diff --git a/core/emulator.cpp b/core/emulator.cpp
index c6d765528..0e716e770 100644
--- a/core/emulator.cpp
+++ b/core/emulator.cpp
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ void Emulator::loadstate(Deserializer& deser)
 
 	mmu_set_state();
 	getSh4Executor()->ResetCache();
-	KillTex = true;
+	EventManager::event(Event::LoadState);
 }
 
 void Emulator::setNetworkState(bool online)
diff --git a/core/hw/pvr/Renderer_if.h b/core/hw/pvr/Renderer_if.h
index 369498ce3..c9a5e29af 100644
--- a/core/hw/pvr/Renderer_if.h
+++ b/core/hw/pvr/Renderer_if.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "types.h"
 #include "ta_ctx.h"
+#include "emulator.h"
 #include <vector>
 
 extern u32 FrameCount;
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ void rend_enable_renderer(bool enabled);
 bool rend_is_enabled();
 void rend_serialize(Serializer& ser);
 void rend_deserialize(Deserializer& deser);
+static void rend_updatePalette();
+static void rend_updateFogTable();
 
 ///////
 extern TA_context* _pvrrc;
@@ -54,7 +57,14 @@ struct FramebufferInfo
 
 struct Renderer
 {
-	virtual ~Renderer() = default;
+	Renderer() {
+		EventManager::listen(Event::Terminate, onEvent, this);
+		EventManager::listen(Event::LoadState, onEvent, this);
+	}
+	virtual ~Renderer() {
+		EventManager::unlisten(Event::Terminate, onEvent, this);
+		EventManager::unlisten(Event::LoadState, onEvent, this);
+	}
 
 	virtual bool Init() = 0;
 	virtual void Term() = 0;
@@ -72,6 +82,25 @@ struct Renderer
 	virtual bool Present() { return true; }
 
 	virtual BaseTextureCacheData *GetTexture(TSP tsp, TCW tcw) { return nullptr; }
+
+protected:
+	bool resetTextureCache = false;
+	bool clearLastFrame = false;
+	bool updatePalette = true;
+	bool updateFogTable = true;
+
+private:
+	static void onEvent(Event event, void *arg)
+	{
+		Renderer *renderer = static_cast<Renderer*>(arg);
+		renderer->resetTextureCache = true;
+		renderer->updatePalette = true;
+		renderer->updateFogTable = true;
+		if (event == Event::Terminate)
+			renderer->clearLastFrame = true;
+	}
+	friend void rend_updatePalette();
+	friend void rend_updateFogTable();
 };
 
 extern Renderer* renderer;
@@ -81,3 +110,11 @@ extern u32 fb_watch_addr_end;
 extern bool fb_dirty;
 
 void check_framebuffer_write();
+static inline void rend_updatePalette() {
+	if (renderer != nullptr)
+		renderer->updatePalette = true;
+}
+static inline void rend_updateFogTable() {
+	if (renderer != nullptr)
+		renderer->updateFogTable = true;
+}
diff --git a/core/hw/pvr/pvr.cpp b/core/hw/pvr/pvr.cpp
index 22bead33e..92e325ef5 100644
--- a/core/hw/pvr/pvr.cpp
+++ b/core/hw/pvr/pvr.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ extern u8 ta_fsm[2049];	//[2048] stores the current state
 extern u32 ta_fsm_cl;
 extern u32 taRenderPass;
 // pvr_regs.cpp
-extern bool fog_needs_update;
 extern bool pal_needs_update;
 
 namespace pvr
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ namespace pvr
 
 void reset(bool hard)
 {
-	KillTex = true;
 	Regs_Reset(hard);
 	spg_Reset(hard);
 	if (hard)
@@ -92,7 +90,7 @@ void deserialize(Deserializer& deser)
 	YUV_deserialize(deser);
 
 	deser >> pvr_regs;
-	fog_needs_update = true;
+	rend_updateFogTable();
 
 	spg_Deserialize(deser);
 
diff --git a/core/hw/pvr/pvr_regs.cpp b/core/hw/pvr/pvr_regs.cpp
index 235c728fb..67eb5e714 100644
--- a/core/hw/pvr/pvr_regs.cpp
+++ b/core/hw/pvr/pvr_regs.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include <map>
 
 bool pal_needs_update=true;
-bool fog_needs_update=true;
 
 u8 pvr_regs[pvr_RegSize];
 
