diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/BUILD.gn b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/BUILD.gn
index 9c946b391f7..1765dfbe643 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/BUILD.gn
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/BUILD.gn
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ impeller_component("compositor") {
   sources = [
     "context.h",
     "context.mm",
-    "pipeline_builder.h",
-    "pipeline_builder.mm",
+    "pipeline.h",
+    "pipeline.mm",
     "pipeline_descriptor.h",
     "pipeline_descriptor.mm",
     "pipeline_library.h",
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/context.h b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/context.h
index dc007ba4d7e..6dee81f7b48 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/context.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/context.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 
 #include "flutter/fml/macros.h"
+#include "impeller/compositor/pipeline_library.h"
 
 namespace impeller {
 
@@ -28,11 +29,14 @@ class Context {
 
   std::shared_ptr<ShaderLibrary> GetShaderLibrary() const;
 
+  std::shared_ptr<PipelineLibrary> GetPipelineLibrary() const;
+
  private:
   id<MTLDevice> device_ = nullptr;
   id<MTLCommandQueue> render_queue_ = nullptr;
   id<MTLCommandQueue> transfer_queue_ = nullptr;
   std::shared_ptr<ShaderLibrary> shader_library_;
+  std::shared_ptr<PipelineLibrary> pipeline_library_;
   bool is_valid_ = false;
 
   FML_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(Context);
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/pipeline.h b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/pipeline.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e3f75d7b4e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/pipeline.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+// 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.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "flutter/fml/macros.h"
+
+#include <Metal/Metal.h>
+
+namespace impeller {
+
+class PipelineLibrary;
+
+class Pipeline {
+ public:
+  enum class Type {
+    kUnknown,
+    kRender,
+  };
+
+  ~Pipeline();
+
+ private:
+  friend class PipelineLibrary;
+
+  Type type_ = Type::kUnknown;
+  id<MTLRenderPipelineState> state_;
+
+  Pipeline(id<MTLRenderPipelineState> state);
+
+  FML_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(Pipeline);
+};
+
+}  // namespace impeller
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/pipeline.mm b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/pipeline.mm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a682a77d0c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/pipeline.mm
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// 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/impeller/impeller/compositor/pipeline.h"
+
+namespace impeller {
+
+Pipeline::Pipeline(id<MTLRenderPipelineState> state) : state_(state) {
+  if (state_ != nil) {
+    type_ = Type::kRender;
+  }
+}
+
+Pipeline::~Pipeline() = default;
+
+}  // namespace impeller
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/pipeline_builder.h b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/pipeline_builder.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 5db78f14642..00000000000
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/pipeline_builder.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-// 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.
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include <functional>
-#include <memory>
-#include <type_traits>
-#include <unordered_map>
-
-#include "flutter/fml/macros.h"
-#include "impeller/compositor/pipeline_descriptor.h"
-#include "impeller/compositor/shader_library.h"
-#include "impeller/compositor/vertex_descriptor.h"
-
-namespace impeller {
-
-class PipelineBuilder {
- public:
-  PipelineBuilder();
-
-  ~PipelineBuilder();
-
-  PipelineBuilder& SetLabel(const std::string_view& label);
-
-  PipelineBuilder& SetSampleCount(size_t samples);
-
-  PipelineBuilder& AddStageEntrypoint(std::shared_ptr<ShaderFunction> function);
-
-  PipelineBuilder& SetVertexDescriptor(
-      std::shared_ptr<VertexDescriptor> vertex_descriptor);
-
- private:
-  std::string label_;
-  size_t sample_count_ = 1;
-  std::unordered_map<ShaderStage, std::shared_ptr<ShaderFunction>> entrypoints_;
-  std::shared_ptr<VertexDescriptor> vertex_descriptor_;
-
-  FML_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(PipelineBuilder);
-};
-
-}  // namespace impeller
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/pipeline_builder.mm b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/pipeline_builder.mm
deleted file mode 100644
index cc603842852..00000000000
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/pipeline_builder.mm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-// 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 "impeller/compositor/pipeline_builder.h"
-
-namespace impeller {
-
-PipelineBuilder::PipelineBuilder() = default;
-
-PipelineBuilder::~PipelineBuilder() = default;
-
-PipelineBuilder& PipelineBuilder::SetLabel(const std::string_view& label) {
-  label_ = {label.data(), label.size()};
-  return *this;
-}
-
-PipelineBuilder& PipelineBuilder::SetSampleCount(size_t samples) {
-  sample_count_ = samples;
-  return *this;
-}
-
-PipelineBuilder& PipelineBuilder::AddStageEntrypoint(
-    std::shared_ptr<ShaderFunction> function) {
-  if (!function) {
-    return *this;
-  }
-
-  if (function->GetStage() == ShaderStage::kUnknown) {
-    return *this;
-  }
-
-  entrypoints_[function->GetStage()] = std::move(function);
-
-  return *this;
-}
-
-PipelineBuilder& PipelineBuilder::SetVertexDescriptor(
-    std::shared_ptr<VertexDescriptor> vertex_descriptor) {
-  vertex_descriptor_ = std::move(vertex_descriptor);
-  return *this;
-}
-
-}  // namespace impeller
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/pipeline_descriptor.h b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/pipeline_descriptor.h
index 093536dae56..0b5869e756f 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/pipeline_descriptor.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/pipeline_descriptor.h
@@ -4,17 +4,53 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <Metal/Metal.h>
+
+#include <functional>
+#include <map>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+#include <string_view>
+#include <type_traits>
+
 #include "flutter/fml/macros.h"
+#include "impeller/shader_glue/shader_types.h"
 
