diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/ci/licenses_golden/excluded_files b/engine/src/flutter/ci/licenses_golden/excluded_files
index 551126e361..fcfee9f6ad 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/ci/licenses_golden/excluded_files
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/ci/licenses_golden/excluded_files
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@
 ../../../flutter/impeller/README.md
 ../../../flutter/impeller/aiks/aiks_unittests.cc
 ../../../flutter/impeller/aiks/canvas_unittests.cc
+../../../flutter/impeller/aiks/testing
 ../../../flutter/impeller/archivist/archivist_unittests.cc
 ../../../flutter/impeller/base/README.md
 ../../../flutter/impeller/base/base_unittests.cc
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/aiks/BUILD.gn b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/aiks/BUILD.gn
index b0fe875cfe..1e09105d1d 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/aiks/BUILD.gn
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/aiks/BUILD.gn
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ impeller_component("aiks_unittests") {
   sources = [
     "aiks_unittests.cc",
     "canvas_unittests.cc",
+    "testing/context_mock.h",
+    "testing/context_spy.cc",
+    "testing/context_spy.h",
   ]
   deps = [
     ":aiks",
@@ -69,7 +72,12 @@ impeller_component("aiks_unittests_golden") {
     "IMPELLER_ENABLE_VALIDATION=1",
   ]
 
-  sources = [ "aiks_unittests.cc" ]
+  sources = [
+    "aiks_unittests.cc",
+    "testing/context_mock.h",
+    "testing/context_spy.cc",
+    "testing/context_spy.h",
+  ]
   deps = [
     ":aiks",
     ":aiks_playground",
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/aiks/aiks_unittests.cc b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/aiks/aiks_unittests.cc
index 9ce1a517f1..0c13711c27 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/aiks/aiks_unittests.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/aiks/aiks_unittests.cc
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "impeller/aiks/canvas.h"
 #include "impeller/aiks/image.h"
 #include "impeller/aiks/paint_pass_delegate.h"
+#include "impeller/aiks/testing/context_spy.h"
 #include "impeller/entity/contents/color_source_contents.h"
 #include "impeller/entity/contents/filters/inputs/filter_input.h"
 #include "impeller/entity/contents/scene_contents.h"
@@ -1999,9 +2000,105 @@ TEST_P(AiksTest, DrawPaintAbsorbsClears) {
       {.color = Color::CornflowerBlue(), .blend_mode = BlendMode::kSource});
 
