diff --git a/Screen-Remote/Services/Scrcpy/Video/ScrcpyFrameGenerationGate.swift b/Screen-Remote/Services/Scrcpy/Video/ScrcpyFrameGenerationGate.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11c4b9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Screen-Remote/Services/Scrcpy/Video/ScrcpyFrameGenerationGate.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import Foundation
+
+/// Prevents frames from a previous scrcpy session from being rendered after
+/// reconnects or parameter-driven session replacement.
+final class ScrcpyFrameGenerationGate {
+    private let lock = NSLock()
+    private var generation: UInt64 = 0
+
+    func beginSession() -> UInt64 {
+        lock.lock()
+        defer { lock.unlock() }
+        generation &+= 1
+        return generation
+    }
+
+    func invalidate() {
+        lock.lock()
+        generation &+= 1
+        lock.unlock()
+    }
+
+    func accepts(_ frameGeneration: UInt64) -> Bool {
+        lock.lock()
+        defer { lock.unlock() }
+        return frameGeneration == generation
+    }
+
+    var currentGeneration: UInt64 {
+        lock.lock()
+        defer { lock.unlock() }
+        return generation
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Screen-Remote/Services/Scrcpy/Video/ScrcpyStreamingFrame.swift b/Screen-Remote/Services/Scrcpy/Video/ScrcpyStreamingFrame.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74afb14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Screen-Remote/Services/Scrcpy/Video/ScrcpyStreamingFrame.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import CoreVideo
+import Foundation
+
+/// A transport object between the native scrcpy decoder and the macOS rendering layer.
+///
+/// The previous rendering path converted every decoded frame directly into CGImage.
+/// Keeping the decoded CVPixelBuffer alive allows future Metal-backed surfaces to consume
+/// frames without forcing an intermediate image conversion.
+final class ScrcpyStreamingFrame: @unchecked Sendable {
+    let pixelBuffer: CVPixelBuffer
+    let timestamp: UInt64
+    let generation: UInt64
+
+    init(
+        pixelBuffer: CVPixelBuffer,
+        timestamp: UInt64,
+        generation: UInt64
+    ) {
+        self.pixelBuffer = pixelBuffer
+        self.timestamp = timestamp
+        self.generation = generation
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Screen-Remote/Services/Scrcpy/Video/ScrcpyVideoSurface.swift b/Screen-Remote/Services/Scrcpy/Video/ScrcpyVideoSurface.swift
index 6e858e7..adb8adf 100644
--- a/Screen-Remote/Services/Scrcpy/Video/ScrcpyVideoSurface.swift
+++ b/Screen-Remote/Services/Scrcpy/Video/ScrcpyVideoSurface.swift
@@ -6,12 +6,28 @@ import VideoToolbox
 import Darwin
 
 final class ScrcpyVideoSurface: ObservableObject {
+    /// Compatibility image output for existing SwiftUI views.
+    /// New renderers should consume `frame` and keep the original pixel buffer.
     @Published private(set) var image: CGImage?
+    @Published private(set) var frame: ScrcpyStreamingFrame?
     @Published private(set) var pixelSize = CGSize.zero
 
     private let context = CIContext(options: [.cacheIntermediates: false])
+    private var generation: UInt64 = 0
 
     func publish(_ pixelBuffer: CVPixelBuffer) {
+        generation &+= 1
+        let streamingFrame = ScrcpyStreamingFrame(
+            pixelBuffer: pixelBuffer,
+            generation: generation
+        )
+
+        DispatchQueue.main.async { [weak self] in
+            self?.frame = streamingFrame
+        }
+
+        // Keep the existing CGImage path temporarily so current SwiftUI
+        // surfaces continue to work while Metal-backed rendering is introduced.
         let ciImage = CIImage(cvPixelBuffer: pixelBuffer)
         guard let image = context.createCGImage(ciImage, from: ciImage.extent) else { return }
         DispatchQueue.main.async { [weak self] in
@@ -23,6 +39,7 @@ final class ScrcpyVideoSurface: ObservableObject {
     func clear() {
         DispatchQueue.main.async { [weak self] in
             self?.image = nil
+            self?.frame = nil
             self?.pixelSize = .zero
         }
     }