diff --git a/omap/omap_drm.c b/omap/omap_drm.c
index 1d37e45..cd8e8bc 100644
--- a/omap/omap_drm.c
+++ b/omap/omap_drm.c
@@ -32,12 +32,15 @@
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
 
 #include <xf86drm.h>
+#include <xf86atomic.h>
 
 #include "omap_drm.h"
 #include "omap_drmif.h"
@@ -46,8 +49,23 @@
 #define round_up(x, y) ((((x)-1) | __round_mask(x, y))+1)
 #define PAGE_SIZE 4096
 
+static pthread_mutex_t table_lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
+static void * dev_table;
+
 struct omap_device {
 	int fd;
+	atomic_t refcnt;
+
+	/* The handle_table is used to track GEM bo handles associated w/
+	 * this fd.  This is needed, in particular, when importing
+	 * dmabuf's because we don't want multiple 'struct omap_bo's
+	 * floating around with the same handle.  Otherwise, when the
+	 * first one is omap_bo_del()'d the handle becomes no longer
+	 * valid, and the remaining 'struct omap_bo's are left pointing
+	 * to an invalid handle (and possible a GEM bo that is already
+	 * free'd).
+	 */
+	void *handle_table;
 };
 
 /* a GEM buffer object allocated from the DRM device */
@@ -59,19 +77,57 @@ struct omap_bo {
 	uint32_t	name;		/* flink global handle (DRI2 name) */
 	uint64_t	offset;		/* offset to mmap() */
 	int		fd;		/* dmabuf handle */
+	atomic_t	refcnt;
 };
 
-struct omap_device * omap_device_new(int fd)
+static struct omap_device * omap_device_new_impl(int fd)
 {
 	struct omap_device *dev = calloc(sizeof(*dev), 1);
 	if (!dev)
 		return NULL;
 	dev->fd = fd;
+	atomic_set(&dev->refcnt, 1);
+	dev->handle_table = drmHashCreate();
+	return dev;
+}
+
+struct omap_device * omap_device_new(int fd)
+{
+	struct omap_device *dev = NULL;
+
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&table_lock);
+
+	if (!dev_table)
+		dev_table = drmHashCreate();
+
+	if (drmHashLookup(dev_table, fd, (void **)&dev)) {
+		/* not found, create new device */
+		dev = omap_device_new_impl(fd);
+		drmHashInsert(dev_table, fd, dev);
+	} else {
+		/* found, just incr refcnt */
+		dev = omap_device_ref(dev);
+	}
+
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&table_lock);
+
+	return dev;
+}
+
+struct omap_device * omap_device_ref(struct omap_device *dev)
+{
+	atomic_inc(&dev->refcnt);
 	return dev;
 }
 
 void omap_device_del(struct omap_device *dev)
 {
+	if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&dev->refcnt))
+		return;
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&table_lock);
+	drmHashDestroy(dev->handle_table);
+	drmHashDelete(dev_table, dev->fd);
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&table_lock);
 	free(dev);
 }
 
@@ -101,6 +157,38 @@ int omap_set_param(struct omap_device *dev, uint64_t param, uint64_t value)
 	return drmCommandWrite(dev->fd, DRM_OMAP_SET_PARAM, &req, sizeof(req));
 }
 
+/* lookup a buffer from it's handle, call w/ table_lock held: */
+static struct omap_bo * lookup_bo(struct omap_device *dev,
+		uint32_t handle)
+{
+	struct omap_bo *bo = NULL;
+	if (!drmHashLookup(dev->handle_table, handle, (void **)&bo)) {
+		/* found, incr refcnt and return: */
+		bo = omap_bo_ref(bo);
+	}
+	return bo;
+}
+
+/* allocate a new buffer object, call w/ table_lock held */
+static struct omap_bo * bo_from_handle(struct omap_device *dev,
+		uint32_t handle)
+{
+	struct omap_bo *bo = calloc(sizeof(*bo), 1);
+	if (!bo) {
+		struct drm_gem_close req = {
+				.handle = handle,
+		};
+		drmIoctl(dev->fd, DRM_IOCTL_GEM_CLOSE, &req);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	bo->dev = omap_device_ref(dev);
+	bo->handle = handle;
+	atomic_set(&bo->refcnt, 1);
+	/* add ourselves to the handle table: */
+	drmHashInsert(dev->handle_table, handle, bo);
+	return bo;
+}
+
 /* allocate a new buffer object */
 static struct omap_bo * omap_bo_new_impl(struct omap_device *dev,
 		union omap_gem_size size, uint32_t flags)
@@ -115,12 +203,13 @@ static struct omap_bo * omap_bo_new_impl(struct omap_device *dev,
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
-	bo = calloc(sizeof(*bo), 1);
-	if (!bo) {
+	if (drmCommandWriteRead(dev->fd, DRM_OMAP_GEM_NEW, &req, sizeof(req))) {
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
-	bo->dev = dev;
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&table_lock);
+	bo = bo_from_handle(dev, req.handle);
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&table_lock);
 
 	if (flags & OMAP_BO_TILED) {
 		bo->size = round_up(size.tiled.width, PAGE_SIZE) * size.tiled.height;
@@ -128,12 +217,6 @@ static struct omap_bo * omap_bo_new_impl(struct omap_device *dev,
 		bo->size = size.bytes;
 	}
 
