diff --git a/src/common/vulkan/swap_chain.cpp b/src/common/vulkan/swap_chain.cpp
index 06b2eb1f5..d9a54e0dd 100644
--- a/src/common/vulkan/swap_chain.cpp
+++ b/src/common/vulkan/swap_chain.cpp
@@ -715,7 +715,8 @@ bool SwapChain::SetupSwapChainImages()
 
     // Create texture object, which creates a view of the backbuffer
     if (!image.texture.Adopt(image.image, VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_2D, m_window_info.surface_width,
-                             m_window_info.surface_height, 1, 1, m_surface_format.format, VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT))
+                             m_window_info.surface_height, 1, 1, m_surface_format.format, VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT,
+                             VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED))
     {
       return false;
     }
diff --git a/src/common/vulkan/texture.cpp b/src/common/vulkan/texture.cpp
index 59166ee92..82f57fb32 100644
--- a/src/common/vulkan/texture.cpp
+++ b/src/common/vulkan/texture.cpp
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ bool Vulkan::Texture::Create(u32 width, u32 height, u32 levels, u32 layers, VkFo
   m_samples = static_cast<u8>(samples);
   m_format = LookupBaseFormat(format);
   m_view_type = view_type;
+  m_layout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED;
   m_image = image;
   m_allocation = allocation;
   m_view = view;
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ bool Vulkan::Texture::Create(u32 width, u32 height, u32 levels, u32 layers, VkFo
 }
 
 bool Vulkan::Texture::Adopt(VkImage existing_image, VkImageViewType view_type, u32 width, u32 height, u32 levels,
-                            u32 layers, VkFormat format, VkSampleCountFlagBits samples,
+                            u32 layers, VkFormat format, VkSampleCountFlagBits samples, VkImageLayout layout,
                             const VkComponentMapping* swizzle /* = nullptr */)
 {
   // Only need to create the image view, this is mainly for swap chains.
@@ -205,6 +206,7 @@ bool Vulkan::Texture::Adopt(VkImage existing_image, VkImageViewType view_type, u
   m_format = LookupBaseFormat(format);
   m_samples = static_cast<u8>(samples);
   m_view_type = view_type;
+  m_layout = layout;
   m_image = existing_image;
   m_view = view;
   return true;
@@ -395,8 +397,11 @@ VkFramebuffer Vulkan::Texture::CreateFramebuffer(VkRenderPass render_pass)
 void Vulkan::Texture::UpdateFromBuffer(VkCommandBuffer cmdbuf, u32 level, u32 layer, u32 x, u32 y, u32 width,
                                        u32 height, VkBuffer buffer, u32 buffer_offset, u32 row_length)
 {
+  // If we're previously undefined, don't leave any images in this layout.
   const VkImageLayout old_layout = m_layout;
-  if (old_layout != VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL)
+  if (old_layout == VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED)
+    TransitionToLayout(cmdbuf, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL);
+  else if (old_layout != VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL)
     TransitionSubresourcesToLayout(cmdbuf, level, 1, layer, 1, old_layout, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL);
 
   const VkBufferImageCopy bic = {static_cast<VkDeviceSize>(buffer_offset),
@@ -406,9 +411,9 @@ void Vulkan::Texture::UpdateFromBuffer(VkCommandBuffer cmdbuf, u32 level, u32 la
                                  {static_cast<int32_t>(x), static_cast<int32_t>(y), 0},
                                  {width, height, 1u}};
 
-  vkCmdCopyBufferToImage(cmdbuf, buffer, m_image, m_layout, 1, &bic);
+  vkCmdCopyBufferToImage(cmdbuf, buffer, m_image, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL, 1, &bic);
 
-  if (old_layout != VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL)
+  if (old_layout != VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL && old_layout != VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED)
     TransitionSubresourcesToLayout(cmdbuf, level, 1, layer, 1, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL, old_layout);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/common/vulkan/texture.h b/src/common/vulkan/texture.h
index c8daedd4b..644e1d87d 100644
--- a/src/common/vulkan/texture.h
+++ b/src/common/vulkan/texture.h
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ public:
               const VkComponentMapping* swizzle = nullptr);
 
   bool Adopt(VkImage existing_image, VkImageViewType view_type, u32 width, u32 height, u32 levels, u32 layers,
-             VkFormat format, VkSampleCountFlagBits samples, const VkComponentMapping* swizzle = nullptr);
+             VkFormat format, VkSampleCountFlagBits samples, VkImageLayout layout,
+             const VkComponentMapping* swizzle = nullptr);
 
   void Destroy(bool defer = true);
 
diff --git a/src/frontend-common/imgui_impl_vulkan.cpp b/src/frontend-common/imgui_impl_vulkan.cpp
index d157767e6..381e4a96c 100644
--- a/src/frontend-common/imgui_impl_vulkan.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend-common/imgui_impl_vulkan.cpp
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@ bool ImGui_ImplVulkan_CreateFontsTexture()
 
     // Store our identifier
     bd->FontTexture.Update(0, 0, width, height, 0, 0, pixels, sizeof(u32) * width);
+    bd->FontTexture.TransitionToLayout(g_vulkan_context->GetCurrentCommandBuffer(), VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHADER_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL);
     io.Fonts->SetTexID((ImTextureID)&bd->FontTexture);
     return true;
 }