 namespace impeller {
 
+class ShaderFunction;
+class VertexDescriptor;
+
 class PipelineDescriptor {
  public:
+  struct HashEqual {
+    std::size_t operator()(const PipelineDescriptor& des) const;
+    bool operator()(const PipelineDescriptor& d1,
+                    const PipelineDescriptor& d2) const;
+  };
+
   PipelineDescriptor();
 
   ~PipelineDescriptor();
 
+  PipelineDescriptor& SetLabel(const std::string_view& label);
+
+  PipelineDescriptor& SetSampleCount(size_t samples);
+
+  PipelineDescriptor& AddStageEntrypoint(
+      std::shared_ptr<const ShaderFunction> function);
+
+  PipelineDescriptor& SetVertexDescriptor(
+      std::shared_ptr<VertexDescriptor> vertex_descriptor);
+
+  MTLRenderPipelineDescriptor* GetMTLRenderPipelineDescriptor() const;
+
  private:
+  std::string label_;
+  size_t sample_count_ = 1;
+  std::map<ShaderStage, std::shared_ptr<const ShaderFunction>> entrypoints_;
+  std::shared_ptr<VertexDescriptor> vertex_descriptor_;
+
   FML_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(PipelineDescriptor);
 };
 
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/pipeline_descriptor.mm b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/pipeline_descriptor.mm
index ab8c8281e56..a9d199763cb 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/pipeline_descriptor.mm
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/pipeline_descriptor.mm
@@ -4,10 +4,75 @@
 
 #include "impeller/compositor/pipeline_descriptor.h"
 
+#include "flutter/fml/hash_combine.h"
+#include "impeller/compositor/shader_library.h"
+
 namespace impeller {
 
 PipelineDescriptor::PipelineDescriptor() = default;
 
 PipelineDescriptor::~PipelineDescriptor() = default;
 
