--- a/mobile/android/base/Makefile.in
+++ b/mobile/android/base/Makefile.in
@@ -199,16 +199,17 @@ FENNEC_JAVA_FILES = \
   gfx/NinePatchTileLayer.java \
   gfx/PanningPerfAPI.java \
   gfx/PanZoomController.java \
   gfx/PanZoomTarget.java \
   gfx/PluginLayer.java \
   gfx/PointUtils.java \
   gfx/ProgressiveUpdateData.java \
   gfx/RectUtils.java \
+  gfx/RenderTask.java \
   gfx/ScrollbarLayer.java \
   gfx/SimpleScaleGestureDetector.java \
   gfx/SingleTileLayer.java \
   gfx/SubdocumentScrollHelper.java \
   gfx/TextLayer.java \
   gfx/TextureGenerator.java \
   gfx/TextureReaper.java \
   gfx/TileLayer.java \

--- a/mobile/android/base/gfx/LayerRenderer.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/gfx/LayerRenderer.java
@@ -5,16 +5,17 @@
 
 package org.mozilla.gecko.gfx;
 
 import org.mozilla.gecko.GeckoAppShell;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.R;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.Tab;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.Tabs;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.gfx.Layer.RenderContext;
+import org.mozilla.gecko.gfx.RenderTask;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.mozglue.DirectBufferAllocator;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.graphics.Matrix;
@@ -45,29 +46,35 @@ public class LayerRenderer implements Ta
      * The amount of time a frame is allowed to take to render before we declare it a dropped
      * frame.
      */
     private static final int MAX_FRAME_TIME = 16;   /* 1000 ms / 60 FPS */
 
     private static final int FRAME_RATE_METER_WIDTH = 128;
     private static final int FRAME_RATE_METER_HEIGHT = 32;
 
+    private static final long NANOS_PER_MS = 1000000;
+    private static final int NANOS_PER_SECOND = 1000000000;
+
     private final LayerView mView;
     private final NinePatchTileLayer mShadowLayer;
     private TextLayer mFrameRateLayer;
     private final ScrollbarLayer mHorizScrollLayer;
     private final ScrollbarLayer mVertScrollLayer;
     private final FadeRunnable mFadeRunnable;
     private ByteBuffer mCoordByteBuffer;
     private FloatBuffer mCoordBuffer;
     private RenderContext mLastPageContext;
     private int mMaxTextureSize;
     private int mBackgroundColor;
     private int mOverscrollColor;
 
+    private long mLastFrameTime;
+    private final CopyOnWriteArrayList<RenderTask> mTasks;
+
     private CopyOnWriteArrayList<Layer> mExtraLayers = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<Layer>();
 
     // Dropped frames display
     private int[] mFrameTimings;
     private int mCurrentFrame, mFrameTimingsSum, mDroppedFrames;
 
     // Render profiling output
     private int mFramesRendered;
@@ -133,16 +140,20 @@ public class LayerRenderer implements Ta
         mOverscrollColor = view.getContext().getResources().getColor(R.color.background_normal);
 
         CairoImage shadowImage = new BufferedCairoImage(view.getShadowPattern());
         mShadowLayer = new NinePatchTileLayer(shadowImage);
 
         Bitmap scrollbarImage = view.getScrollbarImage();
         IntSize size = new IntSize(scrollbarImage.getWidth(), scrollbarImage.getHeight());
         scrollbarImage = expandCanvasToPowerOfTwo(scrollbarImage, size);
+
+        mTasks = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<RenderTask>();
+        mLastFrameTime = System.nanoTime();
+
         mVertScrollLayer = new ScrollbarLayer(this, scrollbarImage, size, true);
         mHorizScrollLayer = new ScrollbarLayer(this, diagonalFlip(scrollbarImage), new IntSize(size.height, size.width), false);
         mFadeRunnable = new FadeRunnable();
 
         mFrameTimings = new int[60];
         mCurrentFrame = mFrameTimingsSum = mDroppedFrames = 0;
 