@@ -221,7 +220,7 @@ void pvr_WriteReg(u32 paddr,u32 data)
 		if (addr >= PALETTE_RAM_START_addr && PvrReg(addr,u32) != data)
 			pal_needs_update = true;
 		else if (addr >= FOG_TABLE_START_addr && addr <= FOG_TABLE_END_addr && PvrReg(addr,u32) != data)
-			fog_needs_update = true;
+			rend_updateFogTable();
 		break;
 	}
 	PvrReg(addr, u32) = data;
diff --git a/core/nullDC.cpp b/core/nullDC.cpp
index 893df5c3f..8e60388a3 100644
--- a/core/nullDC.cpp
+++ b/core/nullDC.cpp
@@ -281,7 +281,6 @@ void dc_loadstate(int index)
 	}
 
 	free(data);
-	EventManager::event(Event::LoadState);
 }
 
 time_t dc_getStateCreationDate(int index)
diff --git a/core/rend/TexCache.cpp b/core/rend/TexCache.cpp
index 63fb44bf0..35191ea1f 100644
--- a/core/rend/TexCache.cpp
+++ b/core/rend/TexCache.cpp
@@ -14,12 +14,10 @@
 
 const u8 *vq_codebook;
 u32 palette_index;
-bool KillTex=false;
 u32 palette16_ram[1024];
 u32 palette32_ram[1024];
 u32 pal_hash_256[4];
 u32 pal_hash_16[64];
-bool palette_updated;
 extern bool pal_needs_update;
 
 // Rough approximation of LoD bias from D adjust param, only used to increase LoD
@@ -87,7 +85,7 @@ void palette_update()
 	if (!pal_needs_update)
 		return;
 	pal_needs_update = false;
-	palette_updated = true;
+	rend_updatePalette();
 
 	if (!isDirectX(config::RendererType))
 	{
diff --git a/core/rend/TexCache.h b/core/rend/TexCache.h
index 827d71015..9fedcc679 100644
--- a/core/rend/TexCache.h
+++ b/core/rend/TexCache.h
@@ -16,11 +16,8 @@ constexpr int VQ_CODEBOOK_SIZE = 256 * 8;
 extern u32 palette_index;
 extern u32 palette16_ram[1024];
 extern u32 palette32_ram[1024];
-extern bool fog_needs_update;
 extern u32 pal_hash_256[4];
 extern u32 pal_hash_16[64];
-extern bool KillTex;
-extern bool palette_updated;
 
 extern u32 detwiddle[2][11][1024];
 
@@ -818,7 +815,6 @@ class BaseTextureCache
 			texture.Delete();
 
 		cache.clear();
-		KillTex = false;
 		INFO_LOG(RENDERER, "Texture cache cleared");
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/rend/dx11/dx11_renderer.cpp b/core/rend/dx11/dx11_renderer.cpp
index c4246e388..199c586f1 100644
--- a/core/rend/dx11/dx11_renderer.cpp
+++ b/core/rend/dx11/dx11_renderer.cpp
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ bool DX11Renderer::Init()
 	quad->init(device, deviceContext, shaders);
 	n2Helper.init(device, deviceContext);
 
-	fog_needs_update = true;
+	updateFogTable = true;
 
 	if (!success)
 	{
@@ -318,8 +318,10 @@ BaseTextureCacheData *DX11Renderer::GetTexture(TSP tsp, TCW tcw)
 
 void DX11Renderer::Process(TA_context* ctx)
 {
-	if (KillTex)
+	if (resetTextureCache) {
 		texCache.Clear();
+		resetTextureCache = false;
+	}
 	texCache.Cleanup();
 
 	ta_parse(ctx, true);
@@ -936,7 +938,7 @@ void DX11Renderer::drawStrips()
 
 bool DX11Renderer::RenderLastFrame()
 {
-	if (!frameRenderedOnce)
+	if (!frameRenderedOnce || clearLastFrame)
 		return false;
 	displayFramebuffer();
 	return true;
@@ -1222,9 +1224,9 @@ void DX11Renderer::readRttRenderTarget(u32 texAddress)
 
