diff --git a/platform/android/src/map_renderer.cpp b/platform/android/src/map_renderer.cpp
index f5336e3dd..3ebbdb7e5 100644
--- a/platform/android/src/map_renderer.cpp
+++ b/platform/android/src/map_renderer.cpp
@@ -17,10 +17,21 @@ MapRenderer::MapRenderer(jni::JNIEnv& _env,
                          const jni::Object<MapRenderer>& obj,
                          jni::jfloat pixelRatio_,
                          const jni::String& localIdeographFontFamily_)
-        : javaPeer(_env, obj)
-        , pixelRatio(pixelRatio_)
-        , localIdeographFontFamily(localIdeographFontFamily_ ? jni::Make<std::string>(_env, localIdeographFontFamily_) : optional<std::string>{})
-        , mailbox(std::make_shared<Mailbox>(*this)) {
+    : javaPeer(_env, obj),
+      pixelRatio(pixelRatio_),
+      localIdeographFontFamily(localIdeographFontFamily_ ? jni::Make<std::string>(_env, localIdeographFontFamily_)
+                                                         : optional<std::string>{}),
+      mailboxData(this) {}
+
+MapRenderer::MailboxData::MailboxData(Scheduler* scheduler_) : scheduler(scheduler_) {
+    assert(scheduler);
+}
+
+std::shared_ptr<Mailbox> MapRenderer::MailboxData::getMailbox() const noexcept {
+    if (!mailbox) {
+        mailbox = std::make_shared<Mailbox>(*scheduler);
+    }
+    return mailbox;
 }
 
 MapRenderer::~MapRenderer() = default;
@@ -30,7 +41,7 @@ void MapRenderer::reset() {
 
     if (renderer) {
         // Make sure to destroy the renderer on the GL Thread
-        auto self = ActorRef<MapRenderer>(*this, mailbox);
+        auto self = ActorRef<MapRenderer>(*this, mailboxData.getMailbox());
         self.ask(&MapRenderer::resetRenderer).wait();
     }
 
@@ -93,7 +104,7 @@ void MapRenderer::setObserver(std::shared_ptr<RendererObserver> _rendererObserve
 }
 
 void MapRenderer::requestSnapshot(SnapshotCallback callback) {
-    auto self = ActorRef<MapRenderer>(*this, mailbox);
+    auto self = ActorRef<MapRenderer>(*this, mailboxData.getMailbox());
     self.invoke(
             &MapRenderer::scheduleSnapshot,
             std::make_unique<SnapshotCallback>([&, callback=std::move(callback), runloop=util::RunLoop::Get()](PremultipliedImage image) {
@@ -172,7 +183,7 @@ void MapRenderer::onSurfaceCreated(JNIEnv&) {
     // Create the new backend and renderer
     backend = std::make_unique<AndroidRendererBackend>();
     renderer = std::make_unique<Renderer>(*backend, pixelRatio, localIdeographFontFamily);
-    rendererRef = std::make_unique<ActorRef<Renderer>>(*renderer, mailbox);
+    rendererRef = std::make_unique<ActorRef<Renderer>>(*renderer, mailboxData.getMailbox());
 
     // Set the observer on the new Renderer implementation
     if (rendererObserver) {
@@ -193,7 +204,7 @@ void MapRenderer::onSurfaceChanged(JNIEnv& env, jint width, jint height) {
 
 void MapRenderer::onRendererReset(JNIEnv&) {
     // Make sure to destroy the renderer on the GL Thread
-    auto self = ActorRef<MapRenderer>(*this, mailbox);
+    auto self = ActorRef<MapRenderer>(*this, mailboxData.getMailbox());
     self.ask(&MapRenderer::resetRenderer).wait();
 }
 
diff --git a/platform/android/src/map_renderer.hpp b/platform/android/src/map_renderer.hpp
index 047f1870c..e37d37cfc 100644
--- a/platform/android/src/map_renderer.hpp
+++ b/platform/android/src/map_renderer.hpp
@@ -82,6 +82,14 @@ protected:
     void scheduleSnapshot(std::unique_ptr<SnapshotCallback>);
 
 private:
+    struct MailboxData {
+        explicit MailboxData(Scheduler*);
+        std::shared_ptr<Mailbox> getMailbox() const noexcept;
+
+    private:
+        Scheduler* scheduler;
+        mutable std::shared_ptr<Mailbox> mailbox;
+    };
     // Called from the GL Thread //
 
     // Resets the renderer
@@ -107,7 +115,7 @@ private:
     optional<std::string> localIdeographFontFamily;
 
     std::shared_ptr<ThreadPool> threadPool;
-    std::shared_ptr<Mailbox> mailbox;
+    const MailboxData mailboxData;
 
     std::mutex initialisationMutex;
     std::shared_ptr<RendererObserver> rendererObserver;