diff --git a/impeller/aiks/aiks_unittests.cc b/impeller/aiks/aiks_unittests.cc
index e937cc553418e..5799bee67d6fc 100644
--- a/impeller/aiks/aiks_unittests.cc
+++ b/impeller/aiks/aiks_unittests.cc
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ TEST_P(AiksTest, CanRenderColorFilterWithInvertColorsDrawPaint) {
 namespace {
 bool GenerateMipmap(const std::shared_ptr<Context>& context,
                     std::shared_ptr<Texture> texture,
-                    std::string label) {
+                    std::string label,
+                    bool async_submit) {
   auto buffer = context->CreateCommandBuffer();
   if (!buffer) {
     return false;
@@ -174,18 +175,23 @@ bool GenerateMipmap(const std::shared_ptr<Context>& context,
     return false;
   }
   pass->GenerateMipmap(std::move(texture), std::move(label));
+  if (async_submit) {
+    return buffer->EncodeAndSubmit(pass, context->GetResourceAllocator());
+  }
+
   pass->EncodeCommands(context->GetResourceAllocator());
   return buffer->SubmitCommands();
 }
 
 void CanRenderTiledTexture(AiksTest* aiks_test,
                            Entity::TileMode tile_mode,
+                           bool async_submit = false,
                            Matrix local_matrix = {}) {
   auto context = aiks_test->GetContext();
   ASSERT_TRUE(context);
   auto texture = aiks_test->CreateTextureForFixture("table_mountain_nx.png",
                                                     /*enable_mipmapping=*/true);
-  GenerateMipmap(context, texture, "table_mountain_nx");
+  GenerateMipmap(context, texture, "table_mountain_nx", async_submit);
   Canvas canvas;
   canvas.Scale(aiks_test->GetContentScale());
   canvas.Translate({100.0f, 100.0f, 0});
@@ -232,6 +238,10 @@ TEST_P(AiksTest, CanRenderTiledTextureClamp) {
   CanRenderTiledTexture(this, Entity::TileMode::kClamp);
 }
 
+TEST_P(AiksTest, CanRenderTiledTextureClampAsync) {
+  CanRenderTiledTexture(this, Entity::TileMode::kClamp, /*async_submit=*/true);
+}
+
 TEST_P(AiksTest, CanRenderTiledTextureRepeat) {
   CanRenderTiledTexture(this, Entity::TileMode::kRepeat);
 }
@@ -245,7 +255,7 @@ TEST_P(AiksTest, CanRenderTiledTextureDecal) {
 }
 
 TEST_P(AiksTest, CanRenderTiledTextureClampWithTranslate) {
-  CanRenderTiledTexture(this, Entity::TileMode::kClamp,
+  CanRenderTiledTexture(this, Entity::TileMode::kClamp, /*async_submit=*/false,
                         Matrix::MakeTranslation({172.f, 172.f, 0.f}));
 }
 
diff --git a/impeller/aiks/testing/context_mock.h b/impeller/aiks/testing/context_mock.h
index 0b3ed6fe78c1b..59c1ead6cc46a 100644
--- a/impeller/aiks/testing/context_mock.h
+++ b/impeller/aiks/testing/context_mock.h
@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@ class CommandBufferMock : public CommandBuffer {
 
   MOCK_METHOD(void, SetLabel, (const std::string& label), (const, override));
 
-  MOCK_METHOD(bool,
-              SubmitCommandsAsync,
-              (std::shared_ptr<RenderPass> render_pass),
-              (override));
-
   MOCK_METHOD(std::shared_ptr<RenderPass>,
               OnCreateRenderPass,
               (RenderTarget render_target),
diff --git a/impeller/aiks/testing/context_spy.cc b/impeller/aiks/testing/context_spy.cc
index f467773f1d7f6..e831719cd3008 100644
--- a/impeller/aiks/testing/context_spy.cc
+++ b/impeller/aiks/testing/context_spy.cc
@@ -63,12 +63,6 @@ std::shared_ptr<ContextMock> ContextSpy::MakeContext(
               return real_buffer->SetLabel(label);
             });
 
-        ON_CALL(*spy, SubmitCommandsAsync)
-            .WillByDefault([real_buffer](
-                               std::shared_ptr<RenderPass> render_pass) {
-              return real_buffer->SubmitCommandsAsync(std::move(render_pass));
-            });
-
         ON_CALL(*spy, OnCreateRenderPass)
             .WillByDefault(
                 [real_buffer, shared_this](const RenderTarget& render_target) {
diff --git a/impeller/entity/contents/content_context.cc b/impeller/entity/contents/content_context.cc
index ec4725795eb31..8a161db649b6b 100644
--- a/impeller/entity/contents/content_context.cc
+++ b/impeller/entity/contents/content_context.cc
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<Texture> ContentContext::MakeSubpass(
     return nullptr;
   }
 
