diff --git a/src/gpu/ganesh/GrBufferAllocPool.cpp b/src/gpu/ganesh/GrBufferAllocPool.cpp
index d4e10c65ea..d41ea2bf0b 100644
--- a/src/gpu/ganesh/GrBufferAllocPool.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/ganesh/GrBufferAllocPool.cpp
@@ -219,10 +219,10 @@ void* GrBufferAllocPool::makeSpace(size_t size,
     // We could honor the space request using by a partial update of the current
     // VB (if there is room). But we don't currently use draw calls to GL that
     // allow the driver to know that previously issued draws won't read from
-    // the part of the buffer we update. Also, the GL buffer implementation
-    // may be cheating on the actual buffer size by shrinking the buffer on
-    // updateData() if the amount of data passed is less than the full buffer
-    // size.
+    // the part of the buffer we update. Also, when this was written the GL
+    // buffer implementation was cheating on the actual buffer size by shrinking
+    // the buffer in updateData() if the amount of data passed was less than
+    // the full buffer size. This is old code and both concerns may be obsolete.
 
     if (!this->createBlock(size)) {
         return nullptr;
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ void GrBufferAllocPool::flushCpuData(const BufferBlock& block, size_t flushSize)
             return;
         }
     }
-    buffer->updateData(fBufferPtr, /*offset=*/0, flushSize);
+    buffer->updateData(fBufferPtr, /*offset=*/0, flushSize, /*preserve=*/false);
     VALIDATE(true);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gpu/ganesh/GrCaps.h b/src/gpu/ganesh/GrCaps.h
index 12aa74655c..688e06ec3f 100644
--- a/src/gpu/ganesh/GrCaps.h
+++ b/src/gpu/ganesh/GrCaps.h
@@ -225,6 +225,12 @@ public:
         return fTransferFromBufferToBufferAlignment;
     }
 
+    // Alignment requirement for offset and size passed to in GrGpuBuffer::updateData when the
+    // preserve param is true.
+    size_t bufferUpdateDataPreserveAlignment() const {
+        return fBufferUpdateDataPreserveAlignment;
+    }
+
     virtual bool isFormatSRGB(const GrBackendFormat&) const = 0;
 
     bool isFormatCompressed(const GrBackendFormat& format) const;
@@ -608,6 +614,7 @@ protected:
     uint32_t fMaxPushConstantsSize = 0;
     size_t fTransferBufferRowBytesAlignment = 1;
     size_t fTransferFromBufferToBufferAlignment = 1;
+    size_t fBufferUpdateDataPreserveAlignment = 1;
 
     GrDriverBugWorkarounds fDriverBugWorkarounds;
 
diff --git a/src/gpu/ganesh/GrGpuBuffer.cpp b/src/gpu/ganesh/GrGpuBuffer.cpp
index a5368d4f5f..5a75910082 100644
--- a/src/gpu/ganesh/GrGpuBuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/ganesh/GrGpuBuffer.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ void GrGpuBuffer::unmap() {
 
 bool GrGpuBuffer::isMapped() const { return SkToBool(fMapPtr); }
 
-bool GrGpuBuffer::updateData(const void* src, size_t offset, size_t size) {
+bool GrGpuBuffer::updateData(const void* src, size_t offset, size_t size, bool preserve) {
     SkASSERT(!this->isMapped());
     SkASSERT(size > 0 && offset + size <= fSizeInBytes);
     SkASSERT(src);
@@ -48,11 +48,18 @@ bool GrGpuBuffer::updateData(const void* src, size_t offset, size_t size) {
         return false;
     }
 
+    if (preserve) {
+        size_t a = this->getGpu()->caps()->bufferUpdateDataPreserveAlignment();
+        if (SkAlignTo(offset, a) != offset || SkAlignTo(size, a) != size) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
     if (this->intendedType() == GrGpuBufferType::kXferGpuToCpu) {
         return false;
     }
 
