diff --git a/src/ol/layer/Layer.js b/src/ol/layer/Layer.js
index 23a4324a63..424429cc26 100644
--- a/src/ol/layer/Layer.js
+++ b/src/ol/layer/Layer.js
@@ -189,13 +189,15 @@ class Layer extends BaseLayer {
    * In charge to manage the rendering of the layer. One layer type is
    * bounded with one layer renderer.
    * @param {?import("../PluggableMap.js").FrameState} frameState Frame state.
+   * @param {HTMLElement} target Target which the renderer may (but need not) use
+   * for rendering its content.
    * @return {HTMLElement} The rendered element.
    */
-  render(frameState) {
+  render(frameState, target) {
     const layerRenderer = this.getRenderer();
     const layerState = this.getLayerState();
     if (layerRenderer.prepareFrame(frameState, layerState)) {
-      return layerRenderer.renderFrame(frameState, layerState);
+      return layerRenderer.renderFrame(frameState, layerState, target);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/Composite.js b/src/ol/renderer/Composite.js
index d0b5566d0b..d58d19e72f 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/Composite.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/Composite.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class CompositeMapRenderer extends MapRenderer {
     const viewResolution = frameState.viewState.resolution;
 
     this.children_.length = 0;
-    let element = null;
+    let previousElement = null;
     for (let i = 0, ii = layerStatesArray.length; i < ii; ++i) {
       const layerState = layerStatesArray[i];
       if (!visibleAtResolution(layerState, viewResolution) ||
@@ -96,9 +96,12 @@ class CompositeMapRenderer extends MapRenderer {
       }
 
       const layer = layerState.layer;
-      element = layer.render(frameState);
+      const element = layer.render(frameState, previousElement);
       if (element) {
-        this.children_.push(element);
+        previousElement = element;
+        if (element !== this.children_[this.children_.length - 1]) {
+          this.children_.push(element);
+        }
       }
     }
     super.renderFrame(frameState);
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/Layer.js b/src/ol/renderer/Layer.js
index f266a28c57..a42276a62b 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/Layer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/Layer.js
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ class LayerRenderer extends Observable {
    * @abstract
    * @param {import("../PluggableMap.js").FrameState} frameState Frame state.
    * @param {import("../layer/Layer.js").State} layerState Layer state.
+   * @param {HTMLElement} target Target that may be used to render content to.
    * @return {HTMLElement} The rendered element.
    */
-  renderFrame(frameState, layerState) {
+  renderFrame(frameState, layerState, target) {
     return abstract();
   }
 
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/Layer.js b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/Layer.js
index aa7531c0f0..260c62bfd6 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/Layer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/Layer.js
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ import RenderEvent from '../../render/Event.js';
 import RenderEventType from '../../render/EventType.js';
 import {rotateAtOffset} from '../../render/canvas.js';
 import LayerRenderer from '../Layer.js';
-import {create as createTransform, apply as applyTransform, compose as composeTransform} from '../../transform.js';
+import {create as createTransform, apply as applyTransform, compose as composeTransform, toString as transformToString} from '../../transform.js';
+import ContextEventType from '../../webgl/ContextEventType.js';
 
 /**
  * @abstract
@@ -55,12 +56,49 @@ class CanvasLayerRenderer extends LayerRenderer {
      * @protected
      * @type {CanvasRenderingContext2D}
      */
-    this.context = createCanvasContext2D();
+    this.context = null;
 
