diff --git a/Windows/GEDebugger/GEDebugger.cpp b/Windows/GEDebugger/GEDebugger.cpp
index 8a7df0c1ab..e04d18a42e 100644
--- a/Windows/GEDebugger/GEDebugger.cpp
+++ b/Windows/GEDebugger/GEDebugger.cpp
@@ -282,7 +282,9 @@ void CGEDebugger::PreviewFramebufHover(int x, int y) {
 
 	wchar_t desc[256] = {0};
 
-	if (x < 0 || y < 0) {
+	if (!frameWindow->HasTex()) {
+		desc[0] = 0;
+	} else if (x < 0 || y < 0) {
 		// This means they left the area.
 		GPUgstate state = {0};
 		if (gpuDebug != nullptr) {
@@ -412,7 +414,9 @@ void CGEDebugger::PreviewTextureHover(int x, int y) {
 
 	wchar_t desc[256] = {0};
 
-	if (x < 0 || y < 0) {
+	if (!texWindow->HasTex()) {
+		desc[0] = 0;
+	} else if (x < 0 || y < 0) {
 		// This means they left the area.
 		GPUgstate state = {0};
 		if (gpuDebug != nullptr) {
diff --git a/Windows/GEDebugger/SimpleGLWindow.h b/Windows/GEDebugger/SimpleGLWindow.h
index ba4b4f6492..f1802c511f 100644
--- a/Windows/GEDebugger/SimpleGLWindow.h
+++ b/Windows/GEDebugger/SimpleGLWindow.h
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ struct SimpleGLWindow {
 		return h_;
 	}
 
+	bool HasTex() {
+		return tw_ > 0 && th_ > 0;
+	}
+
 	int TexWidth() {
 		return tw_;
 	}