-    return this->onUpdateData(src, offset, size);
+    return this->onUpdateData(src, offset, size, preserve);
 }
 
 void GrGpuBuffer::ComputeScratchKeyForDynamicBuffer(size_t size,
diff --git a/src/gpu/ganesh/GrGpuBuffer.h b/src/gpu/ganesh/GrGpuBuffer.h
index 9eebed61e8..87c69bbfab 100644
--- a/src/gpu/ganesh/GrGpuBuffer.h
+++ b/src/gpu/ganesh/GrGpuBuffer.h
@@ -66,8 +66,10 @@ public:
      * Updates the buffer data.
      *
      * The size of the buffer will be preserved. The src data will be
-     * placed at offset and any remaining content before/after the
-     * range [offset, offset+size) becomes undefined.
+     * placed at offset. If preserve is false then any remaining content
+     * before/after the range [offset, offset+size) becomes undefined.
+     * Preserving updates will fail if the size and offset are not aligned
+     * to GrCaps::bufferUpdateDataPreserveAlignment().
      *
      * The buffer must not be mapped.
      *
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ public:
      *
      * @return returns true if the update succeeds, false otherwise.
      */
-    bool updateData(const void* src, size_t offset, size_t size);
+    bool updateData(const void* src, size_t offset, size_t size, bool preserve);
 
     GrGpuBufferType intendedType() const { return fIntendedType; }
 
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@ private:
 
     virtual void onMap(MapType) = 0;
     virtual void onUnmap(MapType) = 0;
-    virtual bool onUpdateData(const void* src, size_t offset, size_t size) = 0;
+    virtual bool onUpdateData(const void* src, size_t offset, size_t size, bool preserve) = 0;
 
     size_t onGpuMemorySize() const override { return fSizeInBytes; }
     void onSetLabel() override{}
diff --git a/src/gpu/ganesh/GrResourceProvider.cpp b/src/gpu/ganesh/GrResourceProvider.cpp
index 0b9fdeb5ad..dee178d1b0 100644
--- a/src/gpu/ganesh/GrResourceProvider.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/ganesh/GrResourceProvider.cpp
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ sk_sp<const GrGpuBuffer> GrResourceProvider::findOrMakeStaticBuffer(
     if (buffer->isMapped()) {
         buffer->unmap();
     } else {
-        buffer->updateData(stagingBuffer, /*offset=*/0, size);
+        buffer->updateData(stagingBuffer, /*offset=*/0, size, /*preserve=*/false);
     }
 
     return std::move(buffer);
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ sk_sp<const GrGpuBuffer> GrResourceProvider::createPatternedIndexBuffer(
         }
     }
     if (temp.get()) {
-        if (!buffer->updateData(data, /*offset=*/0, bufferSize)) {
+        if (!buffer->updateData(data, /*offset=*/0, bufferSize, /*preserve=*/false)) {
             return nullptr;
         }
     } else {
@@ -617,6 +617,21 @@ sk_sp<GrGpuBuffer> GrResourceProvider::createBuffer(size_t size,
     return buffer;
 }
 
+sk_sp<GrGpuBuffer> GrResourceProvider::createBuffer(const void* data,
+                                                    size_t size,
+                                                    GrGpuBufferType type,
+                                                    GrAccessPattern pattern) {
+    SkASSERT(data);
+    auto buffer = this->createBuffer(size, type, pattern);
+    if (!buffer) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    if (!buffer->updateData(data, /*offset=*/0, size, /*preserve=*/false)) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    return buffer;
+}
+
 static int num_stencil_samples(const GrRenderTarget* rt, bool useMSAASurface, const GrCaps& caps) {
     int numSamples = rt->numSamples();
     if (numSamples == 1 && useMSAASurface) {  // Are we using dynamic msaa?
diff --git a/src/gpu/ganesh/GrResourceProvider.h b/src/gpu/ganesh/GrResourceProvider.h
index 7ee78489d1..a67c80e201 100644
--- a/src/gpu/ganesh/GrResourceProvider.h
+++ b/src/gpu/ganesh/GrResourceProvider.h
@@ -298,11 +298,7 @@ public:
     sk_sp<GrGpuBuffer> createBuffer(const void* data,
                                     size_t size,
                                     GrGpuBufferType type,
-                                    GrAccessPattern pattern) {
-        SkASSERT(data);
-        auto buffer = this->createBuffer(size, type, pattern);
-        return buffer && buffer->updateData(data, /*offset=*/ 0, size) ? buffer : nullptr;
-    }
+                                    GrAccessPattern pattern);
 
     /**
      * If passed in render target already has a stencil buffer on the specified surface, return
diff --git a/src/gpu/ganesh/d3d/GrD3DBuffer.cpp b/src/gpu/ganesh/d3d/GrD3DBuffer.cpp
index a1574878b9..30d0d5862b 100644
--- a/src/gpu/ganesh/d3d/GrD3DBuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/ganesh/d3d/GrD3DBuffer.cpp
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ void GrD3DBuffer::onUnmap(MapType type) {
     this->internalUnmap(type, 0, this->size());
 }
 
