diff --git a/ci/licenses_golden/licenses_flutter b/ci/licenses_golden/licenses_flutter
index b68946dde0cd8..d0182f4580ab0 100644
--- a/ci/licenses_golden/licenses_flutter
+++ b/ci/licenses_golden/licenses_flutter
@@ -298,6 +298,8 @@ FILE: ../../../flutter/lib/ui/painting/color_filter.cc
 FILE: ../../../flutter/lib/ui/painting/color_filter.h
 FILE: ../../../flutter/lib/ui/painting/engine_layer.cc
 FILE: ../../../flutter/lib/ui/painting/engine_layer.h
+FILE: ../../../flutter/lib/ui/painting/frame_info.cc
+FILE: ../../../flutter/lib/ui/painting/frame_info.h
 FILE: ../../../flutter/lib/ui/painting/gradient.cc
 FILE: ../../../flutter/lib/ui/painting/gradient.h
 FILE: ../../../flutter/lib/ui/painting/image.cc
diff --git a/lib/ui/BUILD.gn b/lib/ui/BUILD.gn
index a38298f460975..c904141b338e8 100644
--- a/lib/ui/BUILD.gn
+++ b/lib/ui/BUILD.gn
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ source_set("ui") {
     "painting/color_filter.h",
     "painting/engine_layer.cc",
     "painting/engine_layer.h",
+    "painting/frame_info.cc",
+    "painting/frame_info.h",
     "painting/gradient.cc",
     "painting/gradient.h",
     "painting/image.cc",
diff --git a/lib/ui/compositing.dart b/lib/ui/compositing.dart
index e86347d9b5389..715ba20023278 100644
--- a/lib/ui/compositing.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/compositing.dart
@@ -22,16 +22,14 @@ class Scene extends NativeFieldWrapperClass2 {
 
   /// Creates a raster image representation of the current state of the scene.
   /// This is a slow operation that is performed on a background thread.
-  Future<Image> toImage(int width, int height) async {
+  Future<Image> toImage(int width, int height) {
     if (width <= 0 || height <= 0) {
       throw Exception('Invalid image dimensions.');
     }
-    final Image image = Image._();
-    await _futurize((_Callback<bool> callback) => _toImage(image, width, height, callback));
-    return image;
+    return _futurize((_Callback<Image> callback) => _toImage(width, height, callback));
   }
 
-  String _toImage(Image outImage, int width, int height, _Callback<bool> callback) native 'Scene_toImage';
+  String _toImage(int width, int height, _Callback<Image> callback) native 'Scene_toImage';
 
   /// Releases the resources used by this scene.
   ///
diff --git a/lib/ui/compositing/scene.cc b/lib/ui/compositing/scene.cc
index 4c2aa16fa0253..f5403ecae9a61 100644
--- a/lib/ui/compositing/scene.cc
+++ b/lib/ui/compositing/scene.cc
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ void Scene::dispose() {
   ClearDartWrapper();
 }
 
-Dart_Handle Scene::toImage(Dart_Handle image_handle,
-                           uint32_t width,
+Dart_Handle Scene::toImage(uint32_t width,
                            uint32_t height,
                            Dart_Handle raw_image_callback) {
   TRACE_EVENT0("flutter", "Scene::toImage");
@@ -76,8 +75,7 @@ Dart_Handle Scene::toImage(Dart_Handle image_handle,
     return tonic::ToDart("Could not flatten scene into a layer tree.");
   }
 
-  return Picture::RasterizeToImage(image_handle, picture, width, height,
-                                   raw_image_callback);
+  return Picture::RasterizeToImage(picture, width, height, raw_image_callback);
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<flutter::LayerTree> Scene::takeLayerTree() {
diff --git a/lib/ui/compositing/scene.h b/lib/ui/compositing/scene.h
index 7039dc410874e..d46ca5d3d4281 100644
--- a/lib/ui/compositing/scene.h
+++ b/lib/ui/compositing/scene.h
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ class Scene : public RefCountedDartWrappable<Scene> {
 
   std::unique_ptr<flutter::LayerTree> takeLayerTree();
 
-  Dart_Handle toImage(Dart_Handle image_handle,
-                      uint32_t width,
+  Dart_Handle toImage(uint32_t width,
                       uint32_t height,
                       Dart_Handle image_callback);
 
diff --git a/lib/ui/dart_ui.cc b/lib/ui/dart_ui.cc
index c3b758564a5d0..5b3189dfa80f8 100644
--- a/lib/ui/dart_ui.cc
+++ b/lib/ui/dart_ui.cc
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "flutter/lib/ui/painting/codec.h"
 #include "flutter/lib/ui/painting/color_filter.h"
 #include "flutter/lib/ui/painting/engine_layer.h"
+#include "flutter/lib/ui/painting/frame_info.h"
 #include "flutter/lib/ui/painting/gradient.h"
 #include "flutter/lib/ui/painting/image.h"
 #include "flutter/lib/ui/painting/image_filter.h"
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ void DartUI::InitForGlobal() {
     DartRuntimeHooks::RegisterNatives(g_natives);
     EngineLayer::RegisterNatives(g_natives);
     FontCollection::RegisterNatives(g_natives);
+    FrameInfo::RegisterNatives(g_natives);
     ImageFilter::RegisterNatives(g_natives);
     ImageShader::RegisterNatives(g_natives);
     IsolateNameServerNatives::RegisterNatives(g_natives);
diff --git a/lib/ui/painting.dart b/lib/ui/painting.dart
index 24d179365da60..dbcbc7d01db60 100644
--- a/lib/ui/painting.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/painting.dart
@@ -1639,19 +1639,22 @@ typedef ImageDecoderCallback = void Function(Image result);
 ///
 /// To obtain an instance of the [FrameInfo] interface, see
 /// [Codec.getNextFrame].
-class FrameInfo {
+@pragma('vm:entry-point')
+class FrameInfo extends NativeFieldWrapperClass2 {
   /// This class is created by the engine, and should not be instantiated
   /// or extended directly.
   ///
   /// To obtain an instance of the [FrameInfo] interface, see
   /// [Codec.getNextFrame].
-  FrameInfo._(int durationMilliseconds, this.image) : duration = Duration(milliseconds: durationMilliseconds);
+  @pragma('vm:entry-point')
+  FrameInfo._();
 
