diff --git a/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/surface/picture.dart b/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/surface/picture.dart
index 2138dd2653327..c95559691be61 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/surface/picture.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/surface/picture.dart
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ const int _kCanvasCacheSize = 30;
 /// Canvases available for reuse, capped at [_kCanvasCacheSize].
 final List<BitmapCanvas> _recycledCanvases = <BitmapCanvas>[];
 
+/// Reduces recycled canvas list by 50% to reduce bitmap canvas memory use.
+void _reduceCanvasMemoryUsage() {
+  final int canvasCount = _recycledCanvases.length;
+  for (int i = 0; i < canvasCount; i++) {
+    _recycledCanvases[i].dispose();
+  }
+  _recycledCanvases.clear();
+}
+
 /// A request to repaint a canvas.
 ///
 /// Paint requests are prioritized such that the larger pictures go first. This
@@ -42,22 +51,27 @@ class _PaintRequest {
 List<_PaintRequest> _paintQueue = <_PaintRequest>[];
 
 void _recycleCanvas(EngineCanvas canvas) {
-  if (canvas is BitmapCanvas && canvas.isReusable()) {
-    _recycledCanvases.add(canvas);
-    if (_recycledCanvases.length > _kCanvasCacheSize) {
-      final BitmapCanvas removedCanvas = _recycledCanvases.removeAt(0);
-      removedCanvas.dispose();
+  if (canvas is BitmapCanvas) {
+    if (canvas.isReusable()) {
+      _recycledCanvases.add(canvas);
+      if (_recycledCanvases.length > _kCanvasCacheSize) {
+        final BitmapCanvas removedCanvas = _recycledCanvases.removeAt(0);
+        removedCanvas.dispose();
+        if (_debugShowCanvasReuseStats) {
+          DebugCanvasReuseOverlay.instance.disposedCount++;
+        }
+      }
       if (_debugShowCanvasReuseStats) {
-        DebugCanvasReuseOverlay.instance.disposedCount++;
+        DebugCanvasReuseOverlay.instance.inRecycleCount =
+            _recycledCanvases.length;
       }
-    }
-    if (_debugShowCanvasReuseStats) {
-      DebugCanvasReuseOverlay.instance.inRecycleCount =
-          _recycledCanvases.length;
+    } else {
+      canvas.dispose();
     }
   }
 }
 
+
 /// Signature of a function that instantiates a [PersistedPicture].
 typedef PersistedPictureFactory = PersistedPicture Function(
   double dx,
@@ -272,7 +286,6 @@ class PersistedStandardPicture extends PersistedPicture {
     final ui.Size canvasSize = bounds.size;
     BitmapCanvas bestRecycledCanvas;
     double lastPixelCount = double.infinity;
-
     for (int i = 0; i < _recycledCanvases.length; i++) {
       final BitmapCanvas candidate = _recycledCanvases[i];
       if (!candidate.isReusable()) {
@@ -286,13 +299,21 @@ class PersistedStandardPicture extends PersistedPicture {
       final bool fits = candidate.doesFitBounds(bounds);
       final bool isSmaller = candidatePixelCount < lastPixelCount;
       if (fits && isSmaller) {
-        bestRecycledCanvas = candidate;
-        lastPixelCount = candidatePixelCount;
-        final bool fitsExactly = candidateSize.width == canvasSize.width &&
-            candidateSize.height == canvasSize.height;
-        if (fitsExactly) {
-          // No need to keep looking any more.
-          break;
+        // [isTooSmall] is used to make sure that a small picture doesn't
+        // reuse and hold onto memory of a large canvas.
+        final double requestedPixelCount = bounds.width * bounds.height;
+        final bool isTooSmall = isSmaller &&
+            requestedPixelCount > 1 &&
+            (candidatePixelCount / requestedPixelCount) > 4;
+        if (!isTooSmall) {
+          bestRecycledCanvas = candidate;
+          lastPixelCount = candidatePixelCount;
+          final bool fitsExactly = candidateSize.width == canvasSize.width &&
+              candidateSize.height == canvasSize.height;
+          if (fitsExactly) {
+            // No need to keep looking any more.
+            break;
+          }
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/surface/recording_canvas.dart b/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/surface/recording_canvas.dart
index 4209efe638e80..92ce62b93e303 100644
--- a/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/surface/recording_canvas.dart
+++ b/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/surface/recording_canvas.dart
@@ -183,8 +183,6 @@ class RecordingCanvas {
   }
 
   void drawColor(ui.Color color, ui.BlendMode blendMode) {
-    _hasArbitraryPaint = true;
-    _didDraw = true;
     _paintBounds.grow(_paintBounds.maxPaintBounds);
     _commands.add(PaintDrawColor(color, blendMode));
   }
@@ -315,6 +313,21 @@ class RecordingCanvas {
   }
 
   void drawPath(ui.Path path, SurfacePaint paint) {
+    if (paint.shader == null) {
+      // For Rect/RoundedRect paths use drawRect/drawRRect code paths for
+      // DomCanvas optimization.
+      SurfacePath sPath = path;
+      final ui.Rect rect = sPath.webOnlyPathAsRect;
+      if (rect != null) {
+        drawRect(rect, paint);
+        return;
+      }
+      final ui.RRect rrect = sPath.webOnlyPathAsRoundedRect;
+      if (rrect != null) {
+        drawRRect(rrect, paint);
+        return;
+      }
+    }
     _hasArbitraryPaint = true;
     _didDraw = true;
     ui.Rect pathBounds = path.getBounds();