diff --git a/platform/ios/MGLMapView.mm b/platform/ios/MGLMapView.mm
index 22a3457aa..dfd38abf6 100644
--- a/platform/ios/MGLMapView.mm
+++ b/platform/ios/MGLMapView.mm
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ static NSURL *MGLURLForBundledStyleNamed(NSString *styleName)
 
 @property (nonatomic) EAGLContext *context;
 @property (nonatomic) GLKView *glView;
-/** A static view to simulate and obscure `glView` when the app is in the background. */
-@property (nonatomic) UIView *glSnapshotView;
+@property (nonatomic) UIImageView *glSnapshotView;
 @property (nonatomic) NSOperationQueue *regionChangeDelegateQueue;
 @property (nonatomic) UIImageView *compass;
 @property (nonatomic) UIImageView *logoBug;
@@ -563,16 +562,7 @@ mbgl::DefaultFileSource *mbglFileSource = nullptr;
 // This is the delegate of the GLKView object's display call.
 - (void)glkView:(GLKView *)view drawInRect:(CGRect)rect
 {
-    if (self.glSnapshotView)
-    {
-        NSUInteger snapshotIdx = [self.subviews indexOfObject:self.glSnapshotView];
-        NSUInteger glIdx = [self.subviews indexOfObject:self.glView];
-        NSAssert(snapshotIdx > glIdx,
-                 @"The snapshot view is the %luth subview, behind the GL view, which is the %luth. "
-                 @"The snapshot view should obscure the GL view to prevent crashing while the app is in the background.",
-                 (unsigned long)snapshotIdx, (unsigned long)glIdx);
-    }
-    else
+    if ( ! self.glSnapshotView || self.glSnapshotView.isHidden)
     {
         mbglView->resize(rect.size.width, rect.size.height, view.contentScaleFactor, view.drawableWidth, view.drawableHeight);
 
@@ -609,11 +599,17 @@ mbgl::DefaultFileSource *mbglFileSource = nullptr;
 - (void)appDidBackground:(NSNotification *)notification
 {
     [MGLMapboxEvents flush];
-    
-    self.glSnapshotView = [self.glView snapshotViewAfterScreenUpdates:YES];
-    self.glSnapshotView.autoresizingMask = self.glView.autoresizingMask;
-    [self insertSubview:self.glSnapshotView aboveSubview:self.glView];
-    
+
+    if ( ! self.glSnapshotView)
+    {
+        self.glSnapshotView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithFrame:self.glView.frame];
+        self.glSnapshotView.autoresizingMask = self.glView.autoresizingMask;
+        [self insertSubview:self.glSnapshotView aboveSubview:self.glView];
+    }
+
+    self.glSnapshotView.image = self.glView.snapshot;
+    self.glSnapshotView.hidden = NO;
+
     mbglMap->stop();
 
     [self.glView deleteDrawable];
@@ -621,12 +617,11 @@ mbgl::DefaultFileSource *mbglFileSource = nullptr;
 
 - (void)appWillForeground:(NSNotification *)notification
 {
+    self.glSnapshotView.hidden = YES;
+
     [self.glView bindDrawable];
 
     mbglMap->start();
-    
-    [self.glSnapshotView removeFromSuperview];
-    self.glSnapshotView = nil;
 }
 
 - (void)tintColorDidChange