diff --git a/gfx/layers/ipc/ImageContainerChild.cpp b/gfx/layers/ipc/ImageContainerChild.cpp
index f7a4387b65e..29becddba12 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/ipc/ImageContainerChild.cpp
+++ b/gfx/layers/ipc/ImageContainerChild.cpp
@@ -250,6 +250,11 @@ bool ImageContainerChild::AddSharedImageToPool(SharedImage* img)
     return false;
   }
   if (img->type() == SharedImage::TYCbCrImage) {
+    const YCbCrImage& yuv = img->get_YCbCrImage();
+    ShmemYCbCrImage shmImg(yuv.data(),yuv.offset());
+    if (!shmImg.IsValid()) {
+      NS_RUNTIMEABORT("Invalid Surf");
+    }
     mSharedImagePool.AppendElement(img);
     return true;
   }