+std::size_t PipelineDescriptor::HashEqual::operator()(
+    const PipelineDescriptor& des) const {
+  auto seed = fml::HashCombine();
+  fml::HashCombineSeed(seed, des.label_);
+  for (const auto& entry : des.entrypoints_) {
+    fml::HashCombineSeed(seed, entry)
+  }
+}
+
+bool PipelineDescriptor::HashEqual::operator()(
+    const PipelineDescriptor& d1,
+    const PipelineDescriptor& d2) const {}
+
+PipelineDescriptor& PipelineDescriptor::SetLabel(
+    const std::string_view& label) {
+  label_ = {label.data(), label.size()};
+  return *this;
+}
+
+PipelineDescriptor& PipelineDescriptor::SetSampleCount(size_t samples) {
+  sample_count_ = samples;
+  return *this;
+}
+
+PipelineDescriptor& PipelineDescriptor::AddStageEntrypoint(
+    std::shared_ptr<const ShaderFunction> function) {
+  if (!function) {
+    return *this;
+  }
+
+  if (function->GetStage() == ShaderStage::kUnknown) {
+    return *this;
+  }
+
+  entrypoints_[function->GetStage()] = std::move(function);
+
+  return *this;
+}
+
+PipelineDescriptor& PipelineDescriptor::SetVertexDescriptor(
+    std::shared_ptr<VertexDescriptor> vertex_descriptor) {
+  vertex_descriptor_ = std::move(vertex_descriptor);
+  return *this;
+}
+
+MTLRenderPipelineDescriptor*
+PipelineDescriptor::GetMTLRenderPipelineDescriptor() const {
+  auto descriptor = [[MTLRenderPipelineDescriptor alloc] init];
+  descriptor.label = @(label_.c_str());
+  descriptor.sampleCount = sample_count_;
+
+  for (const auto& entry : entrypoints_) {
+    if (entry.first == ShaderStage::kVertex) {
+      descriptor.vertexFunction = entry.second->GetMTLFunction();
+    }
+    if (entry.first == ShaderStage::kFragment) {
+      descriptor.fragmentFunction = entry.second->GetMTLFunction();
+    }
+  }
+  return descriptor;
+}
+
 }  // namespace impeller
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/pipeline_library.h b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/pipeline_library.h
index a20ff2a08cd..1740df363ef 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/pipeline_library.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/pipeline_library.h
@@ -4,17 +4,34 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <Metal/Metal.h>
+
+#include <future>
+#include <unordered_map>
+
 #include "flutter/fml/macros.h"
+#include "impeller/compositor/pipeline.h"
+#include "impeller/compositor/pipeline_descriptor.h"
 
 namespace impeller {
 
 class PipelineLibrary {
  public:
-  PipelineLibrary();
+  PipelineLibrary(id<MTLDevice> device);
 
   ~PipelineLibrary();
 
+  std::future<std::shared_ptr<Pipeline>> GetRenderPipeline(
+      PipelineDescriptor descriptor);
+
  private:
+  using Pipelines = std::unordered_map<PipelineDescriptor,
+                                       std::shared_ptr<const Pipeline>,
+                                       PipelineDescriptor::HashEqual,
+                                       PipelineDescriptor::HashEqual>;
+  id<MTLDevice> device_;
+  Pipelines pipelines_;
+
   FML_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(PipelineLibrary);
 };
 
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/pipeline_library.mm b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/pipeline_library.mm
index e69de29bb2d..26abd1b3035 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/pipeline_library.mm
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/pipeline_library.mm
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// 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 "impeller/compositor/pipeline_library.h"
+
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "flutter/fml/logging.h"
+
+namespace impeller {
+
+PipelineLibrary::PipelineLibrary(id<MTLDevice> device) : device_(device) {}
+
+PipelineLibrary::~PipelineLibrary() = default;
+
+std::future<std::shared_ptr<Pipeline>> PipelineLibrary::GetRenderPipeline(
+    PipelineDescriptor descriptor) {
+  auto promise = std::make_shared<std::promise<std::shared_ptr<Pipeline>>>();
+  auto future = promise->get_future();
+  if (auto found = pipelines_.find(descriptor); found != pipelines_.end()) {
+    promise->set_value(nullptr);
+    return future;
+  }
+
+  auto completion_handler =
+      ^(id<MTLRenderPipelineState> _Nullable render_pipeline_state,
+        NSError* _Nullable error) {
+        if (error != nil) {
+          FML_LOG(ERROR) << "Could not create render pipeline: "
+                         << error.localizedDescription.UTF8String;
+          promise->set_value(nullptr);
+        } else {
+          promise->set_value(
+              std::shared_ptr<Pipeline>(new Pipeline(render_pipeline_state)));
+        }
+      };
+  [device_
+      newRenderPipelineStateWithDescriptor:descriptor
+                                               .GetMTLRenderPipelineDescriptor()
+                         completionHandler:completion_handler];
+  return future;
+}
+
+}  // namespace impeller
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/shader_library.h b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/shader_library.h
index 3a7daed01c4..76c280f5d9d 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/shader_library.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/shader_library.h
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
 #include <string_view>
+#include <unordered_map>
 
+#include "flutter/fml/hash_combine.h"
 #include "flutter/fml/macros.h"
 #include "impeller/shader_glue/shader_types.h"
 
@@ -23,6 +25,8 @@ class ShaderFunction {
 
   ShaderStage GetStage() const;
 
