diff --git a/include/core/SkXfermode.h b/include/core/SkXfermode.h
index 155d3f8..506f336 100644
--- a/include/core/SkXfermode.h
+++ b/include/core/SkXfermode.h
@@ -115,10 +115,10 @@
         kLastMode = kExclusion_Mode
     };
 
-    /** If the xfermode is one of the modes in the Mode enum, then asMode()
-        returns true and sets (if not null) mode accordingly.
-        This is a better version of IsMode(), which is only able to report
-        about modes that are expressible as coefficients.
+    /**
+     *  If the xfermode is one of the modes in the Mode enum, then asMode()
+     *  returns true and sets (if not null) mode accordingly. Otherwise it
+     *  returns false and ignores the mode parameter.
      */
     virtual bool asMode(Mode* mode);
 
@@ -138,10 +138,9 @@
       */
     static SkXfermodeProc16 GetProc16(Mode mode, SkColor srcColor);
 
-    /** If the specified xfermode advertises itself as one of the porterduff
-        modes (via SkXfermode::Coeff), return true and if not null, set mode
-        to the corresponding porterduff mode. If it is not recognized as a one,
-        return false and ignore the mode parameter.
+    /**
+     *  The same as calling xfermode->asMode(mode), except that this also checks
+     *  if the xfermode is NULL, and if so, treats its as kSrcOver_Mode.
      */
     static bool IsMode(SkXfermode*, Mode* mode);
 
@@ -189,7 +188,6 @@
     // overrides from SkFlattenable
     virtual Factory getFactory() { return CreateProc; }
     virtual void    flatten(SkFlattenableWriteBuffer&);
-    virtual bool asMode(SkXfermode::Mode* mode);
 
 protected:
     SkProcXfermode(SkFlattenableReadBuffer&);
diff --git a/src/core/SkXfermode.cpp b/src/core/SkXfermode.cpp
index 9d54bf6..87d6078 100644
--- a/src/core/SkXfermode.cpp
+++ b/src/core/SkXfermode.cpp
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@
 }
 
 bool SkXfermode::asMode(Mode* mode) {
-    return IsMode(this, mode);
+    return false;
 }
 
 SkPMColor SkXfermode::xferColor(SkPMColor src, SkPMColor dst) {
@@ -706,28 +706,31 @@
     buffer.writeFunctionPtr((void*)fProc);
 }
 
-bool SkProcXfermode::asMode(SkXfermode::Mode* mode) {
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < SK_ARRAY_COUNT(gProcCoeffs); i++) {
-        if (gProcCoeffs[i].fProc == fProc) {
-            if (mode) {
-                *mode = static_cast<Mode>(i);
-            }
-            return true;
-        }
-    }
-    return false;
-}
-
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 class SkProcCoeffXfermode : public SkProcXfermode {
 public:
-    SkProcCoeffXfermode(SkXfermodeProc proc, Coeff sc, Coeff dc)
-            : INHERITED(proc), fSrcCoeff(sc), fDstCoeff(dc) {
+    SkProcCoeffXfermode(const ProcCoeff& rec, Mode mode)
+            : INHERITED(rec.fProc) {
+        fMode = mode;
+        // these may be valid, or may be CANNOT_USE_COEFF
+        fSrcCoeff = rec.fSC;
+        fDstCoeff = rec.fDC;
     }
-    
+
+    virtual bool asMode(Mode* mode) {
+        if (mode) {
+            *mode = fMode;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
     virtual bool asCoeff(Coeff* sc, Coeff* dc) {
+        if (CANNOT_USE_COEFF == fSrcCoeff) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         if (sc) {
             *sc = fSrcCoeff;
         }
@@ -740,6 +743,7 @@
     virtual Factory getFactory() { return CreateProc; }
     virtual void flatten(SkFlattenableWriteBuffer& buffer) {
         this->INHERITED::flatten(buffer);
+        buffer.write32(fMode);
         buffer.write32(fSrcCoeff);
         buffer.write32(fDstCoeff);
     }
@@ -747,11 +751,13 @@
 protected:
     SkProcCoeffXfermode(SkFlattenableReadBuffer& buffer)
             : INHERITED(buffer) {
+        fMode = (SkXfermode::Mode)buffer.readU32();
         fSrcCoeff = (Coeff)buffer.readU32();
         fDstCoeff = (Coeff)buffer.readU32();
     }
     
 private:
+    Mode    fMode;
     Coeff   fSrcCoeff, fDstCoeff;
     
     static SkFlattenable* CreateProc(SkFlattenableReadBuffer& buffer) {
@@ -764,8 +770,7 @@
 
 class SkClearXfermode : public SkProcCoeffXfermode {
 public:
-    SkClearXfermode() : SkProcCoeffXfermode(clear_modeproc,
-                                            kZero_Coeff, kZero_Coeff) {}
+    SkClearXfermode(const ProcCoeff& rec) : SkProcCoeffXfermode(rec, kClear_Mode) {}
 
     virtual void xfer32(SK_RESTRICT SkPMColor dst[],
                         const SK_RESTRICT SkPMColor[], int count,
@@ -819,8 +824,7 @@
 
 class SkSrcXfermode : public SkProcCoeffXfermode {
 public:
-    SkSrcXfermode() : SkProcCoeffXfermode(src_modeproc,
-                                          kOne_Coeff, kZero_Coeff) {}
+    SkSrcXfermode(const ProcCoeff& rec) : SkProcCoeffXfermode(rec, kSrc_Mode) {}
 
