diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 670de82c62a..5e617894f4f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1089,6 +1089,7 @@ name = "compositing"
 version = "0.0.1"
 dependencies = [
  "base",
+ "bincode",
  "bitflags 2.9.0",
  "compositing_traits",
  "constellation_traits",
@@ -1120,6 +1121,7 @@ name = "compositing_traits"
 version = "0.0.1"
 dependencies = [
  "base",
+ "bincode",
  "crossbeam-channel",
  "dpi",
  "embedder_traits",
diff --git a/components/compositing/Cargo.toml b/components/compositing/Cargo.toml
index 6cabded02d8..b839e3599fd 100644
--- a/components/compositing/Cargo.toml
+++ b/components/compositing/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ webxr = ["dep:webxr"]
 
 [dependencies]
 base = { workspace = true }
+bincode = { workspace = true }
 bitflags = { workspace = true }
 compositing_traits = { workspace = true }
 constellation_traits = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/components/compositing/compositor.rs b/components/compositing/compositor.rs
index ccb28c5df56..f038fa9ad0b 100644
--- a/components/compositing/compositor.rs
+++ b/components/compositing/compositor.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use base::cross_process_instant::CrossProcessInstant;
 use base::id::{PipelineId, WebViewId};
 use base::{Epoch, WebRenderEpochToU16};
 use bitflags::bitflags;
-use compositing_traits::display_list::{HitTestInfo, ScrollTree};
+use compositing_traits::display_list::{CompositorDisplayListInfo, HitTestInfo, ScrollTree};
 use compositing_traits::rendering_context::RenderingContext;
 use compositing_traits::{
     CompositionPipeline, CompositorMsg, CompositorReceiver, CrossProcessCompositorMessage,
@@ -740,11 +740,23 @@ impl IOCompositor {
 
             CrossProcessCompositorMessage::SendDisplayList {
                 webview_id,
-                display_list_info,
                 display_list_descriptor,
                 display_list_receiver,
             } => {
                 // This must match the order from the sender, currently in `shared/script/lib.rs`.
+                let display_list_info = match display_list_receiver.recv() {
+                    Ok(display_list_info) => display_list_info,
+                    Err(error) => {
+                        return warn!("Could not receive display list info: {error}");
+                    },
+                };
+                let display_list_info: CompositorDisplayListInfo =
+                    match bincode::deserialize(&display_list_info) {
+                        Ok(display_list_info) => display_list_info,
+                        Err(error) => {
+                            return warn!("Could not deserialize display list info: {error}");
+                        },
+                    };
                 let items_data = match display_list_receiver.recv() {
                     Ok(display_list_data) => display_list_data,
                     Err(error) => {
diff --git a/components/shared/compositing/Cargo.toml b/components/shared/compositing/Cargo.toml
index d1df90106cb..f2b19c3886c 100644
--- a/components/shared/compositing/Cargo.toml
+++ b/components/shared/compositing/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ no-wgl = ["surfman/sm-angle-default"]
 
 [dependencies]
 base = { workspace = true }
+bincode = { workspace = true }
 crossbeam-channel = { workspace = true }
 dpi = { version = "0.1" }
 embedder_traits = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/components/shared/compositing/lib.rs b/components/shared/compositing/lib.rs
index baf59e53118..4e4ec39767c 100644
--- a/components/shared/compositing/lib.rs
+++ b/components/shared/compositing/lib.rs
@@ -147,8 +147,6 @@ pub enum CrossProcessCompositorMessage {
     SendDisplayList {
         /// The [`WebViewId`] that this display list belongs to.
         webview_id: WebViewId,
-        /// The [CompositorDisplayListInfo] that describes the display list being sent.
-        display_list_info: Box<CompositorDisplayListInfo>,
         /// A descriptor of this display list used to construct this display list from raw data.
         display_list_descriptor: BuiltDisplayListDescriptor,
         /// An [ipc::IpcBytesReceiver] used to send the raw data of the display list.
@@ -275,21 +273,26 @@ impl CrossProcessCompositorApi {
         let (display_list_sender, display_list_receiver) = ipc::bytes_channel().unwrap();
         if let Err(e) = self.0.send(CrossProcessCompositorMessage::SendDisplayList {
             webview_id,
-            display_list_info: Box::new(display_list_info),
             display_list_descriptor,
             display_list_receiver,
         }) {
             warn!("Error sending display list: {}", e);
         }
 
+        let display_list_info_serialized =
+            bincode::serialize(&display_list_info).unwrap_or_default();
+        if let Err(error) = display_list_sender.send(&display_list_info_serialized) {
+            warn!("Error sending display list info: {error}");
+        }
+
         if let Err(error) = display_list_sender.send(&display_list_data.items_data) {
-            warn!("Error sending display list items: {}", error);
+            warn!("Error sending display list items: {error}");
         }
         if let Err(error) = display_list_sender.send(&display_list_data.cache_data) {
-            warn!("Error sending display list cache data: {}", error);
+            warn!("Error sending display list cache data: {error}");
         }
         if let Err(error) = display_list_sender.send(&display_list_data.spatial_tree) {
-            warn!("Error sending display spatial tree: {}", error);
+            warn!("Error sending display spatial tree: {error}");
         }
     }