diff --git a/shell/platform/android/android_surface_gl.cc b/shell/platform/android/android_surface_gl.cc
index 7f692f007634a..b1bd5eec6b991 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/android_surface_gl.cc
+++ b/shell/platform/android/android_surface_gl.cc
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ AndroidSurfaceGL::AndroidSurfaceGL(
 AndroidSurfaceGL::~AndroidSurfaceGL() = default;
 
 void AndroidSurfaceGL::TeardownOnScreenContext() {
+  // When the onscreen surface is destroyed, the context and the surface
+  // instance should be deleted. Issue:
+  // https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/64414
   android_context_->ClearCurrent();
+  onscreen_surface_ = nullptr;
 }
 
 bool AndroidSurfaceGL::IsValid() const {