-bool GrD3DBuffer::onUpdateData(const void* src, size_t offset, size_t size) {
+bool GrD3DBuffer::onUpdateData(const void* src, size_t offset, size_t size, bool /*preserve*/) {
     if (!fD3DResource) {
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/src/gpu/ganesh/d3d/GrD3DBuffer.h b/src/gpu/ganesh/d3d/GrD3DBuffer.h
index 0c960eab8d..78c54320b0 100644
--- a/src/gpu/ganesh/d3d/GrD3DBuffer.h
+++ b/src/gpu/ganesh/d3d/GrD3DBuffer.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ private:
 
     void onMap(MapType) override;
     void onUnmap(MapType) override;
-    bool onUpdateData(const void* src, size_t offset, size_t size) override;
+    bool onUpdateData(const void* src, size_t offset, size_t size, bool preserve) override;
 
     void* internalMap(MapType, size_t offset, size_t size);
     void internalUnmap(MapType, size_t offset, size_t size);
diff --git a/src/gpu/ganesh/dawn/GrDawnBuffer.cpp b/src/gpu/ganesh/dawn/GrDawnBuffer.cpp
index 2f4e7a865f..e5be5c069b 100644
--- a/src/gpu/ganesh/dawn/GrDawnBuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/ganesh/dawn/GrDawnBuffer.cpp
@@ -94,38 +94,50 @@ GrDawnBuffer::GrDawnBuffer(GrDawnGpu* gpu,
     this->registerWithCache(SkBudgeted::kYes);
 }
 
-void GrDawnBuffer::onMap(MapType type) {
+void* GrDawnBuffer::internalMap(MapType type, size_t offset, size_t size) {
     if (fUnmapped) {
         SkASSERT(fMappable != Mappable::kNot);
-        if (!this->blockingMap()) {
+        void* ptr = this->blockingMap(offset, size);
+        if (!ptr) {
             SkDebugf("GrDawnBuffer: failed to map buffer\n");
-            return;
+            return nullptr;
         }
         fUnmapped = false;
+        return SkTAddOffset<void>(ptr, offset);
     }
 
     if (fMappable == Mappable::kNot) {
+        // Dawn requires that the offset and size be 4 byte aligned. If the offset is not
+        // then we logically align the staging slice with the previous aligned value, adjust
+        // the pointer into the slice that we return. We'll do the same adjustment when issuing the
+        // transfer in internalUnmap so that the data winds up at the right offset.
+        size_t r = offset & 0x3;
+        size   += r;
         SkASSERT(type == MapType::kWriteDiscard);
         GrStagingBufferManager::Slice slice =
                 this->getDawnGpu()->stagingBufferManager()->allocateStagingBufferSlice(
-                        this->size(), /*requiredAlignment=*/4);
+                        size, /*requiredAlignment=*/4);
         fStagingBuffer = static_cast<GrDawnBuffer*>(slice.fBuffer)->get();
         fStagingOffset = slice.fOffset;
-        fMapPtr = slice.fOffsetMapPtr;
-    } else {
-        // We always create this buffers mapped or if they've been used on the gpu before we use the
-        // async map callback to know when it is safe to reuse them. Thus by the time we get here
-        // the buffer should always be mapped.
-        SkASSERT(this->isMapped());
+        return SkTAddOffset<void>(slice.fOffsetMapPtr, r);
     }
+
+    // We always create this buffers mapped or if they've been used on the gpu before we use the
+    // async map callback to know when it is safe to reuse them. Thus by the time we get here
+    // the buffer should always be mapped.
+    SkASSERT(this->isMapped());
+    return SkTAddOffset<void>(fMapPtr, offset);
 }
 
-void GrDawnBuffer::onUnmap(MapType type) {
+void GrDawnBuffer::internalUnmap(MapType type, size_t offset, size_t size) {
     if (fMappable == Mappable::kNot) {
         SkASSERT(type == MapType::kWriteDiscard);
-        size_t actualSize = SkAlign4(this->size());
+        // See comment in internalMap() about this adjustment.
+        size_t r = offset & 0x3;
+        offset -= r;
+        size = SkAlign4(size + r);
         this->getDawnGpu()->getCopyEncoder().CopyBufferToBuffer(fStagingBuffer, fStagingOffset,
-                                                                fBuffer, 0, actualSize);
+                                                                fBuffer, offset, size);
     } else {
         fBuffer.Unmap();
         fUnmapped = true;
@@ -146,14 +158,25 @@ void GrDawnBuffer::onRelease() {
     this->GrGpuBuffer::onRelease();
 }
 
