diff --git a/src/qt/qt_d3d9renderer.cpp b/src/qt/qt_d3d9renderer.cpp
index 7908b7b9b..856032017 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_d3d9renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_d3d9renderer.cpp
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ void D3D9Renderer::blit(int x, int y, int w, int h)
         video_blit_complete();
         return;
     }
+    surfaceInUse = true;
     source.setRect(x, y, w, h);
     RECT srcRect;
     D3DLOCKED_RECT lockRect;
@@ -150,7 +151,6 @@ void D3D9Renderer::blit(int x, int y, int w, int h)
     srcRect.left = source.left();
     srcRect.right = source.right();
 
-    surfaceInUse = true;
     if (screenshots) {
         video_screenshot((uint32_t *) &(buffer32->line[y][x]), 0, 0, 2048);
     }
diff --git a/src/qt/qt_rendererstack.cpp b/src/qt/qt_rendererstack.cpp
index 5efd013cc..f8532c78e 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_rendererstack.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_rendererstack.cpp
@@ -226,20 +226,27 @@ RendererStack::switchRenderer(Renderer renderer)
 {
     startblit();
     if (current) {
+        rendererWindow->finalize();
         if (rendererWindow->hasBlitFunc()) {
             while (directBlitting) {}
+            connect(this, &RendererStack::blit, this, &RendererStack::blitDummy, Qt::DirectConnection);
             disconnect(this, &RendererStack::blit, this, &RendererStack::blitRenderer);
-            video_blit_complete();
+        } else {
+            connect(this, &RendererStack::blit, this, &RendererStack::blitDummy, Qt::DirectConnection);
+            disconnect(this, &RendererStack::blit, this, &RendererStack::blitCommon);
         }
-        rendererWindow->finalize();
 
         removeWidget(current.get());
         disconnect(this, &RendererStack::blitToRenderer, nullptr, nullptr);
 
         /* Create new renderer only after previous is destroyed! */
-        connect(current.get(), &QObject::destroyed, [this, renderer](QObject *) { video_blit_complete(); createRenderer(renderer); video_blit_complete(); });
+        connect(current.get(), &QObject::destroyed, [this, renderer](QObject *) {
+            createRenderer(renderer);
+            disconnect(this, &RendererStack::blit, this, &RendererStack::blitDummy);
+            blitDummied = false;
+        });
 
-        current.release()->deleteLater();
+        rendererWindow->hasBlitFunc() ? current.reset() : current.release()->deleteLater();
     } else {
         createRenderer(renderer);
     }
@@ -318,7 +325,6 @@ RendererStack::createRenderer(Renderer renderer)
             });
             connect(hw, &D3D9Renderer::initialized, this, [this]()
             {
-                qDebug() << "initialized";
                 endblit();
                 emit rendererChanged();
             });
@@ -388,9 +394,17 @@ RendererStack::createRenderer(Renderer renderer)
     }
 }
 
+void
+RendererStack::blitDummy(int x, int y, int w, int h)
+{
+    video_blit_complete();
+    blitDummied = true;
+}
+
 void
 RendererStack::blitRenderer(int x, int y, int w, int h)
 {
+    if (blitDummied) { blitDummied = false; video_blit_complete(); return; }
     directBlitting = true;
     rendererWindow->blit(x, y, w, h);
     directBlitting = false;
@@ -400,7 +414,7 @@ RendererStack::blitRenderer(int x, int y, int w, int h)
 void
 RendererStack::blitCommon(int x, int y, int w, int h)
 {
-    if ((x < 0) || (y < 0) || (w <= 0) || (h <= 0) || (w > 2048) || (h > 2048) || (buffer32 == NULL) || imagebufs.empty() || std::get<std::atomic_flag *>(imagebufs[currentBuf])->test_and_set()) {
+    if ((x < 0) || (y < 0) || (w <= 0) || (h <= 0) || (w > 2048) || (h > 2048) || (buffer32 == NULL) || imagebufs.empty() || std::get<std::atomic_flag *>(imagebufs[currentBuf])->test_and_set() || blitDummied) {
         video_blit_complete();
         return;
     }
diff --git a/src/qt/qt_rendererstack.hpp b/src/qt/qt_rendererstack.hpp
index f54cd6f66..ab8e160ec 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_rendererstack.hpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_rendererstack.hpp
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ signals:
 public slots:
     void blitCommon(int x, int y, int w, int h);
     void blitRenderer(int x, int y, int w, int h);
+    void blitDummy(int x, int y, int w, int h);
     void mousePoll();
 
 private:
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ private:
 
     RendererCommon          *rendererWindow { nullptr };
     std::unique_ptr<QWidget> current;
-    std::atomic<bool> directBlitting{false};
+    std::atomic<bool> directBlitting{false}, blitDummied{false};
 };
 
 #endif // QT_RENDERERCONTAINER_HPP