-  if (!sub_command_buffer->SubmitCommandsAsync(std::move(sub_renderpass))) {
+  if (!sub_command_buffer->EncodeAndSubmit(sub_renderpass)) {
     return nullptr;
   }
 
diff --git a/impeller/entity/entity_pass.cc b/impeller/entity/entity_pass.cc
index b516a276172ee..35a5a739ee89d 100644
--- a/impeller/entity/entity_pass.cc
+++ b/impeller/entity/entity_pass.cc
@@ -371,8 +371,8 @@ bool EntityPass::Render(ContentContext& renderer,
           offscreen_target.GetRenderTarget().GetRenderTargetTexture(),
           root_render_target.GetRenderTargetTexture());
 
-      if (!blit_pass->EncodeCommands(
-              renderer.GetContext()->GetResourceAllocator())) {
+      if (!command_buffer->EncodeAndSubmit(
+              blit_pass, renderer.GetContext()->GetResourceAllocator())) {
         VALIDATION_LOG << "Failed to encode root pass blit command.";
         return false;
       }
@@ -399,15 +399,11 @@ bool EntityPass::Render(ContentContext& renderer,
         }
       }
 
-      if (!render_pass->EncodeCommands()) {
+      if (!command_buffer->EncodeAndSubmit(render_pass)) {
         VALIDATION_LOG << "Failed to encode root pass command buffer.";
         return false;
       }
     }
-    if (!command_buffer->SubmitCommands()) {
-      VALIDATION_LOG << "Failed to submit root pass command buffer.";
-      return false;
-    }
 
     return true;
   }
diff --git a/impeller/entity/inline_pass_context.cc b/impeller/entity/inline_pass_context.cc
index c1f9f59649c78..96db4677ce93f 100644
--- a/impeller/entity/inline_pass_context.cc
+++ b/impeller/entity/inline_pass_context.cc
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ bool InlinePassContext::EndPass() {
   }
 
   if (command_buffer_) {
-    if (!command_buffer_->SubmitCommandsAsync(std::move(pass_))) {
+    if (!command_buffer_->EncodeAndSubmit(pass_)) {
       VALIDATION_LOG
           << "Failed to encode and submit command buffer while ending "
              "render pass.";
diff --git a/impeller/renderer/backend/metal/command_buffer_mtl.h b/impeller/renderer/backend/metal/command_buffer_mtl.h
index 9038fa7833dfa..7e167fa2b3a5d 100644
--- a/impeller/renderer/backend/metal/command_buffer_mtl.h
+++ b/impeller/renderer/backend/metal/command_buffer_mtl.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <Metal/Metal.h>
 
 #include "flutter/fml/macros.h"
+#include "impeller/core/allocator.h"
 #include "impeller/renderer/command_buffer.h"
 
 namespace impeller {
@@ -37,7 +38,11 @@ class CommandBufferMTL final : public CommandBuffer {
   void OnWaitUntilScheduled() override;
 
   // |CommandBuffer|
-  bool SubmitCommandsAsync(std::shared_ptr<RenderPass> render_pass) override;
+  bool EncodeAndSubmit(const std::shared_ptr<RenderPass>& render_pass) override;
+
+  // |CommandBuffer|
+  bool EncodeAndSubmit(const std::shared_ptr<BlitPass>& blit_ass,
+                       const std::shared_ptr<Allocator>& allocator) override;
 
   // |CommandBuffer|
   std::shared_ptr<RenderPass> OnCreateRenderPass(RenderTarget target) override;
diff --git a/impeller/renderer/backend/metal/command_buffer_mtl.mm b/impeller/renderer/backend/metal/command_buffer_mtl.mm
index b3161b74c4e36..7adb44a189225 100644
--- a/impeller/renderer/backend/metal/command_buffer_mtl.mm
+++ b/impeller/renderer/backend/metal/command_buffer_mtl.mm
@@ -183,9 +183,9 @@ static bool LogMTLCommandBufferErrorIfPresent(id<MTLCommandBuffer> buffer) {
   return true;
 }
 
