diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/BUILD.gn b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/BUILD.gn
index 80c2e31bd05f0..1aed72b686913 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/BUILD.gn
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/BUILD.gn
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ shared_library("create_flutter_framework_dylib") {
     "ios_external_texture_gl.mm",
     "ios_gl_context.h",
     "ios_gl_context.mm",
+    "ios_gl_render_target.h",
+    "ios_gl_render_target.mm",
     "ios_surface.h",
     "ios_surface.mm",
     "ios_surface_gl.h",
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_gl_context.h b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_gl_context.h
index e81954d58a0ef..fae9772df262c 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_gl_context.h
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_gl_context.h
@@ -13,22 +13,18 @@
 #include "flutter/fml/macros.h"
 #include "flutter/fml/platform/darwin/scoped_nsobject.h"
 #include "flutter/shell/common/platform_view.h"
+#include "ios_gl_render_target.h"
 
 namespace shell {
 
 class IOSGLContext {
  public:
-  IOSGLContext(fml::scoped_nsobject<CAEAGLLayer> layer);
+  IOSGLContext();
 
   ~IOSGLContext();
 
-  bool IsValid() const;
-
-  bool PresentRenderBuffer() const;
-
-  GLuint framebuffer() const { return framebuffer_; }
-
-  bool UpdateStorageSizeIfNecessary();
+  std::unique_ptr<IOSGLRenderTarget> CreateRenderTarget(
+      fml::scoped_nsobject<CAEAGLLayer> layer);
 
   bool MakeCurrent();
 
@@ -37,15 +33,9 @@ class IOSGLContext {
   sk_sp<SkColorSpace> ColorSpace() const { return color_space_; }
 
  private:
-  fml::scoped_nsobject<CAEAGLLayer> layer_;
   fml::scoped_nsobject<EAGLContext> context_;
   fml::scoped_nsobject<EAGLContext> resource_context_;
-  GLuint framebuffer_;
-  GLuint colorbuffer_;
-  GLint storage_size_width_;
-  GLint storage_size_height_;
   sk_sp<SkColorSpace> color_space_;
-  bool valid_;
 
   FML_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(IOSGLContext);
 };
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_gl_context.mm b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_gl_context.mm
index b3debd6f64372..2e8f41070c78e 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_gl_context.mm
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_gl_context.mm
@@ -12,13 +12,7 @@
 
 namespace shell {
 
-IOSGLContext::IOSGLContext(fml::scoped_nsobject<CAEAGLLayer> layer)
-    : layer_(std::move(layer)),
-      framebuffer_(GL_NONE),
-      colorbuffer_(GL_NONE),
-      storage_size_width_(0),
-      storage_size_height_(0),
-      valid_(false) {
+IOSGLContext::IOSGLContext() {
   context_.reset([[EAGLContext alloc] initWithAPI:kEAGLRenderingAPIOpenGLES3]);
   if (context_ != nullptr) {
     resource_context_.reset([[EAGLContext alloc] initWithAPI:kEAGLRenderingAPIOpenGLES3
@@ -29,35 +23,6 @@
                                                   sharegroup:context_.get().sharegroup]);
   }
 