   /// The duration this frame should be shown.
-  final Duration duration;
+  Duration get duration => Duration(milliseconds: _durationMillis);
+  int get _durationMillis native 'FrameInfo_durationMillis';
 
   /// The [Image] object for this frame.
-  final Image image;
+  Image get image native 'FrameInfo_image';
 }
 
 /// A handle to an image codec.
@@ -1681,32 +1684,21 @@ class Codec extends NativeFieldWrapperClass2 {
   /// * -1 for infinity repetitions.
   int get repetitionCount native 'Codec_repetitionCount';
 
-  FrameInfo _cachedFrame;
-
   /// Fetches the next animation frame.
   ///
   /// Wraps back to the first frame after returning the last frame.
   ///
   /// The returned future can complete with an error if the decoding has failed.
-  Future<FrameInfo> getNextFrame() async {
-    if (_cachedFrame == null || frameCount != 1) {
-      final Image image = Image._();
-      final int durationMilliseconds = await _futurize((_Callback<int> callback) => _getNextFrame(image, callback));
-      _cachedFrame = FrameInfo._(durationMilliseconds, image);
-    }
-    return _cachedFrame;
+  Future<FrameInfo> getNextFrame() {
+    return _futurize(_getNextFrame);
   }
 
   /// Returns an error message on failure, null on success.
-  String _getNextFrame(Image outImage, _Callback<int> callback) native 'Codec_getNextFrame';
+  String _getNextFrame(_Callback<FrameInfo> callback) native 'Codec_getNextFrame';
 
   /// Release the resources used by this object. The object is no longer usable
   /// after this method is called.
-  void dispose() {
-    _cachedFrame = null;
-    _dispose();
-  }
-  void _dispose() native 'Codec_dispose';
+  void dispose() native 'Codec_dispose';
 }
 
 /// Instantiates an image codec [Codec] object.
@@ -1726,12 +1718,10 @@ class Codec extends NativeFieldWrapperClass2 {
 Future<Codec> instantiateImageCodec(Uint8List list, {
   int targetWidth,
   int targetHeight,
-}) async {
-  final Codec codec = Codec._();
-  await _futurize((_Callback<bool> callback) {
-    return _instantiateImageCodec(codec, list, callback, null, targetWidth ?? _kDoNotResizeDimension, targetHeight ?? _kDoNotResizeDimension);
-  });
-  return codec;
+}) {
+  return _futurize(
+    (_Callback<Codec> callback) => _instantiateImageCodec(list, callback, null, targetWidth ?? _kDoNotResizeDimension, targetHeight ?? _kDoNotResizeDimension)
+  );
 }
 
 /// Instantiates a [Codec] object for an image binary data.
@@ -1745,7 +1735,7 @@ Future<Codec> instantiateImageCodec(Uint8List list, {
 /// If both are equal to [_kDoNotResizeDimension], then the image maintains its real size.
 ///
 /// Returns an error message if the instantiation has failed, null otherwise.
-String _instantiateImageCodec(Codec outCodec, Uint8List list, _Callback<bool> callback, _ImageInfo imageInfo, int targetWidth, int targetHeight)
+String _instantiateImageCodec(Uint8List list, _Callback<Codec> callback, _ImageInfo imageInfo, int targetWidth, int targetHeight)
   native 'instantiateImageCodec';
 
 /// Loads a single image frame from a byte array into an [Image] object.
@@ -1786,12 +1776,11 @@ void decodeImageFromPixels(
   {int rowBytes, int targetWidth, int targetHeight}
 ) {
   final _ImageInfo imageInfo = _ImageInfo(width, height, format.index, rowBytes);
-  final Codec codec = Codec._();
-  _futurize(
-    (_Callback<bool> callback) => _instantiateImageCodec(codec, pixels, callback, imageInfo, targetWidth ?? _kDoNotResizeDimension, targetHeight ?? _kDoNotResizeDimension)
-  ).then((bool _) {
-    codec.getNextFrame().then((FrameInfo frameInfo) => callback(frameInfo.image));
-  });
+  final Future<Codec> codecFuture = _futurize(
+    (_Callback<Codec> callback) => _instantiateImageCodec(pixels, callback, imageInfo, targetWidth ?? _kDoNotResizeDimension, targetHeight ?? _kDoNotResizeDimension)
+  );
+  codecFuture.then((Codec codec) => codec.getNextFrame())
+      .then((FrameInfo frameInfo) => callback(frameInfo.image));
 }
 
 /// Determines the winding rule that decides how the interior of a [Path] is
@@ -4136,17 +4125,15 @@ class Picture extends NativeFieldWrapperClass2 {
   ///
   /// Although the image is returned synchronously, the picture is actually
   /// rasterized the first time the image is drawn and then cached.
-  Future<Image> toImage(int width, int height) async {
+  Future<Image> toImage(int width, int height) {
     if (width <= 0 || height <= 0)
       throw Exception('Invalid image dimensions.');
-    final Image image = Image._();
-    await _futurize(
-      (_Callback<bool> callback) => _toImage(image, width, height, callback)
+    return _futurize(
+      (_Callback<Image> callback) => _toImage(width, height, callback)
     );
-    return image;
   }
 
