diff --git a/libs/hwui/Debug.h b/libs/hwui/Debug.h
index bdd8e73..71ec760 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/Debug.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/Debug.h
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
 // Turn on to display vertex and tex coords data about 9patch objects
 // This flag requires DEBUG_PATCHES to be turned on
 #define DEBUG_PATCHES_VERTICES 0
+// Turn on to display vertex and tex coords data used by empty quads
+// in 9patch objects
+// This flag requires DEBUG_PATCHES to be turned on
+#define DEBUG_PATCHES_EMPTY_VERTICES 0
 
 // Turn on to display debug info about paths
 #define DEBUG_PATHS 0
diff --git a/libs/hwui/LayerRenderer.cpp b/libs/hwui/LayerRenderer.cpp
index cd2554e..e6bea78 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/LayerRenderer.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/LayerRenderer.cpp
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@
 void LayerRenderer::prepare(bool opaque) {
     LAYER_RENDERER_LOGD("Rendering into layer, fbo = %d", mLayer->fbo);
 
-#if RENDER_LAYERS_AS_REGIONS
-    mLayer->region.clear();
-#endif
-
     glGetIntegerv(GL_FRAMEBUFFER_BINDING, (GLint*) &mPreviousFbo);
     glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, mLayer->fbo);
 
@@ -78,6 +74,7 @@
             mLayer->meshIndices = NULL;
             mLayer->meshElementCount = 0;
         }
+        mLayer->region.clear();
         return;
     }
 
@@ -129,6 +126,8 @@
         indices[index + 4] = quad + 1;   // top-right
         indices[index + 5] = quad + 3;   // bottom-right
     }
+
+    mLayer->region.clear();
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/hwui/Patch.cpp b/libs/hwui/Patch.cpp
index e5cb67b..77cbb80 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/Patch.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/Patch.cpp
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
         }
         float u2 = fmax(0.0f, stepX - 0.5f) / bitmapWidth;
 
-        generateQuad(vertex, x1, y1, x2, y2, u1, v1, u2, v2, quadCount);
+        bool valid = generateQuad(vertex, x1, y1, x2, y2, u1, v1, u2, v2, quadCount);
 
         x1 = x2;
         u1 = (stepX + 0.5f) / bitmapWidth;
@@ -223,17 +223,22 @@
     generateQuad(vertex, x1, y1, width, y2, u1, v1, 1.0f, v2, quadCount);
 }
 
-void Patch::generateQuad(TextureVertex*& vertex, float x1, float y1, float x2, float y2,
+bool Patch::generateQuad(TextureVertex*& vertex, float x1, float y1, float x2, float y2,
             float u1, float v1, float u2, float v2, uint32_t& quadCount) {
     const uint32_t oldQuadCount = quadCount;
-    const bool valid = x2 - x1 > 0.9999f && y2 - y1 > 0.9999f;
+    const bool valid = x2 >= x1 && y2 >= y1;
     if (valid) {
         quadCount++;
     }
 
     // Skip degenerate and transparent (empty) quads
     if (!valid || ((mColorKey >> oldQuadCount) & 0x1) == 1) {
-        return;
+#if DEBUG_PATCHES_EMPTY_VERTICES
+        PATCH_LOGD("    quad %d (empty)", oldQuadCount);
+        PATCH_LOGD("        left,  top    = %.2f, %.2f\t\tu1, v1 = %.2f, %.2f", x1, y1, u1, v1);
+        PATCH_LOGD("        right, bottom = %.2f, %.2f\t\tu2, v2 = %.2f, %.2f", x2, y2, u2, v2);
+#endif
+        return false;
     }
 
 #if RENDER_LAYERS_AS_REGIONS
@@ -262,6 +267,8 @@
     PATCH_LOGD("        left,  top    = %.2f, %.2f\t\tu1, v1 = %.2f, %.2f", x1, y1, u1, v1);
     PATCH_LOGD("        right, bottom = %.2f, %.2f\t\tu2, v2 = %.2f, %.2f", x2, y2, u2, v2);
 #endif
+
+    return true;
 }
 
 }; // namespace uirenderer
diff --git a/libs/hwui/Patch.h b/libs/hwui/Patch.h
index 0f0ffa2..45ce998 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/Patch.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/Patch.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     void generateRow(TextureVertex*& vertex, float y1, float y2,
             float v1, float v2, float stretchX, float width, float bitmapWidth,
             uint32_t& quadCount);
-    void generateQuad(TextureVertex*& vertex,
+    bool generateQuad(TextureVertex*& vertex,
             float x1, float y1, float x2, float y2,
             float u1, float v1, float u2, float v2,
             uint32_t& quadCount);