-  FML_DCHECK(layer_ != nullptr);
-  FML_DCHECK(context_ != nullptr);
-  FML_DCHECK(resource_context_ != nullptr);
-
-  bool context_current = [EAGLContext setCurrentContext:context_];
-
-  FML_DCHECK(context_current);
-  FML_DCHECK(glGetError() == GL_NO_ERROR);
-
-  // Generate the framebuffer
-
-  glGenFramebuffers(1, &framebuffer_);
-  FML_DCHECK(glGetError() == GL_NO_ERROR);
-  FML_DCHECK(framebuffer_ != GL_NONE);
-
-  glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, framebuffer_);
-  FML_DCHECK(glGetError() == GL_NO_ERROR);
-
-  // Setup color attachment
-
-  glGenRenderbuffers(1, &colorbuffer_);
-  FML_DCHECK(colorbuffer_ != GL_NONE);
-
-  glBindRenderbuffer(GL_RENDERBUFFER, colorbuffer_);
-  FML_DCHECK(glGetError() == GL_NO_ERROR);
-
-  glFramebufferRenderbuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0, GL_RENDERBUFFER, colorbuffer_);
-  FML_DCHECK(glGetError() == GL_NO_ERROR);
-
   // TODO:
   // iOS displays are more variable than just P3 or sRGB.  Reading the display
   // gamut just tells us what color space it makes sense to render into.  We
@@ -78,86 +43,18 @@
         break;
     }
   }
-
-  NSString* drawableColorFormat = kEAGLColorFormatRGBA8;
-  layer_.get().drawableProperties = @{
-    kEAGLDrawablePropertyColorFormat : drawableColorFormat,
-    kEAGLDrawablePropertyRetainedBacking : @(NO),
-  };
-
-  valid_ = true;
-}
-
-IOSGLContext::~IOSGLContext() {
-  FML_DCHECK(glGetError() == GL_NO_ERROR);
-
-  // Deletes on GL_NONEs are ignored
-  glDeleteFramebuffers(1, &framebuffer_);
-  glDeleteRenderbuffers(1, &colorbuffer_);
-
-  FML_DCHECK(glGetError() == GL_NO_ERROR);
-}
-
-bool IOSGLContext::IsValid() const {
-  return valid_;
 }
 
-bool IOSGLContext::PresentRenderBuffer() const {
-  const GLenum discards[] = {
-      GL_DEPTH_ATTACHMENT,
-      GL_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT,
-  };
-
-  glDiscardFramebufferEXT(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, sizeof(discards) / sizeof(GLenum), discards);
-
-  glBindRenderbuffer(GL_RENDERBUFFER, colorbuffer_);
-  return [[EAGLContext currentContext] presentRenderbuffer:GL_RENDERBUFFER];
-}
-
-bool IOSGLContext::UpdateStorageSizeIfNecessary() {
-  const CGSize layer_size = [layer_.get() bounds].size;
-  const CGFloat contents_scale = layer_.get().contentsScale;
-  const GLint size_width = layer_size.width * contents_scale;
-  const GLint size_height = layer_size.height * contents_scale;
-
-  if (size_width == storage_size_width_ && size_height == storage_size_height_) {
-    // Nothing to since the stoage size is already consistent with the layer.
-    return true;
-  }
-  TRACE_EVENT_INSTANT0("flutter", "IOSGLContext::UpdateStorageSizeIfNecessary");
-  FML_DLOG(INFO) << "Updating render buffer storage size.";
-
-  FML_DCHECK(glGetError() == GL_NO_ERROR);
-
-  if (![EAGLContext setCurrentContext:context_]) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  FML_DCHECK(glGetError() == GL_NO_ERROR);
-
-  glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, framebuffer_);
-
-  glBindRenderbuffer(GL_RENDERBUFFER, colorbuffer_);
-  FML_DCHECK(glGetError() == GL_NO_ERROR);
-
-  if (![context_.get() renderbufferStorage:GL_RENDERBUFFER fromDrawable:layer_.get()]) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  // Fetch the dimensions of the color buffer whose backing was just updated.
-  glGetRenderbufferParameteriv(GL_RENDERBUFFER, GL_RENDERBUFFER_WIDTH, &storage_size_width_);
-  FML_DCHECK(glGetError() == GL_NO_ERROR);
-
-  glGetRenderbufferParameteriv(GL_RENDERBUFFER, GL_RENDERBUFFER_HEIGHT, &storage_size_height_);
-  FML_DCHECK(glGetError() == GL_NO_ERROR);
-
-  FML_DCHECK(glCheckFramebufferStatus(GL_FRAMEBUFFER) == GL_FRAMEBUFFER_COMPLETE);
+IOSGLContext::~IOSGLContext() = default;
 
