diff --git a/mobile/android/base/gfx/GeckoGLLayerClient.java b/mobile/android/base/gfx/GeckoGLLayerClient.java
index fcc8714b790e..570005e4e0a2 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/gfx/GeckoGLLayerClient.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/gfx/GeckoGLLayerClient.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.graphics.Point;
 import android.graphics.PointF;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
+import android.graphics.RectF;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.View;
 
@@ -51,6 +52,9 @@ public class GeckoGLLayerClient extends GeckoLayerClient
                                 implements FlexibleGLSurfaceView.Listener, VirtualLayer.Listener {
     private static final String LOGTAG = "GeckoGLLayerClient";
 
+    private LayerRenderer mLayerRenderer;
+    private boolean mLayerRendererInitialized;
+
     public GeckoGLLayerClient(Context context) {
         super(context);
     }
@@ -95,7 +99,10 @@ public class GeckoGLLayerClient extends GeckoLayerClient
     public void setLayerController(LayerController layerController) {
         super.setLayerController(layerController);
 
-        ((FlexibleGLSurfaceView)layerController.getView()).setListener(this);
+        LayerView view = layerController.getView();
+        view.setListener(this);
+
+        mLayerRenderer = new LayerRenderer(view);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -211,5 +218,25 @@ public class GeckoGLLayerClient extends GeckoLayerClient
         compositionResumeRequested();
         renderRequested();
     }
+
+    /** For Gecko to use. */
+    public LayerRenderer.Frame createFrame(float offsetX, float offsetY, float zoomFactor) {
+        // Create the shaders and textures if necessary.
+        if (!mLayerRendererInitialized) {
+            mLayerRenderer.onSurfaceCreated(null, null);
+        }
+
+        // FIXME: This geometry is surely wrong.
+        ViewportMetrics metrics = getLayerController().getViewportMetrics();
+        FloatSize pageSize = metrics.getPageSize(), screenSize = metrics.getSize();
+        RectF viewport = new RectF(offsetX, offsetY, offsetX + screenSize.width,
+                                   offsetY + screenSize.height);
+
+        // Build the contexts and create the frame.
+        Layer.RenderContext pageContext = mLayerRenderer.createContext(viewport, pageSize,
+                                                                       zoomFactor);
+        Layer.RenderContext screenContext = mLayerRenderer.createScreenContext();
+        return mLayerRenderer.createFrame(false, pageContext, screenContext);
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/gfx/LayerRenderer.java b/mobile/android/base/gfx/LayerRenderer.java
index 1f89e3c03fda..d3cd4ad464f8 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/gfx/LayerRenderer.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/gfx/LayerRenderer.java
@@ -255,7 +255,8 @@ public class LayerRenderer implements GLSurfaceView.Renderer {
      * Called whenever a new frame is about to be drawn.
      */
     public void onDrawFrame(GL10 gl) {
-        Frame frame = new Frame(true);
+        RenderContext pageContext = createPageContext(), screenContext = createScreenContext();
+        Frame frame = createFrame(true, pageContext, screenContext);
         synchronized (mView.getController()) {
             frame.beginDrawing();
             frame.drawBackground();
@@ -286,13 +287,12 @@ public class LayerRenderer implements GLSurfaceView.Renderer {
         return pixelBuffer;
     }
 
-    private RenderContext createScreenContext() {
+    public RenderContext createScreenContext() {
         LayerController layerController = mView.getController();
         IntSize viewportSize = new IntSize(layerController.getViewportSize());
         RectF viewport = new RectF(0.0f, 0.0f, viewportSize.width, viewportSize.height);
         FloatSize pageSize = new FloatSize(layerController.getPageSize());
-        return new RenderContext(viewport, pageSize, 1.0f, mPositionHandle, mTextureHandle,
-                                 mCoordBuffer);
+        return createContext(viewport, pageSize, 1.0f);
     }
 
     private RenderContext createPageContext() {
@@ -303,8 +303,12 @@ public class LayerRenderer implements GLSurfaceView.Renderer {
 
         FloatSize pageSize = new FloatSize(layerController.getPageSize());
         float zoomFactor = layerController.getZoomFactor();
-        return new RenderContext(new RectF(viewport), pageSize, zoomFactor, mPositionHandle,
-                                 mTextureHandle, mCoordBuffer);
+        return createContext(new RectF(viewport), pageSize, zoomFactor);
+    }
+
+    public RenderContext createContext(RectF viewport, FloatSize pageSize, float zoomFactor) {
+        return new RenderContext(viewport, pageSize, zoomFactor, mPositionHandle, mTextureHandle,
+                                 mCoordBuffer);
     }
 
     private Rect getPageRect() {
@@ -423,6 +427,11 @@ public class LayerRenderer implements GLSurfaceView.Renderer {
         return shader;
     }
 