+  id<MTLFunction> GetMTLFunction() const;
+
  private:
   friend class ShaderLibrary;
 
@@ -38,13 +42,40 @@ class ShaderLibrary {
  public:
   ~ShaderLibrary();
 
-  std::shared_ptr<ShaderFunction> GetFunction(const std::string_view& name,
-                                              ShaderStage stage);
+  std::shared_ptr<const ShaderFunction> GetFunction(
+      const std::string_view& name,
+      ShaderStage stage);
 
  private:
   friend class Context;
 
+  struct ShaderKey {
+    std::string name;
+    ShaderStage stage = ShaderStage::kUnknown;
+
+    ShaderKey(const std::string_view& p_name, ShaderStage p_stage)
+        : name({p_name.data(), p_name.size()}), stage(p_stage) {}
+
+    struct Hash {
+      size_t operator()(const ShaderKey& key) const {
+        return fml::HashCombine(key.name, key.stage);
+      }
+    };
+
+    struct Equal {
+      constexpr bool operator()(const ShaderKey& k1,
+                                const ShaderKey& k2) const {
+        return k1.stage == k2.stage && k1.name == k2.name;
+      }
+    };
+  };
+
   id<MTLLibrary> library_ = nullptr;
+  using Functions = std::unordered_map<ShaderKey,
+                                       std::shared_ptr<const ShaderFunction>,
+                                       ShaderKey::Hash,
+                                       ShaderKey::Equal>;
+  Functions functions_;
 
   ShaderLibrary(id<MTLLibrary> library);
 
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/shader_library.mm b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/shader_library.mm
index 70d90d8e7c0..20b6f881ba3 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/shader_library.mm
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/compositor/shader_library.mm
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ ShaderFunction::ShaderFunction(id<MTLFunction> function, ShaderStage stage)
 
 ShaderFunction::~ShaderFunction() = default;
 
+id<MTLFunction> ShaderFunction::GetMTLFunction() const {
+  return function_;
+}
+
 ShaderStage ShaderFunction::GetStage() const {
   return stage_;
 }
@@ -19,14 +23,24 @@ ShaderLibrary::ShaderLibrary(id<MTLLibrary> library) : library_(library) {}
 
 ShaderLibrary::~ShaderLibrary() = default;
 
-std::shared_ptr<ShaderFunction> ShaderLibrary::GetFunction(
+std::shared_ptr<const ShaderFunction> ShaderLibrary::GetFunction(
     const std::string_view& name,
     ShaderStage stage) {
+  ShaderKey key(name, stage);
+
+  if (auto found = functions_.find(key); found != functions_.end()) {
+    return found->second;
+  }
+
   auto function = [library_ newFunctionWithName:@(name.data())];
   if (!function) {
     return nullptr;
   }
-  return std::shared_ptr<ShaderFunction>(new ShaderFunction(function, stage));
+
+  auto func =
+      std::shared_ptr<ShaderFunction>(new ShaderFunction(function, stage));
+  functions_[key] = func;
+  return func;
 }
 
 }  // namespace impeller
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/primitives/box.mm b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/primitives/box.mm
index 8e5895cf937..e3e3fa9d7b0 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/primitives/box.mm
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/impeller/primitives/box.mm
@@ -6,21 +6,21 @@
 
 #include "box.frag.h"
 #include "box.vert.h"
-#include "impeller/compositor/pipeline_builder.h"
+#include "impeller/compositor/pipeline_descriptor.h"
+#include "impeller/compositor/shader_library.h"
 
 namespace impeller {
 
 void RenderBox(std::shared_ptr<Context> context) {
-  PipelineBuilder builder;
-
   auto fragment_function = context->GetShaderLibrary()->GetFunction(
       shader::BoxFragmentInfo::kEntrypointName, ShaderStage::kFragment);
   auto vertex_function = context->GetShaderLibrary()->GetFunction(
       shader::BoxVertexInfo::kEntrypointName, ShaderStage::kVertex);
 
+  PipelineDescriptor builder;
+  builder.SetLabel(shader::BoxVertexInfo::kLabel);
   builder.AddStageEntrypoint(vertex_function);
   builder.AddStageEntrypoint(fragment_function);
-  builder.SetLabel(shader::BoxVertexInfo::kLabel);
 }
 
 }  // namespace impeller