diff --git a/include/private/GrTextureProxy.h b/include/private/GrTextureProxy.h
index 3adfa58b74..92754d6075 100644
--- a/include/private/GrTextureProxy.h
+++ b/include/private/GrTextureProxy.h
@@ -29,7 +29,12 @@ public:
 
     GrSamplerState::Filter highestFilterMode() const;
 
-    GrMipMapped mipMapped() const { return fMipMapped; }
+    // If we are instantiated and have a target, return the mip state of that target. Otherwise
+    // returns the proxy's mip state from creation time. This is useful for lazy proxies which may
+    // claim to not need mips at creation time, but the instantiation happens to give us a mipped
+    // target. In that case we should use that for our benefit to avoid possible copies/mip
+    // generation later.
+    GrMipMapped mipMapped() const;
 
     /**
      * Return the texture proxy's unique key. It will be invalid if the proxy doesn't have one.
diff --git a/src/gpu/GrTextureProxy.cpp b/src/gpu/GrTextureProxy.cpp
index d15b611edb..834d92b345 100644
--- a/src/gpu/GrTextureProxy.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/GrTextureProxy.cpp
@@ -118,9 +118,16 @@ GrSamplerState::Filter GrTextureProxy::highestFilterMode() const {
     return GrSamplerState::Filter::kMipMap;
 }
 
+GrMipMapped GrTextureProxy::mipMapped() const {
+    if (this->priv().isInstantiated()) {
+        return this->priv().peekTexture()->texturePriv().mipMapped();
+    }
+    return fMipMapped;
+}
+
 size_t GrTextureProxy::onUninstantiatedGpuMemorySize() const {
     return GrSurface::ComputeSize(this->config(), this->width(), this->height(), 1,
-                                  this->mipMapped(), !this->priv().isExact());
+                                  this->texPriv().proxyMipMapped(), !this->priv().isExact());
 }
 
 void GrTextureProxy::setUniqueKey(GrProxyProvider* proxyProvider, const GrUniqueKey& key) {
@@ -149,7 +156,7 @@ void GrTextureProxy::validateLazySurface(const GrSurface* surface) {
 
     // Anything that is checked here should be duplicated in GrTextureRenderTargetProxy's version
     SkASSERT(surface->asTexture());
-    SkASSERT(GrMipMapped::kNo == this->mipMapped() ||
+    SkASSERT(GrMipMapped::kNo == this->texPriv().proxyMipMapped() ||
              GrMipMapped::kYes == surface->asTexture()->texturePriv().mipMapped());
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/gpu/GrTextureProxyPriv.h b/src/gpu/GrTextureProxyPriv.h
index e961493179..3b68374d49 100644
--- a/src/gpu/GrTextureProxyPriv.h
+++ b/src/gpu/GrTextureProxyPriv.h
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ public:
     // Clears any deferred uploader object on the proxy. Used to free the CPU data after the
     // contents have been uploaded.
     void resetDeferredUploader();
+    // Returns the GrMipMapped value of the proxy from creation time regardless of whether it has
+    // been instantiated or not.
+    GrMipMapped proxyMipMapped() const { return fTextureProxy->fMipMapped; }
 
 private:
     explicit GrTextureProxyPriv(GrTextureProxy* textureProxy) : fTextureProxy(textureProxy) {}
diff --git a/src/gpu/GrTextureRenderTargetProxy.cpp b/src/gpu/GrTextureRenderTargetProxy.cpp
index b4889faa57..1160756728 100644
--- a/src/gpu/GrTextureRenderTargetProxy.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/GrTextureRenderTargetProxy.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "GrCaps.h"
 #include "GrTexture.h"
 #include "GrTexturePriv.h"
+#include "GrTextureProxyPriv.h"
 #include "GrRenderTarget.h"
 #include "GrSurfaceProxyPriv.h"
 
@@ -63,7 +64,8 @@ size_t GrTextureRenderTargetProxy::onUninstantiatedGpuMemorySize() const {
 
     // TODO: do we have enough information to improve this worst case estimate?
     return GrSurface::ComputeSize(this->config(), this->width(), this->height(),
-                                  colorSamplesPerPixel, this->mipMapped(), !this->priv().isExact());
+                                  colorSamplesPerPixel, this->texPriv().proxyMipMapped(),
+                                  !this->priv().isExact());
 }
 
 bool GrTextureRenderTargetProxy::instantiate(GrResourceProvider* resourceProvider) {
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ sk_sp<GrSurface> GrTextureRenderTargetProxy::createSurface(
 void GrTextureRenderTargetProxy::validateLazySurface(const GrSurface* surface) {
     // Anything checked here should also be checking the GrTextureProxy version
     SkASSERT(surface->asTexture());
-    SkASSERT(GrMipMapped::kNo == this->mipMapped() ||
+    SkASSERT(GrMipMapped::kNo == this->texPriv().proxyMipMapped() ||
              GrMipMapped::kYes == surface->asTexture()->texturePriv().mipMapped());
 
     // Anything checked here should also be checking the GrRenderTargetProxy version