diff --git a/modules/canvaskit/gpu.js b/modules/canvaskit/gpu.js
index 215440eb1e..5931bb0268 100644
--- a/modules/canvaskit/gpu.js
+++ b/modules/canvaskit/gpu.js
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@
           throw 'failed to create webgl context: err ' + ctx;
         }
 
+        // Bump the default resource cache limit.
+        var RESOURCE_CACHE_BYTES = 256 * 1024 * 1024;
+        ctx.setResourceCacheLimitBytes(RESOURCE_CACHE_BYTES);
+
         if (!canvas && (!width || !height)) {
           throw 'height and width must be provided with context';
         }