diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Layout/Layoutable.cs b/src/Avalonia.Layout/Layoutable.cs
index 7624928e4b..5abd6c52f7 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Layout/Layoutable.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Layout/Layoutable.cs
@@ -154,6 +154,11 @@ namespace Avalonia.Layout
                 VerticalAlignmentProperty);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Occurs when a layout pass completes for the control.
+        /// </summary>
+        public event EventHandler LayoutUpdated;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the width of the element.
         /// </summary>
@@ -357,6 +362,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.Layout
                 IsArrangeValid = true;
                 ArrangeCore(rect);
                 _previousArrange = rect;
+
+                LayoutUpdated?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/DrawingContextImpl.cs b/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/DrawingContextImpl.cs
index 4be8662a18..14b958137d 100644
--- a/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/DrawingContextImpl.cs
+++ b/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/DrawingContextImpl.cs
@@ -182,9 +182,9 @@ namespace Avalonia.Skia
                     var end = linearGradient.EndPoint.ToPixels(targetSize).ToSKPoint();
 
                     // would be nice to cache these shaders possibly?
-                    var shader = SKShader.CreateLinearGradient(start, end, stopColors, stopOffsets, tileMode);
-                    paint.Shader = shader;
-                    shader.Dispose();
+                    using (var shader = SKShader.CreateLinearGradient(start, end, stopColors, stopOffsets, tileMode))
+                        paint.Shader = shader;
+
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -198,9 +198,9 @@ namespace Avalonia.Skia
                         //paint.setAlpha(128);
 
                         // would be nice to cache these shaders possibly?
-                        var shader = SKShader.CreateRadialGradient(center, radius, stopColors, stopOffsets, tileMode);
-                        paint.Shader = shader;
-                        shader.Dispose();
+                        using (var shader = SKShader.CreateRadialGradient(center, radius, stopColors, stopOffsets, tileMode))
+                            paint.Shader = shader;
+
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.Skia
                         : tileBrush.TileMode == TileMode.FlipY || tileBrush.TileMode == TileMode.FlipXY
                             ? SKShaderTileMode.Mirror
                             : SKShaderTileMode.Repeat;
-                paint.Shader = SKShader.CreateBitmap(bitmap.Bitmap, tileX, tileY, translation);
-                paint.Shader.Dispose();
+                using (var shader = SKShader.CreateBitmap(bitmap.Bitmap, tileX, tileY, translation))
+                    paint.Shader = shader;
             }
 
             return rv;
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.RenderTests/Controls/BorderTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.RenderTests/Controls/BorderTests.cs
index 6cc3e63c14..ef33ecad8e 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.RenderTests/Controls/BorderTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.RenderTests/Controls/BorderTests.cs
@@ -182,8 +182,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Direct2D1.RenderTests.Controls
 
 #if AVALONIA_CAIRO
         [Fact(Skip = "Font scaling currently broken on cairo")]
-#elif AVALONIA_SKIA_SKIP_FAIL
-        [Fact(Skip = "Waiting for new FormattedText")]
 #else
         [Fact]
 #endif
@@ -339,8 +337,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Direct2D1.RenderTests.Controls
 
 #if AVALONIA_CAIRO
         [Fact(Skip = "Font scaling currently broken on cairo")]
-#elif AVALONIA_SKIA_SKIP_FAIL
-        [Fact(Skip = "Waiting for new FormattedText")]
 #else
         [Fact]
 #endif
@@ -372,8 +368,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Direct2D1.RenderTests.Controls
 
 #if AVALONIA_CAIRO
         [Fact(Skip = "Font scaling currently broken on cairo")]
-#elif AVALONIA_SKIA_SKIP_FAIL
-        [Fact(Skip = "Waiting for new FormattedText")]
 #else
         [Fact]
 #endif
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.RenderTests/Shapes/PathTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.RenderTests/Shapes/PathTests.cs
index f95be89f99..0fc3246635 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.RenderTests/Shapes/PathTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.RenderTests/Shapes/PathTests.cs
@@ -300,11 +300,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.Direct2D1.RenderTests.Shapes
             await RenderToFile(target);
             CompareImages();
         }
-#if AVALONIA_SKIA_SKIP_FAIL
-        [Fact(Skip = "Waiting for https://github.com/mono/SkiaSharp/pull/63")]
-#else
+
         [Fact]
-#endif
         public async Task Path_Tick_Scaled()
         {
             Decorator target = new Decorator
@@ -327,11 +324,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Direct2D1.RenderTests.Shapes
             CompareImages();
         }
 
-#if AVALONIA_SKIA_SKIP_FAIL
-        [Fact(Skip = "Waiting for https://github.com/mono/SkiaSharp/pull/63")]
-#else
         [Fact]
-#endif
         public async Task Path_Tick_Scaled_Stroke_8px()
         {
             Decorator target = new Decorator
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.RenderTests/Shapes/PolygonTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.RenderTests/Shapes/PolygonTests.cs
index d7e166839b..415f0b4e85 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.RenderTests/Shapes/PolygonTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.RenderTests/Shapes/PolygonTests.cs
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Direct2D1.RenderTests.Shapes
 
 #if AVALONIA_CAIRO
         [Fact(Skip = "Caused by cairo bug")]
-#elif AVALONIA_SKIA_SKIP_FAIL
-        [Fact(Skip = "Waiting for https://github.com/mono/SkiaSharp/pull/63")]
 #else
         [Fact]
 #endif
@@ -52,8 +50,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Direct2D1.RenderTests.Shapes
 
 #if AVALONIA_CAIRO
         [Fact(Skip = "Caused by cairo bug")]
-#elif AVALONIA_SKIA_SKIP_FAIL
-        [Fact(Skip = "Waiting for https://github.com/mono/SkiaSharp/pull/63")]
 #else
         [Fact]
 #endif
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.RenderTests/Shapes/PolylineTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.RenderTests/Shapes/PolylineTests.cs
index 7b9aac220b..684529dd4b 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.RenderTests/Shapes/PolylineTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.RenderTests/Shapes/PolylineTests.cs
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Direct2D1.RenderTests.Shapes
 
 #if AVALONIA_CAIRO
         [Fact(Skip = "Caused by cairo bug")]
-#elif AVALONIA_SKIA_SKIP_FAIL
-        [Fact(Skip = "Waiting for https://github.com/mono/SkiaSharp/pull/63")]
 #else
         [Fact]
 #endif
@@ -54,8 +52,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Direct2D1.RenderTests.Shapes
 
 #if AVALONIA_CAIRO
         [Fact(Skip = "Caused by cairo bug")]
-#elif AVALONIA_SKIA_SKIP_FAIL
-        [Fact(Skip = "Waiting for https://github.com/mono/SkiaSharp/pull/63")]
 #else
         [Fact]
 #endif