-  String _toImage(Image outImage, int width, int height, _Callback<bool> callback) native 'Picture_toImage';
+  String _toImage(int width, int height, _Callback<Image> callback) native 'Picture_toImage';
 
   /// Release the resources used by this object. The object is no longer usable
   /// after this method is called.
diff --git a/lib/ui/painting/codec.cc b/lib/ui/painting/codec.cc
index 76ee2b9fe71e1..829b9db65ed9d 100644
--- a/lib/ui/painting/codec.cc
+++ b/lib/ui/painting/codec.cc
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "flutter/fml/logging.h"
 #include "flutter/fml/make_copyable.h"
 #include "flutter/fml/trace_event.h"
+#include "flutter/lib/ui/painting/frame_info.h"
 #include "flutter/lib/ui/painting/multi_frame_codec.h"
 #include "flutter/lib/ui/painting/single_frame_codec.h"
 #include "third_party/skia/include/codec/SkCodec.h"
@@ -144,14 +145,13 @@ static std::variant<ImageDecoder::ImageInfo, std::string> ConvertImageInfo(
 }
 
 static void InstantiateImageCodec(Dart_NativeArguments args) {
-  Dart_Handle codec_handle = Dart_GetNativeArgument(args, 0);
-  Dart_Handle callback_handle = Dart_GetNativeArgument(args, 2);
+  Dart_Handle callback_handle = Dart_GetNativeArgument(args, 1);
   if (!Dart_IsClosure(callback_handle)) {
     Dart_SetReturnValue(args, tonic::ToDart("Callback must be a function"));
     return;
   }
 
-  Dart_Handle image_info_handle = Dart_GetNativeArgument(args, 3);
+  Dart_Handle image_info_handle = Dart_GetNativeArgument(args, 2);
 
   std::optional<ImageDecoder::ImageInfo> image_info;
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ static void InstantiateImageCodec(Dart_NativeArguments args) {
   {
     Dart_Handle exception = nullptr;
     tonic::Uint8List list =
-        tonic::DartConverter<tonic::Uint8List>::FromArguments(args, 1,
+        tonic::DartConverter<tonic::Uint8List>::FromArguments(args, 0,
                                                               exception);
     if (exception) {
       Dart_SetReturnValue(args, exception);
@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@ static void InstantiateImageCodec(Dart_NativeArguments args) {
   }
 
   const int targetWidth =
-      tonic::DartConverter<int>::FromDart(Dart_GetNativeArgument(args, 4));
+      tonic::DartConverter<int>::FromDart(Dart_GetNativeArgument(args, 3));
   const int targetHeight =
-      tonic::DartConverter<int>::FromDart(Dart_GetNativeArgument(args, 5));
+      tonic::DartConverter<int>::FromDart(Dart_GetNativeArgument(args, 4));
 
   std::unique_ptr<SkCodec> codec;
   bool single_frame;
@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ static void InstantiateImageCodec(Dart_NativeArguments args) {
     single_frame = codec->getFrameCount() == 1;
   }
 
+  fml::RefPtr<Codec> ui_codec;
+
   if (single_frame) {
     ImageDecoder::ImageDescriptor descriptor;
     descriptor.decompressed_image_info = image_info;
@@ -220,13 +222,12 @@ static void InstantiateImageCodec(Dart_NativeArguments args) {
     }
     descriptor.data = std::move(buffer);
 
-    SingleFrameCodec::Create(codec_handle, std::move(descriptor));
+    ui_codec = fml::MakeRefCounted<SingleFrameCodec>(std::move(descriptor));
   } else {
-    MultiFrameCodec::Create(codec_handle, std::move(codec));
+    ui_codec = fml::MakeRefCounted<MultiFrameCodec>(std::move(codec));
   }
 
-  tonic::DartInvoke(callback_handle, {Dart_True()});
-  Dart_SetReturnValue(args, Dart_Null());
+  tonic::DartInvoke(callback_handle, {ToDart(ui_codec)});
 }
 
 IMPLEMENT_WRAPPERTYPEINFO(ui, Codec);
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@ void Codec::dispose() {
 
 void Codec::RegisterNatives(tonic::DartLibraryNatives* natives) {
   natives->Register({
-      {"instantiateImageCodec", InstantiateImageCodec, 6, true},
+      {"instantiateImageCodec", InstantiateImageCodec, 5, true},
   });
   natives->Register({FOR_EACH_BINDING(DART_REGISTER_NATIVE)});
 }
diff --git a/lib/ui/painting/codec.h b/lib/ui/painting/codec.h
index 53ac9e426448d..2e0c746eac2d6 100644
--- a/lib/ui/painting/codec.h
+++ b/lib/ui/painting/codec.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #define FLUTTER_LIB_UI_PAINTING_CODEC_H_
 
 #include "flutter/lib/ui/dart_wrapper.h"
+#include "flutter/lib/ui/painting/frame_info.h"
 #include "third_party/skia/include/codec/SkCodec.h"
 #include "third_party/skia/include/core/SkBitmap.h"
 #include "third_party/skia/include/core/SkImage.h"
@@ -29,8 +30,7 @@ class Codec : public RefCountedDartWrappable<Codec> {
 
   virtual int repetitionCount() const = 0;
 