-bool GrDawnBuffer::onUpdateData(const void *src, size_t offset, size_t size) {
-    this->map();
-    if (!this->isMapped()) {
+void GrDawnBuffer::onMap(MapType type) {
+    fMapPtr = this->internalMap(type, 0, this->size());
+}
+
+void GrDawnBuffer::onUnmap(MapType type) {
+    this->internalUnmap(type, 0, this->size());
+}
+
+bool GrDawnBuffer::onUpdateData(const void* src, size_t offset, size_t size, bool /*preserve*/) {
+    // Note that this subclass's impl of kWriteDiscard never actually discards.
+    void* ptr = this->internalMap(MapType::kWriteDiscard, offset, size);
+    if (!ptr) {
         return false;
     }
 
-    memcpy(SkTAddOffset<void>(fMapPtr, offset), src, size);
-    this->unmap();
+    memcpy(ptr, src, size);
+
+    this->internalUnmap(MapType::kWriteDiscard, offset, size);
+
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -203,12 +226,49 @@ void GrDawnBuffer::mapAsyncDone(WGPUBufferMapAsyncStatus status) {
     callback(this->isMapped());
 }
 
-bool GrDawnBuffer::blockingMap() {
+void* GrDawnBuffer::blockingMap(size_t offset, size_t size) {
     SkASSERT(fMappable != Mappable::kNot);
 
-    GrDawnAsyncWait wait(this->getDawnGpu()->device());
-    this->mapAsync([&wait](bool) { wait.signal(); });
-    wait.busyWait();
+    struct Context {
+        GrDawnBuffer*    buffer;
+        void*            result;
+        GrDawnAsyncWait  wait;
+    };
 
-    return this->isMapped();
+    Context context{this, nullptr, GrDawnAsyncWait{this->getDawnGpu()->device()}};
+
+    // The offset must be a multiple of 8. If not back it up to the previous 8 byte multiple
+    // and compensate by extending the size. In either case size must be a multiple of 4.
+    SkASSERT(SkIsAlign4(offset));
+    size_t r = offset & 0x7;
+    offset -= r;
+    size = SkAlign4(size + r);
+
+    fBuffer.MapAsync(
+            (fMappable == Mappable::kReadOnly) ? wgpu::MapMode::Read : wgpu::MapMode::Write,
+            offset,
+            size,
+            [](WGPUBufferMapAsyncStatus status, void* userData) {
+                auto* context = static_cast<Context*>(userData);
+                if (status != WGPUBufferMapAsyncStatus_Success) {
+                    context->result = nullptr;
+                    context->wait.signal();
+                    return;
+                }
+                auto* wgpuBuffer = &context->buffer->fBuffer;
+                if (context->buffer->fMappable == Mappable::kReadOnly) {
+                    context->result = const_cast<void*>(wgpuBuffer->GetConstMappedRange());
+                } else {
+                    context->result = wgpuBuffer->GetMappedRange();
+                }
+                if (context->result) {
+                    context->buffer->fUnmapped = false;
+                }
+                context->wait.signal();
+            },
+            &context);
+
+    context.wait.busyWait();
+
+    return context.result ? SkTAddOffset<void>(context.result, r) : nullptr;
 }
diff --git a/src/gpu/ganesh/dawn/GrDawnBuffer.h b/src/gpu/ganesh/dawn/GrDawnBuffer.h
index e31c3953ca..24d59eb766 100644
--- a/src/gpu/ganesh/dawn/GrDawnBuffer.h
+++ b/src/gpu/ganesh/dawn/GrDawnBuffer.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public:
     void onMap(MapType) override;
     void onUnmap(MapType) override;
     void onRelease() override;
-    bool onUpdateData(const void* src, size_t offset, size_t size) override;
+    bool onUpdateData(const void* src, size_t offset, size_t size, bool preserve) override;
 
     GrDawnGpu* getDawnGpu() const;
     wgpu::Buffer get() const { return fBuffer; }
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ private:
                  wgpu::Buffer buffer,
                  void* mapPtr);
 
+    void* internalMap(MapType type, size_t offset, size_t size);
+    void internalUnmap(MapType type, size_t offset, size_t size);
+
     // Called to handle the asynchronous mapAsync callback.
     void mapAsyncDone(WGPUBufferMapAsyncStatus status);
 
