diff --git a/dom/ipc/PBrowser.ipdl b/dom/ipc/PBrowser.ipdl
index a7b096d16b8d..0e2bc8e31cfb 100644
--- a/dom/ipc/PBrowser.ipdl
+++ b/dom/ipc/PBrowser.ipdl
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ include JavaScriptTypes;
 include URIParams;
 include PPrintingTypes;
 include PTabContext;
-
+include "mozilla/layers/WebRenderMessageUtils.h";
 
 using class IPC::Principal from "mozilla/dom/PermissionMessageUtils.h";
 using class mozilla::gfx::Matrix from "mozilla/gfx/Matrix.h";
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ using mozilla::widget::CandidateWindowPosition from "ipc/nsGUIEventIPC.h";
 using class mozilla::NativeEventData from "ipc/nsGUIEventIPC.h";
 using mozilla::FontRange from "ipc/nsGUIEventIPC.h";
 using mozilla::a11y::IAccessibleHolder from "mozilla/a11y/IPCTypes.h";
+using mozilla::wr::PipelineId from "mozilla/webrender/WebRenderTypes.h";
 
 namespace mozilla {
 namespace dom {
@@ -555,6 +556,8 @@ parent:
 
     async AccessKeyNotHandled(WidgetKeyboardEvent event);
 
+    async AllocPipelineId() returns (PipelineId pipelineId);
+
 child:
     async NativeSynthesisResponse(uint64_t aObserverId, nsCString aResponse);
 
diff --git a/dom/ipc/TabParent.cpp b/dom/ipc/TabParent.cpp
index b439f0265a52..47e809812760 100644
--- a/dom/ipc/TabParent.cpp
+++ b/dom/ipc/TabParent.cpp
@@ -3310,6 +3310,18 @@ TabParent::RecvRequestCrossBrowserNavigation(const uint32_t& aGlobalIndex)
   return IPC_OK();
 }
 
+mozilla::ipc::IPCResult
+TabParent::RecvAllocPipelineId(RefPtr<AllocPipelineIdPromise>&& aPromise)
+{
+  GPUProcessManager* pm = GPUProcessManager::Get();
+  if (!pm) {
+    aPromise->Reject(PromiseRejectReason::HandlerRejected, __func__);
+    return IPC_OK();
+  }
+  aPromise->Resolve(wr::AsPipelineId(pm->AllocateLayerTreeId()), __func__);
+  return IPC_OK();
+}
+
 void
 TabParent::LiveResizeStarted()
 {
diff --git a/dom/ipc/TabParent.h b/dom/ipc/TabParent.h
index c3b82953e38a..d985269ec270 100644
--- a/dom/ipc/TabParent.h
+++ b/dom/ipc/TabParent.h
@@ -630,6 +630,8 @@ protected:
 
   virtual mozilla::ipc::IPCResult RecvRequestCrossBrowserNavigation(const uint32_t& aGlobalIndex) override;
 
+  virtual mozilla::ipc::IPCResult RecvAllocPipelineId(RefPtr<AllocPipelineIdPromise>&& aPromise) override;
+
   ContentCacheInParent mContentCache;
 
   nsIntRect mRect;
diff --git a/gfx/layers/wr/WebRenderImageLayer.cpp b/gfx/layers/wr/WebRenderImageLayer.cpp
index 613042bc149c..778e69267d17 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/wr/WebRenderImageLayer.cpp
+++ b/gfx/layers/wr/WebRenderImageLayer.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ WebRenderImageLayer::WebRenderImageLayer(WebRenderLayerManager* aLayerManager)
 WebRenderImageLayer::~WebRenderImageLayer()
 {
   MOZ_COUNT_DTOR(WebRenderImageLayer);
+  mPipelineIdRequest.DisconnectIfExists();
   if (mKey.isSome()) {
     WrManager()->AddImageKeyForDiscard(mKey.value());
   }
@@ -95,6 +96,21 @@ WebRenderImageLayer::RenderLayer(wr::DisplayListBuilder& aBuilder)
 
   MOZ_ASSERT(GetImageClientType() != CompositableType::UNKNOWN);
 
