diff --git a/gfx/2d/DrawTargetD2D.cpp b/gfx/2d/DrawTargetD2D.cpp
index 5f3818eefed0..f88782aa7af3 100644
--- a/gfx/2d/DrawTargetD2D.cpp
+++ b/gfx/2d/DrawTargetD2D.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ private:
 };
 
 DrawTargetD2D::DrawTargetD2D()
-  : mClipsArePushed(false)
+  : mCurrentCachedLayer(0)
+  , mClipsArePushed(false)
   , mPrivateData(NULL)
 {
 }
@@ -183,6 +184,13 @@ DrawTargetD2D::~DrawTargetD2D()
     // mSnapshot will be cleared now.
   }
 
+  for (int i = 0; i < kLayerCacheSize; i++) {
+    if (mCachedLayers[i]) {
+      mCachedLayers[i] = NULL;
+      mVRAMUsageDT -= GetByteSize();
+    }
+  }
+
   // Targets depending on us can break that dependency, since we're obviously not going to
   // be modified in the future.
   for (TargetSet::iterator iter = mDependentTargets.begin();
@@ -914,7 +922,9 @@ DrawTargetD2D::Mask(const Pattern &aSource,
   RefPtr<ID2D1Brush> maskBrush = CreateBrushForPattern(aMask, 1.0f);
 
   RefPtr<ID2D1Layer> layer;
-  rt->CreateLayer(byRef(layer));
+
+  layer = GetCachedLayer();
+
   rt->PushLayer(D2D1::LayerParameters(D2D1::InfiniteRect(), NULL,
                                       D2D1_ANTIALIAS_MODE_PER_PRIMITIVE,
                                       D2D1::IdentityMatrix(),
@@ -926,7 +936,7 @@ DrawTargetD2D::Mask(const Pattern &aSource,
   mat.Invert();
   
   rt->FillRectangle(D2DRect(mat.TransformBounds(rect)), brush);
-  rt->PopLayer();
+  PopCachedLayer(rt);
 
   FinalizeRTForOperation(aOptions.mCompositionOp, aSource, Rect(0, 0, (Float)mSize.width, (Float)mSize.height));
 }
@@ -948,12 +958,10 @@ DrawTargetD2D::PushClip(const Path *aPath)
   clip.mTransform = D2DMatrix(mTransform);
   clip.mPath = pathD2D;
   
-  RefPtr<ID2D1Layer> layer;
   pathD2D->mGeometry->GetBounds(clip.mTransform, &clip.mBounds);
+  
+  clip.mLayer = GetCachedLayer();
 
-  mRT->CreateLayer( byRef(layer));
-
-  clip.mLayer = layer;
   mPushedClips.push_back(clip);
 
   // The transform of clips is relative to the world matrix, since we use the total
@@ -971,7 +979,7 @@ DrawTargetD2D::PushClip(const Path *aPath)
     mRT->PushLayer(D2D1::LayerParameters(D2D1::InfiniteRect(), pathD2D->mGeometry,
                                          D2D1_ANTIALIAS_MODE_PER_PRIMITIVE,
                                          clip.mTransform, 1.0f, NULL,
-                                         options), layer);
+                                         options), clip.mLayer);
   }
 }
 
@@ -1015,7 +1023,7 @@ DrawTargetD2D::PopClip()
   mCurrentClippedGeometry = NULL;
   if (mClipsArePushed) {
     if (mPushedClips.back().mLayer) {
-      mRT->PopLayer();
+      PopCachedLayer(mRT);
     } else {
       mRT->PopAxisAlignedClip();
     }
@@ -1286,6 +1294,32 @@ DrawTargetD2D::GetByteSize() const
   return mSize.width * mSize.height * BytesPerPixel(mFormat);
 }
 
+TemporaryRef<ID2D1Layer>
+DrawTargetD2D::GetCachedLayer()
+{
+  RefPtr<ID2D1Layer> layer;
+
+  if (mCurrentCachedLayer < 5) {
+    if (!mCachedLayers[mCurrentCachedLayer]) {
+      mRT->CreateLayer(byRef(mCachedLayers[mCurrentCachedLayer]));
+      mVRAMUsageDT += GetByteSize();
+    }
+    layer = mCachedLayers[mCurrentCachedLayer];
+  } else {
+    mRT->CreateLayer(byRef(layer));
+  }
+
+  mCurrentCachedLayer++;
+  return layer;
+}
+
+void
+DrawTargetD2D::PopCachedLayer(ID2D1RenderTarget *aRT)
+{
+  aRT->PopLayer();
+  mCurrentCachedLayer--;
+}
+
 bool
 DrawTargetD2D::InitD2DRenderTarget()
 {
diff --git a/gfx/2d/DrawTargetD2D.h b/gfx/2d/DrawTargetD2D.h
index 46bf20f59fd1..65793316f375 100644
--- a/gfx/2d/DrawTargetD2D.h
+++ b/gfx/2d/DrawTargetD2D.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ class SourceSurfaceD2D;
 class GradientStopsD2D;
 class ScaledFontDWrite;
 
+const int32_t kLayerCacheSize = 5;
+
 struct PrivateD3D10DataD2D
 {
   RefPtr<ID3D10Effect> mEffect;
@@ -122,6 +124,8 @@ public:
   bool Init(ID3D10Texture2D *aTexture, SurfaceFormat aFormat);
   bool InitD3D10Data();
   uint32_t GetByteSize() const;
+  TemporaryRef<ID2D1Layer> GetCachedLayer();
+  void PopCachedLayer(ID2D1RenderTarget *aRT);
 
   static ID2D1Factory *factory();
   static TemporaryRef<ID2D1StrokeStyle> CreateStrokeStyleForOptions(const StrokeOptions &aStrokeOptions);
@@ -219,6 +223,13 @@ private:
     RefPtr<PathD2D> mPath;
   };
   std::vector<PushedClip> mPushedClips;
+
+  // We cache ID2D1Layer objects as it causes D2D to keep around textures that
+  // serve as the temporary surfaces for these operations. As texture creation
+  // is quite expensive this considerably improved performance.
+  // Careful here, RAII will not ensure destruction of the RefPtrs.
+  RefPtr<ID2D1Layer> mCachedLayers[kLayerCacheSize];
+  uint32_t mCurrentCachedLayer;
   
   // The latest snapshot of this surface. This needs to be told when this
   // target is modified. We keep it alive as a cache.