   Picture picture = canvas.EndRecordingAsPicture();
-
-  ASSERT_EQ(picture.pass->GetElementCount(), 0u);
   ASSERT_EQ(picture.pass->GetClearColor(), Color::CornflowerBlue());
+
+  std::shared_ptr<ContextSpy> spy = ContextSpy::Make();
+  std::shared_ptr<Context> real_context = GetContext();
+  std::shared_ptr<ContextMock> mock_context = spy->MakeContext(real_context);
+  AiksContext renderer(mock_context);
+  std::shared_ptr<Image> image = picture.ToImage(renderer, {300, 300});
+
+  ASSERT_EQ(spy->render_passes_.size(), 1llu);
+  std::shared_ptr<RenderPass> render_pass = spy->render_passes_[0];
+  ASSERT_EQ(render_pass->GetCommands().size(), 0llu);
+}
+
+TEST_P(AiksTest, DrawRectAbsorbsClears) {
+  Canvas canvas;
+  canvas.DrawRect({0, 0, 300, 300},
+                  {.color = Color::Red(), .blend_mode = BlendMode::kSource});
+  canvas.DrawRect({0, 0, 300, 300}, {.color = Color::CornflowerBlue(),
+                                     .blend_mode = BlendMode::kSource});
+
+  std::shared_ptr<ContextSpy> spy = ContextSpy::Make();
+  Picture picture = canvas.EndRecordingAsPicture();
+  std::shared_ptr<Context> real_context = GetContext();
+  std::shared_ptr<ContextMock> mock_context = spy->MakeContext(real_context);
+  AiksContext renderer(mock_context);
+  std::shared_ptr<Image> image = picture.ToImage(renderer, {300, 300});
+
+  ASSERT_EQ(spy->render_passes_.size(), 1llu);
+  std::shared_ptr<RenderPass> render_pass = spy->render_passes_[0];
+  ASSERT_EQ(render_pass->GetCommands().size(), 0llu);
+}
+
+TEST_P(AiksTest, DrawRectAbsorbsClearsNegativeRRect) {
+  Canvas canvas;
+  canvas.DrawRRect({0, 0, 300, 300}, 5.0,
+                   {.color = Color::Red(), .blend_mode = BlendMode::kSource});
+  canvas.DrawRRect(
+      {0, 0, 300, 300}, 5.0,
+      {.color = Color::CornflowerBlue(), .blend_mode = BlendMode::kSource});
+
+  std::shared_ptr<ContextSpy> spy = ContextSpy::Make();
+  Picture picture = canvas.EndRecordingAsPicture();
+  std::shared_ptr<Context> real_context = GetContext();
+  std::shared_ptr<ContextMock> mock_context = spy->MakeContext(real_context);
+  AiksContext renderer(mock_context);
+  std::shared_ptr<Image> image = picture.ToImage(renderer, {300, 300});
+
+  ASSERT_EQ(spy->render_passes_.size(), 1llu);
+  std::shared_ptr<RenderPass> render_pass = spy->render_passes_[0];
+  ASSERT_EQ(render_pass->GetCommands().size(), 2llu);
+}
+
+TEST_P(AiksTest, DrawRectAbsorbsClearsNegativeRotation) {
+  Canvas canvas;
+  canvas.Translate(Vector3(150.0, 150.0, 0.0));
+  canvas.Rotate(Degrees(45.0));
+  canvas.Translate(Vector3(-150.0, -150.0, 0.0));
+  canvas.DrawRect({0, 0, 300, 300},
+                  {.color = Color::Red(), .blend_mode = BlendMode::kSource});
+
+  std::shared_ptr<ContextSpy> spy = ContextSpy::Make();
+  Picture picture = canvas.EndRecordingAsPicture();
+  std::shared_ptr<Context> real_context = GetContext();
+  std::shared_ptr<ContextMock> mock_context = spy->MakeContext(real_context);
+  AiksContext renderer(mock_context);
+  std::shared_ptr<Image> image = picture.ToImage(renderer, {300, 300});
+
+  ASSERT_EQ(spy->render_passes_.size(), 1llu);
+  std::shared_ptr<RenderPass> render_pass = spy->render_passes_[0];
+  ASSERT_EQ(render_pass->GetCommands().size(), 1llu);
+}
+
+TEST_P(AiksTest, DrawRectAbsorbsClearsNegative) {
+  Canvas canvas;
+  canvas.DrawRect({0, 0, 300, 300},
+                  {.color = Color::Red(), .blend_mode = BlendMode::kSource});
+  canvas.DrawRect({0, 0, 300, 300}, {.color = Color::CornflowerBlue(),
+                                     .blend_mode = BlendMode::kSource});
+
+  std::shared_ptr<ContextSpy> spy = ContextSpy::Make();
+  Picture picture = canvas.EndRecordingAsPicture();
+  std::shared_ptr<Context> real_context = GetContext();
+  std::shared_ptr<ContextMock> mock_context = spy->MakeContext(real_context);
+  AiksContext renderer(mock_context);
+  std::shared_ptr<Image> image = picture.ToImage(renderer, {301, 301});
+
+  ASSERT_EQ(spy->render_passes_.size(), 1llu);
+  std::shared_ptr<RenderPass> render_pass = spy->render_passes_[0];
+  ASSERT_EQ(render_pass->GetCommands().size(), 2llu);
+}
+
+TEST_P(AiksTest, CollapsedDrawPaintInSubpass) {
+  Canvas canvas;
+  canvas.DrawPaint(
+      {.color = Color::Yellow(), .blend_mode = BlendMode::kSource});
+  canvas.SaveLayer({.blend_mode = BlendMode::kMultiply});
+  canvas.DrawPaint({.color = Color::Red(), .blend_mode = BlendMode::kSource});
+
+  ASSERT_TRUE(OpenPlaygroundHere(canvas.EndRecordingAsPicture()));
 }
 
