diff --git a/GPU/Directx9/FramebufferDX9.cpp b/GPU/Directx9/FramebufferDX9.cpp
index 7af5ab47c9..63f61d3eef 100644
--- a/GPU/Directx9/FramebufferDX9.cpp
+++ b/GPU/Directx9/FramebufferDX9.cpp
@@ -862,6 +862,9 @@ namespace DX9 {
 			int w = std::min(pixels % vfb->fb_stride, (int)vfb->width);
 			int h = std::min((pixels + vfb->fb_stride - 1) / vfb->fb_stride, (int)vfb->height);
 
+			// We might still have a pending draw to the fb in question, flush if so.
+			FlushBeforeCopy();
+
 			// No need to download if we already have it.
 			if (!vfb->memoryUpdated && vfb->clutUpdatedBytes < loadBytes) {
 				// We intentionally don't call OptimizeDownloadRange() here - we don't want to over download.
diff --git a/GPU/GLES/Framebuffer.cpp b/GPU/GLES/Framebuffer.cpp
index a9e1401a45..3fbc371f57 100644
--- a/GPU/GLES/Framebuffer.cpp
+++ b/GPU/GLES/Framebuffer.cpp
@@ -1173,6 +1173,9 @@ void FramebufferManager::DownloadFramebufferForClut(u32 fb_address, u32 loadByte
 		int w = std::min(pixels % vfb->fb_stride, (int)vfb->width);
 		int h = std::min((pixels + vfb->fb_stride - 1) / vfb->fb_stride, (int)vfb->height);
 
+		// We might still have a pending draw to the fb in question, flush if so.
+		FlushBeforeCopy();
+
 		// No need to download if we already have it.
 		if (!vfb->memoryUpdated && vfb->clutUpdatedBytes < loadBytes) {
 			// We intentionally don't call OptimizeDownloadRange() here - we don't want to over download.