+    public Frame createFrame(boolean scissor, RenderContext pageContext,
+                             RenderContext screenContext) {
+        return new Frame(scissor, pageContext, screenContext);
+    }
+
     class FadeRunnable implements Runnable {
         private boolean mStarted;
         private long mRunAt;
@@ -469,8 +478,10 @@ public class LayerRenderer implements GLSurfaceView.Renderer {
         // Whether a layer was updated.
         private boolean mUpdated;
 
-        public Frame(boolean scissor) {
+        public Frame(boolean scissor, RenderContext pageContext, RenderContext screenContext) {
             mScissor = scissor;
+            mPageContext = pageContext;
+            mScreenContext = screenContext;
         }
 
         public void beginDrawing() {
@@ -479,13 +490,10 @@ public class LayerRenderer implements GLSurfaceView.Renderer {
             TextureReaper.get().reap();
             TextureGenerator.get().fill();
 
-            LayerController controller = mView.getController();
-            mScreenContext = createScreenContext();
-
             mUpdated = true;
 
+            LayerController controller = mView.getController();
             Layer rootLayer = controller.getRoot();
-            mPageContext = createPageContext();
 
             if (!mPageContext.fuzzyEquals(mLastPageContext)) {
                 // the viewport or page changed, so show the scrollbars again
@@ -558,7 +566,7 @@ public class LayerRenderer implements GLSurfaceView.Renderer {
         }
 
         // Draws the layer the client added to us.
-        public void drawRootLayer() {
+        void drawRootLayer() {
             Layer rootLayer = mView.getController().getRoot();
             if (rootLayer != null)
                 rootLayer.draw(mPageContext);
diff --git a/widget/android/AndroidJavaWrappers.cpp b/widget/android/AndroidJavaWrappers.cpp
index 76aada2edc18..8f421eef22e2 100644
--- a/widget/android/AndroidJavaWrappers.cpp
+++ b/widget/android/AndroidJavaWrappers.cpp
@@ -120,6 +120,13 @@ jmethodID AndroidGeckoSoftwareLayerClient::jGetRenderOffsetMethod = 0;
 
 jclass AndroidGeckoGLLayerClient::jGeckoGLLayerClientClass = 0;
 jmethodID AndroidGeckoGLLayerClient::jGetViewTransformMethod = 0;
+jmethodID AndroidGeckoGLLayerClient::jCreateFrameMethod = 0;
+
+jclass AndroidLayerRendererFrame::jLayerRendererFrameClass = 0;
+jmethodID AndroidLayerRendererFrame::jBeginDrawingMethod = 0;
+jmethodID AndroidLayerRendererFrame::jDrawBackgroundMethod = 0;
+jmethodID AndroidLayerRendererFrame::jDrawForegroundMethod = 0;
+jmethodID AndroidLayerRendererFrame::jEndDrawingMethod = 0;
 
 jclass AndroidViewTransform::jViewTransformClass = 0;
 jfieldID AndroidViewTransform::jXField = 0;
@@ -162,6 +169,7 @@ mozilla::InitAndroidJavaWrappers(JNIEnv *jEnv)
     AndroidGeckoLayerClient::InitGeckoLayerClientClass(jEnv);
     AndroidGeckoSoftwareLayerClient::InitGeckoSoftwareLayerClientClass(jEnv);
     AndroidGeckoGLLayerClient::InitGeckoGLLayerClientClass(jEnv);
+    AndroidLayerRendererFrame::InitLayerRendererFrameClass(jEnv);
     AndroidViewTransform::InitViewTransformClass(jEnv);
     AndroidGeckoSurfaceView::InitGeckoSurfaceViewClass(jEnv);
 }
@@ -377,6 +385,23 @@ AndroidGeckoGLLayerClient::InitGeckoGLLayerClientClass(JNIEnv *jEnv)
 
     jGetViewTransformMethod = getMethod("getViewTransform",
                                         "()Lorg/mozilla/gecko/gfx/ViewTransform;");
+    jCreateFrameMethod = getMethod("createFrame",
+                                   "(FFF)Lorg/mozilla/gecko/gfx/LayerRenderer$Frame;");
+#endif
+}
+
+void
+AndroidLayerRendererFrame::InitLayerRendererFrameClass(JNIEnv *jEnv)
+{
+#ifdef MOZ_JAVA_COMPOSITOR
+    initInit();
+
+    jLayerRendererFrameClass = getClassGlobalRef("org/mozilla/gecko/gfx/LayerRenderer$Frame");
+
+    jBeginDrawingMethod = getMethod("beginDrawing", "()V");
+    jDrawBackgroundMethod = getMethod("drawBackground", "()V");
+    jDrawForegroundMethod = getMethod("drawForeground", "()V");
+    jEndDrawingMethod = getMethod("endDrawing", "()V");
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -666,6 +691,13 @@ AndroidGeckoGLLayerClient::Init(jobject jobj)
     AndroidBridge::Bridge()->SetViewTransformGetter(mViewTransformGetter);
 }
 