 void DX11Renderer::updatePaletteTexture()
 {
-	if (palette_updated)
+	if (updatePalette)
 	{
-		palette_updated = false;
+		updatePalette = false;
 		deviceContext->UpdateSubresource(paletteTexture, 0, nullptr, palette32_ram, 32 * sizeof(u32), 32 * sizeof(u32) * 32);
 	}
     deviceContext->PSSetShaderResources(1, 1, &paletteTextureView.get());
@@ -1235,9 +1237,9 @@ void DX11Renderer::updateFogTexture()
 {
 	if (!config::Fog)
 		return;
-	if (fog_needs_update)
+	if (updateFogTable)
 	{
-		fog_needs_update = false;
+		updateFogTable = false;
 		u8 temp_tex_buffer[256];
 		MakeFogTexture(temp_tex_buffer);
 
diff --git a/core/rend/dx11/dx11_renderer.h b/core/rend/dx11/dx11_renderer.h
index c14678a87..c6d0ca63e 100644
--- a/core/rend/dx11/dx11_renderer.h
+++ b/core/rend/dx11/dx11_renderer.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ struct DX11Renderer : public Renderer
 		if (!frameRendered)
 			return false;
 		frameRendered = false;
+		clearLastFrame = false;
 #ifndef LIBRETRO
 		imguiDriver->setFrameRendered();
 #else
diff --git a/core/rend/dx9/d3d_renderer.cpp b/core/rend/dx9/d3d_renderer.cpp
index e3530ab2e..ec77cb1c5 100644
--- a/core/rend/dx9/d3d_renderer.cpp
+++ b/core/rend/dx9/d3d_renderer.cpp
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ bool D3DRenderer::Init()
 	success &= (bool)shaders.getVertexShader(true);
 	success &= SUCCEEDED(device->CreateTexture(32, 32, 1, D3DUSAGE_DYNAMIC, D3DFMT_A8R8G8B8, D3DPOOL_DEFAULT, &paletteTexture.get(), 0));
 	success &= SUCCEEDED(device->CreateTexture(128, 2, 1, D3DUSAGE_DYNAMIC, D3DFMT_A8, D3DPOOL_DEFAULT, &fogTexture.get(), 0));
-	fog_needs_update = true;
+	updateFogTable = true;
 
 	if (!success)
 	{
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ void D3DRenderer::postReset()
 	verify(rc);
 	rc = SUCCEEDED(device->CreateTexture(128, 2, 1, D3DUSAGE_DYNAMIC, D3DFMT_A8, D3DPOOL_DEFAULT, &fogTexture.get(), 0));
 	verify(rc);
-	fog_needs_update = true;
-	palette_updated = true;
+	updateFogTable = true;
+	updatePalette = true;
 }
 
 void D3DRenderer::Term()
@@ -315,8 +315,10 @@ void D3DRenderer::Process(TA_context* ctx)
 	if (settings.platform.isNaomi2())
 		throw FlycastException("DirectX 9 doesn't support Naomi 2 games. Select a different graphics API");
 
-	if (KillTex)
+	if (resetTextureCache) {
 		texCache.Clear();
+		resetTextureCache = false;
+	}
 	texCache.Cleanup();
 
 	ta_parse(ctx, false);
@@ -1279,7 +1281,7 @@ void D3DRenderer::displayFramebuffer()
 
 bool D3DRenderer::RenderLastFrame()
 {
-	if (!frameRenderedOnce || !theDXContext.isReady())
+	if (clearLastFrame || !frameRenderedOnce || !theDXContext.isReady())
 		return false;
 	backbuffer.reset();
 	bool rc = SUCCEEDED(device->GetRenderTarget(0, &backbuffer.get()));
@@ -1292,9 +1294,9 @@ bool D3DRenderer::RenderLastFrame()
 
 void D3DRenderer::updatePaletteTexture()
 {
-	if (!palette_updated)
+	if (!updatePalette)
 		return;
-	palette_updated = false;
+	updatePalette = false;
 
