diff --git a/GPU/Debugger/Stepping.cpp b/GPU/Debugger/Stepping.cpp
index cb345c310b..f9bb659401 100644
--- a/GPU/Debugger/Stepping.cpp
+++ b/GPU/Debugger/Stepping.cpp
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ bool EnterStepping(std::function<void()> callback) {
 	return true;
 }
 
+bool IsStepping() {
+	return isStepping;
+}
+
 static bool GetBuffer(const GPUDebugBuffer *&buffer, PauseAction type, const GPUDebugBuffer &resultBuffer) {
 	if (!isStepping) {
 		return false;
diff --git a/GPU/Debugger/Stepping.h b/GPU/Debugger/Stepping.h
index 4a8b954fbd..9900d8872b 100644
--- a/GPU/Debugger/Stepping.h
+++ b/GPU/Debugger/Stepping.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ namespace GPUStepping {
 	// Begins stepping and calls callback while inside a lock preparing stepping.
 	// This would be a good place to deliver a message to code that stepping is ready.
 	bool EnterStepping(std::function<void()> callback);
+	bool IsStepping();
 
 	bool GPU_GetCurrentFramebuffer(const GPUDebugBuffer *&buffer);
 	bool GPU_GetCurrentDepthbuffer(const GPUDebugBuffer *&buffer);
diff --git a/GPU/GLES/Framebuffer.cpp b/GPU/GLES/Framebuffer.cpp
index a90ac36f00..883498427d 100644
--- a/GPU/GLES/Framebuffer.cpp
+++ b/GPU/GLES/Framebuffer.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 
 #include "GPU/Common/PostShader.h"
 #include "GPU/Common/TextureDecoder.h"
+#include "GPU/Debugger/Stepping.h"
 #include "GPU/GLES/Framebuffer.h"
 #include "GPU/GLES/TextureCache.h"
 #include "GPU/GLES/TransformPipeline.h"
@@ -1139,6 +1140,9 @@ void FramebufferManager::BindFramebufferColor(VirtualFramebuffer *framebuffer, b
 
 	// currentRenderVfb_ will always be set when this is called, except from the GE debugger.
 	// Let's just not bother with the copy in that case.
+	if (GPUStepping::IsStepping()) {
+		skipCopy = true;
+	}
 	if (!skipCopy && currentRenderVfb_ && MaskedEqual(framebuffer->fb_address, gstate.getFrameBufRawAddress())) {
 		// TODO: Maybe merge with bvfbs_?  Not sure if those could be packing, and they're created at a different size.
 		FBO *renderCopy = GetTempFBO(framebuffer->renderWidth, framebuffer->renderHeight, framebuffer->colorDepth);