diff --git a/video/out/vo_gpu_next.c b/video/out/vo_gpu_next.c
index 72c9cdb8ee..d2d2e9d9f5 100644
--- a/video/out/vo_gpu_next.c
+++ b/video/out/vo_gpu_next.c
@@ -577,6 +577,12 @@ static void draw_frame(struct vo *vo, struct vo_frame *frame)
         p->last_id = id;
     }
 
+    // Doesn't draw anything. Only checks for visibility.
+    struct ra_swapchain *sw = p->ra_ctx->swapchain;
+    bool should_draw = sw->fns->start_frame(sw, NULL);
+    if (!should_draw)
+        return;
+
     struct pl_swapchain_frame swframe;
     if (!pl_swapchain_start_frame(p->sw, &swframe))
         return;
diff --git a/video/out/vulkan/context.c b/video/out/vulkan/context.c
index bcc52f46f3..216e653c82 100644
--- a/video/out/vulkan/context.c
+++ b/video/out/vulkan/context.c
@@ -239,11 +239,15 @@ static bool start_frame(struct ra_swapchain *sw, struct ra_fbo *out_fbo)
 {
     struct priv *p = sw->priv;
     struct pl_swapchain_frame frame;
+
     bool visible = true;
     if (p->params.check_visible)
         visible = p->params.check_visible(sw->ctx);
-    if (!visible)
-        return false;
+
+    // If out_fbo is NULL, this was called from vo_gpu_next. Bail out.
+    if (out_fbo == NULL || !visible)
+        return visible;
+
     if (!pl_swapchain_start_frame(p->vk->swapchain, &frame))
         return false;
     if (!mppl_wrap_tex(sw->ctx->ra, frame.fbo, &p->proxy_tex))