@@ -129,10 +132,10 @@ private:
     //
     // This procedure is used to cover the case where a buffer that is not managed by a
     // GrStagingBufferManager (and thus not asynchronously mapped by the owning GrDawnGpu) is
-    // unmapped and needs to get re-mapped for use.
+    // unmapped and needs to get re-mapped for use (e.g. in onUpdateData()).
     //
-    // Returns false if the buffer fails to map.
-    bool blockingMap();
+    // Returns nullptr if the buffer fails to map.
+    void* blockingMap(size_t offset, size_t size);
 
     wgpu::Buffer fBuffer;
     Mappable fMappable = Mappable::kNot;
diff --git a/src/gpu/ganesh/dawn/GrDawnCaps.cpp b/src/gpu/ganesh/dawn/GrDawnCaps.cpp
index db57928a3a..10e0bae9ec 100644
--- a/src/gpu/ganesh/dawn/GrDawnCaps.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/ganesh/dawn/GrDawnCaps.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ GrDawnCaps::GrDawnCaps(const GrContextOptions& contextOptions) : INHERITED(conte
     // We haven't yet implemented GrGpu::transferFromBufferToBuffer for Dawn but GrDawnBuffer uses
     // transfers to implement buffer mapping and updates and transfers must be 4 byte aligned.
     fTransferFromBufferToBufferAlignment = 4;
+    // Buffer updates are sometimes implemented through transfers in GrDawnBuffer.
+    fBufferUpdateDataPreserveAlignment = 4;
 
     this->finishInitialization(contextOptions);
 }
diff --git a/src/gpu/ganesh/gl/GrGLBuffer.cpp b/src/gpu/ganesh/gl/GrGLBuffer.cpp
index 8c854e0029..5a0ff039db 100644
--- a/src/gpu/ganesh/gl/GrGLBuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/ganesh/gl/GrGLBuffer.cpp
@@ -243,14 +243,16 @@ void GrGLBuffer::onUnmap(MapType) {
     fMapPtr = nullptr;
 }
 
-bool GrGLBuffer::onUpdateData(const void* src, size_t offset, size_t size) {
+bool GrGLBuffer::onUpdateData(const void* src, size_t offset, size_t size, bool preserve) {
     SkASSERT(fBufferID);
 
     // bindbuffer handles dirty context
     GrGLenum target = this->glGpu()->bindBuffer(fIntendedType, this);
-    GrGLenum error = invalidate_buffer(this->glGpu(), target, fUsage, fBufferID, this->size());
-    if (error != GR_GL_NO_ERROR) {
-        return false;
+    if (!preserve) {
+        GrGLenum error = invalidate_buffer(this->glGpu(), target, fUsage, fBufferID, this->size());
+        if (error != GR_GL_NO_ERROR) {
+            return false;
+        }
     }
     GL_CALL(BufferSubData(target, offset, size, src));
     return true;
diff --git a/src/gpu/ganesh/gl/GrGLBuffer.h b/src/gpu/ganesh/gl/GrGLBuffer.h
index 805fd91680..0319358eb5 100644
--- a/src/gpu/ganesh/gl/GrGLBuffer.h
+++ b/src/gpu/ganesh/gl/GrGLBuffer.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ private:
 
     void onMap(MapType) override;
     void onUnmap(MapType) override;
-    bool onUpdateData(const void* src, size_t offset, size_t size) override;
+    bool onUpdateData(const void* src, size_t offset, size_t size, bool preserve) override;
 
     void onSetLabel() override;
 
diff --git a/src/gpu/ganesh/gl/GrGLGpu.cpp b/src/gpu/ganesh/gl/GrGLGpu.cpp
index 04c1ddbea5..dffcc4bab1 100644
--- a/src/gpu/ganesh/gl/GrGLGpu.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/ganesh/gl/GrGLGpu.cpp
@@ -3151,7 +3151,7 @@ bool GrGLGpu::createCopyProgram(GrTexture* srcTex) {
                                                    sizeof(vdata),
                                                    GrGpuBufferType::kVertex,
                                                    kStatic_GrAccessPattern);
-        fCopyProgramArrayBuffer->updateData(vdata, /*offset=*/0, sizeof(vdata));
+        fCopyProgramArrayBuffer->updateData(vdata, /*offset=*/0, sizeof(vdata), /*preserve=*/false);
     }
     if (!fCopyProgramArrayBuffer) {
         return false;
@@ -3589,7 +3589,10 @@ bool GrGLGpu::onRegenerateMipMapLevels(GrTexture* texture) {
                                                      sizeof(vdata),
                                                      GrGpuBufferType::kVertex,
                                                      kStatic_GrAccessPattern);
-        fMipmapProgramArrayBuffer->updateData(vdata, /*offset=*/0, sizeof(vdata));
+        fMipmapProgramArrayBuffer->updateData(vdata, /*offset=*/0,
+
+                                              sizeof(vdata),
+                                              /*preserve=*/false);
     }
     if (!fMipmapProgramArrayBuffer) {
         return false;
diff --git a/src/gpu/ganesh/mock/GrMockBuffer.h b/src/gpu/ganesh/mock/GrMockBuffer.h
index 0dcc6e7e34..84c252369a 100644
--- a/src/gpu/ganesh/mock/GrMockBuffer.h
+++ b/src/gpu/ganesh/mock/GrMockBuffer.h
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ private:
         }
     }
     void onUnmap(MapType) override { sk_free(fMapPtr); }
-    bool onUpdateData(const void* src, size_t offset, size_t size) override { return true; }
+    bool onUpdateData(const void* src, size_t offset, size_t size, bool preserve) override {
+        return true;
+    }
 
