diff --git a/libs/hwui/Android.mk b/libs/hwui/Android.mk
index c0f79df..e032ae4 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/Android.mk
+++ b/libs/hwui/Android.mk
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 		Dither.cpp \
 		FboCache.cpp \
 		GradientCache.cpp \
+		Layer.cpp \
 		LayerCache.cpp \
 		LayerRenderer.cpp \
 		Matrix.cpp \
diff --git a/libs/hwui/DisplayListRenderer.cpp b/libs/hwui/DisplayListRenderer.cpp
index 2de70d462..3e3121e 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/DisplayListRenderer.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/DisplayListRenderer.cpp
@@ -1004,29 +1004,39 @@
             }
             break;
             case DrawLayer: {
+                int oldAlpha = -1;
                 Layer* layer = (Layer*) getInt();
                 float x = getFloat();
                 float y = getFloat();
                 SkPaint* paint = getPaint(renderer);
-                if (mCaching) {
-                    paint->setAlpha(mMultipliedAlpha);
+                if (mCaching && mMultipliedAlpha < 255) {
+                    oldAlpha = layer->getAlpha();
+                    layer->setAlpha(mMultipliedAlpha);
                 }
                 DISPLAY_LIST_LOGD("%s%s %p, %.2f, %.2f, %p", (char*) indent, OP_NAMES[op],
                         layer, x, y, paint);
                 drawGlStatus |= renderer.drawLayer(layer, x, y, paint);
+                if (oldAlpha >= 0) {
+                    layer->setAlpha(oldAlpha);
+                }
             }
             break;
             case DrawBitmap: {
+                int oldAlpha = -1;
                 SkBitmap* bitmap = getBitmap();
                 float x = getFloat();
                 float y = getFloat();
                 SkPaint* paint = getPaint(renderer);
-                if (mCaching) {
+                if (mCaching && mMultipliedAlpha < 255) {
+                    oldAlpha = paint->getAlpha();
                     paint->setAlpha(mMultipliedAlpha);
                 }
                 DISPLAY_LIST_LOGD("%s%s %p, %.2f, %.2f, %p", (char*) indent, OP_NAMES[op],
                         bitmap, x, y, paint);
                 drawGlStatus |= renderer.drawBitmap(bitmap, x, y, paint);
+                if (oldAlpha >= 0) {
+                    paint->setAlpha(oldAlpha);
+                }
             }
             break;
             case DrawBitmapMatrix: {
diff --git a/libs/hwui/Layer.cpp b/libs/hwui/Layer.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31e169b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/hwui/Layer.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#define LOG_TAG "OpenGLRenderer"
+
+#include <utils/Log.h>
+
+#include "Layer.h"
+#include "OpenGLRenderer.h"
+#include "Caches.h"
+
+namespace android {
+namespace uirenderer {
+
+Layer::~Layer() {
+    if (mesh) delete mesh;
+    if (meshIndices) delete meshIndices;
+    if (colorFilter) Caches::getInstance().resourceCache.decrementRefcount(colorFilter);
+}
+
+void Layer::setPaint(SkPaint* paint) {
+    OpenGLRenderer::getAlphaAndModeDirect(paint, &alpha, &mode);
+}
+
+void Layer::setColorFilter(SkiaColorFilter* filter) {
+    if (colorFilter) {
+        Caches::getInstance().resourceCache.decrementRefcount(colorFilter);
+    }
+    colorFilter = filter;
+    if (colorFilter) {
+        Caches::getInstance().resourceCache.incrementRefcount(colorFilter);
+    }
+}
+
+
+
+}; // namespace uirenderer
+}; // namespace android
diff --git a/libs/hwui/Layer.h b/libs/hwui/Layer.h
index f243177..76da671 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/Layer.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/Layer.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
  * A layer has dimensions and is backed by an OpenGL texture or FBO.
  */
 struct Layer {
+
     Layer(const uint32_t layerWidth, const uint32_t layerHeight) {
         mesh = NULL;
         meshIndices = NULL;
@@ -60,10 +61,7 @@
         displayList = NULL;
     }
 
-    ~Layer() {
-        if (mesh) delete mesh;
-        if (meshIndices) delete meshIndices;
-    }
+    ~Layer();
 