+  // Allocate PipelineId if necessary
+  if (GetImageClientType() == CompositableType::IMAGE_BRIDGE &&
+      mPipelineId.isNothing() && !mPipelineIdRequest.Exists()) {
+    RefPtr<WebRenderImageLayer> self = this;
+    Manager()->AllocPipelineId()
+      ->Then(AbstractThread::GetCurrent(), __func__,
+      [self] (const wr::PipelineId& aPipelineId) {
+        self->mPipelineIdRequest.Complete();
+        self->mPipelineId = Some(aPipelineId);
+      },
+      [self] (const ipc::PromiseRejectReason &aReason) {
+        self->mPipelineIdRequest.Complete();
+      })->Track(mPipelineIdRequest);
+  }
+
   if (GetImageClientType() == CompositableType::IMAGE && !mImageClient) {
     mImageClient = ImageClient::CreateImageClient(CompositableType::IMAGE,
                                                   WrBridge(),
diff --git a/gfx/layers/wr/WebRenderImageLayer.h b/gfx/layers/wr/WebRenderImageLayer.h
index 13fc04f9522b..091e61b196f3 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/wr/WebRenderImageLayer.h
+++ b/gfx/layers/wr/WebRenderImageLayer.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public:
   virtual already_AddRefed<gfx::SourceSurface> GetAsSourceSurface() override;
 
   virtual void ClearCachedResources() override;
+
 protected:
   virtual ~WebRenderImageLayer();
 
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ protected:
     return static_cast<WebRenderLayerManager*>(mManager);
   }
 
+  void OnPipelineIdAllocated() {}
+  void OnPipelineIdFailed() {}
+
 public:
   Layer* GetLayer() override { return this; }
   void RenderLayer(wr::DisplayListBuilder& aBuilder) override;
@@ -42,6 +46,8 @@ protected:
   Maybe<wr::ImageKey> mKey;
   RefPtr<ImageClient> mImageClient;
   CompositableType mImageClientTypeContainer;
+  Maybe<wr::PipelineId> mPipelineId;
+  MozPromiseRequestHolder<PipelineIdPromise> mPipelineIdRequest;
 };
 
 } // namespace layers
diff --git a/gfx/layers/wr/WebRenderLayerManager.cpp b/gfx/layers/wr/WebRenderLayerManager.cpp
index 579949064719..32214431418f 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/wr/WebRenderLayerManager.cpp
+++ b/gfx/layers/wr/WebRenderLayerManager.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "gfxPrefs.h"
 #include "LayersLogging.h"
 #include "mozilla/dom/TabChild.h"
+#include "mozilla/gfx/GPUProcessManager.h"
 #include "mozilla/layers/APZCTreeManager.h"
 #include "mozilla/layers/AsyncCompositionManager.h"
 #include "mozilla/layers/CompositorBridgeChild.h"
@@ -678,6 +679,25 @@ WebRenderLayerManager::Composite()
   WrBridge()->SendForceComposite();
 }
 
+RefPtr<PipelineIdPromise>
+WebRenderLayerManager::AllocPipelineId()
+{
+  if (XRE_IsParentProcess()) {
+    GPUProcessManager* pm = GPUProcessManager::Get();
+    if (!pm) {
+      return PipelineIdPromise::CreateAndReject(ipc::PromiseRejectReason::HandlerRejected, __func__);
+    }
+    return PipelineIdPromise::CreateAndResolve(wr::AsPipelineId(pm->AllocateLayerTreeId()), __func__);;
+  }
+
+  MOZ_ASSERT(XRE_IsContentProcess());
+  TabChild* tabChild = mWidget ? mWidget->GetOwningTabChild() : nullptr;
+  if (!tabChild) {
+    return PipelineIdPromise::CreateAndReject(ipc::PromiseRejectReason::HandlerRejected, __func__);
+  }
+  return tabChild->SendAllocPipelineId();
+}
+
 void
 WebRenderLayerManager::SetRoot(Layer* aLayer)
 {
diff --git a/gfx/layers/wr/WebRenderLayerManager.h b/gfx/layers/wr/WebRenderLayerManager.h
index 9fd8989172f2..7d226a1abca7 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/wr/WebRenderLayerManager.h
+++ b/gfx/layers/wr/WebRenderLayerManager.h
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@
 #define GFX_WEBRENDERLAYERMANAGER_H
 
 #include "Layers.h"
+#include "mozilla/ipc/MessageChannel.h"
 #include "mozilla/layers/CompositorController.h"
 #include "mozilla/layers/TransactionIdAllocator.h"
+#include "mozilla/MozPromise.h"
 #include "mozilla/webrender/webrender_ffi.h"
 #include "mozilla/webrender/WebRenderTypes.h"
 #include "mozilla/webrender/WebRenderAPI.h"
@@ -26,6 +28,9 @@ class WebRenderBridgeChild;
 class WebRenderLayerManager;
 class APZCTreeManager;
 
+typedef MozPromise<mozilla::wr::PipelineId, mozilla::ipc::PromiseRejectReason, false> PipelineIdPromise;
+
+
 class WebRenderLayer
 {
 public:
@@ -171,6 +176,8 @@ public:
   void SetTransactionIncomplete() { mTransactionIncomplete = true; }
   bool IsMutatedLayer(Layer* aLayer);
 
+  RefPtr<PipelineIdPromise> AllocPipelineId();
+
 private:
   /**
    * Take a snapshot of the parent context, and copy