diff --git a/src/core/hle/D3D8/Direct3D9/Direct3D9.cpp b/src/core/hle/D3D8/Direct3D9/Direct3D9.cpp
index 32074f84a..1073163b4 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/D3D8/Direct3D9/Direct3D9.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/D3D8/Direct3D9/Direct3D9.cpp
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static XTL::INDEX16                *pQuadToTriangleIndexBuffer = nullptr;
 static UINT                         QuadToTriangleIndexBuffer_Size = 0; // = NrOfQuadVertices
 
 static XTL::IDirect3DSurface       *g_DefaultHostDepthBufferSuface = NULL;
-static XTL::X_D3DSurface           *g_XboxBackBufferSurface = NULL;
+XTL::X_D3DSurface                  *g_XboxBackBufferSurface = NULL;
 static XTL::X_D3DSurface           *g_XboxDefaultDepthStencilSurface = NULL;
 XTL::X_D3DSurface                  *g_pXboxRenderTarget = NULL;
 static XTL::X_D3DSurface           *g_pXboxDepthStencil = NULL;
diff --git a/src/core/hle/D3D8/XbVertexBuffer.cpp b/src/core/hle/D3D8/XbVertexBuffer.cpp
index 4dc0b58d8..92c60e045 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/D3D8/XbVertexBuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/D3D8/XbVertexBuffer.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ extern XTL::X_D3DVertexBuffer      *g_pVertexBuffer = NULL;
 extern DWORD				XTL::g_dwPrimPerFrame = 0;
 extern XTL::X_D3DVertexBuffer*g_D3DStreams[16];
 extern UINT g_D3DStreamStrides[16];
-extern XTL::X_D3DSurface* g_pXboxRenderTarget;
+extern XTL::X_D3DSurface* g_pXboxRenderTarget;
+extern XTL::X_D3DSurface* g_XboxBackBufferSurface;
 void *GetDataFromXboxResource(XTL::X_D3DResource *pXboxResource);
 bool GetHostRenderTargetDimensions(DWORD* pHostWidth, DWORD* pHostHeight, XTL::IDirect3DSurface* pHostRenderTarget = nullptr);
 uint32_t GetPixelContainerWidth(XTL::X_D3DPixelContainer* pPixelContainer);
@@ -682,6 +683,12 @@ void XTL::CxbxVertexBufferConverter::ConvertStream
 			// the uiTextureCoordinatesByteOffsetInVertex on host will match Xbox 
 		}
 
+        // If for some reason the Xbox Render Target is not set, fallback to the backbuffer
+        if (g_pXboxRenderTarget == xbnullptr) {
+            LOG_TEST_CASE("SetRenderTarget fallback to backbuffer");
+            g_pXboxRenderTarget = g_XboxBackBufferSurface;
+        }
+
 		DWORD HostRenderTarget_Width, HostRenderTarget_Height;
 		DWORD XboxRenderTarget_Width = GetPixelContainerWidth(g_pXboxRenderTarget);
 		DWORD XboxRenderTarget_Height = GetPixelContainerHeight(g_pXboxRenderTarget);