-  virtual Dart_Handle getNextFrame(Dart_Handle image_handle,
-                                   Dart_Handle callback_handle) = 0;
+  virtual Dart_Handle getNextFrame(Dart_Handle callback_handle) = 0;
 
   void dispose();
 
diff --git a/lib/ui/painting/frame_info.cc b/lib/ui/painting/frame_info.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ad77f7b50d8a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ui/painting/frame_info.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+
+// Copyright 2013 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include "flutter/lib/ui/painting/frame_info.h"
+
+#include "third_party/tonic/dart_binding_macros.h"
+#include "third_party/tonic/dart_library_natives.h"
+
+namespace flutter {
+
+IMPLEMENT_WRAPPERTYPEINFO(ui, FrameInfo);
+
+#define FOR_EACH_BINDING(V)    \
+  V(FrameInfo, durationMillis) \
+  V(FrameInfo, image)
+
+FOR_EACH_BINDING(DART_NATIVE_CALLBACK)
+
+FrameInfo::FrameInfo(fml::RefPtr<CanvasImage> image, int durationMillis)
+    : image_(std::move(image)), durationMillis_(durationMillis) {}
+
+FrameInfo::~FrameInfo(){};
+
+void FrameInfo::RegisterNatives(tonic::DartLibraryNatives* natives) {
+  natives->Register({FOR_EACH_BINDING(DART_REGISTER_NATIVE)});
+}
+
+}  // namespace flutter
diff --git a/lib/ui/painting/frame_info.h b/lib/ui/painting/frame_info.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..184b132d17791
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ui/painting/frame_info.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// Copyright 2013 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#ifndef FLUTTER_LIB_UI_PAINTING_FRAME_INFO_H_
+#define FLUTTER_LIB_UI_PAINTING_FRAME_INFO_H_
+
+#include "flutter/lib/ui/dart_wrapper.h"
+#include "flutter/lib/ui/painting/image.h"
+
+namespace flutter {
+
+// A single animation frame.
+class FrameInfo final : public RefCountedDartWrappable<FrameInfo> {
+  DEFINE_WRAPPERTYPEINFO();
+
+ public:
+  int durationMillis() { return durationMillis_; }
+  fml::RefPtr<CanvasImage> image() { return image_; }
+
+  static void RegisterNatives(tonic::DartLibraryNatives* natives);
+
+ private:
+  FrameInfo(fml::RefPtr<CanvasImage> image, int durationMillis);
+
+  ~FrameInfo() override;
+
+  const fml::RefPtr<CanvasImage> image_;
+  const int durationMillis_;
+
+  FML_FRIEND_MAKE_REF_COUNTED(FrameInfo);
+  FML_FRIEND_REF_COUNTED_THREAD_SAFE(FrameInfo);
+};
+
+}  // namespace flutter
+
+#endif  // FLUTTER_LIB_UI_PAINTING_FRAME_INFO_H_
diff --git a/lib/ui/painting/image.h b/lib/ui/painting/image.h
index 43a00517421b8..516a2e5d59c49 100644
--- a/lib/ui/painting/image.h
+++ b/lib/ui/painting/image.h
@@ -22,10 +22,8 @@ class CanvasImage final : public RefCountedDartWrappable<CanvasImage> {
 
  public:
   ~CanvasImage() override;
-  static fml::RefPtr<CanvasImage> Create(Dart_Handle dart_handle) {
-    auto image = fml::MakeRefCounted<CanvasImage>();
-    image->AssociateWithDartWrapper(dart_handle);
-    return image;
+  static fml::RefPtr<CanvasImage> Create() {
+    return fml::MakeRefCounted<CanvasImage>();
   }
 
   int width() { return image_.get()->width(); }
diff --git a/lib/ui/painting/multi_frame_codec.cc b/lib/ui/painting/multi_frame_codec.cc
index c38ecb48930e3..f650e25a97e61 100644
--- a/lib/ui/painting/multi_frame_codec.cc
+++ b/lib/ui/painting/multi_frame_codec.cc
@@ -20,11 +20,8 @@ MultiFrameCodec::MultiFrameCodec(std::unique_ptr<SkCodec> codec)
 MultiFrameCodec::~MultiFrameCodec() = default;
 
 static void InvokeNextFrameCallback(
-    sk_sp<SkImage> skImage,
-    fml::RefPtr<CanvasImage> canvas_image,
+    fml::RefPtr<FrameInfo> frameInfo,
     std::unique_ptr<DartPersistentValue> callback,
-    fml::RefPtr<flutter::SkiaUnrefQueue> unref_queue,
-    SkCodec::FrameInfo skFrameInfo,
     size_t trace_id) {
   std::shared_ptr<tonic::DartState> dart_state = callback->dart_state().lock();
   if (!dart_state) {
@@ -33,13 +30,10 @@ static void InvokeNextFrameCallback(
     return;
   }
   tonic::DartState::Scope scope(dart_state);
-
-  if (skImage) {
-    canvas_image->set_image({skImage, std::move(unref_queue)});
-    tonic::DartInvoke(callback->value(),
-                      {tonic::ToDart(skFrameInfo.fDuration)});
-  } else {
+  if (!frameInfo) {
     tonic::DartInvoke(callback->value(), {Dart_Null()});
+  } else {
+    tonic::DartInvoke(callback->value(), {ToDart(frameInfo)});
   }
 }
 