 TEST_P(AiksTest, ForegroundBlendSubpassCollapseOptimization) {
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/aiks/canvas.cc b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/aiks/canvas.cc
index 204f8425d4..3e2962ea18 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/aiks/canvas.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/aiks/canvas.cc
@@ -172,16 +172,6 @@ void Canvas::DrawPath(const Path& path, const Paint& paint) {
 }
 
 void Canvas::DrawPaint(const Paint& paint) {
-  if (xformation_stack_.size() == 1 &&  // If we're recording the root pass,
-      GetCurrentPass().GetElementCount() == 0 &&  // and this is the first item,
-      (paint.blend_mode == BlendMode::kSourceOver ||
-       paint.blend_mode == BlendMode::kSource) &&
-      paint.color.alpha >= 1.0f) {
-    // Then we can absorb this drawPaint as the clear color of the pass.
-    GetCurrentPass().SetClearColor(paint.color);
-    return;
-  }
-
   Entity entity;
   entity.SetTransformation(GetCurrentTransformation());
   entity.SetStencilDepth(GetStencilDepth());
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/aiks/testing/context_mock.h b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/aiks/testing/context_mock.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..25283e7498
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/aiks/testing/context_mock.h
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+// Copyright 2013 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "gmock/gmock.h"
+#include "impeller/renderer/command_buffer.h"
+#include "impeller/renderer/context.h"
+#include "impeller/renderer/render_target.h"
+
+namespace impeller {
+namespace testing {
+
+class CommandBufferMock : public CommandBuffer {
+ public:
+  CommandBufferMock(std::weak_ptr<const Context> context)
+      : CommandBuffer(context) {}
+
+  MOCK_CONST_METHOD0(IsValid, bool());
+
+  MOCK_CONST_METHOD1(SetLabel, void(const std::string& label));
+
+  MOCK_METHOD1(SubmitCommandsAsync,
+               bool(std::shared_ptr<RenderPass> render_pass));
+
+  MOCK_METHOD1(OnCreateRenderPass,
+               std::shared_ptr<RenderPass>(RenderTarget render_target));
+
+  static std::shared_ptr<RenderPass> ForwardOnCreateRenderPass(
+      CommandBuffer* command_buffer,
+      RenderTarget render_target) {
+    return command_buffer->OnCreateRenderPass(render_target);
+  }
+
+  MOCK_CONST_METHOD0(OnCreateBlitPass, std::shared_ptr<BlitPass>());
+  static std::shared_ptr<BlitPass> ForwardOnCreateBlitPass(
+      CommandBuffer* command_buffer) {
+    return command_buffer->OnCreateBlitPass();
+  }
+
+  MOCK_METHOD1(OnSubmitCommands, bool(CompletionCallback callback));
+  static bool ForwardOnSubmitCommands(CommandBuffer* command_buffer,
+                                      CompletionCallback callback) {
+    return command_buffer->OnSubmitCommands(callback);
+  }
+
+  MOCK_METHOD0(OnWaitUntilScheduled, void());
+  static void ForwardOnWaitUntilScheduled(CommandBuffer* command_buffer) {
+    return command_buffer->OnWaitUntilScheduled();
+  }
+
+  MOCK_CONST_METHOD0(OnCreateComputePass, std::shared_ptr<ComputePass>());
+  static std::shared_ptr<ComputePass> ForwardOnCreateComputePass(
+      CommandBuffer* command_buffer) {
+    return command_buffer->OnCreateComputePass();
+  }
+};
+
+class ContextMock : public Context {
+ public:
+  MOCK_CONST_METHOD0(DescribeGpuModel, std::string());
+
+  MOCK_CONST_METHOD0(IsValid, bool());
+
+  MOCK_CONST_METHOD0(GetCapabilities,
+                     const std::shared_ptr<const Capabilities>&());
+
+  MOCK_METHOD1(UpdateOffscreenLayerPixelFormat, bool(PixelFormat format));
+
+  MOCK_CONST_METHOD0(GetResourceAllocator, std::shared_ptr<Allocator>());
+
+  MOCK_CONST_METHOD0(GetShaderLibrary, std::shared_ptr<ShaderLibrary>());
+
+  MOCK_CONST_METHOD0(GetSamplerLibrary, std::shared_ptr<SamplerLibrary>());
+
+  MOCK_CONST_METHOD0(GetPipelineLibrary, std::shared_ptr<PipelineLibrary>());
+
+  MOCK_CONST_METHOD0(CreateCommandBuffer, std::shared_ptr<CommandBuffer>());
+};
+
+}  // namespace testing
+}  // namespace impeller
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/aiks/testing/context_spy.cc b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/aiks/testing/context_spy.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f467773f1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/aiks/testing/context_spy.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+// Copyright 2013 The Flutter 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 "impeller/aiks/testing/context_spy.h"
+
+namespace impeller {
+namespace testing {
+
+std::shared_ptr<ContextSpy> ContextSpy::Make() {
+  return std::shared_ptr<ContextSpy>(new ContextSpy());
+}
+
+std::shared_ptr<ContextMock> ContextSpy::MakeContext(
+    const std::shared_ptr<Context>& real_context) {
+  std::shared_ptr<ContextMock> mock_context =
+      std::make_shared<::testing::NiceMock<ContextMock>>();
