diff --git a/video/out/d3d11/context.c b/video/out/d3d11/context.c
index 488884eb53..76f3455379 100644
--- a/video/out/d3d11/context.c
+++ b/video/out/d3d11/context.c
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ const struct m_sub_options d3d11_conf = {
         {"d3d11-warp", OPT_CHOICE(warp,
             {"auto", -1},
             {"no", 0},
-            {"yes", 1})},
+            {"yes", 1}),
+             .flags = UPDATE_VO,
+        },
         {"d3d11-feature-level", OPT_CHOICE(feature_level,
             {"12_1", D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_12_1},
             {"12_0", D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_12_0},
@@ -54,23 +56,31 @@ const struct m_sub_options d3d11_conf = {
             {"10_0", D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_10_0},
             {"9_3", D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_9_3},
             {"9_2", D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_9_2},
-            {"9_1", D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_9_1})},
-        {"d3d11-flip", OPT_BOOL(flip)},
+            {"9_1", D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_9_1}),
+            .flags = UPDATE_VO,
+        },
+        {"d3d11-flip", OPT_BOOL(flip), .flags = UPDATE_VO},
         {"d3d11-sync-interval", OPT_INT(sync_interval), M_RANGE(0, 4)},
-        {"d3d11-adapter", OPT_STRING_VALIDATE(adapter_name,
-                                              mp_dxgi_validate_adapter)},
+        {"d3d11-adapter",
+            OPT_STRING_VALIDATE(adapter_name, mp_dxgi_validate_adapter),
+            .flags = UPDATE_VO,
+        },
         {"d3d11-output-format", OPT_CHOICE(output_format,
             {"auto",     DXGI_FORMAT_UNKNOWN},
             {"rgba8",    DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM},
             {"bgra8",    DXGI_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM},
             {"rgb10_a2", DXGI_FORMAT_R10G10B10A2_UNORM},
-            {"rgba16f",  DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_FLOAT})},
+            {"rgba16f",  DXGI_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_FLOAT}),
+            .flags = UPDATE_VO,
+        },
         {"d3d11-output-csp", OPT_CHOICE(color_space,
             {"auto", -1},
             {"srgb",    DXGI_COLOR_SPACE_RGB_FULL_G22_NONE_P709},
             {"linear",  DXGI_COLOR_SPACE_RGB_FULL_G10_NONE_P709},
             {"pq",      DXGI_COLOR_SPACE_RGB_FULL_G2084_NONE_P2020},
-            {"bt.2020", DXGI_COLOR_SPACE_RGB_FULL_G22_NONE_P2020})},
+            {"bt.2020", DXGI_COLOR_SPACE_RGB_FULL_G22_NONE_P2020}),
+            .flags = UPDATE_VO,
+        },
         {"d3d11-exclusive-fs", OPT_BOOL(exclusive_fs)},
         {0}
     },
diff --git a/video/out/opengl/context.c b/video/out/opengl/context.c
index 05e279b473..14c50b8dee 100644
--- a/video/out/opengl/context.c
+++ b/video/out/opengl/context.c
@@ -57,11 +57,13 @@ const struct m_sub_options opengl_conf = {
     .opts = (const struct m_option[]) {
         {"opengl-glfinish", OPT_BOOL(use_glfinish)},
         {"opengl-waitvsync", OPT_BOOL(waitvsync)},
-        {"opengl-swapinterval", OPT_INT(swapinterval)},
+        {"opengl-swapinterval", OPT_INT(swapinterval), .flags = UPDATE_VO},
         {"opengl-check-pattern-a", OPT_INT(vsync_pattern[0])},
         {"opengl-check-pattern-b", OPT_INT(vsync_pattern[1])},
         {"opengl-es", OPT_CHOICE(gles_mode,
-            {"auto", GLES_AUTO}, {"yes", GLES_YES}, {"no", GLES_NO})},
+            {"auto", GLES_AUTO}, {"yes", GLES_YES}, {"no", GLES_NO}),
+            .flags = UPDATE_VO,
+        },
         {"opengl-early-flush", OPT_CHOICE(early_flush,
             {"no", FLUSH_NO}, {"yes", FLUSH_YES}, {"auto", FLUSH_AUTO})},
         {0},
diff --git a/video/out/vulkan/context.c b/video/out/vulkan/context.c
index e903cd9926..8d4ae95f2f 100644
--- a/video/out/vulkan/context.c
+++ b/video/out/vulkan/context.c
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ const struct m_sub_options vulkan_conf = {
         .async_transfer = true,
         .async_compute = true,
     },
+    .change_flags = UPDATE_VO,
 };
 
 struct priv {
diff --git a/video/out/vulkan/context_display.c b/video/out/vulkan/context_display.c
index 7e3bc8ea2f..f8a3e6db65 100644
--- a/video/out/vulkan/context_display.c
+++ b/video/out/vulkan/context_display.c
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ const struct m_sub_options vulkan_display_conf = {
     },
     .size = sizeof(struct vulkan_display_opts),
     .defaults = &(struct vulkan_display_opts) {0},
+    .change_flags = UPDATE_VO,
 };
 
 struct priv {