         // Initialize the FloatBuffer that will be used to store all vertices and texture
@@ -236,16 +247,40 @@ public class LayerRenderer implements Ta
         GLES20.glDisableVertexAttribArray(mPositionHandle);
         GLES20.glUseProgram(0);
     }
 
     public int getMaxTextureSize() {
         return mMaxTextureSize;
     }
 
+    public void postRenderTask(RenderTask aTask) {
+        mTasks.add(aTask);
+        mView.requestRender();
+    }
+
+    public void removeRenderTask(RenderTask aTask) {
+        mTasks.remove(aTask);
+    }
+
+    private void runRenderTasks(CopyOnWriteArrayList<RenderTask> tasks, boolean after, long frameStartTime) {
+        for (RenderTask task : tasks) {
+            if (task.runAfter != after) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            boolean stillRunning = task.run(frameStartTime - mLastFrameTime, frameStartTime);
+
+            // Remove the task from the list if its finished
+            if (!stillRunning) {
+                tasks.remove(task);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     public void addLayer(Layer layer) {
         synchronized (mExtraLayers) {
             if (mExtraLayers.contains(layer)) {
                 mExtraLayers.remove(layer);
             }
 
             mExtraLayers.add(layer);
         }
@@ -294,17 +329,17 @@ public class LayerRenderer implements Ta
     }
 
     private RenderContext createContext(RectF viewport, RectF pageRect, float zoomFactor, PointF offset) {
         return new RenderContext(viewport, pageRect, zoomFactor, offset, mPositionHandle, mTextureHandle,
                                  mCoordBuffer);
     }
 
     private void updateDroppedFrames(long frameStartTime) {
-        int frameElapsedTime = (int)(SystemClock.uptimeMillis() - frameStartTime);
+        int frameElapsedTime = (int)((System.nanoTime() - frameStartTime) / NANOS_PER_MS);
 
         /* Update the running statistics. */
         mFrameTimingsSum -= mFrameTimings[mCurrentFrame];
         mFrameTimingsSum += frameElapsedTime;
         mDroppedFrames -= (mFrameTimings[mCurrentFrame] + 1) / MAX_FRAME_TIME;
         mDroppedFrames += (frameElapsedTime + 1) / MAX_FRAME_TIME;
 
         mFrameTimings[mCurrentFrame] = frameElapsedTime;
@@ -451,25 +486,28 @@ public class LayerRenderer implements Ta
                                         (screenSize.height - bottom) + (bottom - top));
             scissorRect.offset(Math.round(-mRenderOffset.x), Math.round(-mRenderOffset.y));
 
             return scissorRect;
         }
 
         /** This function is invoked via JNI; be careful when modifying signature. */
         public void beginDrawing() {
-            mFrameStartTime = SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
+            mFrameStartTime = System.nanoTime();
 
             TextureReaper.get().reap();
             TextureGenerator.get().fill();
 
             mUpdated = true;
 
             Layer rootLayer = mView.getLayerClient().getRoot();
 
+            // Run through pre-render tasks
+            runRenderTasks(mTasks, false, mFrameStartTime);
+
             if (!mPageContext.fuzzyEquals(mLastPageContext) && !mView.isFullScreen()) {
                 // The viewport or page changed, so show the scrollbars again
                 // as per UX decision. Don't do this if we're in full-screen mode though.
                 mVertScrollLayer.unfade();
                 mHorizScrollLayer.unfade();
                 mFadeRunnable.scheduleStartFade(ScrollbarLayer.FADE_DELAY);
             } else if (mFadeRunnable.timeToFade()) {
                 boolean stillFading = mVertScrollLayer.fade() | mHorizScrollLayer.fade();
@@ -599,22 +637,24 @@ public class LayerRenderer implements Ta
                 PanningPerfAPI.recordCheckerboard(checkerboard);
                 if (checkerboard < 0.0f || checkerboard > 1.0f) {
                     Log.e(LOGTAG, "Checkerboard value out of bounds: " + checkerboard);
                 }
 
                 mCompleteFramesRendered += 1.0f - checkerboard;
                 mFramesRendered ++;
 
-                if (mFrameStartTime - mProfileOutputTime > 1000) {
+                if (mFrameStartTime - mProfileOutputTime > NANOS_PER_SECOND) {
                     mProfileOutputTime = mFrameStartTime;
                     printCheckerboardStats();
                 }
             }
 
+            runRenderTasks(mTasks, true, mFrameStartTime);
+
             /* Draw the FPS. */
             if (mFrameRateLayer != null) {
                 updateDroppedFrames(mFrameStartTime);
 
