diff --git a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanQueueRunner.h b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanQueueRunner.h
index b489c111a5..4e5b65e094 100644
--- a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanQueueRunner.h
+++ b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanQueueRunner.h
@@ -154,9 +154,9 @@ struct VKRStep {
 			VKRRenderPassStoreAction colorStore;
 			VKRRenderPassStoreAction depthStore;
 			VKRRenderPassStoreAction stencilStore;
-			u8 clearStencil;
 			uint32_t clearColor;
 			float clearDepth;
+			u8 clearStencil;
 			int numDraws;
 			// Downloads and textures from this pass.
 			int numReads;
@@ -173,20 +173,20 @@ struct VKRStep {
 			VKRFramebuffer *dst;
 			VkRect2D srcRect;
 			VkOffset2D dstPos;
-			int aspectMask;
+			VkImageAspectFlags aspectMask;
 		} copy;
 		struct {
 			VKRFramebuffer *src;
 			VKRFramebuffer *dst;
 			VkRect2D srcRect;
 			VkRect2D dstRect;
-			int aspectMask;
+			VkImageAspectFlags aspectMask;
 			VkFilter filter;
 		} blit;
 		struct {
-			int aspectMask;
 			VKRFramebuffer *src;
 			VkRect2D srcRect;
+			VkImageAspectFlags aspectMask;
 			bool delayed;
 		} readback;
 		struct {
diff --git a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanRenderManager.cpp b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanRenderManager.cpp
index 472f2e240f..902381f752 100644
--- a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanRenderManager.cpp
+++ b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanRenderManager.cpp
@@ -900,6 +900,11 @@ void VulkanRenderManager::EndCurRenderStep() {
 
 void VulkanRenderManager::BindFramebufferAsRenderTarget(VKRFramebuffer *fb, VKRRenderPassLoadAction color, VKRRenderPassLoadAction depth, VKRRenderPassLoadAction stencil, uint32_t clearColor, float clearDepth, uint8_t clearStencil, const char *tag) {
 	_dbg_assert_(insideFrame_);
+
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+	SanityCheckPassesOnAdd();
+#endif
+
 	// Eliminate dupes (bind of the framebuffer we already are rendering to), instantly convert to a clear if possible.
 	if (!steps_.empty() && steps_.back()->stepType == VKRStepType::RENDER && steps_.back()->render.framebuffer == fb) {
 		u32 clearMask = 0;
@@ -1233,6 +1238,10 @@ void VulkanRenderManager::Clear(uint32_t clearColor, float clearZ, int clearSten
 }
 
 void VulkanRenderManager::CopyFramebuffer(VKRFramebuffer *src, VkRect2D srcRect, VKRFramebuffer *dst, VkOffset2D dstPos, VkImageAspectFlags aspectMask, const char *tag) {
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+	SanityCheckPassesOnAdd();
+#endif
+
 	_dbg_assert_msg_(srcRect.offset.x >= 0, "srcrect offset x (%d) < 0", srcRect.offset.x);
 	_dbg_assert_msg_(srcRect.offset.y >= 0, "srcrect offset y (%d) < 0", srcRect.offset.y);
 	_dbg_assert_msg_(srcRect.offset.x + srcRect.extent.width <= (uint32_t)src->width, "srcrect offset x (%d) + extent (%d) > width (%d)", srcRect.offset.x, srcRect.extent.width, (uint32_t)src->width);
@@ -1297,6 +1306,10 @@ void VulkanRenderManager::CopyFramebuffer(VKRFramebuffer *src, VkRect2D srcRect,
 }
 
 void VulkanRenderManager::BlitFramebuffer(VKRFramebuffer *src, VkRect2D srcRect, VKRFramebuffer *dst, VkRect2D dstRect, VkImageAspectFlags aspectMask, VkFilter filter, const char *tag) {
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+	SanityCheckPassesOnAdd();
+#endif
+
 	_dbg_assert_msg_(srcRect.offset.x >= 0, "srcrect offset x (%d) < 0", srcRect.offset.x);
 	_dbg_assert_msg_(srcRect.offset.y >= 0, "srcrect offset y (%d) < 0", srcRect.offset.y);
 	_dbg_assert_msg_(srcRect.offset.x + srcRect.extent.width <= (uint32_t)src->width, "srcrect offset x (%d) + extent (%d) > width (%d)", srcRect.offset.x, srcRect.extent.width, (uint32_t)src->width);
@@ -1849,3 +1862,14 @@ void VKRPipelineLayout::FlushDescSets(VulkanContext *vulkan, int frame, QueuePro
 	profile->descriptorsWritten += writeCount;
 	profile->descriptorsDeduped += dedupCount;
 }
+
+void VulkanRenderManager::SanityCheckPassesOnAdd() {
+#if _DEBUG
+	// Check that we don't have any previous passes that write to the backbuffer, that must ALWAYS be the last one.
+	for (int i = 0; i < steps_.size(); i++) {
+		if (steps_[i]->stepType == VKRStepType::RENDER) {
+			_dbg_assert_(steps_[i]->render.framebuffer != nullptr);
+		}
+	}
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanRenderManager.h b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanRenderManager.h
index ea452de49f..247d978800 100644
--- a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanRenderManager.h
+++ b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanRenderManager.h
@@ -554,6 +554,8 @@ private:
 	void ResetDescriptorLists(int frame);
 	void FlushDescriptors(int frame);
 
+	void SanityCheckPassesOnAdd();
+
 	FrameDataShared frameDataShared_;
 
 	FrameData frameData_[VulkanContext::MAX_INFLIGHT_FRAMES];
diff --git a/GPU/Common/FramebufferManagerCommon.cpp b/GPU/Common/FramebufferManagerCommon.cpp
index df309de01f..70022b3bb3 100644
--- a/GPU/Common/FramebufferManagerCommon.cpp
+++ b/GPU/Common/FramebufferManagerCommon.cpp
@@ -3272,8 +3272,8 @@ void FramebufferManagerCommon::RebindFramebuffer(const char *tag) {
 	if (currentRenderVfb_ && currentRenderVfb_->fbo) {
 		draw_->BindFramebufferAsRenderTarget(currentRenderVfb_->fbo, { Draw::RPAction::KEEP, Draw::RPAction::KEEP, Draw::RPAction::KEEP }, tag);
 	} else {
-		// Should this even happen?  It could while debugging, but maybe we can just skip binding at all.
-		draw_->BindFramebufferAsRenderTarget(nullptr, { Draw::RPAction::KEEP, Draw::RPAction::KEEP, Draw::RPAction::KEEP }, "RebindFramebuffer_Bad");
+		// This can happen (like it does in Parappa) when a frame starts with copies instead of rendering.
+		// Let's do nothing and assume it'll take care of itself.
 	}
 }