+  std::shared_ptr<ContextSpy> shared_this = shared_from_this();
+
+  ON_CALL(*mock_context, IsValid).WillByDefault([real_context]() {
+    return real_context->IsValid();
+  });
+
+  ON_CALL(*mock_context, GetCapabilities)
+      .WillByDefault(
+          [real_context]() -> const std::shared_ptr<const Capabilities>& {
+            return real_context->GetCapabilities();
+          });
+
+  ON_CALL(*mock_context, UpdateOffscreenLayerPixelFormat)
+      .WillByDefault([real_context](PixelFormat format) {
+        return real_context->UpdateOffscreenLayerPixelFormat(format);
+      });
+
+  ON_CALL(*mock_context, GetResourceAllocator).WillByDefault([real_context]() {
+    return real_context->GetResourceAllocator();
+  });
+
+  ON_CALL(*mock_context, GetShaderLibrary).WillByDefault([real_context]() {
+    return real_context->GetShaderLibrary();
+  });
+
+  ON_CALL(*mock_context, GetSamplerLibrary).WillByDefault([real_context]() {
+    return real_context->GetSamplerLibrary();
+  });
+
+  ON_CALL(*mock_context, GetPipelineLibrary).WillByDefault([real_context]() {
+    return real_context->GetPipelineLibrary();
+  });
+
+  ON_CALL(*mock_context, CreateCommandBuffer)
+      .WillByDefault([real_context, shared_this]() {
+        auto real_buffer = real_context->CreateCommandBuffer();
+        auto spy = std::make_shared<::testing::NiceMock<CommandBufferMock>>(
+            real_context);
+
+        ON_CALL(*spy, IsValid).WillByDefault([real_buffer]() {
+          return real_buffer->IsValid();
+        });
+
+        ON_CALL(*spy, SetLabel)
+            .WillByDefault([real_buffer](const std::string& label) {
+              return real_buffer->SetLabel(label);
+            });
+
+        ON_CALL(*spy, SubmitCommandsAsync)
+            .WillByDefault([real_buffer](
+                               std::shared_ptr<RenderPass> render_pass) {
+              return real_buffer->SubmitCommandsAsync(std::move(render_pass));
+            });
+
+        ON_CALL(*spy, OnCreateRenderPass)
+            .WillByDefault(
+                [real_buffer, shared_this](const RenderTarget& render_target) {
+                  std::shared_ptr<RenderPass> result =
+                      CommandBufferMock::ForwardOnCreateRenderPass(
+                          real_buffer.get(), render_target);
+                  shared_this->render_passes_.push_back(result);
+                  return result;
+                });
+
+        ON_CALL(*spy, OnCreateBlitPass).WillByDefault([real_buffer]() {
+          return CommandBufferMock::ForwardOnCreateBlitPass(real_buffer.get());
+        });
+
+        ON_CALL(*spy, OnSubmitCommands)
+            .WillByDefault(
+                [real_buffer](CommandBuffer::CompletionCallback callback) {
+                  return CommandBufferMock::ForwardOnSubmitCommands(
+                      real_buffer.get(), std::move(callback));
+                });
+
+        ON_CALL(*spy, OnWaitUntilScheduled).WillByDefault([real_buffer]() {
+          return CommandBufferMock::ForwardOnWaitUntilScheduled(
+              real_buffer.get());
+        });
+
+        ON_CALL(*spy, OnCreateComputePass).WillByDefault([real_buffer]() {
+          return CommandBufferMock::ForwardOnCreateComputePass(
+              real_buffer.get());
+        });
+
+        return spy;
+      });
+
+  return mock_context;
+}
+
+}  // namespace testing
+
+}  // namespace impeller
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/aiks/testing/context_spy.h b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/aiks/testing/context_spy.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d32f2e136
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/aiks/testing/context_spy.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// Copyright 2013 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <memory>
+#include "impeller/aiks/testing/context_mock.h"
+
+namespace impeller {
+namespace testing {
+
+/// Forwards calls to a real Context but can store information about how
+/// the Context was used.
+class ContextSpy : public std::enable_shared_from_this<ContextSpy> {
+ public:
+  static std::shared_ptr<ContextSpy> Make();
+
+  std::shared_ptr<ContextMock> MakeContext(
+      const std::shared_ptr<Context>& real_context);
+
+  std::vector<std::shared_ptr<RenderPass>> render_passes_;
+
+ private:
+  ContextSpy() = default;
+};
+
+}  // namespace testing
+
+}  // namespace impeller
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/contents/contents.h b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/contents/contents.h
index 9d42fb55fc..09d45a5b67 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/contents/contents.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/contents/contents.h
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ class Contents {
   ///        Use of this method is invalid if CanAcceptOpacity returns false.
   virtual void SetInheritedOpacity(Scalar opacity);
 