     using INHERITED = GrGpuBuffer;
 };
diff --git a/src/gpu/ganesh/mtl/GrMtlBuffer.h b/src/gpu/ganesh/mtl/GrMtlBuffer.h
index 53a6ca9f7d..2ebde68c9d 100644
--- a/src/gpu/ganesh/mtl/GrMtlBuffer.h
+++ b/src/gpu/ganesh/mtl/GrMtlBuffer.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ private:
 
     void onMap(MapType) override;
     void onUnmap(MapType) override;
-    bool onUpdateData(const void* src, size_t offset, size_t size) override;
+    bool onUpdateData(const void* src, size_t offset, size_t size, bool preserve) override;
 
     void internalMap();
     void internalUnmap(size_t writtenOffset, size_t writtenSize);
diff --git a/src/gpu/ganesh/mtl/GrMtlBuffer.mm b/src/gpu/ganesh/mtl/GrMtlBuffer.mm
index 705aae406c..0c18a44c7e 100644
--- a/src/gpu/ganesh/mtl/GrMtlBuffer.mm
+++ b/src/gpu/ganesh/mtl/GrMtlBuffer.mm
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ GrMtlBuffer::~GrMtlBuffer() {
     SkASSERT(!fMapPtr);
 }
 
-bool GrMtlBuffer::onUpdateData(const void *src, size_t offset, size_t size) {
+bool GrMtlBuffer::onUpdateData(const void *src, size_t offset, size_t size, bool preserve) {
     if (fIsDynamic) {
         this->internalMap();
         if (!fMapPtr) {
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ bool GrMtlBuffer::onUpdateData(const void *src, size_t offset, size_t size) {
     // after the region to be updated.
     size_t transferAlignment = this->getGpu()->caps()->transferFromBufferToBufferAlignment();
     size_t r = offset%transferAlignment;
+    SkASSERT(!preserve || r == 0);  // We can't push extra bytes when preserving.
 
     offset -= r;
     size_t transferSize = SkAlignTo(size + r, transferAlignment);
diff --git a/src/gpu/ganesh/mtl/GrMtlCaps.mm b/src/gpu/ganesh/mtl/GrMtlCaps.mm
index 6277eda9f2..e4378aebae 100644
--- a/src/gpu/ganesh/mtl/GrMtlCaps.mm
+++ b/src/gpu/ganesh/mtl/GrMtlCaps.mm
@@ -343,6 +343,8 @@ void GrMtlCaps::initGrCaps(id<MTLDevice> device) {
     // https://developer.apple.com/documentation/metal/mtlblitcommandencoder/1400767-copyfrombuffer
     if (this->isMac()) {
         fTransferFromBufferToBufferAlignment = 4;
+        // Buffer updates are sometimes implemented through transfers in GrMtlBuffer.
+        fBufferUpdateDataPreserveAlignment = 4;
     }
 
     // Init sample counts. All devices support 1 (i.e. 0 in skia).
diff --git a/src/gpu/ganesh/ops/TriangulatingPathRenderer.cpp b/src/gpu/ganesh/ops/TriangulatingPathRenderer.cpp
index 23253bbbe0..48e880785a 100644
--- a/src/gpu/ganesh/ops/TriangulatingPathRenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/ganesh/ops/TriangulatingPathRenderer.cpp
@@ -134,7 +134,10 @@ public:
         if (fCanMapVB) {
             fVertexBuffer->unmap();
         } else {
-            fVertexBuffer->updateData(fVertices, /*offset=*/0, actualCount*fLockStride);
+            fVertexBuffer->updateData(fVertices,
+                                      /*offset=*/0,
+                                      /*size=*/actualCount*fLockStride,
+                                      /*preserve=*/false);
             sk_free(fVertices);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/gpu/ganesh/vk/GrVkBuffer.cpp b/src/gpu/ganesh/vk/GrVkBuffer.cpp
index 92aaa4f0a1..d04b2cec28 100644
--- a/src/gpu/ganesh/vk/GrVkBuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/ganesh/vk/GrVkBuffer.cpp
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ void GrVkBuffer::onUnmap(MapType type) {
     this->vkUnmap(0, type == MapType::kWriteDiscard ? this->size() : 0);
 }
 
