallbacks callbacks) {
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ public class ThreadedRenderer extends HardwareRenderer {
     private static native void nDeleteProxy(long nativeProxy);
 
     private static native void nSetFrameInterval(long nativeProxy, long frameIntervalNanos);
+    private static native boolean nLoadSystemProperties(long nativeProxy);
 
     private static native boolean nInitialize(long nativeProxy, Surface window);
     private static native void nUpdateSurface(long nativeProxy, Surface window);
diff --git a/core/jni/android_view_ThreadedRenderer.cpp b/core/jni/android_view_ThreadedRenderer.cpp
index cd0ed8c961f59..6ff28e305a0e7 100644
--- a/core/jni/android_view_ThreadedRenderer.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android_view_ThreadedRenderer.cpp
@@ -158,6 +158,12 @@ static void android_view_ThreadedRenderer_setFrameInterval(JNIEnv* env, jobject
     proxy->setFrameInterval(frameIntervalNanos);
 }
 
+static jboolean android_view_ThreadedRenderer_loadSystemProperties(JNIEnv* env, jobject clazz,
+        jlong proxyPtr) {
+    RenderProxy* proxy = reinterpret_cast<RenderProxy*>(proxyPtr);
+    return proxy->loadSystemProperties();
+}
+
 static jboolean android_view_ThreadedRenderer_initialize(JNIEnv* env, jobject clazz,
         jlong proxyPtr, jobject jsurface) {
     RenderProxy* proxy = reinterpret_cast<RenderProxy*>(proxyPtr);
@@ -268,6 +274,7 @@ static JNINativeMethod gMethods[] = {
     { "nCreateProxy", "(ZJ)J", (void*) android_view_ThreadedRenderer_createProxy },
     { "nDeleteProxy", "(J)V", (void*) android_view_ThreadedRenderer_deleteProxy },
     { "nSetFrameInterval", "(JJ)V", (void*) android_view_ThreadedRenderer_setFrameInterval },
+    { "nLoadSystemProperties", "(J)Z", (void*) android_view_ThreadedRenderer_loadSystemProperties },
     { "nInitialize", "(JLandroid/view/Surface;)Z", (void*) android_view_ThreadedRenderer_initialize },
     { "nUpdateSurface", "(JLandroid/view/Surface;)V", (void*) android_view_ThreadedRenderer_updateSurface },
     { "nPauseSurface", "(JLandroid/view/Surface;)V", (void*) android_view_ThreadedRenderer_pauseSurface },
diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderProxy.cpp b/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderProxy.cpp
index 31bb61a6f75d5..c2806fa690cdf 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderProxy.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderProxy.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,19 @@ void RenderProxy::setFrameInterval(nsecs_t frameIntervalNanos) {
     post(task);
 }
 
+CREATE_BRIDGE0(loadSystemProperties) {
+    bool needsRedraw = false;
+    if (Caches::hasInstance()) {
+        needsRedraw = Caches::getInstance().initProperties();
+    }
+    return (void*) needsRedraw;
+}
+
+bool RenderProxy::loadSystemProperties() {
+    SETUP_TASK(loadSystemProperties);
+    return (bool) postAndWait(task);
+}
+
 CREATE_BRIDGE2(initialize, CanvasContext* context, EGLNativeWindowType window) {
     return (void*) args->context->initialize(args->window);
 }
diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderProxy.h b/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderProxy.h
index 984cc65ef7009..013c3bdc53f35 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderProxy.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderProxy.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ public:
     ANDROID_API virtual ~RenderProxy();
 
     ANDROID_API void setFrameInterval(nsecs_t frameIntervalNanos);
+    ANDROID_API bool loadSystemProperties();
 
     ANDROID_API bool initialize(const sp<ANativeWindow>& window);
     ANDROID_API void updateSurface(const sp<ANativeWindow>& window);