-  return true;
+std::unique_ptr<IOSGLRenderTarget> IOSGLContext::CreateRenderTarget(
+    fml::scoped_nsobject<CAEAGLLayer> layer) {
+  return std::make_unique<IOSGLRenderTarget>(std::move(layer), context_.get(),
+                                             resource_context_.get());
 }
 
 bool IOSGLContext::MakeCurrent() {
-  return UpdateStorageSizeIfNecessary() && [EAGLContext setCurrentContext:context_.get()];
+  return [EAGLContext setCurrentContext:context_.get()];
 }
 
 bool IOSGLContext::ResourceMakeCurrent() {
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_gl_render_target.h b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_gl_render_target.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ffbd663fa2a07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_gl_render_target.h
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#ifndef FLUTTER_SHELL_PLATFORM_DARWIN_IOS_IOS_GL_RENDER_TARGET_H_
+#define FLUTTER_SHELL_PLATFORM_DARWIN_IOS_IOS_GL_RENDER_TARGET_H_
+
+#import <OpenGLES/EAGL.h>
+#import <OpenGLES/ES2/gl.h>
+#import <OpenGLES/ES2/glext.h>
+#import <QuartzCore/CAEAGLLayer.h>
+
+#include "flutter/fml/macros.h"
+#include "flutter/fml/platform/darwin/scoped_nsobject.h"
+#include "flutter/shell/common/platform_view.h"
+
+namespace shell {
+
+class IOSGLRenderTarget {
+ public:
+  IOSGLRenderTarget(fml::scoped_nsobject<CAEAGLLayer> layer,
+                    EAGLContext* context,
+                    EAGLContext* resource_context);
+
+  ~IOSGLRenderTarget();
+
+  bool IsValid() const;
+
+  bool PresentRenderBuffer() const;
+
+  GLuint framebuffer() const { return framebuffer_; }
+
+  bool UpdateStorageSizeIfNecessary();
+
+  bool MakeCurrent();
+
+  bool ResourceMakeCurrent();
+
+  sk_sp<SkColorSpace> ColorSpace() const { return color_space_; }
+
+ private:
+  fml::scoped_nsobject<CAEAGLLayer> layer_;
+  fml::scoped_nsobject<EAGLContext> context_;
+  fml::scoped_nsobject<EAGLContext> resource_context_;
+  GLuint framebuffer_;
+  GLuint colorbuffer_;
+  GLint storage_size_width_;
+  GLint storage_size_height_;
+  sk_sp<SkColorSpace> color_space_;
+  bool valid_;
+
+  FML_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(IOSGLRenderTarget);
+};
+
+}  // namespace shell
+
+#endif  // FLUTTER_SHELL_PLATFORM_DARWIN_IOS_IOS_GL_RENDER_TARGET_H_
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_gl_render_target.mm b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_gl_render_target.mm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..03dad3a055bdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_gl_render_target.mm
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include "flutter/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_gl_render_target.h"
+
+#include <UIKit/UIKit.h>
+
+#include "flutter/fml/trace_event.h"
+#include "third_party/skia/include/gpu/GrContextOptions.h"
+#include "third_party/skia/include/gpu/gl/GrGLInterface.h"
+
+namespace shell {
+
+IOSGLRenderTarget::IOSGLRenderTarget(fml::scoped_nsobject<CAEAGLLayer> layer,
+                                     EAGLContext* context,
+                                     EAGLContext* resource_context)
+    : layer_(std::move(layer)),
+      context_([context retain]),
+      resource_context_([resource_context retain]),
+      framebuffer_(GL_NONE),
+      colorbuffer_(GL_NONE),
+      storage_size_width_(0),
+      storage_size_height_(0),
+      valid_(false) {
+  FML_DCHECK(layer_ != nullptr);
+  FML_DCHECK(context_ != nullptr);
+  FML_DCHECK(resource_context_ != nullptr);
+
+  bool context_current = [EAGLContext setCurrentContext:context_];
+
+  FML_DCHECK(context_current);
+  FML_DCHECK(glGetError() == GL_NO_ERROR);
+
+  // Generate the framebuffer
+
+  glGenFramebuffers(1, &framebuffer_);
+  FML_DCHECK(glGetError() == GL_NO_ERROR);
+  FML_DCHECK(framebuffer_ != GL_NONE);
+
+  glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, framebuffer_);
+  FML_DCHECK(glGetError() == GL_NO_ERROR);
+
+  // Setup color attachment
