diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 3e23e53b7..bfe7b7b3d 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Bugfixes:
  - GBA BIOS: Fix invalid CpuSet not setting BIOS prefetch
  - GB MBC: Fix SRAM dangling pointer with RTC games
  - Windows: Fix Unicode directory handling
+ - Qt: Fix changing resolution of software renderer
 Misc:
  - SDL: Remove scancode key input
  - GBA Video: Clean up unused timers
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/DisplayQt.cpp b/src/platform/qt/DisplayQt.cpp
index 68a68e578..b11294638 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/DisplayQt.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/DisplayQt.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ DisplayQt::DisplayQt(QWidget* parent)
 
 void DisplayQt::startDrawing(mCoreThread* context) {
 	context->core->desiredVideoDimensions(context->core, &m_width, &m_height);
+	m_backing = std::move(QImage());
 	m_isDrawing = true;
 }