 	D3DLOCKED_RECT rect;
 	bool rc = SUCCEEDED(paletteTexture->LockRect(0, &rect, nullptr, 0));
@@ -1316,9 +1318,9 @@ void D3DRenderer::updatePaletteTexture()
 
 void D3DRenderer::updateFogTexture()
 {
-	if (!fog_needs_update || !config::Fog)
+	if (!updateFogTable || !config::Fog)
 		return;
-	fog_needs_update = false;
+	updateFogTable = false;
 	u8 temp_tex_buffer[256];
 	MakeFogTexture(temp_tex_buffer);
 
diff --git a/core/rend/dx9/d3d_renderer.h b/core/rend/dx9/d3d_renderer.h
index a7e5d71b2..e6392131b 100644
--- a/core/rend/dx9/d3d_renderer.h
+++ b/core/rend/dx9/d3d_renderer.h
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ struct D3DRenderer : public Renderer
 			return false;
 		imguiDriver->setFrameRendered();
 		frameRendered = false;
+		clearLastFrame = false;
 		return true;
 	}
 	BaseTextureCacheData *GetTexture(TSP tsp, TCW tcw) override;
diff --git a/core/rend/gl4/gles.cpp b/core/rend/gl4/gles.cpp
index e28e3e6a0..5cd12b6aa 100644
--- a/core/rend/gl4/gles.cpp
+++ b/core/rend/gl4/gles.cpp
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ bool OpenGL4Renderer::Init()
 		u32 dst[16];
 		UpscalexBRZ(2, src, dst, 2, 2, false);
 	}
-	fog_needs_update = true;
+	updateFogTable = true;
 	TextureCacheData::SetDirectXColorOrder(false);
 	TextureCacheData::setUploadToGPUFlavor();
 
diff --git a/core/rend/gles/gles.cpp b/core/rend/gles/gles.cpp
index eabcdcca1..ad14b9009 100644
--- a/core/rend/gles/gles.cpp
+++ b/core/rend/gles/gles.cpp
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ bool OpenGLRenderer::Init()
 		u32 dst[16];
 		UpscalexBRZ(2, src, dst, 2, 2, false);
 	}
-	fog_needs_update = true;
+	updateFogTable = true;
 	TextureCacheData::SetDirectXColorOrder(false);
 	TextureCacheData::setUploadToGPUFlavor();
 
@@ -1049,19 +1049,19 @@ void OpenGLRenderer::Process(TA_context* ctx)
 	if (gl.gl_major < 3 && settings.platform.isNaomi2())
 		throw FlycastException("OpenGL ES 3.0+ required for Naomi 2");
 
-	if (KillTex)
+	if (resetTextureCache) {
 		TexCache.Clear();
+		resetTextureCache = false;
+	}
 	TexCache.Cleanup();
 
-	if (fog_needs_update && config::Fog)
-	{
-		fog_needs_update = false;
+	if (updateFogTable && config::Fog) {
+		updateFogTable = false;
 		updateFogTexture((u8 *)FOG_TABLE, getFogTextureSlot(), gl.single_channel_format);
 	}
-	if (palette_updated)
-	{
+	if (updatePalette) {
 		updatePaletteTexture(getPaletteTextureSlot());
-		palette_updated = false;
+		updatePalette = false;
 	}
 	ta_parse(ctx, gl.prim_restart_fixed_supported || gl.prim_restart_supported);
 }
diff --git a/core/rend/gles/gles.h b/core/rend/gles/gles.h
index 3a887feea..d5bb74252 100755
--- a/core/rend/gles/gles.h
+++ b/core/rend/gles/gles.h
@@ -502,6 +502,8 @@ struct OpenGLRenderer : Renderer
 
 	bool RenderLastFrame() override
 	{
+		if (clearLastFrame)
+			return false;
 		saveCurrentFramebuffer();
 		bool ret = renderLastFrame();
 		restoreCurrentFramebuffer();
@@ -519,6 +521,7 @@ struct OpenGLRenderer : Renderer
 #ifndef LIBRETRO
 		imguiDriver->setFrameRendered();
 #endif
+		clearLastFrame = false;
 		frameRendered = false;
 		return true;
 	}
diff --git a/core/rend/vulkan/oit/oit_renderer.cpp b/core/rend/vulkan/oit/oit_renderer.cpp
index e5e0bc7e0..8422f47d4 100644
--- a/core/rend/vulkan/oit/oit_renderer.cpp
+++ b/core/rend/vulkan/oit/oit_renderer.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ class OITVulkanRenderer final : public BaseVulkanRenderer
 