+
+  glGenRenderbuffers(1, &colorbuffer_);
+  FML_DCHECK(colorbuffer_ != GL_NONE);
+
+  glBindRenderbuffer(GL_RENDERBUFFER, colorbuffer_);
+  FML_DCHECK(glGetError() == GL_NO_ERROR);
+
+  glFramebufferRenderbuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0, GL_RENDERBUFFER, colorbuffer_);
+  FML_DCHECK(glGetError() == GL_NO_ERROR);
+
+  NSString* drawableColorFormat = kEAGLColorFormatRGBA8;
+  layer_.get().drawableProperties = @{
+    kEAGLDrawablePropertyColorFormat : drawableColorFormat,
+    kEAGLDrawablePropertyRetainedBacking : @(NO),
+  };
+
+  valid_ = true;
+}
+
+IOSGLRenderTarget::~IOSGLRenderTarget() {
+  FML_DCHECK(glGetError() == GL_NO_ERROR);
+
+  // Deletes on GL_NONEs are ignored
+  glDeleteFramebuffers(1, &framebuffer_);
+  glDeleteRenderbuffers(1, &colorbuffer_);
+
+  FML_DCHECK(glGetError() == GL_NO_ERROR);
+}
+
+bool IOSGLRenderTarget::IsValid() const {
+  return valid_;
+}
+
+bool IOSGLRenderTarget::PresentRenderBuffer() const {
+  const GLenum discards[] = {
+      GL_DEPTH_ATTACHMENT,
+      GL_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT,
+  };
+
+  glDiscardFramebufferEXT(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, sizeof(discards) / sizeof(GLenum), discards);
+
+  glBindRenderbuffer(GL_RENDERBUFFER, colorbuffer_);
+  return [[EAGLContext currentContext] presentRenderbuffer:GL_RENDERBUFFER];
+}
+
+bool IOSGLRenderTarget::UpdateStorageSizeIfNecessary() {
+  const CGSize layer_size = [layer_.get() bounds].size;
+  const CGFloat contents_scale = layer_.get().contentsScale;
+  const GLint size_width = layer_size.width * contents_scale;
+  const GLint size_height = layer_size.height * contents_scale;
+
+  if (size_width == storage_size_width_ && size_height == storage_size_height_) {
+    // Nothing to since the stoage size is already consistent with the layer.
+    return true;
+  }
+  TRACE_EVENT_INSTANT0("flutter", "IOSGLRenderTarget::UpdateStorageSizeIfNecessary");
+  FML_DLOG(INFO) << "Updating render buffer storage size.";
+
+  FML_DCHECK(glGetError() == GL_NO_ERROR);
+
+  if (![EAGLContext setCurrentContext:context_]) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  FML_DCHECK(glGetError() == GL_NO_ERROR);
+
+  glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, framebuffer_);
+
+  glBindRenderbuffer(GL_RENDERBUFFER, colorbuffer_);
+  FML_DCHECK(glGetError() == GL_NO_ERROR);
+
+  if (![context_.get() renderbufferStorage:GL_RENDERBUFFER fromDrawable:layer_.get()]) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // Fetch the dimensions of the color buffer whose backing was just updated.
+  glGetRenderbufferParameteriv(GL_RENDERBUFFER, GL_RENDERBUFFER_WIDTH, &storage_size_width_);
+  FML_DCHECK(glGetError() == GL_NO_ERROR);
+
+  glGetRenderbufferParameteriv(GL_RENDERBUFFER, GL_RENDERBUFFER_HEIGHT, &storage_size_height_);
+  FML_DCHECK(glGetError() == GL_NO_ERROR);
+
+  FML_DCHECK(glCheckFramebufferStatus(GL_FRAMEBUFFER) == GL_FRAMEBUFFER_COMPLETE);
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+bool IOSGLRenderTarget::MakeCurrent() {
+  return UpdateStorageSizeIfNecessary() && [EAGLContext setCurrentContext:context_.get()];
+}
+
+bool IOSGLRenderTarget::ResourceMakeCurrent() {
+  return [EAGLContext setCurrentContext:resource_context_.get()];
+}
+
+}  // namespace shell
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_gl.h b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_gl.h
index db52590728145..20e7fc3f8d9a6 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_gl.h
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_gl.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "flutter/fml/platform/darwin/scoped_nsobject.h"
 #include "flutter/shell/gpu/gpu_surface_gl.h"
 #include "flutter/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_gl_context.h"
+#include "flutter/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_gl_render_target.h"
 #include "flutter/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface.h"
 