@@ -135,32 +129,30 @@ sk_sp<SkImage> MultiFrameCodec::GetNextFrameImage(
 }
 
 void MultiFrameCodec::GetNextFrameAndInvokeCallback(
-    fml::RefPtr<CanvasImage> canvas_image,
     std::unique_ptr<DartPersistentValue> callback,
     fml::RefPtr<fml::TaskRunner> ui_task_runner,
     fml::WeakPtr<GrContext> resourceContext,
     fml::RefPtr<flutter::SkiaUnrefQueue> unref_queue,
     size_t trace_id) {
+  fml::RefPtr<FrameInfo> frameInfo = NULL;
   sk_sp<SkImage> skImage = GetNextFrameImage(resourceContext);
-  SkCodec::FrameInfo skFrameInfo;
   if (skImage) {
+    fml::RefPtr<CanvasImage> image = CanvasImage::Create();
+    image->set_image({skImage, std::move(unref_queue)});
+    SkCodec::FrameInfo skFrameInfo;
     codec_->getFrameInfo(nextFrameIndex_, &skFrameInfo);
+    frameInfo =
+        fml::MakeRefCounted<FrameInfo>(std::move(image), skFrameInfo.fDuration);
   }
   nextFrameIndex_ = (nextFrameIndex_ + 1) % frameCount_;
 
   ui_task_runner->PostTask(fml::MakeCopyable(
-      [skImage = std::move(skImage), callback = std::move(callback),
-       canvas_image = std::move(canvas_image),
-       unref_queue = std::move(unref_queue),
-       skFrameInfo = std::move(skFrameInfo), trace_id]() mutable {
-        InvokeNextFrameCallback(std::move(skImage), std::move(canvas_image),
-                                std::move(callback), std::move(unref_queue),
-                                std::move(skFrameInfo), trace_id);
+      [callback = std::move(callback), frameInfo, trace_id]() mutable {
+        InvokeNextFrameCallback(frameInfo, std::move(callback), trace_id);
       }));
 }
 
-Dart_Handle MultiFrameCodec::getNextFrame(Dart_Handle image_handle,
-                                          Dart_Handle callback_handle) {
+Dart_Handle MultiFrameCodec::getNextFrame(Dart_Handle callback_handle) {
   static size_t trace_counter = 1;
   const size_t trace_id = trace_counter++;
 
@@ -168,19 +160,17 @@ Dart_Handle MultiFrameCodec::getNextFrame(Dart_Handle image_handle,
     return tonic::ToDart("Callback must be a function");
   }
 
-  auto canvas_image = CanvasImage::Create(image_handle);
   auto* dart_state = UIDartState::Current();
 
   const auto& task_runners = dart_state->GetTaskRunners();
 
   task_runners.GetIOTaskRunner()->PostTask(fml::MakeCopyable(
-      [canvas_image = std::move(canvas_image),
-       callback = std::make_unique<DartPersistentValue>(
+      [callback = std::make_unique<DartPersistentValue>(
            tonic::DartState::Current(), callback_handle),
        this, trace_id, ui_task_runner = task_runners.GetUITaskRunner(),
        io_manager = dart_state->GetIOManager()]() mutable {
         GetNextFrameAndInvokeCallback(
-            canvas_image, std::move(callback), std::move(ui_task_runner),
+            std::move(callback), std::move(ui_task_runner),
             io_manager->GetResourceContext(), io_manager->GetSkiaUnrefQueue(),
             trace_id);
       }));
diff --git a/lib/ui/painting/multi_frame_codec.h b/lib/ui/painting/multi_frame_codec.h
index 1abcded241469..0be63c2a57582 100644
--- a/lib/ui/painting/multi_frame_codec.h
+++ b/lib/ui/painting/multi_frame_codec.h
@@ -5,23 +5,15 @@
 #ifndef FLUTTER_LIB_UI_PAINTING_MUTLI_FRAME_CODEC_H_
 #define FLUTTER_LIB_UI_PAINTING_MUTLI_FRAME_CODEC_H_
 
-#include "flutter/flow/skia_gpu_object.h"
 #include "flutter/fml/macros.h"
-#include "flutter/fml/memory/weak_ptr.h"
 #include "flutter/lib/ui/painting/codec.h"
-#include "flutter/lib/ui/painting/image.h"
 
 namespace flutter {
 
 class MultiFrameCodec : public Codec {
  public:
-  static fml::RefPtr<MultiFrameCodec> Create(Dart_Handle codec_handle,
-                                             std::unique_ptr<SkCodec> codec) {
-    auto multi_frame_codec =
-        fml::MakeRefCounted<MultiFrameCodec>(std::move(codec));
-    multi_frame_codec->AssociateWithDartWrapper(codec_handle);
-    return multi_frame_codec;
-  }
+  MultiFrameCodec(std::unique_ptr<SkCodec> codec);
+
   ~MultiFrameCodec() override;
 
   // |Codec|
@@ -31,10 +23,9 @@ class MultiFrameCodec : public Codec {
   int repetitionCount() const override;
 
   // |Codec|
-  Dart_Handle getNextFrame(Dart_Handle image_handle, Dart_Handle args) override;
+  Dart_Handle getNextFrame(Dart_Handle args) override;
 
  private:
-  MultiFrameCodec(std::unique_ptr<SkCodec> codec);
   const std::unique_ptr<SkCodec> codec_;
   const int frameCount_;
   const int repetitionCount_;
@@ -48,7 +39,6 @@ class MultiFrameCodec : public Codec {
   sk_sp<SkImage> GetNextFrameImage(fml::WeakPtr<GrContext> resourceContext);
 
   void GetNextFrameAndInvokeCallback(
-      fml::RefPtr<CanvasImage> canvas_image,
       std::unique_ptr<DartPersistentValue> callback,
       fml::RefPtr<fml::TaskRunner> ui_task_runner,
       fml::WeakPtr<GrContext> resourceContext,
diff --git a/lib/ui/painting/picture.cc b/lib/ui/painting/picture.cc
index 34d765221e0a7..8527b83ec139b 100644
--- a/lib/ui/painting/picture.cc
+++ b/lib/ui/painting/picture.cc
@@ -40,16 +40,14 @@ Picture::Picture(flutter::SkiaGPUObject<SkPicture> picture)
 
 Picture::~Picture() = default;
 
