diff --git a/src/platform/mac/PAGView.m b/src/platform/mac/PAGView.mm
similarity index 94%
rename from src/platform/mac/PAGView.m
rename to src/platform/mac/PAGView.mm
index dc6a48d3e1..a3e55f417f 100644
--- a/src/platform/mac/PAGView.m
+++ b/src/platform/mac/PAGView.mm
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #import "PAGView.h"
 #import "PAGPlayer.h"
 #import "platform/cocoa/private/PAGAnimator.h"
+#import "platform/mac/private/GPUDrawable.h"
 
 @interface PAGView () <PAGAnimatorUpdater, PAGAnimatorListener>
 @end
@@ -54,6 +55,10 @@ - (void)initPAG {
   // The animator must be set to sync mode. Otherwise, the internal surface in the PAGSurface could
   // not be created.
   [animator setSync:YES];
+  [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
+                                           selector:@selector(onAsyncSurfacePrepared:)
+                                               name:pag::kAsyncSurfacePreparedNotification
+                                             object:self];
 }
 
 - (void)dealloc {
@@ -65,6 +70,7 @@ - (void)dealloc {
   [filePath release];
   [listeners release];
   [listenerLock release];
+  [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] removeObserver:self];
   [super dealloc];
 }
 
@@ -351,4 +357,8 @@ - (CGRect)getBounds:(PAGLayer*)pagLayer {
   }
   return CGRectNull;
 }
+
+- (void)onAsyncSurfacePrepared:(NSNotification*)notification {
+  [animator update];
+}
 @end
diff --git a/src/platform/mac/private/GPUDrawable.h b/src/platform/mac/private/GPUDrawable.h
index 26bf188e58..fa8ccc48c7 100644
--- a/src/platform/mac/private/GPUDrawable.h
+++ b/src/platform/mac/private/GPUDrawable.h
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 #include "tgfx/gpu/opengl/cgl/CGLWindow.h"
 
 namespace pag {
+
+extern NSString* const kAsyncSurfacePreparedNotification;
+
 class GPUDrawable : public Drawable {
  public:
   static std::shared_ptr<GPUDrawable> FromView(NSView* view);
@@ -46,11 +49,15 @@ class GPUDrawable : public Drawable {
   void onFreeSurface() override;
 
  private:
+  std::weak_ptr<GPUDrawable> weakThis;
   int _width = 0;
   int _height = 0;
   NSView* view = nil;
   std::shared_ptr<tgfx::CGLWindow> window = nullptr;
+  std::atomic<bool> bufferPreparing = false;
 
   explicit GPUDrawable(NSView* view);
+
+  void tryCreateSurface();
 };
 }  // namespace pag
diff --git a/src/platform/mac/private/GPUDrawable.mm b/src/platform/mac/private/GPUDrawable.mm
index 1497042582..e4342148bd 100644
--- a/src/platform/mac/private/GPUDrawable.mm
+++ b/src/platform/mac/private/GPUDrawable.mm
@@ -21,11 +21,16 @@
 #include "tgfx/gpu/opengl/cgl/CGLWindow.h"
 
 namespace pag {
+NSString* const kAsyncSurfacePreparedNotification = @"io.pag.AsyncSurfacePrepared";
+
 std::shared_ptr<GPUDrawable> GPUDrawable::FromView(NSView* view) {
   if (view == nil) {
     return nullptr;
   }
-  return std::shared_ptr<GPUDrawable>(new GPUDrawable(view));
+  auto drawable = std::shared_ptr<GPUDrawable>(new GPUDrawable(view));
+  drawable->weakThis = drawable;
+  drawable->tryCreateSurface();
+  return drawable;
 }
 
 GPUDrawable::GPUDrawable(NSView* view) : view(view) {
@@ -33,6 +38,25 @@
   updateSize();
 }
 
+void GPUDrawable::tryCreateSurface() {
+  // try to create the surface if the view is ready, because CGLWindow needs to access the NSView
+  // geometry on the main thread.
+  if (!NSThread.isMainThread || _width <= 0 || _height <= 0) {
+    return;
+  }
+  if (window == nullptr) {
+    window = tgfx::CGLWindow::MakeFrom(view);
+  }
+  if (window != nullptr) {
+    auto device = window->getDevice();
+    auto context = device->lockContext();
+    if (context != nullptr) {
+      surface = tgfx::Surface::MakeFrom(context, window);
+      device->unlock();
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 void GPUDrawable::updateSize() {
   CGSize size = [view convertSizeToBacking:view.bounds.size];
   _width = static_cast<int>(roundf(size.width));
@@ -50,10 +74,40 @@
 }
 
 std::shared_ptr<tgfx::Surface> GPUDrawable::onCreateSurface(tgfx::Context* context) {
-  if (window == nullptr) {
+  if (window == nullptr || bufferPreparing) {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
+  // https://github.com/Tencent/libpag/issues/1870
+  // Creating a surface in a non-main thread may lead to a crash because CGLWindow needs to access
+  // the NSView geometry on the main thread.
+  if (NSThread.isMainThread) {
+    return tgfx::Surface::MakeFrom(context, window);
+  }
+  bufferPreparing = true;
+  auto strongThis = weakThis.lock();
+  if (strongThis == nullptr) {
+    bufferPreparing = false;
     return nullptr;
   }
-  return tgfx::Surface::MakeFrom(context, window);
+  [view retain];
+  dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
+    auto context = strongThis->window->getDevice()->lockContext();
+    if (context == nullptr) {
+      strongThis->bufferPreparing = false;
+      [strongThis->view release];
+      return;
+    }
+    strongThis->surface = tgfx::Surface::MakeFrom(context, strongThis->window);
+    strongThis->bufferPreparing = false;
+    strongThis->window->getDevice()->unlock();
+    if (strongThis->surface) {
+      [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName:kAsyncSurfacePreparedNotification
+                                                          object:strongThis->view
+                                                        userInfo:nil];
+    }
+    [strongThis->view release];
+  });
+  return nullptr;
 }
 
 void GPUDrawable::onFreeSurface() {