diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/barriers.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/barriers.cpp
index 13c2b1b629..fb1bb84e34 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/barriers.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/barriers.cpp
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ namespace vk
 		VkImageLayout current_layout, VkImageLayout new_layout,
 		VkPipelineStageFlags src_stage, VkPipelineStageFlags dst_stage,
 		VkAccessFlags src_mask, VkAccessFlags dst_mask,
-		const VkImageSubresourceRange& range)
+		const VkImageSubresourceRange& range,
+		bool preserve_renderpass)
 	{
-		if (vk::is_renderpass_open(cmd))
+		if (!preserve_renderpass && vk::is_renderpass_open(cmd))
 		{
 			vk::end_renderpass(cmd);
 		}
@@ -33,9 +34,15 @@ namespace vk
 		vkCmdPipelineBarrier(cmd, src_stage, dst_stage, 0, 0, nullptr, 0, nullptr, 1, &barrier);
 	}
 
-	void insert_buffer_memory_barrier(const vk::command_buffer& cmd, VkBuffer buffer, VkDeviceSize offset, VkDeviceSize length, VkPipelineStageFlags src_stage, VkPipelineStageFlags dst_stage, VkAccessFlags src_mask, VkAccessFlags dst_mask)
+	void insert_buffer_memory_barrier(
+		const vk::command_buffer& cmd,
+		VkBuffer buffer,
+		VkDeviceSize offset, VkDeviceSize length,
+		VkPipelineStageFlags src_stage, VkPipelineStageFlags dst_stage,
+		VkAccessFlags src_mask, VkAccessFlags dst_mask,
+		bool preserve_renderpass)
 	{
-		if (vk::is_renderpass_open(cmd))
+		if (!preserve_renderpass && vk::is_renderpass_open(cmd))
 		{
 			vk::end_renderpass(cmd);
 		}
@@ -53,9 +60,13 @@ namespace vk
 		vkCmdPipelineBarrier(cmd, src_stage, dst_stage, 0, 0, nullptr, 1, &barrier, 0, nullptr);
 	}
 
-	void insert_global_memory_barrier(const vk::command_buffer& cmd, VkPipelineStageFlags src_stage, VkPipelineStageFlags dst_stage, VkAccessFlags src_access, VkAccessFlags dst_access)
+	void insert_global_memory_barrier(
+		const vk::command_buffer& cmd,
+		VkPipelineStageFlags src_stage, VkPipelineStageFlags dst_stage,
+		VkAccessFlags src_access, VkAccessFlags dst_access,
+		bool preserve_renderpass)
 	{
-		if (vk::is_renderpass_open(cmd))
+		if (!preserve_renderpass && vk::is_renderpass_open(cmd))
 		{
 			vk::end_renderpass(cmd);
 		}
@@ -67,13 +78,18 @@ namespace vk
 		vkCmdPipelineBarrier(cmd, src_stage, dst_stage, 0, 1, &barrier, 0, nullptr, 0, nullptr);
 	}
 
-	void insert_texture_barrier(const vk::command_buffer& cmd, VkImage image, VkImageLayout current_layout, VkImageLayout new_layout, VkImageSubresourceRange range)
+	void insert_texture_barrier(
+		const vk::command_buffer& cmd,
+		VkImage image,
+		VkImageLayout current_layout, VkImageLayout new_layout,
+		VkImageSubresourceRange range,
+		bool preserve_renderpass)
 	{
 		// NOTE: Sampling from an attachment in ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL layout on some hw ends up with garbage output
 		// Transition to GENERAL if this resource is both input and output
 		// TODO: This implicitly makes the target incompatible with the renderpass declaration; investigate a proper workaround
 		// TODO: This likely throws out hw optimizations on the rest of the renderpass, manage carefully
-		if (vk::is_renderpass_open(cmd))
+		if (!preserve_renderpass && vk::is_renderpass_open(cmd))
 		{
 			vk::end_renderpass(cmd);
 		}
@@ -105,9 +121,9 @@ namespace vk
 		vkCmdPipelineBarrier(cmd, src_stage, VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_FRAGMENT_SHADER_BIT | VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_VERTEX_SHADER_BIT, 0, 0, nullptr, 0, nullptr, 1, &barrier);
 	}
 
-	void insert_texture_barrier(const vk::command_buffer& cmd, vk::image* image, VkImageLayout new_layout)
+	void insert_texture_barrier(const vk::command_buffer& cmd, vk::image* image, VkImageLayout new_layout, bool preserve_renderpass)
 	{
-		insert_texture_barrier(cmd, image->value, image->current_layout, new_layout, { image->aspect(), 0, 1, 0, 1 });
+		insert_texture_barrier(cmd, image->value, image->current_layout, new_layout, { image->aspect(), 0, 1, 0, 1 }, preserve_renderpass);
 		image->current_layout = new_layout;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/barriers.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/barriers.h
index 6d14052bf5..aeda0d2ba0 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/barriers.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/barriers.h
@@ -8,19 +8,21 @@ namespace vk
 	class command_buffer;
 
 	//Texture barrier applies to a texture to ensure writes to it are finished before any reads are attempted to avoid RAW hazards
-	void insert_texture_barrier(const vk::command_buffer& cmd, VkImage image, VkImageLayout current_layout, VkImageLayout new_layout, VkImageSubresourceRange range);
-	void insert_texture_barrier(const vk::command_buffer& cmd, vk::image* image, VkImageLayout new_layout);
+	void insert_texture_barrier(const vk::command_buffer& cmd, VkImage image, VkImageLayout current_layout, VkImageLayout new_layout, VkImageSubresourceRange range, bool preserve_renderpass = false);
+	void insert_texture_barrier(const vk::command_buffer& cmd, vk::image* image, VkImageLayout new_layout, bool preserve_renderpass = false);
 
 	void insert_buffer_memory_barrier(const vk::command_buffer& cmd, VkBuffer buffer, VkDeviceSize offset, VkDeviceSize length,
-		VkPipelineStageFlags src_stage, VkPipelineStageFlags dst_stage, VkAccessFlags src_mask, VkAccessFlags dst_mask);
+		VkPipelineStageFlags src_stage, VkPipelineStageFlags dst_stage, VkAccessFlags src_mask, VkAccessFlags dst_mask,
+		bool preserve_renderpass = false);
 
 	void insert_image_memory_barrier(const vk::command_buffer& cmd, VkImage image, VkImageLayout current_layout, VkImageLayout new_layout,
 		VkPipelineStageFlags src_stage, VkPipelineStageFlags dst_stage, VkAccessFlags src_mask, VkAccessFlags dst_mask,
-		const VkImageSubresourceRange& range);
+		const VkImageSubresourceRange& range, bool preserve_renderpass = false);
 
 	void insert_global_memory_barrier(const vk::command_buffer& cmd,
 		VkPipelineStageFlags src_stage = VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_ALL_COMMANDS_BIT,
 		VkPipelineStageFlags dst_stage = VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_ALL_COMMANDS_BIT,
 		VkAccessFlags src_access = VK_ACCESS_MEMORY_READ_BIT | VK_ACCESS_MEMORY_WRITE_BIT,
-		VkAccessFlags dst_access = VK_ACCESS_MEMORY_READ_BIT | VK_ACCESS_MEMORY_WRITE_BIT);
+		VkAccessFlags dst_access = VK_ACCESS_MEMORY_READ_BIT | VK_ACCESS_MEMORY_WRITE_BIT,
+		bool preserve_renderpass = false);
 }