diff --git a/video/out/vo_gpu_next.c b/video/out/vo_gpu_next.c
index 55a6fd083f..8fb24c39b1 100644
--- a/video/out/vo_gpu_next.c
+++ b/video/out/vo_gpu_next.c
@@ -1114,6 +1114,9 @@ static void draw_frame(struct vo *vo, struct vo_frame *frame)
         goto done;
     }
 
+    struct pl_frame ref_frame;
+    pl_frames_infer_mix(p->rr, &mix, &target, &ref_frame);
+
     mp_mutex_lock(&vo->params_mutex);
     if (!vo->target_params)
         vo->target_params = talloc(vo, struct mp_image_params);
@@ -1127,9 +1130,8 @@ static void draw_frame(struct vo *vo, struct vo_frame *frame)
         .rotate = target.rotation,
     };
 
-    const struct pl_frame *cur_frame = pl_frame_mix_nearest(&mix);
-    if (cur_frame && vo->params) {
-        vo->params->color.hdr = cur_frame->color.hdr;
+    if (vo->params) {
+        vo->params->color.hdr = ref_frame.color.hdr;
         // Augment metadata with peak detection max_pq_y / avg_pq_y
         pl_renderer_get_hdr_metadata(p->rr, &vo->params->color.hdr);
     }