 @class CAEAGLLayer;
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ class IOSSurfaceGL : public IOSSurface,
 
  private:
   IOSGLContext context_;
+  std::unique_ptr<IOSGLRenderTarget> render_target_;
 
   FML_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(IOSSurfaceGL);
 };
diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_gl.mm b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_gl.mm
index 1def88423df32..305af261e5047 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_gl.mm
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/ios_surface_gl.mm
@@ -11,21 +11,23 @@
 
 IOSSurfaceGL::IOSSurfaceGL(fml::scoped_nsobject<CAEAGLLayer> layer,
                            FlutterPlatformViewsController* platform_views_controller)
-    : IOSSurface(platform_views_controller), context_(std::move(layer)) {}
+    : IOSSurface(platform_views_controller), context_() {
+  render_target_ = context_.CreateRenderTarget(std::move(layer));
+}
 
 IOSSurfaceGL::~IOSSurfaceGL() = default;
 
 bool IOSSurfaceGL::IsValid() const {
-  return context_.IsValid();
+  return render_target_->IsValid();
 }
 
 bool IOSSurfaceGL::ResourceContextMakeCurrent() {
-  return IsValid() ? context_.ResourceMakeCurrent() : false;
+  return render_target_->IsValid() ? context_.ResourceMakeCurrent() : false;
 }
 
 void IOSSurfaceGL::UpdateStorageSizeIfNecessary() {
   if (IsValid()) {
-    context_.UpdateStorageSizeIfNecessary();
+    render_target_->UpdateStorageSizeIfNecessary();
   }
 }
 
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@
 }
 
 intptr_t IOSSurfaceGL::GLContextFBO() const {
-  return IsValid() ? context_.framebuffer() : GL_NONE;
+  return IsValid() ? render_target_->framebuffer() : GL_NONE;
 }
 
 bool IOSSurfaceGL::UseOffscreenSurface() const {
@@ -45,7 +47,10 @@
 }
 
 bool IOSSurfaceGL::GLContextMakeCurrent() {
-  return IsValid() ? context_.MakeCurrent() : false;
+  if (!IsValid()) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return render_target_->UpdateStorageSizeIfNecessary() && context_.MakeCurrent();
 }
 
 bool IOSSurfaceGL::GLContextClearCurrent() {
@@ -55,7 +60,7 @@
 
 bool IOSSurfaceGL::GLContextPresent() {
   TRACE_EVENT0("flutter", "IOSSurfaceGL::GLContextPresent");
-  if (!IsValid() || !context_.PresentRenderBuffer()) {
+  if (!IsValid() || !render_target_->PresentRenderBuffer()) {
     return false;
   }