-bool CommandBufferMTL::SubmitCommandsAsync(
-    std::shared_ptr<RenderPass> render_pass) {
-  TRACE_EVENT0("impeller", "CommandBufferMTL::SubmitCommandsAsync");
+bool CommandBufferMTL::EncodeAndSubmit(
+    const std::shared_ptr<RenderPass>& render_pass) {
+  TRACE_EVENT0("impeller", "CommandBufferMTL::EncodeAndSubmit");
   if (!IsValid() || !render_pass->IsValid()) {
     return false;
   }
@@ -239,6 +239,34 @@ static bool LogMTLCommandBufferErrorIfPresent(id<MTLCommandBuffer> buffer) {
   return true;
 }
 
+bool CommandBufferMTL::EncodeAndSubmit(
+    const std::shared_ptr<BlitPass>& blit_pass,
+    const std::shared_ptr<Allocator>& allocator) {
+  if (!IsValid() || !blit_pass->IsValid()) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  auto context = context_.lock();
+  if (!context) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  [buffer_ enqueue];
+  auto buffer = buffer_;
+  buffer_ = nil;
+
+  auto worker_task_runner = ContextMTL::Cast(*context).GetWorkerTaskRunner();
+  auto task = fml::MakeCopyable(
+      [blit_pass, buffer, weak_context = context_, allocator]() {
+        auto context = weak_context.lock();
+        if (!blit_pass->EncodeCommands(allocator)) {
+          VALIDATION_LOG << "Failed to encode blit pass.";
+          return;
+        }
+        [buffer commit];
+      });
+  worker_task_runner->PostTask(task);
+  return true;
+}
+
 void CommandBufferMTL::OnWaitUntilScheduled() {}
 
 std::shared_ptr<RenderPass> CommandBufferMTL::OnCreateRenderPass(
diff --git a/impeller/renderer/command_buffer.cc b/impeller/renderer/command_buffer.cc
index c0f4a0d50d69a..98b23204604b1 100644
--- a/impeller/renderer/command_buffer.cc
+++ b/impeller/renderer/command_buffer.cc
@@ -36,11 +36,9 @@ void CommandBuffer::WaitUntilScheduled() {
   return OnWaitUntilScheduled();
 }
 
-bool CommandBuffer::SubmitCommandsAsync(
-    std::shared_ptr<RenderPass>
-        render_pass  // NOLINT(performance-unnecessary-value-param)
-) {
-  TRACE_EVENT0("impeller", "CommandBuffer::SubmitCommandsAsync");
+bool CommandBuffer::EncodeAndSubmit(
+    const std::shared_ptr<RenderPass>& render_pass) {
+  TRACE_EVENT0("impeller", "CommandBuffer::EncodeAndSubmit");
   if (!render_pass->IsValid() || !IsValid()) {
     return false;
   }
@@ -51,6 +49,20 @@ bool CommandBuffer::SubmitCommandsAsync(
   return SubmitCommands(nullptr);
 }
 
+bool CommandBuffer::EncodeAndSubmit(
+    const std::shared_ptr<BlitPass>& blit_pass,
+    const std::shared_ptr<Allocator>& allocator) {
+  TRACE_EVENT0("impeller", "CommandBuffer::EncodeAndSubmit");
+  if (!blit_pass->IsValid() || !IsValid()) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (!blit_pass->EncodeCommands(allocator)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return SubmitCommands(nullptr);
+}
+
 std::shared_ptr<RenderPass> CommandBuffer::CreateRenderPass(
     const RenderTarget& render_target) {
   auto pass = OnCreateRenderPass(render_target);
diff --git a/impeller/renderer/command_buffer.h b/impeller/renderer/command_buffer.h
index 2614f93d52aaf..61717d2922257 100644
--- a/impeller/renderer/command_buffer.h
+++ b/impeller/renderer/command_buffer.h
@@ -80,8 +80,20 @@ class CommandBuffer {
   ///
   ///             A command buffer may only be committed once.
   ///
-  [[nodiscard]] virtual bool SubmitCommandsAsync(
-      std::shared_ptr<RenderPass> render_pass);
+  [[nodiscard]] virtual bool EncodeAndSubmit(
+      const std::shared_ptr<RenderPass>& render_pass);
+
+  //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  /// @brief      Schedule the command encoded by blit passes within this
+  ///             command buffer on the GPU. The enqueing of this buffer is
+  ///             performed immediately but encoding is pushed to a worker
+  ///             thread if possible.
+  ///
+  ///             A command buffer may only be committed once.
+  ///
+  [[nodiscard]] virtual bool EncodeAndSubmit(
+      const std::shared_ptr<BlitPass>& blit_pass,
+      const std::shared_ptr<Allocator>& allocator);
 
   //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   /// @brief      Force execution of pending GPU commands.