diff --git a/src/core/gpu_hw.cpp b/src/core/gpu_hw.cpp
index eb8ecdcde..6706df436 100644
--- a/src/core/gpu_hw.cpp
+++ b/src/core/gpu_hw.cpp
@@ -257,7 +257,8 @@ GPU_HW::BatchPrimitive GPU_HW::GetPrimitiveForCommand(RenderCommand rc)
 
 void GPU_HW::FillVRAM(u32 x, u32 y, u32 width, u32 height, u32 color)
 {
-  m_vram_dirty_rect.Include(Common::Rectangle<u32>::FromExtents(x, y, width, height).Clamped(0, 0, VRAM_WIDTH, VRAM_HEIGHT));
+  m_vram_dirty_rect.Include(
+    Common::Rectangle<u32>::FromExtents(x, y, width, height).Clamped(0, 0, VRAM_WIDTH, VRAM_HEIGHT));
 }
 
 void GPU_HW::UpdateVRAM(u32 x, u32 y, u32 width, u32 height, const void* data)
@@ -268,7 +269,8 @@ void GPU_HW::UpdateVRAM(u32 x, u32 y, u32 width, u32 height, const void* data)
 
 void GPU_HW::CopyVRAM(u32 src_x, u32 src_y, u32 dst_x, u32 dst_y, u32 width, u32 height)
 {
-  m_vram_dirty_rect.Include(Common::Rectangle<u32>::FromExtents(dst_x, dst_y, width, height).Clamped(0, 0, VRAM_WIDTH, VRAM_HEIGHT));
+  m_vram_dirty_rect.Include(
+    Common::Rectangle<u32>::FromExtents(dst_x, dst_y, width, height).Clamped(0, 0, VRAM_WIDTH, VRAM_HEIGHT));
 }
 
 void GPU_HW::DispatchRenderCommand(RenderCommand rc, u32 num_vertices, const u32* command_ptr)
@@ -288,6 +290,12 @@ void GPU_HW::DispatchRenderCommand(RenderCommand rc, u32 num_vertices, const u32
           FlushRender();
 
         UpdateVRAMReadTexture();
+        m_renderer_stats.num_vram_read_texture_updates++;
+
+        // At this point, we're still drawing to the same area. Without knowing the polygon bounds, potentially the
+        // whole area can be drawn over in this call. So we have to keep that range dirty. This is not ideal, since
+        // we're going to be doing a bunch of potentially redundant copies.
+        m_vram_dirty_rect = m_drawing_area;
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/core/gpu_hw_d3d11.cpp b/src/core/gpu_hw_d3d11.cpp
index 1615d8d7e..48380a641 100644
--- a/src/core/gpu_hw_d3d11.cpp
+++ b/src/core/gpu_hw_d3d11.cpp
@@ -713,9 +713,6 @@ void GPU_HW_D3D11::UpdateVRAMReadTexture()
   const CD3D11_BOX src_box(scaled_rect.left, scaled_rect.top, 0, scaled_rect.right, scaled_rect.bottom, 1);
   m_context->CopySubresourceRegion(m_vram_read_texture, 0, scaled_rect.left, scaled_rect.top, 0, m_vram_texture, 0,
                                    &src_box);
-
-  m_renderer_stats.num_vram_read_texture_updates++;
-  ClearVRAMDirtyRectangle();
 }
 
 void GPU_HW_D3D11::FlushRender()
diff --git a/src/core/gpu_hw_opengl.cpp b/src/core/gpu_hw_opengl.cpp
index 37d8d9d3a..fbc869abe 100644
--- a/src/core/gpu_hw_opengl.cpp
+++ b/src/core/gpu_hw_opengl.cpp
@@ -812,9 +812,6 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL::UpdateVRAMReadTexture()
     glEnable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
     m_vram_texture.BindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER);
   }
-
-  m_renderer_stats.num_vram_read_texture_updates++;
-  ClearVRAMDirtyRectangle();
 }
 
 void GPU_HW_OpenGL::FlushRender()
diff --git a/src/core/gpu_hw_opengl_es.cpp b/src/core/gpu_hw_opengl_es.cpp
index 592788755..d9160036e 100644
--- a/src/core/gpu_hw_opengl_es.cpp
+++ b/src/core/gpu_hw_opengl_es.cpp
@@ -634,9 +634,6 @@ void GPU_HW_OpenGL_ES::UpdateVRAMReadTexture()
     glEnable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
     m_vram_texture.BindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER);
   }
-
-  m_renderer_stats.num_vram_read_texture_updates++;
-  ClearVRAMDirtyRectangle();
 }
 
 void GPU_HW_OpenGL_ES::FlushRender()