+void
+AndroidLayerRendererFrame::Init(jobject jobj)
+{
+    NS_ASSERTION(wrapped_obj == nsnull, "Init called on non-null wrapped_obj!");
+    wrapped_obj = jobj;
+}
+
 void
 AndroidViewTransform::Init(jobject jobj)
 {
@@ -880,6 +912,70 @@ AndroidGeckoGLLayerClient::GetViewTransform(AndroidViewTransform& aViewTransform
     aViewTransform.Init(viewTransformJObj);
 }
 
+void
+AndroidGeckoGLLayerClient::CreateFrame(AndroidLayerRendererFrame& aFrame,
+                                       float aXOffset, float aYOffset, float aZoomFactor)
+{
+    JNIEnv *env = GetJNIForThread();
+    NS_ABORT_IF_FALSE(env, "No JNI environment at CreateFrame()!");
+    if (!env) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    jobject frameJObj = env->CallObjectMethod(wrapped_obj, jCreateFrameMethod, aXOffset, aYOffset,
+                                              aZoomFactor);
+    NS_ABORT_IF_FALSE(frameJObj, "No frame object!");
+    aFrame.Init(frameJObj);
+}
+
+void
+AndroidLayerRendererFrame::BeginDrawing()
+{
+    JNIEnv *env = GetJNIForThread();
+    NS_ABORT_IF_FALSE(env, "No JNI environment at BeginDrawing()!");
+    if (!env) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    env->CallVoidMethod(wrapped_obj, jBeginDrawingMethod);
+}
+
+void
+AndroidLayerRendererFrame::DrawBackground()
+{
+    JNIEnv *env = GetJNIForThread();
+    NS_ABORT_IF_FALSE(env, "No JNI environment at DrawBackground()!");
+    if (!env) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    env->CallVoidMethod(wrapped_obj, jDrawBackgroundMethod);
+}
+
+void
+AndroidLayerRendererFrame::DrawForeground()
+{
+    JNIEnv *env = GetJNIForThread();
+    NS_ABORT_IF_FALSE(env, "No JNI environment at DrawForeground()!");
+    if (!env) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    env->CallVoidMethod(wrapped_obj, jDrawForegroundMethod);
+}
+
+void
+AndroidLayerRendererFrame::EndDrawing()
+{
+    JNIEnv *env = GetJNIForThread();
+    NS_ABORT_IF_FALSE(env, "No JNI environment at EndDrawing()!");
+    if (!env) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    env->CallVoidMethod(wrapped_obj, jEndDrawingMethod);
+}
+
 float
 AndroidViewTransform::GetX()
 {
diff --git a/widget/android/AndroidJavaWrappers.h b/widget/android/AndroidJavaWrappers.h
index 499731e2fa4b..eb5c4fb72640 100644
--- a/widget/android/AndroidJavaWrappers.h
+++ b/widget/android/AndroidJavaWrappers.h
@@ -237,6 +237,25 @@ private:
     static jfieldID jScaleField;
 };
 
+class AndroidLayerRendererFrame : public WrappedJavaObject {
+public:
+    static void InitLayerRendererFrameClass(JNIEnv *jEnv);
+
+    void Init(jobject jobj);
+
+    void BeginDrawing();
+    void DrawBackground();
+    void DrawForeground();
+    void EndDrawing();
+
+private:
+    static jclass jLayerRendererFrameClass;
+    static jmethodID jBeginDrawingMethod;
+    static jmethodID jDrawBackgroundMethod;
+    static jmethodID jDrawForegroundMethod;
+    static jmethodID jEndDrawingMethod;
+};
+
 class AndroidGeckoGLLayerClient : public AndroidGeckoLayerClient {
 public:
     static void InitGeckoGLLayerClientClass(JNIEnv *jEnv);
@@ -250,10 +269,13 @@ public:
     : mViewTransformGetter(*this) { Init(jobj); }
 
     void GetViewTransform(AndroidViewTransform& aViewTransform);
+    void CreateFrame(AndroidLayerRendererFrame& aFrame, float aXOffset, float aYOffset,
+                     float aZoomFactor);
 
 private:
     static jclass jGeckoGLLayerClientClass;
     static jmethodID jGetViewTransformMethod;
+    static jmethodID jCreateFrameMethod;
 
     AndroidGeckoGLLayerClientViewTransformGetter mViewTransformGetter;
 };