 	bool Present() override
 	{
+		clearLastFrame = false;
 		if (config::EmulateFramebuffer || framebufferRendered)
 			return presentFramebuffer();
 		else
diff --git a/core/rend/vulkan/vulkan_driver.h b/core/rend/vulkan/vulkan_driver.h
index e48359289..3c00d0aa9 100644
--- a/core/rend/vulkan/vulkan_driver.h
+++ b/core/rend/vulkan/vulkan_driver.h
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ class VulkanDriver final : public ImGuiDriver
 			if (!rendering || newFrameStarted)
 			{
 				context->BeginRenderPass();
-				context->PresentLastFrame();
+				if (renderer->RenderLastFrame())
+					context->PresentLastFrame();
 			}
 			if (!justStarted)
 			{
diff --git a/core/rend/vulkan/vulkan_renderer.cpp b/core/rend/vulkan/vulkan_renderer.cpp
index 5935f9d44..108073901 100644
--- a/core/rend/vulkan/vulkan_renderer.cpp
+++ b/core/rend/vulkan/vulkan_renderer.cpp
@@ -87,8 +87,10 @@ BaseTextureCacheData *BaseVulkanRenderer::GetTexture(TSP tsp, TCW tcw)
 void BaseVulkanRenderer::Process(TA_context* ctx)
 {
 	framebufferRendered = false;
-	if (KillTex)
+	if (resetTextureCache) {
 		textureCache.Clear();
+		resetTextureCache = false;
+	}
 
 	texCommandPool.BeginFrame();
 	textureCache.SetCurrentIndex(texCommandPool.GetIndex());
@@ -184,11 +186,11 @@ void BaseVulkanRenderer::CheckFogTexture()
 	{
 		fogTexture = std::make_unique<Texture>();
 		fogTexture->tex_type = TextureType::_8;
-		fog_needs_update = true;
+		updateFogTable = true;
 	}
-	if (!fog_needs_update || !config::Fog)
+	if (!updateFogTable || !config::Fog)
 		return;
-	fog_needs_update = false;
+	updateFogTable = false;
 	u8 texData[256];
 	MakeFogTexture(texData);
 
@@ -199,15 +201,14 @@ void BaseVulkanRenderer::CheckFogTexture()
 
 void BaseVulkanRenderer::CheckPaletteTexture()
 {
-	if (!paletteTexture)
-	{
+	if (!paletteTexture) {
 		paletteTexture = std::make_unique<Texture>();
 		paletteTexture->tex_type = TextureType::_8888;
-		palette_updated = true;
 	}
-	if (!palette_updated)
+	else if (!updatePalette) {
 		return;
-	palette_updated = false;
+	}
+	updatePalette = false;
 
 	paletteTexture->SetCommandBuffer(texCommandBuffer);
 	paletteTexture->UploadToGPU(1024, 1, (u8 *)palette32_ram, false);
@@ -299,6 +300,7 @@ class VulkanRenderer final : public BaseVulkanRenderer
 
 	bool Present() override
 	{
+		clearLastFrame = false;
 		if (config::EmulateFramebuffer || framebufferRendered)
 			return presentFramebuffer();
 		else
diff --git a/core/rend/vulkan/vulkan_renderer.h b/core/rend/vulkan/vulkan_renderer.h
index 0780d5799..f24ff3c00 100644
--- a/core/rend/vulkan/vulkan_renderer.h
+++ b/core/rend/vulkan/vulkan_renderer.h
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ class BaseVulkanRenderer : public Renderer
 	void RenderFramebuffer(const FramebufferInfo& info) override;
 	void RenderVideoRouting();
 
+	bool RenderLastFrame() override {
+		return !clearLastFrame;
+	}
 	bool GetLastFrame(std::vector<u8>& data, int& width, int& height) override {
 		return GetContext()->GetLastFrame(data, width, height);
 	}