diff --git a/src/gpu/GrGpu.cpp b/src/gpu/GrGpu.cpp
index 2bd5ce83bd..2aff1a02b5 100644
--- a/src/gpu/GrGpu.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/GrGpu.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "src/gpu/GrRenderTarget.h"
 #include "src/gpu/GrResourceCache.h"
 #include "src/gpu/GrResourceProvider.h"
+#include "src/gpu/GrRingBuffer.h"
 #include "src/gpu/GrSemaphore.h"
 #include "src/gpu/GrStagingBufferManager.h"
 #include "src/gpu/GrStencilAttachment.h"
@@ -659,6 +660,10 @@ bool GrGpu::submitToGpu(bool syncCpu) {
         manager->detachBuffers();
     }
 
+    if (auto uniformsBuffer = this->uniformsRingBuffer()) {
+        uniformsBuffer->startSubmit(this);
+    }
+
     bool submitted = this->onSubmitToGpu(syncCpu);
 
     this->callSubmittedProcs(submitted);
diff --git a/src/gpu/GrGpu.h b/src/gpu/GrGpu.h
index 6883d736a0..8cd9bd040a 100644
--- a/src/gpu/GrGpu.h
+++ b/src/gpu/GrGpu.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class GrPathRendering;
 class GrPipeline;
 class GrPrimitiveProcessor;
 class GrRenderTarget;
+class GrRingBuffer;
 class GrSemaphore;
 class GrStagingBufferManager;
 class GrStencilAttachment;
@@ -59,6 +60,8 @@ public:
 
     virtual GrStagingBufferManager* stagingBufferManager() { return nullptr; }
 
+    virtual GrRingBuffer* uniformsRingBuffer() { return nullptr; }
+
     enum class DisconnectType {
         // No cleanup should be attempted, immediately cease making backend API calls
         kAbandon,
diff --git a/src/gpu/d3d/GrD3DGpu.cpp b/src/gpu/d3d/GrD3DGpu.cpp
index 07b8a08060..1f91bf9a91 100644
--- a/src/gpu/d3d/GrD3DGpu.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/d3d/GrD3DGpu.cpp
@@ -120,9 +120,6 @@ GrOpsRenderPass* GrD3DGpu::getOpsRenderPass(
 bool GrD3DGpu::submitDirectCommandList(SyncQueue sync) {
     SkASSERT(fCurrentDirectCommandList);
 
-    // set up constant data
-    fConstantsRingBuffer.startSubmit(this);
-
     fResourceProvider.prepForSubmit();
 
     GrD3DDirectCommandList::SubmitResult result = fCurrentDirectCommandList->submit(fQueue.get());
diff --git a/src/gpu/d3d/GrD3DGpu.h b/src/gpu/d3d/GrD3DGpu.h
index 2b93b80c4c..d28912bb38 100644
--- a/src/gpu/d3d/GrD3DGpu.h
+++ b/src/gpu/d3d/GrD3DGpu.h
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ public:
     GrStagingBufferManager* stagingBufferManager() override { return &fStagingBufferManager; }
     void takeOwnershipOfBuffer(sk_sp<GrGpuBuffer>) override;
 
-    // TODO: hoist up to GrGpu
-    GrRingBuffer* constantsRingBuffer() { return &fConstantsRingBuffer; }
+    GrRingBuffer* uniformsRingBuffer() override { return &fConstantsRingBuffer; }
 
     bool protectedContext() const { return false; }
 
diff --git a/src/gpu/d3d/GrD3DResourceProvider.cpp b/src/gpu/d3d/GrD3DResourceProvider.cpp
index ccaee3b4fb..14ff7bd8c9 100644
--- a/src/gpu/d3d/GrD3DResourceProvider.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/d3d/GrD3DResourceProvider.cpp
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ D3D12_GPU_VIRTUAL_ADDRESS GrD3DResourceProvider::uploadConstantData(void* data,
 
     // upload the data
     size_t paddedSize = GrAlignTo(size, kConstantAlignment);
-    GrRingBuffer::Slice slice = fGpu->constantsRingBuffer()->suballocate(paddedSize);
+    GrRingBuffer::Slice slice = fGpu->uniformsRingBuffer()->suballocate(paddedSize);
     char* destPtr = static_cast<char*>(slice.fBuffer->map()) + slice.fOffset;
     memcpy(destPtr, data, size);