-	if (drmCommandWriteRead(dev->fd, DRM_OMAP_GEM_NEW, &req, sizeof(req))) {
-		goto fail;
-	}
-
-	bo->handle = req.handle;
-
 	return bo;
 
 fail:
@@ -171,6 +254,12 @@ struct omap_bo * omap_bo_new_tiled(struct omap_device *dev,
 	return omap_bo_new_impl(dev, gsize, flags);
 }
 
+struct omap_bo * omap_bo_ref(struct omap_bo *bo)
+{
+	atomic_inc(&bo->refcnt);
+	return bo;
+}
+
 /* get buffer info */
 static int get_buffer_info(struct omap_bo *bo)
 {
@@ -193,23 +282,24 @@ static int get_buffer_info(struct omap_bo *bo)
 /* import a buffer object from DRI2 name */
 struct omap_bo * omap_bo_from_name(struct omap_device *dev, uint32_t name)
 {
-	struct omap_bo *bo;
+	struct omap_bo *bo = NULL;
 	struct drm_gem_open req = {
 			.name = name,
 	};
 
-	bo = calloc(sizeof(*bo), 1);
-	if (!bo) {
-		goto fail;
-	}
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&table_lock);
 
 	if (drmIoctl(dev->fd, DRM_IOCTL_GEM_OPEN, &req)) {
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
-	bo->dev = dev;
-	bo->name = name;
-	bo->handle = req.handle;
+	bo = lookup_bo(dev, req.handle);
+	if (!bo) {
+		bo = bo_from_handle(dev, req.handle);
+		bo->name = name;
+	}
+
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&table_lock);
 
 	return bo;
 
@@ -224,24 +314,25 @@ fail:
  */
 struct omap_bo * omap_bo_from_dmabuf(struct omap_device *dev, int fd)
 {
-	struct omap_bo *bo;
+	struct omap_bo *bo = NULL;
 	struct drm_prime_handle req = {
 			.fd = fd,
 	};
 	int ret;
 
-	bo = calloc(sizeof(*bo), 1);
-	if (!bo) {
-		goto fail;
-	}
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&table_lock);
 
 	ret = drmIoctl(dev->fd, DRM_IOCTL_PRIME_FD_TO_HANDLE, &req);
 	if (ret) {
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
-	bo->dev = dev;
-	bo->handle = req.handle;
+	bo = lookup_bo(dev, req.handle);
+	if (!bo) {
+		bo = bo_from_handle(dev, req.handle);
+	}
+
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&table_lock);
 
 	return bo;
 
@@ -257,6 +348,9 @@ void omap_bo_del(struct omap_bo *bo)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&bo->refcnt))
+		return;
+
 	if (bo->map) {
 		munmap(bo->map, bo->size);
 	}
@@ -269,10 +363,14 @@ void omap_bo_del(struct omap_bo *bo)
 		struct drm_gem_close req = {
 				.handle = bo->handle,
 		};
-
+		pthread_mutex_lock(&table_lock);
+		drmHashDelete(bo->dev->handle_table, bo->handle);
 		drmIoctl(bo->dev->fd, DRM_IOCTL_GEM_CLOSE, &req);
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(&table_lock);
 	}
 
+	omap_device_del(bo->dev);
+
 	free(bo);
 }
 
diff --git a/omap/omap_drmif.h b/omap/omap_drmif.h
index 284b9cc..e62d127 100644
--- a/omap/omap_drmif.h
+++ b/omap/omap_drmif.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ struct omap_device;
  */
 
 struct omap_device * omap_device_new(int fd);
+struct omap_device * omap_device_ref(struct omap_device *dev);
 void omap_device_del(struct omap_device *dev);
 int omap_get_param(struct omap_device *dev, uint64_t param, uint64_t *value);
 int omap_set_param(struct omap_device *dev, uint64_t param, uint64_t value);
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ struct omap_bo * omap_bo_new(struct omap_device *dev,
 		uint32_t size, uint32_t flags);
 struct omap_bo * omap_bo_new_tiled(struct omap_device *dev,
 		uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t flags);
+struct omap_bo * omap_bo_ref(struct omap_bo *bo);
 struct omap_bo * omap_bo_from_name(struct omap_device *dev, uint32_t name);
 struct omap_bo * omap_bo_from_dmabuf(struct omap_device *dev, int fd);
 void omap_bo_del(struct omap_bo *bo);