-Dart_Handle Picture::toImage(Dart_Handle image_handle,
-                             uint32_t width,
+Dart_Handle Picture::toImage(uint32_t width,
                              uint32_t height,
                              Dart_Handle raw_image_callback) {
   if (!picture_.get()) {
     return tonic::ToDart("Picture is null");
   }
 
-  return RasterizeToImage(image_handle, picture_.get(), width, height,
-                          raw_image_callback);
+  return RasterizeToImage(picture_.get(), width, height, raw_image_callback);
 }
 
 void Picture::dispose() {
@@ -64,8 +62,7 @@ size_t Picture::GetAllocationSize() {
   }
 }
 
-Dart_Handle Picture::RasterizeToImage(Dart_Handle image_handle,
-                                      sk_sp<SkPicture> picture,
+Dart_Handle Picture::RasterizeToImage(sk_sp<SkPicture> picture,
                                       uint32_t width,
                                       uint32_t height,
                                       Dart_Handle raw_image_callback) {
@@ -77,8 +74,6 @@ Dart_Handle Picture::RasterizeToImage(Dart_Handle image_handle,
     return tonic::ToDart("Image dimensions for scene were invalid.");
   }
 
-  auto canvas_image = CanvasImage::Create(image_handle);
-
   auto* dart_state = UIDartState::Current();
   tonic::DartPersistentValue* image_callback =
       new tonic::DartPersistentValue(dart_state, raw_image_callback);
@@ -94,7 +89,7 @@ Dart_Handle Picture::RasterizeToImage(Dart_Handle image_handle,
 
   auto picture_bounds = SkISize::Make(width, height);
 
-  auto ui_task = fml::MakeCopyable([canvas_image, image_callback, unref_queue](
+  auto ui_task = fml::MakeCopyable([image_callback, unref_queue](
                                        sk_sp<SkImage> raster_image) mutable {
     auto dart_state = image_callback->dart_state().lock();
     if (!dart_state) {
@@ -105,14 +100,15 @@ Dart_Handle Picture::RasterizeToImage(Dart_Handle image_handle,
 
     if (!raster_image) {
       tonic::DartInvoke(image_callback->Get(), {Dart_Null()});
-      delete image_callback;
       return;
     }
 
-    canvas_image->set_image({std::move(raster_image), std::move(unref_queue)});
+    auto dart_image = CanvasImage::Create();
+    dart_image->set_image({std::move(raster_image), std::move(unref_queue)});
+    auto* raw_dart_image = tonic::ToDart(std::move(dart_image));
 
     // All done!
-    tonic::DartInvoke(image_callback->Get(), {Dart_True()});
+    tonic::DartInvoke(image_callback->Get(), {raw_dart_image});
 
     // image_callback is associated with the Dart isolate and must be deleted
     // on the UI thread
diff --git a/lib/ui/painting/picture.h b/lib/ui/painting/picture.h
index 7ed628550c4f7..f6dd98887d264 100644
--- a/lib/ui/painting/picture.h
+++ b/lib/ui/painting/picture.h
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ class Picture : public RefCountedDartWrappable<Picture> {
 
   sk_sp<SkPicture> picture() const { return picture_.get(); }
 
-  Dart_Handle toImage(Dart_Handle image_handle,
-                      uint32_t width,
+  Dart_Handle toImage(uint32_t width,
                       uint32_t height,
                       Dart_Handle raw_image_callback);
 
@@ -39,8 +38,7 @@ class Picture : public RefCountedDartWrappable<Picture> {
 
   static void RegisterNatives(tonic::DartLibraryNatives* natives);
 
-  static Dart_Handle RasterizeToImage(Dart_Handle image_handle,
-                                      sk_sp<SkPicture> picture,
+  static Dart_Handle RasterizeToImage(sk_sp<SkPicture> picture,
                                       uint32_t width,
                                       uint32_t height,
                                       Dart_Handle raw_image_callback);
diff --git a/lib/ui/painting/single_frame_codec.cc b/lib/ui/painting/single_frame_codec.cc
index 51eb870001a3e..44361f583a583 100644
--- a/lib/ui/painting/single_frame_codec.cc
+++ b/lib/ui/painting/single_frame_codec.cc
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include "flutter/lib/ui/painting/single_frame_codec.h"
 
+#include "flutter/lib/ui/painting/frame_info.h"
 #include "flutter/lib/ui/ui_dart_state.h"
 #include "third_party/tonic/logging/dart_invoke.h"
 
@@ -22,20 +23,16 @@ int SingleFrameCodec::repetitionCount() const {
   return 0;
 }
 
-Dart_Handle SingleFrameCodec::getNextFrame(Dart_Handle image_handle,
-                                           Dart_Handle callback_handle) {
+Dart_Handle SingleFrameCodec::getNextFrame(Dart_Handle callback_handle) {
   if (!Dart_IsClosure(callback_handle)) {
     return tonic::ToDart("Callback must be a function");
   }
 
   if (status_ == Status::kComplete) {
-    return tonic::ToDart(
-        "Dart callers are responsible for caching the frame callback "
-        "information");
+    tonic::DartInvoke(callback_handle, {tonic::ToDart(cached_frame_)});
+    return Dart_Null();
   }
 
-  auto canvas_image = CanvasImage::Create(image_handle);
-
   // This has to be valid because this method is called from Dart.
   auto dart_state = UIDartState::Current();
 
@@ -60,7 +57,7 @@ Dart_Handle SingleFrameCodec::getNextFrame(Dart_Handle image_handle,
   fml::RefPtr<SingleFrameCodec>* raw_codec_ref =
       new fml::RefPtr<SingleFrameCodec>(this);
 