-bool GrVkBuffer::onUpdateData(const void* src, size_t offset, size_t size) {
+bool GrVkBuffer::onUpdateData(const void* src, size_t offset, size_t size, bool /*preserve*/) {
     if (this->isVkMappable()) {
         // We won't be reading the mapped memory so pass an empty range.
         this->vkMap(0, 0);
diff --git a/src/gpu/ganesh/vk/GrVkBuffer.h b/src/gpu/ganesh/vk/GrVkBuffer.h
index 4aba91066e..36f55aaf10 100644
--- a/src/gpu/ganesh/vk/GrVkBuffer.h
+++ b/src/gpu/ganesh/vk/GrVkBuffer.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ private:
 
     void onMap(MapType) override;
     void onUnmap(MapType) override;
-    bool onUpdateData(const void* src, size_t offset, size_t size) override;
+    bool onUpdateData(const void* src, size_t offset, size_t size, bool preserve) override;
 
     void vkRelease();
 
diff --git a/tests/GrGpuBufferTest.cpp b/tests/GrGpuBufferTest.cpp
index 73f98f018a..49a5c08877 100644
--- a/tests/GrGpuBufferTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/GrGpuBufferTest.cpp
@@ -320,61 +320,94 @@ DEF_GPUTEST_FOR_RENDERING_CONTEXTS(GrGpuBufferUpdateDataTest, reporter, ctxInfo)
 
     auto pm = GrPixmap::Allocate(sdc->imageInfo().makeColorType(GrColorType::kRGBA_F32));
 
-    for (size_t offset : {size_t{0}, 4*sizeof(SkPoint), size_t{1}, size_t{27}}) {
-        for (auto accessPattern : {kStatic_GrAccessPattern,
-                                   //  kStream_GrAccessPattern,  GrVkGpu asserts VBs aren't kStream
-                                   kDynamic_GrAccessPattern}) {
-            // Go direct to GrGpu to avoid caching/size adjustments at GrResourceProvider level.
-            // We add an extra size(SkPoint) to ensure that everything fits when we align the first
-            // point's location in the vb below.
-            auto vb = gpu->createBuffer(sizeof(kUnitQuad) + offset + sizeof(SkPoint),
-                                        GrGpuBufferType::kVertex,
-                                        accessPattern);
-            if (!vb) {
-                ERRORF(reporter, "Could not create vertex buffer");
-                return;
+    for (bool piecewise : {false, true}) {
+        size_t alignment = piecewise ? gpu->caps()->bufferUpdateDataPreserveAlignment() : 1;
+        for (size_t offset : {size_t{0}, 4*sizeof(SkPoint), size_t{1}, size_t{27}}) {
+            // For non-discarding updates we may not be able to actually put the data at an
+            // arbitrary offset.
+            if (alignment > 1) {
+                offset = SkAlignTo(offset, alignment);
             }
+            for (auto accessPattern : {kStatic_GrAccessPattern,
+                                       //  kStream_GrAccessPattern, GrVkGpu asserts on this for VBs.
+                                       kDynamic_GrAccessPattern}) {
+                // Go direct to GrGpu to avoid caching/size adjustments at GrResourceProvider level.
+                // We add an extra size(SkPoint) to ensure that everything fits when we align the
+                // first point's location in the vb below.
+                auto vb = gpu->createBuffer(sizeof(kUnitQuad) + offset + sizeof(SkPoint),
+                                            GrGpuBufferType::kVertex,
+                                            accessPattern);
+                if (!vb) {
+                    ERRORF(reporter, "Could not create vertex buffer");
+                    return;
+                }
 