                 GLES20.glEnable(GLES20.GL_BLEND);
                 GLES20.glBlendFunc(GLES20.GL_SRC_ALPHA, GLES20.GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
                 mFrameRateLayer.draw(mScreenContext);
             }
@@ -647,16 +687,17 @@ public class LayerRenderer implements Ta
                 mView.post(new Runnable() {
                     @Override
                     public void run() {
                         mView.getChildAt(0).setBackgroundColor(Color.TRANSPARENT);
                     }
                 });
                 mView.setPaintState(LayerView.PAINT_AFTER_FIRST);
             }
+            mLastFrameTime = mFrameStartTime;
         }
     }
 
     @Override
     public void onTabChanged(final Tab tab, Tabs.TabEvents msg, Object data) {
         // Sets the background of the newly selected tab. This background color
         // gets cleared in endDrawing(). This function runs on the UI thread,
         // but other code that touches the paint state is run on the compositor

--- a/mobile/android/base/gfx/LayerView.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/gfx/LayerView.java
@@ -396,16 +396,24 @@ public class LayerView extends FrameLayo
     public void addLayer(Layer layer) {
         mRenderer.addLayer(layer);
     }
 
     public void removeLayer(Layer layer) {
         mRenderer.removeLayer(layer);
     }
 
+    public void postRenderTask(RenderTask task) {
+        mRenderer.postRenderTask(task);
+    }
+
+    public void removeRenderTask(RenderTask task) {
+        mRenderer.removeRenderTask(task);
+    }
+
     public int getMaxTextureSize() {
         return mRenderer.getMaxTextureSize();
     }
 
     /** Used by robocop for testing purposes. Not for production use! */
     public IntBuffer getPixels() {
         return mRenderer.getPixels();
     }

new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/android/base/gfx/RenderTask.java
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/* -*- Mode: Java; c-basic-offset: 4; tab-width: 20; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+package org.mozilla.gecko.gfx;
+
+/**
+ * A class used to schedule a callback to occur when the next frame is drawn.
+ * Subclasses must redefine the internalRun method, not the run method.
+ */
+public abstract class RenderTask {
+    /**
+     * Whether to run the task after the render, or before.
+     */
+    public final boolean runAfter;
+
+    /**
+     * Time when this task has first run, in ns. Useful for tasks which run for a specific duration.
+     */
+    private long mStartTime;
+
+    /**
+     * Whether we should initialise mStartTime on the next frame run.
+     */
+    private boolean mResetStartTime = true;
+
+    /**
+     * The callback to run on each frame. timeDelta is the time elapsed since
+     * the last call, in nanoseconds. Returns true if it should continue
+     * running, or false if it should be removed from the task queue. Returning
+     * true implicitly schedules a redraw.
+     *
+     * This method first initializes the start time if resetStartTime has been invoked,
+     * then calls internalRun.
+     *
+     * Note : subclasses should override internalRun.
+     *
+     * @param timeDelta the time between the beginning of last frame and the beginning of this frame, in ns.
+     * @param currentFrameStartTime the startTime of the current frame, in ns.
+     * @return true if animation should be run at the next frame, false otherwise
+     * @see RenderTask#internalRun(long, long)
+     */
+    public final boolean run(long timeDelta, long currentFrameStartTime) {
+        if (mResetStartTime) {
+            mStartTime = currentFrameStartTime;
+            mResetStartTime = false;
+        }
+        return internalRun(timeDelta, currentFrameStartTime);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Abstract method to be overridden by subclasses.
+     * @param timeDelta the time between the beginning of last frame and the beginning of this frame, in ns
+     * @param currentFrameStartTime the startTime of the current frame, in ns.
+     * @return true if animation should be run at the next frame, false otherwise
+     */
+    protected abstract boolean internalRun(long timeDelta, long currentFrameStartTime);
+
+    public RenderTask(boolean aRunAfter) {
+        runAfter = aRunAfter;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the start time of this task.
+     * It is the start time of the first frame this task was run on.
+     * @return the start time in ns
+     */
+    public long getStartTime() {
+        return mStartTime;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Schedule a reset of the recorded start time next time {@link RenderTask#run(long, long)} is run.
+     * @see RenderTask#getStartTime()
+     */
+    public void resetStartTime() {
+        mResetStartTime = true;
+    }
+}