diff --git a/core/java/android/view/Surface.java b/core/java/android/view/Surface.java
index ff2d2eb3d334..fa7330fb84eb 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/Surface.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/Surface.java
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ public class Surface implements Parcelable {
 
     private static native int nativeSetFrameRate(
             long nativeObject, float frameRate, int compatibility, int changeFrameRateStrategy);
+    private static native void nativeDestroy(long nativeObject);
 
     public static final @android.annotation.NonNull Parcelable.Creator<Surface> CREATOR =
             new Parcelable.Creator<Surface>() {
@@ -339,6 +340,9 @@ public class Surface implements Parcelable {
      */
     @UnsupportedAppUsage
     public void destroy() {
+        if (mNativeObject != 0) {
+            nativeDestroy(mNativeObject);
+        }
         release();
     }
 
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/SurfaceView.java b/core/java/android/view/SurfaceView.java
index c1956e45653b..4b8b607de089 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/SurfaceView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/SurfaceView.java
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ public class SurfaceView extends View implements ViewRootImpl.SurfaceChangedCall
         mSurfaceAlpha = 1f;
 
         synchronized (mSurfaceControlLock) {
-            mSurface.release();
+            mSurface.destroy();
             if (mBlastBufferQueue != null) {
                 mBlastBufferQueue.destroy();
                 mBlastBufferQueue = null;
diff --git a/core/jni/android_view_Surface.cpp b/core/jni/android_view_Surface.cpp
index 0957067de603..869b53df2837 100644
--- a/core/jni/android_view_Surface.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android_view_Surface.cpp
@@ -449,6 +449,11 @@ static jint nativeSetFrameRate(JNIEnv* env, jclass clazz, jlong nativeObject, jf
                         int(changeFrameRateStrategy));
 }
 
+static void nativeDestroy(JNIEnv* env, jclass clazz, jlong nativeObject) {
+    sp<Surface> surface(reinterpret_cast<Surface*>(nativeObject));
+    surface->destroy();
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 static const JNINativeMethod gSurfaceMethods[] = {
@@ -477,6 +482,7 @@ static const JNINativeMethod gSurfaceMethods[] = {
         {"nativeSetAutoRefreshEnabled", "(JZ)I", (void*)nativeSetAutoRefreshEnabled},
         {"nativeSetFrameRate", "(JFII)I", (void*)nativeSetFrameRate},
         {"nativeGetFromBlastBufferQueue", "(JJ)J", (void*)nativeGetFromBlastBufferQueue},
+        {"nativeDestroy", "(J)V", (void*)nativeDestroy},
 };
 
 int register_android_view_Surface(JNIEnv* env)