diff --git a/src/xenia/ui/vulkan/vulkan_instance.cc b/src/xenia/ui/vulkan/vulkan_instance.cc
index f6b43644c..d5a8da8f7 100644
--- a/src/xenia/ui/vulkan/vulkan_instance.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/ui/vulkan/vulkan_instance.cc
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@ bool VulkanInstance::Initialize(Window* any_target_window) {
   auto version = Version::Parse(VK_API_VERSION);
   XELOGVK("Initializing Vulkan %s...", version.pretty_string.c_str());
 
-  // Hook into renderdoc, if it's available.
-  EnableRenderDoc();
-
   // Get all of the global layers and extensions provided by the system.
   if (!QueryGlobals()) {
     XELOGE("Failed to query instance globals");
@@ -88,6 +85,9 @@ bool VulkanInstance::Initialize(Window* any_target_window) {
     return false;
   }
 
+  // Hook into renderdoc, if it's available.
+  EnableRenderDoc();
+
   XELOGVK("Instance initialized successfully!");
   return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/xenia/ui/vulkan/vulkan_swap_chain.cc b/src/xenia/ui/vulkan/vulkan_swap_chain.cc
index ab32c2837..f4273bb72 100644
--- a/src/xenia/ui/vulkan/vulkan_swap_chain.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/ui/vulkan/vulkan_swap_chain.cc
@@ -177,20 +177,19 @@ bool VulkanSwapChain::Initialize(VkSurfaceKHR surface) {
   err = vkCreateCommandPool(*device_, &cmd_pool_info, nullptr, &cmd_pool_);
   CheckResult(err, "vkCreateCommandPool");
 
-  // Make a command buffer we'll do all our primary rendering from.
+  // Make two command buffers we'll do all our primary rendering from.
   VkCommandBufferAllocateInfo cmd_buffer_info;
   cmd_buffer_info.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_ALLOCATE_INFO;
   cmd_buffer_info.pNext = nullptr;
   cmd_buffer_info.commandPool = cmd_pool_;
   cmd_buffer_info.level = VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_LEVEL_PRIMARY;
-  cmd_buffer_info.commandBufferCount = 1;
-  err =
-      vkAllocateCommandBuffers(*device_, &cmd_buffer_info, &render_cmd_buffer_);
+  cmd_buffer_info.commandBufferCount = 2;
+  VkCommandBuffer command_buffers[2];
+  err = vkAllocateCommandBuffers(*device_, &cmd_buffer_info, command_buffers);
   CheckResult(err, "vkCreateCommandBuffer");
 
-  // Create another command buffer that handles image copies.
-  err = vkAllocateCommandBuffers(*device_, &cmd_buffer_info, &copy_cmd_buffer_);
-  CheckResult(err, "vkCreateCommandBuffer");
+  render_cmd_buffer_ = command_buffers[0];
+  copy_cmd_buffer_ = command_buffers[1];
 
   // Create the render pass used to draw to the swap chain.
   // The actual framebuffer attached will depend on which image we are drawing
@@ -243,6 +242,11 @@ bool VulkanSwapChain::Initialize(VkSurfaceKHR surface) {
                           &image_available_semaphore_);
   CheckResult(err, "vkCreateSemaphore");
 
+  // Create another semaphore used to synchronize writes to the swap image.
+  err = vkCreateSemaphore(*device_, &semaphore_info, nullptr,
+                          &image_usage_semaphore_);
+  CheckResult(err, "vkCreateSemaphore");
+
   // Get images we will be presenting to.
   // Note that this may differ from our requested amount.
   uint32_t actual_image_count = 0;
@@ -387,8 +391,8 @@ bool VulkanSwapChain::Begin() {
 
   wait_submit_info.commandBufferCount = 0;
   wait_submit_info.pCommandBuffers = nullptr;
-  wait_submit_info.signalSemaphoreCount = 0;
-  wait_submit_info.pSignalSemaphores = nullptr;
+  wait_submit_info.signalSemaphoreCount = 1;
+  wait_submit_info.pSignalSemaphores = &image_usage_semaphore_;
   {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> queue_lock(device_->primary_queue_mutex());
     err =
@@ -515,17 +519,28 @@ bool VulkanSwapChain::End() {
   err = vkEndCommandBuffer(copy_cmd_buffer_);
   CheckResult(err, "vkEndCommandBuffer");
 
-  VkCommandBuffer command_buffers[] = {copy_cmd_buffer_, render_cmd_buffer_};
+  VkPipelineStageFlags wait_dst_stage = VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TOP_OF_PIPE_BIT;
 
-  // Submit rendering.
+  // Submit copy commands.
   VkSubmitInfo render_submit_info;
   render_submit_info.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SUBMIT_INFO;
   render_submit_info.pNext = nullptr;
-  render_submit_info.waitSemaphoreCount = 0;
-  render_submit_info.pWaitSemaphores = nullptr;
-  render_submit_info.commandBufferCount =
-      static_cast<uint32_t>(xe::countof(command_buffers));
-  render_submit_info.pCommandBuffers = command_buffers;
+  render_submit_info.waitSemaphoreCount = 1;
+  render_submit_info.pWaitSemaphores = &image_usage_semaphore_;
+  render_submit_info.pWaitDstStageMask = &wait_dst_stage;
+  render_submit_info.commandBufferCount = 1;
+  render_submit_info.pCommandBuffers = &copy_cmd_buffer_;
+  render_submit_info.signalSemaphoreCount = 1;
+  render_submit_info.pSignalSemaphores = &image_usage_semaphore_;
+  {
+    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> queue_lock(device_->primary_queue_mutex());
+    err = vkQueueSubmit(device_->primary_queue(), 1, &render_submit_info,
+                        nullptr);
+  }
+
+  // Submit render commands.
+  render_submit_info.commandBufferCount = 1;
+  render_submit_info.pCommandBuffers = &render_cmd_buffer_;
   render_submit_info.signalSemaphoreCount = 0;
   render_submit_info.pSignalSemaphores = nullptr;
   {
diff --git a/src/xenia/ui/vulkan/vulkan_swap_chain.h b/src/xenia/ui/vulkan/vulkan_swap_chain.h
index 773a52053..fe2c0b038 100644
--- a/src/xenia/ui/vulkan/vulkan_swap_chain.h
+++ b/src/xenia/ui/vulkan/vulkan_swap_chain.h
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ class VulkanSwapChain {
   VkCommandBuffer render_cmd_buffer_ = nullptr;
   VkRenderPass render_pass_ = nullptr;
   VkSemaphore image_available_semaphore_ = nullptr;
+  VkSemaphore image_usage_semaphore_ = nullptr;
   uint32_t current_buffer_index_ = 0;
   std::vector<Buffer> buffers_;
 };