-  decoder->Decode(descriptor_, [canvas_image, raw_codec_ref](auto image) {
+  decoder->Decode(descriptor_, [raw_codec_ref](auto image) {
     std::unique_ptr<fml::RefPtr<SingleFrameCodec>> codec_ref(raw_codec_ref);
     fml::RefPtr<SingleFrameCodec> codec(std::move(*codec_ref));
 
@@ -69,14 +66,18 @@ Dart_Handle SingleFrameCodec::getNextFrame(Dart_Handle image_handle,
     if (!state) {
       // This is probably because the isolate has been terminated before the
       // image could be decoded.
+
       return;
     }
 
     tonic::DartState::Scope scope(state.get());
 
     if (image.get()) {
+      auto canvas_image = fml::MakeRefCounted<CanvasImage>();
       canvas_image->set_image(std::move(image));
-      codec->cached_frame_image_size_ = canvas_image->GetAllocationSize();
+
+      codec->cached_frame_ = fml::MakeRefCounted<FrameInfo>(
+          std::move(canvas_image), 0 /* duration */);
     }
 
     // The cached frame is now available and should be returned to any future
@@ -84,8 +85,9 @@ Dart_Handle SingleFrameCodec::getNextFrame(Dart_Handle image_handle,
     codec->status_ = Status::kComplete;
 
     // Invoke any callbacks that were provided before the frame was decoded.
+    Dart_Handle frame = tonic::ToDart(codec->cached_frame_);
     for (const DartPersistentValue& callback : codec->pending_callbacks_) {
-      tonic::DartInvoke(callback.value(), {tonic::ToDart(0)});
+      tonic::DartInvoke(callback.value(), {frame});
     }
     codec->pending_callbacks_.clear();
   });
@@ -95,13 +97,17 @@ Dart_Handle SingleFrameCodec::getNextFrame(Dart_Handle image_handle,
   descriptor_.data.reset();
 
   status_ = Status::kInProgress;
+
   return Dart_Null();
 }
 
 size_t SingleFrameCodec::GetAllocationSize() {
   const auto& data = descriptor_.data;
   const auto data_byte_size = data ? data->size() : 0;
-  return data_byte_size + cached_frame_image_size_ + sizeof(this);
+  const auto frame_byte_size = (cached_frame_ && cached_frame_->image())
+                                   ? cached_frame_->image()->GetAllocationSize()
+                                   : 0;
+  return data_byte_size + frame_byte_size + sizeof(this);
 }
 
 }  // namespace flutter
diff --git a/lib/ui/painting/single_frame_codec.h b/lib/ui/painting/single_frame_codec.h
index 48639deb10a90..b01638c71ce63 100644
--- a/lib/ui/painting/single_frame_codec.h
+++ b/lib/ui/painting/single_frame_codec.h
@@ -7,20 +7,15 @@
 
 #include "flutter/fml/macros.h"
 #include "flutter/lib/ui/painting/codec.h"
-#include "flutter/lib/ui/painting/image.h"
+#include "flutter/lib/ui/painting/frame_info.h"
 #include "flutter/lib/ui/painting/image_decoder.h"
 
 namespace flutter {
 
 class SingleFrameCodec : public Codec {
  public:
-  static fml::RefPtr<SingleFrameCodec> Create(
-      Dart_Handle codec_handle,
-      ImageDecoder::ImageDescriptor descriptor) {
-    auto codec = fml::MakeRefCounted<SingleFrameCodec>(std::move(descriptor));
-    codec->AssociateWithDartWrapper(codec_handle);
-    return codec;
-  }
+  SingleFrameCodec(ImageDecoder::ImageDescriptor descriptor);
+
   ~SingleFrameCodec() override;
 
   // |Codec|
@@ -30,18 +25,16 @@ class SingleFrameCodec : public Codec {
   int repetitionCount() const override;
 
   // |Codec|
-  Dart_Handle getNextFrame(Dart_Handle image_handle,
-                           Dart_Handle callback_handle) override;
+  Dart_Handle getNextFrame(Dart_Handle args) override;
 
   // |DartWrappable|
   size_t GetAllocationSize() override;
 
  private:
-  SingleFrameCodec(ImageDecoder::ImageDescriptor descriptor);
   enum class Status { kNew, kInProgress, kComplete };
   Status status_;
   ImageDecoder::ImageDescriptor descriptor_;
-  size_t cached_frame_image_size_;
+  fml::RefPtr<FrameInfo> cached_frame_;
   std::vector<DartPersistentValue> pending_callbacks_;
 
   FML_FRIEND_MAKE_REF_COUNTED(SingleFrameCodec);
diff --git a/third_party/tonic/dart_state.cc b/third_party/tonic/dart_state.cc
index 870f058b9f2fc..b711a22977788 100644
--- a/third_party/tonic/dart_state.cc
+++ b/third_party/tonic/dart_state.cc
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ DartState::Scope::~Scope() {}
 DartState::DartState(int dirfd,
                      std::function<void(Dart_Handle)> message_epilogue)
     : isolate_(nullptr),
+      private_constructor_name_(),
       class_library_(new DartClassLibrary),
       message_handler_(new DartMessageHandler()),
       file_loader_(new FileLoader(dirfd)),
@@ -36,6 +37,12 @@ void DartState::SetIsolate(Dart_Isolate isolate) {
   if (!isolate_)
     return;
 
+  private_constructor_name_.Clear();
+  Dart_EnterScope();
+  private_constructor_name_.Set(
+      this, Dart_NewPersistentHandle(Dart_NewStringFromCString("_")));
+  Dart_ExitScope();
+
   DidSetIsolate();
 }
 
diff --git a/third_party/tonic/dart_state.h b/third_party/tonic/dart_state.h
index d2c6e03cb7cc9..845914937dcd0 100644
--- a/third_party/tonic/dart_state.h
+++ b/third_party/tonic/dart_state.h
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ class DartState : public std::enable_shared_from_this<DartState> {
   Dart_Isolate isolate() { return isolate_; }
   void SetIsolate(Dart_Isolate isolate);
 
