diff --git a/impeller/entity/save_layer_utils.cc b/impeller/entity/save_layer_utils.cc
index 68abbf7a9c2a9..fa8d7d712138b 100644
--- a/impeller/entity/save_layer_utils.cc
+++ b/impeller/entity/save_layer_utils.cc
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@
 
 namespace impeller {
 
+namespace {
+bool SizeDifferenceUnderThreshold(Size a, Size b, Scalar threshold) {
+  return (std::abs(a.width - b.width) / b.width) < threshold &&
+         (std::abs(a.height - b.height) / b.height) < threshold;
+}
+}  // namespace
+
 std::optional<Rect> ComputeSaveLayerCoverage(
     const Rect& content_coverage,
     const Matrix& effect_transform,
@@ -64,8 +71,27 @@ std::optional<Rect> ComputeSaveLayerCoverage(
       return source_coverage_limit;
     }
 
-    return coverage.TransformBounds(effect_transform)
-        .Intersection(source_coverage_limit.value());
+    // Trimming the content coverage by the coverage limit can reduce memory
+    // coverage. limit can reduce memory bandwith. But in cases where there are
+    // animated matrix filters, such as in the framework's zoom transition, the
+    // changing scale values continually change the source_coverage_limit.
+    // Intersecting the source_coverage_limit with the coverage may result in
+    // slightly different texture sizes each frame of the animation. This leads
+    // to non-optimal allocation patterns as differently sized textures cannot
+    // be reused. Hence the following herustic: If the coverage is within a
+    // semi-arbitrary percentage of the intersected coverage, then just use the
+    // transformed coverage. In other cases, use the intersection.
+    auto transformed_coverage = coverage.TransformBounds(effect_transform);
+    auto intersected_coverage =
+        transformed_coverage.Intersection(source_coverage_limit.value());
+    if (intersected_coverage.has_value() &&
+        SizeDifferenceUnderThreshold(transformed_coverage.GetSize(),
+                                     intersected_coverage->GetSize(), 0.2)) {
+      // Returning the transformed coverage is always correct, it just may
+      // be larger than the clip area or onscreen texture.
+      return transformed_coverage;
+    }
+    return intersected_coverage;
   }
 
   // If the input coverage is maximum, just return the coverage limit that
diff --git a/impeller/entity/save_layer_utils_unittests.cc b/impeller/entity/save_layer_utils_unittests.cc
index aa5dfd92cae25..b72ac33ae768b 100644
--- a/impeller/entity/save_layer_utils_unittests.cc
+++ b/impeller/entity/save_layer_utils_unittests.cc
@@ -224,6 +224,62 @@ TEST(SaveLayerUtilsTest,
   ASSERT_FALSE(coverage.has_value());
 }
 
+TEST(
+    SaveLayerUtilsTest,
+    CoverageLimitIgnoredIfIntersectedValueIsCloseToActualCoverageSmallerWithImageFilter) {
+  // Create an image filter that slightly shrinks the coverage limit
+  auto image_filter = FilterContents::MakeMatrixFilter(
+      FilterInput::Make(Rect()), Matrix::MakeScale({1.1, 1.1, 1}), {});
+
+  auto coverage = ComputeSaveLayerCoverage(
+      /*content_coverage=*/Rect::MakeLTRB(0, 0, 100, 100),  //
+      /*effect_transform=*/{},                              //
+      /*coverage_limit=*/Rect::MakeLTRB(0, 0, 100, 100),    //
+      /*image_filter=*/image_filter                         //
+  );
+
+  ASSERT_TRUE(coverage.has_value());
+  // The transfomed coverage limit is ((0, 0), (90.9091, 90.9091)).
+  EXPECT_EQ(coverage.value(), Rect::MakeLTRB(0, 0, 100, 100));
+}
+
+TEST(
+    SaveLayerUtilsTest,
+    CoverageLimitIgnoredIfIntersectedValueIsCloseToActualCoverageLargerWithImageFilter) {
+  // Create an image filter that slightly stretches the coverage limit. Even
+  // without the special logic for using the original content coverage, we
+  // verify that we don't introduce any artifacts from the intersection.
+  auto image_filter = FilterContents::MakeMatrixFilter(
+      FilterInput::Make(Rect()), Matrix::MakeScale({0.9, 0.9, 1}), {});
+
+  auto coverage = ComputeSaveLayerCoverage(
+      /*content_coverage=*/Rect::MakeLTRB(0, 0, 100, 100),  //
+      /*effect_transform=*/{},                              //
+      /*coverage_limit=*/Rect::MakeLTRB(0, 0, 100, 100),    //
+      /*image_filter=*/image_filter                         //
+  );
+
+  ASSERT_TRUE(coverage.has_value());
+  // The transfomed coverage limit is ((0, 0), (111.111, 111.111)).
+  EXPECT_EQ(coverage.value(), Rect::MakeLTRB(0, 0, 100, 100));
+}
+
+TEST(SaveLayerUtilsTest,
+     CoverageLimitRespectedIfSubstantiallyDifferentFromContentCoverge) {
+  auto image_filter = FilterContents::MakeMatrixFilter(
+      FilterInput::Make(Rect()), Matrix::MakeScale({2, 2, 1}), {});
+
+  auto coverage = ComputeSaveLayerCoverage(
+      /*content_coverage=*/Rect::MakeLTRB(0, 0, 1000, 1000),  //
+      /*effect_transform=*/{},                                //
+      /*coverage_limit=*/Rect::MakeLTRB(0, 0, 100, 100),      //
+      /*image_filter=*/image_filter                           //
+  );
+
+  ASSERT_TRUE(coverage.has_value());
+  EXPECT_EQ(coverage.value(), Rect::MakeLTRB(0, 0, 50, 50));
+}
+
 }  // namespace testing
 }  // namespace impeller