+  virtual std::optional<Color> AsBackgroundColor(const Entity& entity,
+                                                 ISize target_size) const {
+    return {};
+  }
+
  private:
   std::optional<Rect> coverage_hint_;
   std::optional<Size> color_source_size_;
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/contents/solid_color_contents.cc b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/contents/solid_color_contents.cc
index 1c5b032cd4..8814e177b8 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/contents/solid_color_contents.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/contents/solid_color_contents.cc
@@ -101,4 +101,19 @@ std::unique_ptr<SolidColorContents> SolidColorContents::Make(const Path& path,
   return contents;
 }
 
+std::optional<Color> SolidColorContents::AsBackgroundColor(
+    const Entity& entity,
+    ISize target_size) const {
+  if (!(GetColor().IsOpaque() &&
+        (entity.GetBlendMode() == BlendMode::kSource ||
+         entity.GetBlendMode() == BlendMode::kSourceOver))) {
+    return {};
+  }
+
+  Rect target_rect = Rect::MakeSize(target_size);
+  return GetGeometry()->CoversArea(entity.GetTransformation(), target_rect)
+             ? GetColor()
+             : std::optional<Color>();
+}
+
 }  // namespace impeller
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/contents/solid_color_contents.h b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/contents/solid_color_contents.h
index d3cbb35300..497d08d49f 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/contents/solid_color_contents.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/contents/solid_color_contents.h
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ class SolidColorContents final : public ColorSourceContents {
               const Entity& entity,
               RenderPass& pass) const override;
 
+  std::optional<Color> AsBackgroundColor(const Entity& entity,
+                                         ISize target_size) const override;
+
  private:
   Color color_;
 
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/entity_pass.cc b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/entity_pass.cc
index 0c02217bfc..fc1cf19e87 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/entity_pass.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/entity_pass.cc
@@ -36,6 +36,20 @@
 
 namespace impeller {
 
+namespace {
+std::optional<Color> AsBackgroundColor(const EntityPass::Element& element,
+                                       ISize target_size) {
+  if (const Entity* entity = std::get_if<Entity>(&element)) {
+    std::optional<Color> entity_color =
+        entity->GetContents()->AsBackgroundColor(*entity, target_size);
+    if (entity_color.has_value()) {
+      return entity_color.value();
+    }
+  }
+  return {};
+}
+}  // namespace
+
 EntityPass::EntityPass() = default;
 
