diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/PreviewSurfaceRenderer.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/PreviewSurfaceRenderer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..548223a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/PreviewSurfaceRenderer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.launcher3.uioverrides;
+
+import static com.android.launcher3.util.Executors.MAIN_EXECUTOR;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.util.Size;
+import android.view.View;
+
+import com.android.launcher3.InvariantDeviceProfile;
+import com.android.launcher3.graphics.LauncherPreviewRenderer;
+import com.android.systemui.shared.system.SurfaceViewRequestReceiver;
+
+/** Render preview using surface view. */
+public class PreviewSurfaceRenderer {
+
+    /** Handle a received surface view request. */
+    public static void render(Context context, Bundle bundle) {
+        final String gridName = bundle.getString("name");
+        bundle.remove("name");
+        final InvariantDeviceProfile idp = new InvariantDeviceProfile(context, gridName);
+
+        MAIN_EXECUTOR.execute(() -> {
+            View view = new LauncherPreviewRenderer(context, idp).getRenderedView();
+            new SurfaceViewRequestReceiver().onReceive(context, bundle, view,
+                    new Size(view.getMeasuredWidth(), view.getMeasuredHeight()));
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/config/FeatureFlags.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/config/FeatureFlags.java
index 471a743..86b9df8 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/config/FeatureFlags.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/config/FeatureFlags.java
@@ -131,8 +131,10 @@
             "MULTI_DB_GRID_MIRATION_ALGO", false, "Use the multi-db grid migration algorithm");
 
     public static final BooleanFlag ENABLE_LAUNCHER_PREVIEW_IN_GRID_PICKER = getDebugFlag(
-            "ENABLE_LAUNCHER_PREVIEW_IN_GRID_PICKER", true,
-            "Show launcher preview in grid picker");
+            "ENABLE_LAUNCHER_PREVIEW_IN_GRID_PICKER", true, "Show launcher preview in grid picker");
+
+    public static final BooleanFlag USE_SURFACE_VIEW_FOR_GRID_PREVIEW = getDebugFlag(
+            "USE_SURFACE_VIEW_FOR_GRID_PREVIEW", false, "Use surface view for grid preview");
 
     public static final BooleanFlag ENABLE_OVERVIEW_ACTIONS = getDebugFlag(
             "ENABLE_OVERVIEW_ACTIONS", true, "Show app actions instead of the shelf in Overview."
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/GridOptionsProvider.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/GridOptionsProvider.java
index 71b4366..607aba9 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/GridOptionsProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/GridOptionsProvider.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.android.launcher3.graphics;
 
+import static com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags.USE_SURFACE_VIEW_FOR_GRID_PREVIEW;
 import static com.android.launcher3.util.Executors.UI_HELPER_EXECUTOR;
 
 import android.content.ContentProvider;
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.InvariantDeviceProfile;
 import com.android.launcher3.InvariantDeviceProfile.GridOption;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
+import com.android.launcher3.uioverrides.PreviewSurfaceRenderer;
 
 import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser;
 import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException;
@@ -62,6 +64,11 @@
     private static final String KEY_PREVIEW = "preview";
     private static final String MIME_TYPE_PNG = "image/png";
 
+    private static final String METHOD_GET_PREVIEW = "get_preview";
+    private static final String METADATA_KEY_PREVIEW_VERSION = "preview_version";
+
+
+
     public static final PipeDataWriter<Future<Bitmap>> BITMAP_WRITER =
             new PipeDataWriter<Future<Bitmap>>() {
                 @Override
@@ -98,6 +105,10 @@
                     .add(KEY_IS_DEFAULT, idp.numColumns == gridOption.numColumns
                             && idp.numRows == gridOption.numRows);
         }
+        Bundle metadata = new Bundle();
+        metadata.putString(METADATA_KEY_PREVIEW_VERSION,
+                USE_SURFACE_VIEW_FOR_GRID_PREVIEW.get() ? "V2" : "V1");
+        cursor.setExtras(metadata);
         return cursor;
     }
 
@@ -188,4 +199,14 @@
             throw new FileNotFoundException(e.getMessage());
         }
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public Bundle call(String method, String arg, Bundle extras)  {
+        if (!METHOD_GET_PREVIEW.equals(method)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        PreviewSurfaceRenderer.render(getContext(), extras);
+        return null;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/LauncherPreviewRenderer.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/LauncherPreviewRenderer.java
index 02e98e8..5bc6610 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/LauncherPreviewRenderer.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/LauncherPreviewRenderer.java
@@ -262,6 +262,13 @@
         });
     }
 
+    /** Populate preview and render it. */
+    public View getRenderedView() {
+        MainThreadRenderer renderer = new MainThreadRenderer(mContext);
+        renderer.populate();
+        return renderer.mRootView;
+    }
+
     private class MainThreadRenderer extends ContextThemeWrapper
             implements ActivityContext, WorkspaceLayoutManager, LayoutInflater.Factory2 {
 
@@ -388,7 +395,7 @@
             }
         }
 
-        private void renderScreenShot(Canvas canvas) {
+        private void populate() {
             if (ENABLE_LAUNCHER_PREVIEW_IN_GRID_PICKER.get()) {
                 boolean needsToMigrate = needsToMigrate(mContext, mIdp);
                 boolean success = false;
@@ -499,7 +506,10 @@
             measureView(mRootView, mDp.widthPx, mDp.heightPx);
             // Additional measure for views which use auto text size API
             measureView(mRootView, mDp.widthPx, mDp.heightPx);
+        }
 
+        private void renderScreenShot(Canvas canvas) {
+            populate();
             mRootView.draw(canvas);
             dispatchVisibilityAggregated(mRootView, false);
         }
diff --git a/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/PreviewSurfaceRenderer.java b/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/PreviewSurfaceRenderer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4913cad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/PreviewSurfaceRenderer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.launcher3.uioverrides;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+
+/** Render preview using surface view. */
+public class PreviewSurfaceRenderer {
+
+    /** Handle a received surface view request. */
+    public static void render(Context context, Bundle bundle) { }
+}