diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Vulkan/CommandBufferManager.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Vulkan/CommandBufferManager.cpp
index 202c3f6777..27a3976b83 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Vulkan/CommandBufferManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Vulkan/CommandBufferManager.cpp
@@ -33,14 +33,10 @@ CommandBufferManager::~CommandBufferManager()
   vkDeviceWaitIdle(g_vulkan_context->GetDevice());
 
   DestroyCommandBuffers();
-  DestroyCommandPool();
 }
 
 bool CommandBufferManager::Initialize()
 {
-  if (!CreateCommandPool())
-    return false;
-
   if (!CreateCommandBuffers())
     return false;
 
@@ -50,48 +46,31 @@ bool CommandBufferManager::Initialize()
   return true;
 }
 
-bool CommandBufferManager::CreateCommandPool()
-{
-  VkCommandPoolCreateInfo info = {VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_POOL_CREATE_INFO, nullptr,
-                                  VK_COMMAND_POOL_CREATE_TRANSIENT_BIT |
-                                      VK_COMMAND_POOL_CREATE_RESET_COMMAND_BUFFER_BIT,
-                                  g_vulkan_context->GetGraphicsQueueFamilyIndex()};
-
-  VkResult res =
-      vkCreateCommandPool(g_vulkan_context->GetDevice(), &info, nullptr, &m_command_pool);
-  if (res != VK_SUCCESS)
-  {
-    LOG_VULKAN_ERROR(res, "vkCreateCommandPool failed: ");
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  return true;
-}
-
-void CommandBufferManager::DestroyCommandPool()
-{
-  if (m_command_pool)
-  {
-    vkDestroyCommandPool(g_vulkan_context->GetDevice(), m_command_pool, nullptr);
-    m_command_pool = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
-  }
-}
-
 bool CommandBufferManager::CreateCommandBuffers()
 {
   VkDevice device = g_vulkan_context->GetDevice();
+  VkResult res;
 
   for (FrameResources& resources : m_frame_resources)
   {
     resources.init_command_buffer_used = false;
     resources.needs_fence_wait = false;
 
-    VkCommandBufferAllocateInfo allocate_info = {
-        VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_ALLOCATE_INFO, nullptr, m_command_pool,
+    VkCommandPoolCreateInfo pool_info = {VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_POOL_CREATE_INFO, nullptr, 0,
+                                         g_vulkan_context->GetGraphicsQueueFamilyIndex()};
+    res = vkCreateCommandPool(g_vulkan_context->GetDevice(), &pool_info, nullptr,
+                              &resources.command_pool);
+    if (res != VK_SUCCESS)
+    {
+      LOG_VULKAN_ERROR(res, "vkCreateCommandPool failed: ");
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    VkCommandBufferAllocateInfo buffer_info = {
+        VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_ALLOCATE_INFO, nullptr, resources.command_pool,
         VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_LEVEL_PRIMARY, static_cast<uint32_t>(resources.command_buffers.size())};
 
-    VkResult res =
-        vkAllocateCommandBuffers(device, &allocate_info, resources.command_buffers.data());
+    res = vkAllocateCommandBuffers(device, &buffer_info, resources.command_buffers.data());
     if (res != VK_SUCCESS)
     {
       LOG_VULKAN_ERROR(res, "vkAllocateCommandBuffers failed: ");
@@ -157,12 +136,17 @@ void CommandBufferManager::DestroyCommandBuffers()
     }
     if (resources.command_buffers[0] != VK_NULL_HANDLE)
     {
-      vkFreeCommandBuffers(device, m_command_pool,
+      vkFreeCommandBuffers(device, resources.command_pool,
                            static_cast<u32>(resources.command_buffers.size()),
                            resources.command_buffers.data());
 
       resources.command_buffers.fill(VK_NULL_HANDLE);
     }
+    if (resources.command_pool != VK_NULL_HANDLE)
+    {
+      vkDestroyCommandPool(device, resources.command_pool, nullptr);
+      resources.command_pool = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -412,16 +396,16 @@ void CommandBufferManager::ActivateCommandBuffer()
   if (res != VK_SUCCESS)
     LOG_VULKAN_ERROR(res, "vkResetFences failed: ");
 
-  // Reset command buffer to beginning since we can re-use the memory now
+  // Reset command pools to beginning since we can re-use the memory now
+  res = vkResetCommandPool(g_vulkan_context->GetDevice(), resources.command_pool, 0);
+  if (res != VK_SUCCESS)
+    LOG_VULKAN_ERROR(res, "vkResetCommandPool failed: ");
+
+  // Enable commands to be recorded to the two buffers again.
   VkCommandBufferBeginInfo begin_info = {VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_BEGIN_INFO, nullptr,
                                          VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_USAGE_ONE_TIME_SUBMIT_BIT, nullptr};
-  resources.init_command_buffer_used = false;
   for (VkCommandBuffer command_buffer : resources.command_buffers)
   {
-    res = vkResetCommandBuffer(command_buffer, 0);
-    if (res != VK_SUCCESS)
-      LOG_VULKAN_ERROR(res, "vkResetCommandBuffer failed: ");
-
     res = vkBeginCommandBuffer(command_buffer, &begin_info);
     if (res != VK_SUCCESS)
       LOG_VULKAN_ERROR(res, "vkBeginCommandBuffer failed: ");
@@ -431,6 +415,9 @@ void CommandBufferManager::ActivateCommandBuffer()
   res = vkResetDescriptorPool(g_vulkan_context->GetDevice(), resources.descriptor_pool, 0);
   if (res != VK_SUCCESS)
     LOG_VULKAN_ERROR(res, "vkResetDescriptorPool failed: ");
+
+  // Reset upload command buffer state
+  resources.init_command_buffer_used = false;
 }
 
 void CommandBufferManager::ExecuteCommandBuffer(bool submit_off_thread, bool wait_for_completion)
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Vulkan/CommandBufferManager.h b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Vulkan/CommandBufferManager.h
index 96b09b1bde..67266b69b9 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Vulkan/CommandBufferManager.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Vulkan/CommandBufferManager.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ public:
 
   bool Initialize();
 
-  VkCommandPool GetCommandPool() const { return m_command_pool; }
   // These command buffers are allocated per-frame. They are valid until the command buffer
   // is submitted, after that you should call these functions again.
   VkCommandBuffer GetCurrentInitCommandBuffer()
@@ -100,9 +99,6 @@ public:
   void RemoveFencePointCallback(const void* key);
 
 private:
-  bool CreateCommandPool();
-  void DestroyCommandPool();
-
   bool CreateCommandBuffers();
   void DestroyCommandBuffers();
 
@@ -113,11 +109,10 @@ private:
 
   void OnCommandBufferExecuted(size_t index);
 
-  VkCommandPool m_command_pool = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
-
   struct FrameResources
   {
     // [0] - Init (upload) command buffer, [1] - draw command buffer
+    VkCommandPool command_pool;
     std::array<VkCommandBuffer, 2> command_buffers;
     VkDescriptorPool descriptor_pool;
     VkFence fence;