diff --git a/impeller/aiks/canvas_pass.cc b/impeller/aiks/canvas_pass.cc
index 09eea3934e645..cd8575f2c60e1 100644
--- a/impeller/aiks/canvas_pass.cc
+++ b/impeller/aiks/canvas_pass.cc
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 #include "impeller/aiks/canvas_pass.h"
 
 #include "impeller/entity/content_renderer.h"
+#include "impeller/geometry/path_builder.h"
+#include "impeller/renderer/command_buffer.h"
+#include "impeller/renderer/render_pass.h"
+#include "impeller/renderer/render_target.h"
 
 namespace impeller {
 
@@ -80,10 +84,59 @@ bool CanvasPass::Render(ContentRenderer& renderer,
     }
   }
   for (const auto& subpass : subpasses_) {
-    if (!subpass->Render(renderer, parent_pass)) {
+    const auto subpass_coverage = subpass->GetCoverageRect();
+
+    if (subpass_coverage.IsEmpty()) {
+      // It is not an error to have an empty subpass. But subpasses that can't
+      // create their intermediates must trip errors.
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    auto context = renderer.GetContext();
+
+    auto subpass_target = RenderTarget::CreateOffscreen(
+        *context, ISize::Ceil(subpass_coverage.size));
+
+    auto sub_command_buffer = context->CreateRenderCommandBuffer();
+
+    if (!sub_command_buffer) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    auto sub_renderpass = sub_command_buffer->CreateRenderPass(subpass_target);
+
+    if (!sub_renderpass) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!subpass) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!subpass->Render(renderer, *sub_renderpass)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!sub_renderpass->EncodeCommands(*context->GetTransientsAllocator())) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    sub_command_buffer->SubmitCommands();
+
+    auto offscreen_texture_contents = std::make_shared<TextureContents>();
+    offscreen_texture_contents->SetTexture(
+        subpass_target.GetRenderTargetTexture());
+    offscreen_texture_contents->SetSourceRect(
+        IRect::MakeSize(subpass_target.GetRenderTargetTexture()->GetSize()));
+
+    Entity entity;
+    entity.SetPath(PathBuilder{}.AddRect(subpass_coverage).CreatePath());
+    entity.SetContents(std::move(offscreen_texture_contents));
+    if (!entity.Render(renderer, parent_pass)) {
       return false;
     }
   }
+
   return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/impeller/geometry/size.h b/impeller/geometry/size.h
index 62f4529b02940..2c24c05456c9a 100644
--- a/impeller/geometry/size.h
+++ b/impeller/geometry/size.h
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ struct TSize {
 
   constexpr bool IsEmpty() const { return !IsPositive(); }
 
+  template <class U>
+  static constexpr TSize Ceil(const TSize<U>& other) {
+    return TSize{static_cast<Type>(std::ceil(other.width)),
+                 static_cast<Type>(std::ceil(other.height))};
+  }
+
   constexpr size_t MipCount() const {
     if (!IsPositive()) {
       return 1u;
diff --git a/impeller/renderer/backend/metal/render_pass_mtl.mm b/impeller/renderer/backend/metal/render_pass_mtl.mm
index 5ff8392faa476..803a4bff26f0c 100644
--- a/impeller/renderer/backend/metal/render_pass_mtl.mm
+++ b/impeller/renderer/backend/metal/render_pass_mtl.mm
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ static bool ConfigureStencilAttachment(
   for (const auto& color : colors) {
     if (!ConfigureColorAttachment(color.second,
                                   result.colorAttachments[color.first])) {
-      FML_LOG(ERROR) << "Could not configure color attachment at index "
-                     << color.first;
+      FML_DLOG(ERROR) << "Could not configure color attachment at index "
+                      << color.first;
       return nil;
     }
   }
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ static bool ConfigureStencilAttachment(
 
   if (depth.has_value() &&
       !ConfigureDepthAttachment(depth.value(), result.depthAttachment)) {
+    FML_DLOG(ERROR) << "Could not configure depth attachment.";
     return nil;
   }
 
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ static bool ConfigureStencilAttachment(
 
   if (stencil.has_value() &&
       !ConfigureStencilAttachment(stencil.value(), result.stencilAttachment)) {
+    FML_DLOG(ERROR) << "Could not configure stencil attachment.";
     return nil;
   }
 
diff --git a/impeller/renderer/command_buffer.cc b/impeller/renderer/command_buffer.cc
index 9398bc6822ba0..73f4b71c70c0b 100644
--- a/impeller/renderer/command_buffer.cc
+++ b/impeller/renderer/command_buffer.cc
@@ -10,4 +10,8 @@ CommandBuffer::CommandBuffer() = default;
 
 CommandBuffer::~CommandBuffer() = default;
 
+void CommandBuffer::SubmitCommands() {
+  SubmitCommands(nullptr);
+}
+
 }  // namespace impeller
diff --git a/impeller/renderer/command_buffer.h b/impeller/renderer/command_buffer.h
index a1240badbfaeb..3c53d917ec5cf 100644
--- a/impeller/renderer/command_buffer.h
+++ b/impeller/renderer/command_buffer.h
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ class CommandBuffer {
   ///
   virtual void SubmitCommands(CompletionCallback callback) = 0;
 
+  void SubmitCommands();
+
   //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   /// @brief      Create a render pass to record render commands into.
   ///
diff --git a/impeller/renderer/render_target.cc b/impeller/renderer/render_target.cc
index b2710a1f6c917..0fabd12ced91c 100644
--- a/impeller/renderer/render_target.cc
+++ b/impeller/renderer/render_target.cc
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ ISize RenderTarget::GetRenderTargetSize() const {
   return size.has_value() ? size.value() : ISize{};
 }
 
+std::shared_ptr<Texture> RenderTarget::GetRenderTargetTexture() const {
+  auto found = colors_.find(0u);
+  if (found == colors_.end()) {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+  return found->second.texture;
+}
+
 RenderTarget& RenderTarget::SetColorAttachment(ColorAttachment attachment,
                                                size_t index) {
   if (attachment) {
@@ -75,10 +83,15 @@ const std::optional<StencilAttachment>& RenderTarget::GetStencilAttachment()
 RenderTarget RenderTarget::CreateOffscreen(const Context& context,
                                            ISize size,
                                            std::string label) {
+  if (size.IsEmpty()) {
+    return {};
+  }
+
   TextureDescriptor color_tex0;
   color_tex0.format = PixelFormat::kB8G8R8A8UNormInt;
   color_tex0.size = size;
-  color_tex0.usage = static_cast<uint64_t>(TextureUsage::kRenderTarget);
+  color_tex0.usage = static_cast<uint64_t>(TextureUsage::kRenderTarget) |
+                     static_cast<uint64_t>(TextureUsage::kShaderRead);
 
   TextureDescriptor stencil_tex0;
   stencil_tex0.format = PixelFormat::kD32FloatS8UNormInt;
diff --git a/impeller/renderer/render_target.h b/impeller/renderer/render_target.h
index 66ecf2cc98a7c..9b00c82fbd75c 100644
--- a/impeller/renderer/render_target.h
+++ b/impeller/renderer/render_target.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ class RenderTarget {
 
   ISize GetRenderTargetSize() const;
 
+  std::shared_ptr<Texture> GetRenderTargetTexture() const;
+
   std::optional<ISize> GetColorAttachmentSize(size_t index) const;
 
   RenderTarget& SetColorAttachment(ColorAttachment attachment, size_t index);