     /**
      * Sets this layer's region to a rectangle. Computes the appropriate
@@ -106,6 +104,8 @@
         texture.height = height;
     }
 
+    ANDROID_API void setPaint(SkPaint* paint);
+
     inline void setBlend(bool blend) {
         texture.blend = blend;
     }
@@ -191,9 +191,7 @@
         return colorFilter;
     }
 
-    inline void setColorFilter(SkiaColorFilter* filter) {
-        colorFilter = filter;
-    }
+    ANDROID_API void setColorFilter(SkiaColorFilter* filter);
 
     inline void bindTexture() {
         glBindTexture(renderTarget, texture.id);
diff --git a/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.cpp b/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.cpp
index b66c898..05c7809 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.cpp
@@ -2593,17 +2593,13 @@
 
     mCaches.activeTexture(0);
 
-    int alpha;
-    SkXfermode::Mode mode;
-    getAlphaAndMode(paint, &alpha, &mode);
-
-    layer->setAlpha(alpha, mode);
-
     if (CC_LIKELY(!layer->region.isEmpty())) {
         if (layer->region.isRect()) {
             composeLayerRect(layer, layer->regionRect);
         } else if (layer->mesh) {
-            const float a = alpha / 255.0f;
+            const float a = layer->getAlpha() / 255.0f;
+            SkiaColorFilter *oldFilter = mColorFilter;
+            mColorFilter = layer->getColorFilter();
 
             setupDraw();
             setupDrawWithTexture();
@@ -2633,6 +2629,8 @@
 
             finishDrawTexture();
 
+            mColorFilter = oldFilter;
+
 #if DEBUG_LAYERS_AS_REGIONS
             drawRegionRects(layer->region);
 #endif
diff --git a/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.h b/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.h
index f2b5f0a..7f9405f 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/OpenGLRenderer.h
@@ -227,6 +227,32 @@
      */
     void endMark() const;
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the alpha and xfermode out of a paint object. If the paint is null
+     * alpha will be 255 and the xfermode will be SRC_OVER. This method does
+     * not multiply the paint's alpha by the current snapshot's alpha.
+     *
+     * @param paint The paint to extract values from
+     * @param alpha Where to store the resulting alpha
+     * @param mode Where to store the resulting xfermode
+     */
+    static inline void getAlphaAndModeDirect(SkPaint* paint, int* alpha, SkXfermode::Mode* mode) {
+        if (paint) {
+            *mode = getXfermode(paint->getXfermode());
+
+            // Skia draws using the color's alpha channel if < 255
+            // Otherwise, it uses the paint's alpha
+            int color = paint->getColor();
+            *alpha = (color >> 24) & 0xFF;
+            if (*alpha == 255) {
+                *alpha = paint->getAlpha();
+            }
+        } else {
+            *mode = SkXfermode::kSrcOver_Mode;
+            *alpha = 255;
+        }
+    }
+
 protected:
     /**
      * Compose the layer defined in the current snapshot with the layer
@@ -291,32 +317,6 @@
     inline void getAlphaAndMode(SkPaint* paint, int* alpha, SkXfermode::Mode* mode);
 
     /**
-     * Gets the alpha and xfermode out of a paint object. If the paint is null
-     * alpha will be 255 and the xfermode will be SRC_OVER. This method does
-     * not multiply the paint's alpha by the current snapshot's alpha.
-     *
-     * @param paint The paint to extract values from
-     * @param alpha Where to store the resulting alpha
-     * @param mode Where to store the resulting xfermode
-     */
-    static inline void getAlphaAndModeDirect(SkPaint* paint, int* alpha, SkXfermode::Mode* mode) {
-        if (paint) {
-            *mode = getXfermode(paint->getXfermode());
-
-            // Skia draws using the color's alpha channel if < 255
-            // Otherwise, it uses the paint's alpha
-            int color = paint->getColor();
-            *alpha = (color >> 24) & 0xFF;
-            if (*alpha == 255) {
-                *alpha = paint->getAlpha();
-            }
-        } else {
-            *mode = SkXfermode::kSrcOver_Mode;
-            *alpha = 255;
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
      * Safely retrieves the mode from the specified xfermode. If the specified
      * xfermode is null, the mode is assumed to be SkXfermode::kSrcOver_Mode.
      */