diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.cpp b/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.cpp
index db4d1dc5c1585..0d091b3224ddc 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.cpp
@@ -194,8 +194,6 @@ void CanvasContext::setSurface(ANativeWindow* window, bool enableTimeout) {
     ATRACE_CALL();
 
     if (window) {
-        // Ensure the hint session is running here, away from any critical paths
-        mHintSessionWrapper.init();
         mNativeSurface = std::make_unique<ReliableSurface>(window);
         mNativeSurface->init();
         if (enableTimeout) {
@@ -1033,6 +1031,10 @@ void CanvasContext::setSyncDelayDuration(nsecs_t duration) {
     mSyncDelayDuration = duration;
 }
 
+void CanvasContext::startHintSession() {
+    mHintSessionWrapper.init();
+}
+
 } /* namespace renderthread */
 } /* namespace uirenderer */
 } /* namespace android */
diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.h b/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.h
index a274d2f2377f2..d7fe0d635b485 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/CanvasContext.h
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@ public:
 
     void setSyncDelayDuration(nsecs_t duration);
 
+    void startHintSession();
+
 private:
     CanvasContext(RenderThread& thread, bool translucent, RenderNode* rootRenderNode,
                   IContextFactory* contextFactory, std::unique_ptr<IRenderPipeline> renderPipeline,
diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderProxy.cpp b/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderProxy.cpp
index 5edb0b1dd8185..353078d37a75e 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderProxy.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderProxy.cpp
@@ -45,8 +45,12 @@ RenderProxy::RenderProxy(bool translucent, RenderNode* rootRenderNode,
     pid_t uiThreadId = pthread_gettid_np(pthread_self());
     pid_t renderThreadId = getRenderThreadTid();
     mContext = mRenderThread.queue().runSync([=, this]() -> CanvasContext* {
-        return CanvasContext::create(mRenderThread, translucent, rootRenderNode, contextFactory,
-                                     uiThreadId, renderThreadId);
+        CanvasContext* context = CanvasContext::create(mRenderThread, translucent, rootRenderNode,
+                                                       contextFactory, uiThreadId, renderThreadId);
+        if (context != nullptr) {
+            mRenderThread.queue().post([=] { context->startHintSession(); });
+        }
+        return context;
     });
     mDrawFrameTask.setContext(&mRenderThread, mContext, rootRenderNode);
 }