 EntityPass::~EntityPass() = default;
@@ -235,9 +249,9 @@ bool EntityPass::Render(ContentContext& renderer,
   // and then blit the results onto the onscreen texture. If using this branch,
   // there's no need to set up a stencil attachment on the root render target.
   if (!supports_onscreen_backdrop_reads && reads_from_onscreen_backdrop) {
-    auto offscreen_target =
-        CreateRenderTarget(renderer, root_render_target.GetRenderTargetSize(),
-                           true, clear_color_.Premultiply());
+    auto offscreen_target = CreateRenderTarget(
+        renderer, root_render_target.GetRenderTargetSize(), true,
+        GetClearColor(render_target.GetRenderTargetSize()).Premultiply());
 
     if (!OnRender(renderer,  // renderer
                   offscreen_target.GetRenderTarget()
@@ -342,7 +356,8 @@ bool EntityPass::Render(ContentContext& renderer,
   }
 
   // Set up the clear color of the root pass.
-  color0.clear_color = clear_color_.Premultiply();
+  color0.clear_color =
+      GetClearColor(render_target.GetRenderTargetSize()).Premultiply();
   root_render_target.SetColorAttachment(color0, 0);
 
   EntityPassTarget pass_target(
@@ -478,7 +493,7 @@ EntityPass::EntityResult EntityPass::GetEntityForElement(
         renderer,                                  // renderer
         subpass_size,                              // size
         subpass->GetTotalPassReads(renderer) > 0,  // readable
-        Color::BlackTransparent());                // clear_color
+        subpass->GetClearColor(subpass_size));     // clear_color
 
     if (!subpass_target.IsValid()) {
       VALIDATION_LOG << "Subpass render target is invalid.";
@@ -559,7 +574,7 @@ bool EntityPass::OnRender(
     return false;
   }
 
-  if (!(clear_color_ == Color::BlackTransparent())) {
+  if (!(GetClearColor(root_pass_size) == Color::BlackTransparent())) {
     // Force the pass context to create at least one new pass if the clear color
     // is present. The `EndPass` first ensures that the clear color will get
     // applied even if this EntityPass is getting collapsed into the parent
@@ -704,7 +719,19 @@ bool EntityPass::OnRender(
     render_element(backdrop_entity);
   }
 
+  bool is_collapsing_clear_colors = true;
   for (const auto& element : elements_) {
+    // Skip elements that are incorporated into the clear color.
+    if (is_collapsing_clear_colors) {
+      std::optional<Color> entity_color =
+          AsBackgroundColor(element, root_pass_size);
+      if (entity_color.has_value()) {
+        continue;
+      } else {
+        is_collapsing_clear_colors = false;
+      }
+    }
+
     EntityResult result =
         GetEntityForElement(element,                 // element
                             renderer,                // renderer
@@ -892,12 +919,17 @@ void EntityPass::SetBlendMode(BlendMode blend_mode) {
   flood_clip_ = Entity::IsBlendModeDestructive(blend_mode);
 }
 
-void EntityPass::SetClearColor(Color clear_color) {
-  clear_color_ = clear_color;
-}
-
-Color EntityPass::GetClearColor() const {
-  return clear_color_;
+Color EntityPass::GetClearColor(ISize target_size) const {
+  Color result = Color::BlackTransparent();
+  for (const Element& element : elements_) {
+    std::optional<Color> entity_color = AsBackgroundColor(element, target_size);
+    if (entity_color.has_value()) {
+      result = entity_color.value();
+    } else {
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  return result;
 }
 
 void EntityPass::SetBackdropFilter(std::optional<BackdropFilterProc> proc) {
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/entity_pass.h b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/entity_pass.h
index 673e162c57..d39f29ede7 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/entity_pass.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/entity_pass.h
@@ -86,9 +86,7 @@ class EntityPass {
 
   void SetBlendMode(BlendMode blend_mode);
 
-  void SetClearColor(Color clear_color);
-
-  Color GetClearColor() const;
+  Color GetClearColor(ISize size = ISize::Infinite()) const;
 
   void SetBackdropFilter(std::optional<BackdropFilterProc> proc);
 
