diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/context_gles.cc b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/context_gles.cc
index 640f36e3ce..ba98e78f5c 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/context_gles.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/context_gles.cc
@@ -159,6 +159,16 @@ void ContextGLES::ResetThreadLocalState() const {
       });
 }
 
+bool ContextGLES::EnqueueCommandBuffer(
+    std::shared_ptr<CommandBuffer> command_buffer) {
+  return true;
+}
+
+// |Context|
+[[nodiscard]] bool ContextGLES::FlushCommandBuffers() {
+  return reactor_->React();
+}
+
 // |Context|
 bool ContextGLES::AddTrackingFence(
     const std::shared_ptr<Texture>& texture) const {
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/context_gles.h b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/context_gles.h
index 138494429b..1c2587cc0d 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/context_gles.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/context_gles.h
@@ -99,6 +99,13 @@ class ContextGLES final : public Context,
   // |Context|
   void ResetThreadLocalState() const override;
 
+  // |Context|
+  [[nodiscard]] bool EnqueueCommandBuffer(
+      std::shared_ptr<CommandBuffer> command_buffer) override;
+
+  // |Context|
+  [[nodiscard]] bool FlushCommandBuffers() override;
+
   ContextGLES(const ContextGLES&) = delete;
 
   ContextGLES& operator=(const ContextGLES&) = delete;
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/reactor_gles.cc b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/reactor_gles.cc
index 945e2205fe..82266bfd99 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/reactor_gles.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/reactor_gles.cc
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ std::optional<GLsync> ReactorGLES::GetGLFence(const HandleGLES& handle) const {
   return std::nullopt;
 }
 
-bool ReactorGLES::AddOperation(Operation operation) {
+bool ReactorGLES::AddOperation(Operation operation, bool defer) {
   if (!operation) {
     return false;
   }
@@ -176,7 +176,9 @@ bool ReactorGLES::AddOperation(Operation operation) {
     ops_[thread_id].emplace_back(std::move(operation));
   }
   // Attempt a reaction if able but it is not an error if this isn't possible.
-  [[maybe_unused]] auto result = React();
+  if (!defer) {
+    [[maybe_unused]] auto result = React();
+  }
   return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/reactor_gles.h b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/reactor_gles.h
index dc1396314e..88d77ccffe 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/reactor_gles.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/reactor_gles.h
@@ -214,10 +214,12 @@ class ReactorGLES {
   ///             torn down.
   ///
   /// @param[in]  operation  The operation
+  /// @param[in]  defer      If false, the reactor attempts to React after
+  ///                        adding this operation.
   ///
   /// @return     If the operation was successfully queued for completion.
   ///
-  [[nodiscard]] bool AddOperation(Operation operation);
+  [[nodiscard]] bool AddOperation(Operation operation, bool defer = false);
 
   //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   /// @brief      Register a cleanup callback that will be invokved with the
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/render_pass_gles.cc b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/render_pass_gles.cc
index 5ca2f5d47f..32228d3d87 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/render_pass_gles.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/render_pass_gles.cc
@@ -585,14 +585,15 @@ bool RenderPassGLES::OnEncodeCommands(const Context& context) const {
 
   std::shared_ptr<const RenderPassGLES> shared_this = shared_from_this();
   auto tracer = ContextGLES::Cast(context).GetGPUTracer();
-  return reactor_->AddOperation([pass_data,
-                                 allocator = context.GetResourceAllocator(),
-                                 render_pass = std::move(shared_this),
-                                 tracer](const auto& reactor) {
-    auto result = EncodeCommandsInReactor(*pass_data, allocator, reactor,
-                                          render_pass->commands_, tracer);
-    FML_CHECK(result) << "Must be able to encode GL commands without error.";
-  });
+  return reactor_->AddOperation(
+      [pass_data, allocator = context.GetResourceAllocator(),
+       render_pass = std::move(shared_this), tracer](const auto& reactor) {
+        auto result = EncodeCommandsInReactor(*pass_data, allocator, reactor,
+                                              render_pass->commands_, tracer);
+        FML_CHECK(result)
+            << "Must be able to encode GL commands without error.";
+      },
+      /*defer=*/true);
 }
 
 }  // namespace impeller
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/test/reactor_unittests.cc b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/test/reactor_unittests.cc
index fe589c7dbc..c43b9b1b96 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/test/reactor_unittests.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/gles/test/reactor_unittests.cc
@@ -93,5 +93,29 @@ TEST(ReactorGLES, PerThreadOperationQueues) {
   EXPECT_TRUE(op2_called);
 }
 
+TEST(ReactorGLES, CanDeferOperations) {
+  auto mock_gles = MockGLES::Init();
+  ProcTableGLES::Resolver resolver = kMockResolverGLES;
+  auto proc_table = std::make_unique<ProcTableGLES>(resolver);
+  auto worker = std::make_shared<TestWorker>();
+  auto reactor = std::make_shared<ReactorGLES>(std::move(proc_table));
+  reactor->AddWorker(worker);
+
+  // Add operation executes tasks as long as the reactor can run tasks on
+  // the current thread.
+  bool did_run = false;
+  EXPECT_TRUE(
+      reactor->AddOperation([&](const ReactorGLES&) { did_run = true; }));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(did_run);
+
+  //...unless defer=true is specified, which only enqueues in the reactor.
+  did_run = false;
+  EXPECT_TRUE(reactor->AddOperation([&](const ReactorGLES&) { did_run = true; },
+                                    /*defer=*/true));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(did_run);
+  EXPECT_TRUE(reactor->React());
+  EXPECT_TRUE(did_run);
+}
+
 }  // namespace testing
 }  // namespace impeller