diff --git a/include/pdf/SkPDFDevice.h b/include/pdf/SkPDFDevice.h
index 9d6b54cf8b..354729d7c5 100644
--- a/include/pdf/SkPDFDevice.h
+++ b/include/pdf/SkPDFDevice.h
@@ -124,8 +124,12 @@ public:
 
     /** Get the list of resources (PDF objects) used on this page.
      *  @param resourceList A list to append the resources to.
+     *  @param recursive    If recursive is true, get the resources of the
+     *                      device's resources recursively. (Useful for adding
+     *                      objects to the catalog.)
      */
-    SK_API void getResources(SkTDArray<SkPDFObject*>* resourceList) const;
+    SK_API void getResources(SkTDArray<SkPDFObject*>* resourceList,
+                             bool recursive) const;
 
     /** Get the fonts used on this device.
      */
diff --git a/include/pdf/SkPDFPage.h b/include/pdf/SkPDFPage.h
index 38a371ae00..e726638ebb 100644
--- a/include/pdf/SkPDFPage.h
+++ b/include/pdf/SkPDFPage.h
@@ -40,9 +40,10 @@ public:
      *  that the page is part of.
      *  @param catalog         The catalog to add page content objects to.
      *  @param firstPage       Indicate if this is the first page of a document.
-     *  @param resourceObjects The resource objects used on the page are added
-     *                         to this array.  This gives the caller a chance
-     *                         to deduplicate resources across pages.
+     *  @param resourceObjects All the resource objects (recursively) used on
+     *                         the page are added to this array.  This gives
+     *                         the caller a chance to deduplicate resources
+     *                         across pages.
      */
     void finalizePage(SkPDFCatalog* catalog, bool firstPage,
                       SkTDArray<SkPDFObject*>* resourceObjects);
diff --git a/include/pdf/SkPDFTypes.h b/include/pdf/SkPDFTypes.h
index 155b8262fa..6334938d77 100644
--- a/include/pdf/SkPDFTypes.h
+++ b/include/pdf/SkPDFTypes.h
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ public:
      */
     virtual size_t getOutputSize(SkPDFCatalog* catalog, bool indirect);
 
-    /** If this object explicitly depends on other objects, add them to the
-     *  end of the list.  This only applies to higher level object, where
-     *  the depenency is explicit and introduced by the class.  i.e. an
-     *  SkPDFImage added to an SkPDFDevice, but not an SkPDFObjRef added to
-     *  an SkPDFArray.
+    /** For non-primitive objects (i.e. objects defined outside this file),
+     *  this method will add to resourceList any objects that this method
+     *  depends on.  This operates recursively so if this object depends on
+     *  another object and that object depends on two more, all three objects
+     *  will be added.
      *  @param resourceList  The list to append dependant resources to.
      */
     virtual void getResources(SkTDArray<SkPDFObject*>* resourceList);
diff --git a/src/pdf/SkPDFDevice.cpp b/src/pdf/SkPDFDevice.cpp
index ba889567bb..e7b24338d2 100644
--- a/src/pdf/SkPDFDevice.cpp
+++ b/src/pdf/SkPDFDevice.cpp
@@ -1037,7 +1037,8 @@ SkPDFDict* SkPDFDevice::getResourceDict() {
     return fResourceDict.get();
 }
 
-void SkPDFDevice::getResources(SkTDArray<SkPDFObject*>* resourceList) const {
+void SkPDFDevice::getResources(SkTDArray<SkPDFObject*>* resourceList,
+                               bool recursive) const {
     resourceList->setReserve(resourceList->count() +
                              fGraphicStateResources.count() +
                              fXObjectResources.count() +
@@ -1046,22 +1047,30 @@ void SkPDFDevice::getResources(SkTDArray<SkPDFObject*>* resourceList) const {
     for (int i = 0; i < fGraphicStateResources.count(); i++) {
         resourceList->push(fGraphicStateResources[i]);
         fGraphicStateResources[i]->ref();
-        fGraphicStateResources[i]->getResources(resourceList);
+        if (recursive) {
+            fGraphicStateResources[i]->getResources(resourceList);
+        }
     }
     for (int i = 0; i < fXObjectResources.count(); i++) {
         resourceList->push(fXObjectResources[i]);
         fXObjectResources[i]->ref();
-        fXObjectResources[i]->getResources(resourceList);
+        if (recursive) {
+            fXObjectResources[i]->getResources(resourceList);
+        }
     }
     for (int i = 0; i < fFontResources.count(); i++) {
         resourceList->push(fFontResources[i]);
         fFontResources[i]->ref();
-        fFontResources[i]->getResources(resourceList);
+        if (recursive) {
+            fFontResources[i]->getResources(resourceList);
+        }
     }
     for (int i = 0; i < fShaderResources.count(); i++) {
         resourceList->push(fShaderResources[i]);
         fShaderResources[i]->ref();
-        fShaderResources[i]->getResources(resourceList);
+        if (recursive) {
+            fShaderResources[i]->getResources(resourceList);
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pdf/SkPDFFormXObject.cpp b/src/pdf/SkPDFFormXObject.cpp
index 5ac93e4a83..fb8a9159cf 100644
--- a/src/pdf/SkPDFFormXObject.cpp
+++ b/src/pdf/SkPDFFormXObject.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ SkPDFFormXObject::SkPDFFormXObject(SkPDFDevice* device) {
     // We don't want to keep around device because we'd have two copies
     // of content, so reference or copy everything we need (content and
     // resources).
-    device->getResources(&fResources);
+    device->getResources(&fResources, false);
 
     SkRefPtr<SkStream> content = device->content();
     content->unref();  // SkRefPtr and content() both took a reference.
diff --git a/src/pdf/SkPDFPage.cpp b/src/pdf/SkPDFPage.cpp
index 136ef449cf..3f3dec98b3 100644
--- a/src/pdf/SkPDFPage.cpp
+++ b/src/pdf/SkPDFPage.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ void SkPDFPage::finalizePage(SkPDFCatalog* catalog, bool firstPage,
         insert("Contents", new SkPDFObjRef(fContentStream.get()))->unref();
     }
     catalog->addObject(fContentStream.get(), firstPage);
-    fDevice->getResources(resourceObjects);
+    fDevice->getResources(resourceObjects, true);
 }
 
 off_t SkPDFPage::getPageSize(SkPDFCatalog* catalog, off_t fileOffset) {
diff --git a/src/pdf/SkPDFShader.cpp b/src/pdf/SkPDFShader.cpp
index 72aeb7159d..15acf67c72 100644
--- a/src/pdf/SkPDFShader.cpp
+++ b/src/pdf/SkPDFShader.cpp
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ SkPDFImageShader::SkPDFImageShader(SkPDFShader::State* state) : fState(state) {
     // Put the canvas into the pattern stream (fContent).
     SkRefPtr<SkStream> content = pattern.content();
     content->unref();  // SkRefPtr and content() both took a reference.
-    pattern.getResources(&fResources);
+    pattern.getResources(&fResources, false);
 
     setData(content.get());
     insertName("Type", "Pattern");