@@ -210,7 +208,6 @@ class EntityPass {
   size_t stencil_depth_ = 0u;
   BlendMode blend_mode_ = BlendMode::kSourceOver;
   bool flood_clip_ = false;
-  Color clear_color_ = Color::BlackTransparent();
   bool enable_offscreen_debug_checkerboard_ = false;
 
   /// These values are incremented whenever something is added to the pass that
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/geometry/cover_geometry.cc b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/geometry/cover_geometry.cc
index f2eb6c6814..f927c2d729 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/geometry/cover_geometry.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/geometry/cover_geometry.cc
@@ -54,4 +54,9 @@ std::optional<Rect> CoverGeometry::GetCoverage(const Matrix& transform) const {
   return Rect::MakeMaximum();
 }
 
+bool CoverGeometry::CoversArea(const Matrix& transform,
+                               const Rect& rect) const {
+  return true;
+}
+
 }  // namespace impeller
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/geometry/cover_geometry.h b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/geometry/cover_geometry.h
index 8bf20e1cc2..737a46a22a 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/geometry/cover_geometry.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/geometry/cover_geometry.h
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ class CoverGeometry : public Geometry {
 
   ~CoverGeometry();
 
+  // |Geometry|
+  bool CoversArea(const Matrix& transform, const Rect& rect) const override;
+
  private:
   // |Geometry|
   GeometryResult GetPositionBuffer(const ContentContext& renderer,
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/geometry/geometry.h b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/geometry/geometry.h
index 95bf6799ad..fa428aca24 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/geometry/geometry.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/geometry/geometry.h
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ class Geometry {
   virtual GeometryVertexType GetVertexType() const = 0;
 
   virtual std::optional<Rect> GetCoverage(const Matrix& transform) const = 0;
+
+  /// @return `true` if this geometry will completely cover all fragments in
+  /// `rect` when the `transform` is applied to it.
+  virtual bool CoversArea(const Matrix& transform, const Rect& rect) const {
+    return false;
+  }
 };
 
 }  // namespace impeller
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/geometry/rect_geometry.cc b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/geometry/rect_geometry.cc
index 0c34b8b36f..6328b40768 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/geometry/rect_geometry.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/geometry/rect_geometry.cc
@@ -47,4 +47,12 @@ std::optional<Rect> RectGeometry::GetCoverage(const Matrix& transform) const {
   return rect_.TransformBounds(transform);
 }
 
+bool RectGeometry::CoversArea(const Matrix& transform, const Rect& rect) const {
+  if (!transform.IsTranslationScaleOnly()) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  Rect coverage = rect_.TransformBounds(transform);
+  return coverage.Contains(rect);
+}
+
 }  // namespace impeller
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/geometry/rect_geometry.h b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/geometry/rect_geometry.h
index 1833d70d27..4880aa65a0 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/geometry/rect_geometry.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/geometry/rect_geometry.h
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ class RectGeometry : public Geometry {
 
   ~RectGeometry();
 
+  // |Geometry|
+  bool CoversArea(const Matrix& transform, const Rect& rect) const override;
+
  private:
   // |Geometry|
   GeometryResult GetPositionBuffer(const ContentContext& renderer,
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/command_buffer.h b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/command_buffer.h
index 3a6abacbb2..c7d167362c 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/command_buffer.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/command_buffer.h
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ class Context;
 class RenderPass;
 class RenderTarget;
 
+namespace testing {
+class CommandBufferMock;
+}
+
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /// @brief      A collection of encoded commands to be submitted to the GPU for
 ///             execution. A command buffer is obtained from a graphics
@@ -38,6 +42,8 @@ class RenderTarget;
 ///             different from the encoding order.
 ///
 class CommandBuffer {
+  friend class testing::CommandBufferMock;
+
  public:
   enum class Status {
     kPending,
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/render_pass.h b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/render_pass.h
index a5fac32292..f76531eed8 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/render_pass.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/render_pass.h
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ class RenderPass {
   ///
   bool EncodeCommands() const;
 
+  //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  /// @brief      Accessor for the current Commands.
+  ///
+  /// @details    Visible for testing.
+  ///
+  const std::vector<Command>& GetCommands() const { return commands_; }
+
  protected:
   const std::weak_ptr<const Context> context_;
   const RenderTarget render_target_;