+  // TODO(https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/50997): Work around until we
+  // drop the need for Dart_New in tonic.
+  Dart_PersistentHandle private_constructor_name() {
+    return private_constructor_name_.Get();
+  }
+
   DartClassLibrary& class_library() { return *class_library_; }
   DartMessageHandler& message_handler() { return *message_handler_; }
   FileLoader& file_loader() { return *file_loader_; }
@@ -70,6 +76,7 @@ class DartState : public std::enable_shared_from_this<DartState> {
 
  private:
   Dart_Isolate isolate_;
+  DartPersistentValue private_constructor_name_;
   std::unique_ptr<DartClassLibrary> class_library_;
   std::unique_ptr<DartMessageHandler> message_handler_;
   std::unique_ptr<FileLoader> file_loader_;
diff --git a/third_party/tonic/dart_wrappable.cc b/third_party/tonic/dart_wrappable.cc
index 42c8fff2805b2..4ebfda7e1a362 100644
--- a/third_party/tonic/dart_wrappable.cc
+++ b/third_party/tonic/dart_wrappable.cc
@@ -15,6 +15,33 @@ DartWrappable::~DartWrappable() {
   TONIC_CHECK(!dart_wrapper_);
 }
 
+// TODO(dnfield): Delete this. https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/50997
+Dart_Handle DartWrappable::CreateDartWrapper(DartState* dart_state) {
+  TONIC_DCHECK(!dart_wrapper_);
+  const DartWrapperInfo& info = GetDartWrapperInfo();
+
+  Dart_PersistentHandle type = dart_state->class_library().GetClass(info);
+  TONIC_DCHECK(!LogIfError(type));
+
+  Dart_Handle wrapper =
+      Dart_New(type, dart_state->private_constructor_name(), 0, nullptr);
+
+  TONIC_DCHECK(!LogIfError(wrapper));
+
+  Dart_Handle res = Dart_SetNativeInstanceField(
+      wrapper, kPeerIndex, reinterpret_cast<intptr_t>(this));
+  TONIC_DCHECK(!LogIfError(res));
+  res = Dart_SetNativeInstanceField(wrapper, kWrapperInfoIndex,
+                                    reinterpret_cast<intptr_t>(&info));
+  TONIC_DCHECK(!LogIfError(res));
+
+  this->RetainDartWrappableReference();  // Balanced in FinalizeDartWrapper.
+  dart_wrapper_ = Dart_NewWeakPersistentHandle(
+      wrapper, this, GetAllocationSize(), &FinalizeDartWrapper);
+
+  return wrapper;
+}
+
 void DartWrappable::AssociateWithDartWrapper(Dart_Handle wrapper) {
   TONIC_DCHECK(!dart_wrapper_);
   TONIC_CHECK(!LogIfError(wrapper));
@@ -47,8 +74,7 @@ void DartWrappable::FinalizeDartWrapper(void* isolate_callback_data,
                                         void* peer) {
   DartWrappable* wrappable = reinterpret_cast<DartWrappable*>(peer);
   wrappable->dart_wrapper_ = nullptr;
-  wrappable->ReleaseDartWrappableReference();  // Balanced in
-                                               // AssociateWithDartWrapper.
+  wrappable->ReleaseDartWrappableReference();  // Balanced in CreateDartWrapper.
 }
 
 size_t DartWrappable::GetAllocationSize() {
diff --git a/third_party/tonic/dart_wrappable.h b/third_party/tonic/dart_wrappable.h
index d4a6e1711aa15..1d2e5e75bacb2 100644
--- a/third_party/tonic/dart_wrappable.h
+++ b/third_party/tonic/dart_wrappable.h
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ class DartWrappable {
 
   virtual void ReleaseDartWrappableReference() const = 0;
 
+  // Use this method sparingly. It follows a slower path using Dart_New.
+  // Prefer constructing the object in Dart code and using
+  // AssociateWithDartWrapper.
+  Dart_Handle CreateDartWrapper(DartState* dart_state);
   void AssociateWithDartWrapper(Dart_Handle wrappable);
   void ClearDartWrapper();  // Warning: Might delete this.
   Dart_WeakPersistentHandle dart_wrapper() const { return dart_wrapper_; }
@@ -103,23 +107,18 @@ struct DartConverter<
       return Dart_Null();
     if (Dart_WeakPersistentHandle wrapper = val->dart_wrapper())
       return Dart_HandleFromWeakPersistent(wrapper);
-
-    Log("Do not create non-primitive Dart objects from C++ code.");
-    TONIC_DCHECK(false);
-    return Dart_NewApiError("Invalid object conversion");
+    return val->CreateDartWrapper(DartState::Current());
   }
 
   static void SetReturnValue(Dart_NativeArguments args,
                              DartWrappable* val,
                              bool auto_scope = true) {
-    if (!val) {
+    if (!val)
       Dart_SetReturnValue(args, Dart_Null());
-    } else if (Dart_WeakPersistentHandle wrapper = val->dart_wrapper()) {
+    else if (Dart_WeakPersistentHandle wrapper = val->dart_wrapper())
       Dart_SetWeakHandleReturnValue(args, wrapper);
-    } else {
-      Log("Do not create non-primitive Dart objects from C++ code.");
-      TONIC_DCHECK(false);
-    }
+    else
+      Dart_SetReturnValue(args, val->CreateDartWrapper(DartState::Current()));
   }
 
   static T* FromDart(Dart_Handle handle) {