     virtual void xfer32(SK_RESTRICT SkPMColor dst[],
                         const SK_RESTRICT SkPMColor src[], int count,
@@ -878,8 +882,7 @@
 
 class SkDstInXfermode : public SkProcCoeffXfermode {
 public:
-    SkDstInXfermode() : SkProcCoeffXfermode(dstin_modeproc,
-                                            kZero_Coeff, kSA_Coeff) {}
+    SkDstInXfermode(const ProcCoeff& rec) : SkProcCoeffXfermode(rec, kDstIn_Mode) {}
     
     virtual void xfer32(SK_RESTRICT SkPMColor dst[],
                         const SK_RESTRICT SkPMColor src[], int count,
@@ -915,8 +918,7 @@
 
 class SkDstOutXfermode : public SkProcCoeffXfermode {
 public:
-    SkDstOutXfermode() : SkProcCoeffXfermode(dstout_modeproc,
-                                             kZero_Coeff, kISA_Coeff) {}
+    SkDstOutXfermode(const ProcCoeff& rec) : SkProcCoeffXfermode(rec, kDstOut_Mode) {}
     
     virtual void xfer32(SK_RESTRICT SkPMColor dst[],
                         const SK_RESTRICT SkPMColor src[], int count,
@@ -957,29 +959,21 @@
     SkASSERT(SK_ARRAY_COUNT(gProcCoeffs) == kModeCount);
     SkASSERT((unsigned)mode < kModeCount);
 
+    const ProcCoeff& rec = gProcCoeffs[mode];
+
     switch (mode) {
         case kClear_Mode:
-            return SkNEW(SkClearXfermode);
+            return SkNEW_ARGS(SkClearXfermode, (rec));
         case kSrc_Mode:
-            return SkNEW(SkSrcXfermode);
+            return SkNEW_ARGS(SkSrcXfermode, (rec));
         case kSrcOver_Mode:
             return NULL;
         case kDstIn_Mode:
-            return SkNEW(SkDstInXfermode);
+            return SkNEW_ARGS(SkDstInXfermode, (rec));
         case kDstOut_Mode:
-            return SkNEW(SkDstOutXfermode);
-        // use the table 
-        default: {
-            const ProcCoeff& rec = gProcCoeffs[mode];
-            if ((unsigned)rec.fSC < SkXfermode::kCoeffCount &&
-                    (unsigned)rec.fDC < SkXfermode::kCoeffCount) {
-                return SkNEW_ARGS(SkProcCoeffXfermode, (rec.fProc,
-                                                        rec.fSC,
-                                                        rec.fDC));
-            } else {
-                return SkNEW_ARGS(SkProcXfermode, (rec.fProc));
-            }
-        }
+            return SkNEW_ARGS(SkDstOutXfermode, (rec));
+        default:
+            return SkNEW_ARGS(SkProcCoeffXfermode, (rec, mode));
     }
 }
 
@@ -990,25 +984,7 @@
         }
         return true;
     }
-
-    SkXfermode::Coeff sc, dc;
-    if (xfer->asCoeff(&sc, &dc)) {
-        SkASSERT((unsigned)sc < (unsigned)SkXfermode::kCoeffCount);
-        SkASSERT((unsigned)dc < (unsigned)SkXfermode::kCoeffCount);
-        
-        const ProcCoeff* rec = gProcCoeffs;
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < SK_ARRAY_COUNT(gProcCoeffs); i++) {
-            if (rec[i].fSC == sc && rec[i].fDC == dc) {
-                if (mode) {
-                    *mode = static_cast<Mode>(i);
-                }
-                return true;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    // no coefficients, or not found in our table
-    return false;
+    return xfer->asMode(mode);
 }
 
 SkXfermodeProc SkXfermode::GetProc(Mode mode) {
diff --git a/tests/XfermodeTest.cpp b/tests/XfermodeTest.cpp
index 6ab6cd7..b552ce0 100644
--- a/tests/XfermodeTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/XfermodeTest.cpp
@@ -6,16 +6,27 @@
     return 42;
 }
 
+#define ILLEGAL_MODE    ((SkXfermode::Mode)-1)
+
 static void test_asMode(skiatest::Reporter* reporter) {
     for (int mode = 0; mode <= SkXfermode::kLastMode; mode++) {
         SkXfermode* xfer = SkXfermode::Create((SkXfermode::Mode) mode);
-        SkXfermode::Mode reportedMode = (SkXfermode::Mode) -1;
-        REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter,
-                        xfer != NULL || mode == SkXfermode::kSrcOver_Mode);
+
+        SkXfermode::Mode reportedMode = ILLEGAL_MODE;
+        REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, reportedMode != mode);
+
+        // test IsMode
+        REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, SkXfermode::IsMode(xfer, &reportedMode));
+        REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, reportedMode == mode);
+
+        // repeat that test, but with asMode instead
         if (xfer) {
-          REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, xfer->asMode(&reportedMode));
-          REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, reportedMode == mode);
-          xfer->unref();
+            reportedMode = (SkXfermode::Mode) -1;
+            REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, xfer->asMode(&reportedMode));
+            REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, reportedMode == mode);
+            xfer->unref();
+        } else {
+            REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, SkXfermode::kSrcOver_Mode == mode); 
         }
     }
 
@@ -23,6 +34,8 @@
     SkXfermode::Mode reportedMode = (SkXfermode::Mode) -1;
     REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, !bogusXfer->asMode(&reportedMode));
     REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, reportedMode == -1);
+    REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, !SkXfermode::IsMode(bogusXfer, &reportedMode));
+    REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, reportedMode == -1);
     bogusXfer->unref();
 }