diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/compositor/vertex_buffer_builder.h b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/compositor/vertex_buffer_builder.h
index 12b093ca2e8..db2dffdf850 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/compositor/vertex_buffer_builder.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/compositor/vertex_buffer_builder.h
@@ -31,10 +31,18 @@ class VertexBufferBuilder {
 
   void SetLabel(std::string label) { label_ = std::move(label); }
 
+  void Reserve(size_t count) { return vertices_.reserve(count); }
+
+  VertexBufferBuilder& AppendVertex(VertexType_ vertex) {
+    vertices_.emplace_back(std::move(vertex));
+    return *this;
+  }
+
   VertexBufferBuilder& AddVertices(
       std::initializer_list<VertexType_> vertices) {
-    for (const auto& vertex : vertices) {
-      vertices_.push_back(vertex);
+    vertices_.reserve(vertices.size());
+    for (auto& vertex : vertices) {
+      vertices_.emplace_back(std::move(vertex));
     }
     return *this;
   }
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/entity_renderer_impl.mm b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/entity_renderer_impl.mm
index 68e9af231f9..4d763a7d122 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/entity_renderer_impl.mm
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/entity/entity_renderer_impl.mm
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 #include "impeller/entity/entity_renderer_impl.h"
+#include "impeller/compositor/vertex_buffer_builder.h"
 
 namespace impeller {
 
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@ bool EntityRendererImpl::RenderEntity(const Surface& surface,
       return false;
     }
 
+    VertexBufferBuilder<VS::PerVertexData> builder;
+
     VS::FrameInfo frame_info;
     frame_info.mvp = Matrix::MakeOrthographic(surface.GetSize()) *
                      entity.GetTransformation();