diff --git a/core/java/android/view/Overlay.java b/core/java/android/view/Overlay.java
index f15d4d2..210bc31 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/Overlay.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/Overlay.java
@@ -20,11 +20,7 @@
 /**
  * An overlay is an extra layer that sits on top of a View (the "host view") which is drawn after
  * all other content in that view (including children, if the view is a ViewGroup). Interaction
- * with the overlay layer is done in terms of adding/removing views and drawables. Invalidation and
- * redrawing of the overlay layer (and its host view) is handled differently for views versus
- * drawables in the overlay. Views invalidate themselves as usual, causing appropriate redrawing
- * to occur automatically. Drawables, on the other hand, do not manage invalidation, so changes to
- * drawable objects should be accompanied by appropriate calls to invalidate() on the host view.
+ * with the overlay layer is done in terms of adding/removing views and drawables.
  *
  * @see android.view.View#getOverlay()
  */
@@ -33,9 +29,7 @@
     /**
      * Adds a Drawable to the overlay. The bounds of the drawable should be relative to
      * the host view. Any drawable added to the overlay should be removed when it is no longer
-     * needed or no longer visible. There is no automatic invalidation of the host view; changes to
-     * the drawable should be accompanied by appropriate invalidation calls to the host view
-     * to cause the proper area of the view, and the overlay, to be redrawn.
+     * needed or no longer visible.
      *
      * @param drawable The Drawable to be added to the overlay. This drawable will be
      * drawn when the view redraws its overlay.
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/ViewOverlay.java b/core/java/android/view/ViewOverlay.java
index 8c2ab9d..939377d 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/ViewOverlay.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/ViewOverlay.java
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
  * ViewOverlay is a container that View uses to host all objects (views and drawables) that
  * are added to its "overlay", gotten through {@link View#getOverlay()}. Views and drawables are
  * added to the overlay via the add/remove methods in this class. These views and drawables are
- * then drawn whenever the view itself is drawn, after which it will draw its overlay (if it
- * exists).
+ * drawn whenever the view itself is drawn; first the view draws its own content (and children,
+ * if it is a ViewGroup), then it draws its overlay (if it has one).
  *
  * Besides managing and drawing the list of drawables, this class serves two purposes:
  * (1) it noops layout calls because children are absolutely positioned and
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
             // Make each drawable unique in the overlay; can't add it more than once
             mDrawables.add(drawable);
             invalidate(drawable.getBounds());
+            drawable.setCallback(this);
         }
     }
 
@@ -73,10 +74,16 @@
         if (mDrawables != null) {
             mDrawables.remove(drawable);
             invalidate(drawable.getBounds());
+            drawable.setCallback(null);
         }
     }
 
     @Override
+    public void invalidateDrawable(Drawable drawable) {
+        invalidate(drawable.getBounds());
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public void add(View child) {
         super.addView(child);
     }
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/Drawable.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/Drawable.java
index 37f2250..c90f400 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/Drawable.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/Drawable.java
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@
 
         if (oldBounds.left != left || oldBounds.top != top ||
                 oldBounds.right != right || oldBounds.bottom != bottom) {
+            if (!oldBounds.isEmpty()) {
+                // first invalidate the previous bounds
+                invalidateSelf();
+            }
             mBounds.set(left, top, right, bottom);
             onBoundsChange(mBounds);
         }