-            const void* src = kUnitQuad;
-            size_t updateSize = sizeof(kUnitQuad);
-            // The vertices in the VB must be aligned to the size of a vertex (because our draw call
-            // takes a base vertex index rather than a byte offset). So if we want our upload to
-            // begin at a non-aligned byte we shift the data in the src buffer so that it falls at a
-            // vertex alignment in the vb.
-            std::unique_ptr<char[]> tempSrc;
-            size_t baseVertex = offset/sizeof(SkPoint);
-            if (size_t r = offset%sizeof(SkPoint); r != 0) {
-                size_t pad = sizeof(SkPoint) - r;
-                updateSize += pad;
-                ++baseVertex;
-                tempSrc.reset(new char[updateSize]);
-                std::memcpy(tempSrc.get() + pad, kUnitQuad, sizeof(kUnitQuad));
-                src = tempSrc.get();
+                const void* src = kUnitQuad;
+                size_t updateSize = sizeof(kUnitQuad);
+                // The vertices in the VB must be aligned to the size of a vertex (because our draw
+                // call takes a base vertex index rather than a byte offset). So if we want our
+                // upload to begin at a non-aligned byte we shift the data in the src buffer so that
+                // it falls at a vertex alignment in the vb.
+                std::unique_ptr<char[]> tempSrc;
+                size_t baseVertex = offset/sizeof(SkPoint);
+                if (size_t r = offset%sizeof(SkPoint); r != 0) {
+                    size_t pad = sizeof(SkPoint) - r;
+                    updateSize += pad;
+                    if (alignment > 1) {
+                        updateSize = SkAlignTo(updateSize, alignment);
+                    }
+                    ++baseVertex;
+                    tempSrc.reset(new char[updateSize]);
+                    std::memcpy(tempSrc.get() + pad, kUnitQuad, sizeof(kUnitQuad));
+                    src = tempSrc.get();
+                }
+                if (piecewise) {
+                    // This is the minimum size we can transfer at once.
+                    size_t pieceSize = alignment;
+
+                    // Upload each piece from a buffer where the byte before and after the uploaded
+                    // bytes are not the same values as want adjacent to the piece in the buffer.
+                    // Thus, if updateData() transfers extra bytes around the source we should get a
+                    // bad buffer.
+                    auto piece = std::make_unique<unsigned char[]>(pieceSize + 2);
+                    piece[0] = piece[pieceSize + 1] = 0xFF;
+
+                    for (size_t o = 0; o < updateSize; o += pieceSize) {
+                        memcpy(&piece[1], SkTAddOffset<const void>(src, o), pieceSize);
+                        if (!vb->updateData(&piece[1], offset + o, pieceSize, /*preserve=*/true)) {
+                            ERRORF(reporter, "GrGpuBuffer::updateData returned false.");
+                            return;
+                        }
+                    }
+                } else if (!vb->updateData(src, offset, updateSize, /*preserve=*/false)) {
+                    ERRORF(reporter, "GrGpuBuffer::updateData returned false.");
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                static constexpr SkColor4f kRed{1, 0, 0, 1};
+
+                static constexpr SkRect kBounds{0, 0, 1, 1};
+
+                sdc->clear(kRed);
+
+                sdc->addDrawOp(nullptr, TestVertexOp::Make(dc,
+                                                           vb,
+                                                           baseVertex,
+                                                           std::size(kUnitQuad),
+                                                           kBounds));
+
+                auto color = static_cast<SkPMColor4f*>(pm.addr());
+                *color = kRed.premul();
+                if (!sdc->readPixels(dc, pm, {0, 0})) {
+                    ERRORF(reporter, "Read back failed.");
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                static constexpr SkPMColor4f kGreen{0, 1, 0, 1};
+
+                REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, *color == kGreen, "piecewise: %d, offset: %zu",
+                                piecewise, offset);
             }
-            if (!vb->updateData(src, offset, updateSize)) {
-                ERRORF(reporter, "GrGpuBuffer::updateData returned false.");
-                return;
-            }
-
-            static constexpr SkColor4f kRed{1, 0, 0, 1};
-
-            static constexpr SkRect kBounds{0, 0, 1, 1};
-
-            sdc->clear(kRed);
-
-            sdc->addDrawOp(nullptr,
-                           TestVertexOp::Make(dc, vb, baseVertex, std::size(kUnitQuad), kBounds));
-
-            auto color = static_cast<SkPMColor4f*>(pm.addr());
-            *color = kRed.premul();
-            if (!sdc->readPixels(dc, pm, {0, 0})) {
-                ERRORF(reporter, "Read back failed.");
-                return;
-            }
-
-            static constexpr SkPMColor4f kGreen{0, 1, 0, 1};
-
-            REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, *color == kGreen, "offset: %zu", offset);
         }
     }
 }