diff --git a/libs/hwui/RenderNode.cpp b/libs/hwui/RenderNode.cpp
index 05f4edf..3d93383 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/RenderNode.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/RenderNode.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "RenderNode.h"
 
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <string>
 
 #include <SkCanvas.h>
 #include <algorithm>
@@ -158,7 +159,10 @@
         applyLayerPropertiesToLayer(info);
         damageSelf(info);
     } else if (mLayer->layer.getWidth() != getWidth() || mLayer->layer.getHeight() != getHeight()) {
-        LayerRenderer::resizeLayer(mLayer, getWidth(), getHeight());
+        if (!LayerRenderer::resizeLayer(mLayer, getWidth(), getHeight())) {
+            LayerRenderer::destroyLayer(mLayer);
+            mLayer = 0;
+        }
         damageSelf(info);
     }
 
@@ -166,6 +170,15 @@
     info.damageAccumulator->peekAtDirty(&dirty);
     info.damageAccumulator->popTransform();
 
+    if (!mLayer) {
+        if (info.errorHandler) {
+            std::string msg = "Unable to create layer for ";
+            msg += getName();
+            info.errorHandler->onError(msg);
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (!dirty.isEmpty()) {
         mLayer->updateDeferred(this, dirty.fLeft, dirty.fTop, dirty.fRight, dirty.fBottom);
     }
diff --git a/libs/hwui/TreeInfo.h b/libs/hwui/TreeInfo.h
index 0fc0cef..f67e434 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/TreeInfo.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/TreeInfo.h
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #ifndef TREEINFO_H
 #define TREEINFO_H
 
+#include <string>
+
 #include <utils/Timers.h>
 
 #include "DamageAccumulator.h"
@@ -35,6 +37,13 @@
     ~AnimationHook() {}
 };
 
+class ErrorHandler {
+public:
+    virtual void onError(const std::string& message) = 0;
+protected:
+    ~ErrorHandler() {}
+};
+
 // This would be a struct, but we want to PREVENT_COPY_AND_ASSIGN
 class TreeInfo {
     PREVENT_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(TreeInfo);
@@ -65,6 +74,7 @@
         , prepareTextures(mode == MODE_FULL)
         , damageAccumulator(NullDamageAccumulator::instance())
         , renderer(0)
+        , errorHandler(0)
     {}
 
     const TraversalMode mode;
@@ -78,6 +88,7 @@
     // The renderer that will be drawing the next frame. Use this to push any
     // layer updates or similar. May be NULL.
     OpenGLRenderer* renderer;
+    ErrorHandler* errorHandler;
 
     struct Out {
         Out()