-    const canvas = this.context.canvas;
-    canvas.style.position = 'absolute';
-    canvas.style.transformOrigin = 'top left';
-    canvas.className = this.getLayer().getClassName();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Reuse the passed canvas's context, or create a new one.
+   * @protected
+   * @param {HTMLCanvasElement} canvas Canvas.
+   * @return {CanvasRenderingContext2D} context Context.
+   */
+  useContext(canvas) {
+    let context;
+    if (canvas) {
+      context = canvas.getContext('2d');
+    }
+    if (!context) {
+      context = createCanvasContext2D();
+      canvas = context.canvas;
+      canvas.style.position = 'absolute';
+      canvas.style.transformOrigin = 'top left';
+    }
+    canvas.classList.add(this.getLayer().getClassName());
+    this.context = context;
+    return context;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @param {HTMLElement} target Potential render target.
+   * @param {import("../../transform").Transform} transform Transform.
+   * @return {HTMLCanvasElement} Canvas.
+   */
+  getCanvas(target, transform) {
+    let canvas = null;
+    if (target) {
+      canvas = target.firstElementChild || target;
+      if (canvas && canvas instanceof HTMLCanvasElement && canvas.style.transform === transformToString(transform)) {
+        return canvas;
+      }
+    } else if (this.context) {
+      canvas = this.context.canvas;
+      this.context.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
+    }
+    return canvas;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/TileLayer.js b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/TileLayer.js
index 512fb58a4b..b27feb1cdf 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/TileLayer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/TileLayer.js
@@ -137,8 +137,7 @@ class CanvasTileLayerRenderer extends CanvasLayerRenderer {
    * @inheritDoc
    * @returns {HTMLElement} The rendered element.
    */
-  renderFrame(frameState, layerState) {
-    const context = this.context;
+  renderFrame(frameState, layerState, target) {
     const viewState = frameState.viewState;
     const projection = viewState.projection;
     const viewResolution = viewState.resolution;
@@ -224,7 +223,6 @@ class CanvasTileLayerRenderer extends CanvasLayerRenderer {
     }
 
 
-    const canvas = context.canvas;
     const canvasScale = tileResolution / viewResolution;
 
     // set forward and inverse pixel transforms
@@ -234,6 +232,10 @@ class CanvasTileLayerRenderer extends CanvasLayerRenderer {
       rotation,
       -width / 2, -height / 2
     );
+
+    const context = this.useContext(this.getCanvas(target, this.pixelTransform_));
+    const canvas = context.canvas;
+
     makeInverse(this.inversePixelTransform_, this.pixelTransform_);
 
     // set scale transform for calculating tile positions on the canvas
@@ -247,8 +249,6 @@ class CanvasTileLayerRenderer extends CanvasLayerRenderer {
     if (canvas.width != width || canvas.height != height) {
       canvas.width = width;
       canvas.height = height;
-    } else {
-      context.clearRect(0, 0, width, height);
     }
 
     if (layerState.extent) {
@@ -270,6 +270,8 @@ class CanvasTileLayerRenderer extends CanvasLayerRenderer {
       }
     });
 
+    const clips = [];
+    let currentClip;
     for (let i = 0, ii = zs.length; i < ii; ++i) {
       const currentZ = zs[i];
       const currentTilePixelSize = tileSource.getTilePixelSize(currentZ, pixelRatio, projection);
@@ -299,6 +301,7 @@ class CanvasTileLayerRenderer extends CanvasLayerRenderer {
         const w = nextX - x;
         const h = nextY - y;
 
+        currentClip = [x, y, w, h];
         this.drawTileImage(tile, frameState, x, y, w, h, tileGutter, z === currentZ);
         this.renderedTiles.push(tile);
         this.updateUsedTiles(frameState.usedTiles, tileSource, tile);
@@ -355,7 +358,7 @@ class CanvasTileLayerRenderer extends CanvasLayerRenderer {
     const tileLayer = /** @type {import("../../layer/Tile.js").default} */ (this.getLayer());
     const tileSource = tileLayer.getSource();
     if (alpha === 1 && !tileSource.getOpaque(frameState.viewState.projection)) {
-      this.context.clearRect(x, y, w, h);
+      //this.context.clearRect(x, y, w, h);
     }
     const alphaChanged = alpha !== this.context.globalAlpha;
     if (alphaChanged) {