diff --git a/UI/EmuScreen.cpp b/UI/EmuScreen.cpp
index 3e1b322e0d..e68cf8b5d7 100644
--- a/UI/EmuScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/EmuScreen.cpp
@@ -1116,6 +1116,11 @@ void EmuScreen::preRender() {
 	using namespace Draw;
 	DrawContext *draw = screenManager()->getDrawContext();
 	draw->BeginFrame();
+	// Let's be consistent for the entire frame.  We skip the UI texture if we don't need it.
+	hasVisibleUI_ = hasVisibleUI();
+	if (hasVisibleUI_) {
+		screenManager()->getUIContext()->BeginFrame();
+	}
 	// Here we do NOT bind the backbuffer or clear the screen, unless non-buffered.
 	// The emuscreen is different than the others - we really want to allow the game to render to framebuffers
 	// before we ever bind the backbuffer for rendering. On mobile GPUs, switching back and forth between render
@@ -1216,9 +1221,7 @@ void EmuScreen::render() {
 	if (invalid_)
 		return;
 
-	const bool hasVisibleUI = !osm.IsEmpty() || saveStatePreview_->GetVisibility() != UI::V_GONE || g_Config.bShowTouchControls || loadingSpinner_->GetVisibility() == UI::V_VISIBLE;
-	const bool showDebugUI = g_Config.bShowDebugStats || g_Config.bShowDeveloperMenu || g_Config.bShowAudioDebug || g_Config.bShowFrameProfiler;
-	if (hasVisibleUI || showDebugUI || g_Config.iShowFPSCounter != 0) {
+	if (hasVisibleUI_) {
 		renderUI();
 	}
 
@@ -1240,6 +1243,20 @@ void EmuScreen::render() {
 	*/
 }
 
+bool EmuScreen::hasVisibleUI() {
+	// Regular but uncommon UI.
+	if (saveStatePreview_->GetVisibility() != UI::V_GONE || loadingSpinner_->GetVisibility() == UI::V_VISIBLE)
+		return true;
+	if (!osm.IsEmpty() || g_Config.bShowTouchControls || g_Config.iShowFPSCounter != 0)
+		return true;
+
+	// Debug UI.
+	if (g_Config.bShowDebugStats || g_Config.bShowDeveloperMenu || g_Config.bShowAudioDebug || g_Config.bShowFrameProfiler)
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 void EmuScreen::renderUI() {
 	using namespace Draw;
 
diff --git a/UI/EmuScreen.h b/UI/EmuScreen.h
index dd1fd0ee5c..0dd44e614a 100644
--- a/UI/EmuScreen.h
+++ b/UI/EmuScreen.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ private:
 	void bootGame(const std::string &filename);
 	bool bootAllowStorage(const std::string &filename);
 	void bootComplete();
+	bool hasVisibleUI();
 	void renderUI();
 	void processAxis(const AxisInput &axis, int direction);
 
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ private:
 	bool invalid_;
 	bool quit_;
 	bool stopRender_ = false;
+	bool hasVisibleUI_ = true;
 	std::string errorMessage_;
 
 	// If set, pauses at the end of the frame.