diff --git a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanImage.cpp b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanImage.cpp
index c6b99f28d9..564729a99a 100644
--- a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanImage.cpp
+++ b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanImage.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ static bool IsDepthStencilFormat(VkFormat format) {
 }
 
 bool VulkanTexture::CreateDirect(VkCommandBuffer cmd, VulkanDeviceAllocator *allocator, int w, int h, int numMips, VkFormat format, VkImageLayout initialLayout, VkImageUsageFlags usage, const VkComponentMapping *mapping) {
+	if (w == 0 || h == 0 || numMips == 0) {
+		ERROR_LOG(G3D, "Can't create a zero-size VulkanTexture");
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	Wipe();
 
 	width_ = w;
diff --git a/UI/TextureUtil.cpp b/UI/TextureUtil.cpp
index cdfe9440e2..3d986e765a 100644
--- a/UI/TextureUtil.cpp
+++ b/UI/TextureUtil.cpp
@@ -124,25 +124,26 @@ bool ManagedTexture::LoadFromFileData(const uint8_t *data, size_t dataSize, Imag
 	}
 
 	int potentialLevels = std::min(log2i(width[0]), log2i(height[0]));
-
-	TextureDesc desc{};
-	desc.type = TextureType::LINEAR2D;
-	desc.format = fmt;
-	desc.width = width[0];
-	desc.height = height[0];
-	desc.depth = 1;
-	desc.mipLevels = generateMips ? potentialLevels : num_levels;
-	desc.generateMips = generateMips && potentialLevels > num_levels;
-	desc.tag = name;
-	for (int i = 0; i < num_levels; i++) {
-		desc.initData.push_back(image[i]);
+	if (width[0] > 0 && height[0] > 0) {
+		TextureDesc desc{};
+		desc.type = TextureType::LINEAR2D;
+		desc.format = fmt;
+		desc.width = width[0];
+		desc.height = height[0];
+		desc.depth = 1;
+		desc.mipLevels = generateMips ? potentialLevels : num_levels;
+		desc.generateMips = generateMips && potentialLevels > num_levels;
+		desc.tag = name;
+		for (int i = 0; i < num_levels; i++) {
+			desc.initData.push_back(image[i]);
+		}
+		texture_ = draw_->CreateTexture(desc);
 	}
-	texture_ = draw_->CreateTexture(desc);
 	for (int i = 0; i < num_levels; i++) {
 		if (image[i])
 			free(image[i]);
 	}
-	return texture_;
+	return texture_ != nullptr;
 }
 
 bool ManagedTexture::LoadFromFile(const std::string &filename, ImageFileType type, bool generateMips) {