diff --git a/imagepipeline/src/main/java/com/facebook/imagepipeline/core/DefaultExecutorSupplier.java b/imagepipeline/src/main/java/com/facebook/imagepipeline/core/DefaultExecutorSupplier.java
index dcd8de1752..f47804c6f6 100644
--- a/imagepipeline/src/main/java/com/facebook/imagepipeline/core/DefaultExecutorSupplier.java
+++ b/imagepipeline/src/main/java/com/facebook/imagepipeline/core/DefaultExecutorSupplier.java
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@ public Executor forDecode() {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public Executor forTransform() {
+  public Executor forBackgroundTasks() {
     return mCpuBoundExecutor;
   }
 
   @Override
-  public Executor forBackground() {
+  public Executor forLightweightBackgroundTasks() {
     return mCpuBoundExecutor;
   }
 }
diff --git a/imagepipeline/src/main/java/com/facebook/imagepipeline/core/ExecutorSupplier.java b/imagepipeline/src/main/java/com/facebook/imagepipeline/core/ExecutorSupplier.java
index 7331a12ac6..18e132d48f 100644
--- a/imagepipeline/src/main/java/com/facebook/imagepipeline/core/ExecutorSupplier.java
+++ b/imagepipeline/src/main/java/com/facebook/imagepipeline/core/ExecutorSupplier.java
@@ -34,9 +34,15 @@ public interface ExecutorSupplier {
   /** Executor used for all decodes. */
   Executor forDecode();
 
-  /** Executor used for all image transformations, such as transcoding, resizing, and rotating. */
-  Executor forTransform();
-
-  /** Executor used for background operations, such as postprocessing. */
-  Executor forBackground();
+  /**
+   *  Executor used for background tasks such as image transcoding, resizing, rotating and
+   *  post processing.
+   */
+  Executor forBackgroundTasks();
+
+  /**
+   * Executor used for lightweight background operations, such as handing request off the
+   * main thread.
+   */
+  Executor forLightweightBackgroundTasks();
 }
diff --git a/imagepipeline/src/main/java/com/facebook/imagepipeline/core/ProducerFactory.java b/imagepipeline/src/main/java/com/facebook/imagepipeline/core/ProducerFactory.java
index 86b43c3078..a6d4afb8fc 100644
--- a/imagepipeline/src/main/java/com/facebook/imagepipeline/core/ProducerFactory.java
+++ b/imagepipeline/src/main/java/com/facebook/imagepipeline/core/ProducerFactory.java
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public static BranchOnSeparateImagesProducer newBranchOnSeparateImagesProducer(
   }
 
   public DataFetchProducer newDataFetchProducer() {
-    return new DataFetchProducer(mExecutorSupplier.forBackground(), mPooledByteBufferFactory);
+    return new DataFetchProducer(mPooledByteBufferFactory);
   }
 
   public DecodeProducer newDecodeProducer(
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ public static <T> NullProducer<T> newNullProducer() {
   public PostprocessorProducer newPostprocessorProducer(
       Producer<CloseableReference<CloseableImage>> nextProducer) {
     return new PostprocessorProducer(
-        nextProducer, mPlatformBitmapFactory, mExecutorSupplier.forBackground());
+        nextProducer, mPlatformBitmapFactory, mExecutorSupplier.forBackgroundTasks());
   }
 
   public static RemoveImageTransformMetaDataProducer newRemoveImageTransformMetaDataProducer(
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ public static RemoveImageTransformMetaDataProducer newRemoveImageTransformMetaDa
   public ResizeAndRotateProducer newResizeAndRotateProducer(
       Producer<Pair<CloseableReference<PooledByteBuffer>, ImageTransformMetaData>> nextProducer) {
     return new ResizeAndRotateProducer(
-        mExecutorSupplier.forTransform(),
+        mExecutorSupplier.forBackgroundTasks(),
         mPooledByteBufferFactory,
         nextProducer);
   }
@@ -242,7 +242,9 @@ public static <T> SwallowResultProducer<T> newSwallowResultProducer(Producer<T>
   }
 
   public <T> ThreadHandoffProducer<T> newBackgroundThreadHandoffProducer(Producer<T> nextProducer) {
-    return new ThreadHandoffProducer<T>(mExecutorSupplier.forBackground(), nextProducer);
+    return new ThreadHandoffProducer<T>(
+        mExecutorSupplier.forLightweightBackgroundTasks(),
+        nextProducer);
   }
 
   public <T> ThrottlingProducer<T> newThrottlingProducer(
@@ -250,14 +252,14 @@ public <T> ThrottlingProducer<T> newThrottlingProducer(
       Producer<T> nextProducer) {
     return new ThrottlingProducer<T>(
         maxSimultaneousRequests,
-        mExecutorSupplier.forBackground(),
+        mExecutorSupplier.forLightweightBackgroundTasks(),
         nextProducer);
   }
 
   public WebpTranscodeProducer newWebpTranscodeProducer(
       Producer<CloseableReference<PooledByteBuffer>> nextProducer) {
     return new WebpTranscodeProducer(
-        mExecutorSupplier.forTransform(),
+        mExecutorSupplier.forBackgroundTasks(),
         mPooledByteBufferFactory,
         nextProducer);
   }
diff --git a/imagepipeline/src/main/java/com/facebook/imagepipeline/producers/DataFetchProducer.java b/imagepipeline/src/main/java/com/facebook/imagepipeline/producers/DataFetchProducer.java
index 0399446e25..0b03f742b7 100644
--- a/imagepipeline/src/main/java/com/facebook/imagepipeline/producers/DataFetchProducer.java
+++ b/imagepipeline/src/main/java/com/facebook/imagepipeline/producers/DataFetchProducer.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.util.Base64;
 
+import com.facebook.common.executors.CallerThreadExecutor;
 import com.facebook.common.internal.Preconditions;
 import com.facebook.common.internal.VisibleForTesting;
 import com.facebook.imagepipeline.memory.PooledByteBufferFactory;
@@ -39,9 +40,8 @@ public class DataFetchProducer extends LocalFetchProducer {
   private static final String PRODUCER_NAME = "DataFetchProducer";
 
   public DataFetchProducer(
-      Executor executor,
       PooledByteBufferFactory pooledByteBufferFactory) {
-    super(executor, pooledByteBufferFactory);
+    super(CallerThreadExecutor.getInstance(), pooledByteBufferFactory);
   }
 
   @Override