diff --git a/flow/skia_gpu_object.cc b/flow/skia_gpu_object.cc
index bf1b0a1d2a779..4ac7d31ed8c3e 100644
--- a/flow/skia_gpu_object.cc
+++ b/flow/skia_gpu_object.cc
@@ -6,12 +6,16 @@
 
 #include "flutter/fml/message_loop.h"
 
+#include <chrono>
+
 namespace flutter {
 
 SkiaUnrefQueue::SkiaUnrefQueue(fml::RefPtr<fml::TaskRunner> task_runner,
-                               fml::TimeDelta delay)
+                               fml::TimeDelta delay,
+                               fml::WeakPtr<GrContext> context)
     : task_runner_(std::move(task_runner)),
       drain_delay_(delay),
+      context_(context),
       drain_pending_(false) {}
 
 SkiaUnrefQueue::~SkiaUnrefQueue() {
@@ -39,6 +43,9 @@ void SkiaUnrefQueue::Drain() {
   for (SkRefCnt* skia_object : skia_objects) {
     skia_object->unref();
   }
+  if (context_) {
+    context_->performDeferredCleanup(std::chrono::milliseconds(250));
+  }
 }
 
 }  // namespace flutter
diff --git a/flow/skia_gpu_object.h b/flow/skia_gpu_object.h
index 4c079af96ee95..77de3d7522478 100644
--- a/flow/skia_gpu_object.h
+++ b/flow/skia_gpu_object.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "flutter/fml/memory/weak_ptr.h"
 #include "flutter/fml/task_runner.h"
 #include "third_party/skia/include/core/SkRefCnt.h"
+#include "third_party/skia/include/gpu/GrContext.h"
 
 namespace flutter {
 
@@ -31,12 +32,14 @@ class SkiaUnrefQueue : public fml::RefCountedThreadSafe<SkiaUnrefQueue> {
  private:
   const fml::RefPtr<fml::TaskRunner> task_runner_;
   const fml::TimeDelta drain_delay_;
+  const fml::WeakPtr<GrContext> context_;
   std::mutex mutex_;
   std::deque<SkRefCnt*> objects_;
   bool drain_pending_;
 
   SkiaUnrefQueue(fml::RefPtr<fml::TaskRunner> task_runner,
-                 fml::TimeDelta delay);
+                 fml::TimeDelta delay,
+                 fml::WeakPtr<GrContext> context);
 
   ~SkiaUnrefQueue();
 
diff --git a/shell/common/shell_io_manager.cc b/shell/common/shell_io_manager.cc
index f1155c2e883a0..3817b72e89838 100644
--- a/shell/common/shell_io_manager.cc
+++ b/shell/common/shell_io_manager.cc
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ ShellIOManager::ShellIOManager(
                             : nullptr),
       unref_queue_(fml::MakeRefCounted<flutter::SkiaUnrefQueue>(
           std::move(unref_queue_task_runner),
-          fml::TimeDelta::FromMilliseconds(250))),
+          fml::TimeDelta::FromMilliseconds(250),
+          resource_context_weak_factory_->GetWeakPtr())),
       weak_factory_(this) {
   if (!resource_context_) {
 #ifndef OS_FUCHSIA