diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBHawk/GBC_GB_PPU.cs b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBHawk/GBC_GB_PPU.cs
index e96e1e38fb..62ba83bb26 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBHawk/GBC_GB_PPU.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBHawk/GBC_GB_PPU.cs
@@ -833,6 +833,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.GBHawk
 				window_is_reset = false;
 
 				// don't evaluate sprites until pre-render for window is over
+				pre_render = true;
 				pre_render_2 = true;
 			}
 
@@ -1199,6 +1200,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.GBHawk
 								// here we set up rendering
 								// unlike for the normal background case, there is no pre-render period for the window
 								// so start shifting in data to the screen right away
+								pre_render = false;
 								pre_render_2 = false;
 								first_fetch = true;
 
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBHawk/GBC_PPU.cs b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBHawk/GBC_PPU.cs
index d388374745..b1ce6001b8 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBHawk/GBC_PPU.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBHawk/GBC_PPU.cs
@@ -829,6 +829,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.GBHawk
 				window_is_reset = false;
 
 				// don't evaluate sprites until pre-render for window is over
+				pre_render = true;
 				pre_render_2 = true;
 			}
 
@@ -1156,6 +1157,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.GBHawk
 								// here we set up rendering
 								// unlike for the normal background case, there is no pre-render period for the window
 								// so start shifting in data to the screen right away
+								pre_render = false;
 								pre_render_2 = false;
 								first_fetch = true;
 
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBHawk/GB_PPU.cs b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBHawk/GB_PPU.cs
index 56f294e29a..9447769e78 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBHawk/GB_PPU.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBHawk/GB_PPU.cs
@@ -516,6 +516,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.GBHawk
 				window_is_reset = false;
 
 				// don't evaluate sprites until pre-render for window is over
+				pre_render = true;
 				pre_render_2 = true;
 			}
 
@@ -804,6 +805,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.GBHawk
 								// here we set up rendering
 								// unlike for the normal background case, there is no pre-render period for the window
 								// so start shifting in data to the screen right away
+								pre_render = false;
 								pre_render_2 = false;
 								first_fetch = true;