diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_overlay.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_overlay.cpp
index dbb0d98a2..1143be6cb 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_overlay.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_overlay.cpp
@@ -497,18 +497,6 @@ ResourceId VulkanReplay::RenderOverlay(ResourceId texid, FloatVector clearCol, D
 
   VulkanCreationInfo::Image &iminfo = m_pDriver->m_CreationInfo.m_Image[texid];
 
-  // bail out if the framebuffer dimensions don't match the current framebuffer, or draws will fail.
-  // This is an order-of-operations problem, if the overlay is set when the event is changed it is
-  // refreshed before the UI layer can update the current texture.
-  {
-    const VulkanCreationInfo::Framebuffer &fb =
-        m_pDriver->m_CreationInfo.m_Framebuffer[m_pDriver->m_RenderState.GetFramebuffer()];
-
-    if(fb.width != RDCMAX(1U, iminfo.extent.width >> sub.mip) ||
-       fb.height != RDCMAX(1U, iminfo.extent.height >> sub.mip))
-      return GetResID(m_Overlay.Image);
-  }
-
   VkCommandBuffer cmd = m_pDriver->GetNextCmd();
 
   VkCommandBufferBeginInfo beginInfo = {VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_BEGIN_INFO, NULL,
@@ -712,6 +700,17 @@ ResourceId VulkanReplay::RenderOverlay(ResourceId texid, FloatVector clearCol, D
     // needs to match the depth texture type wherever our draw is.
   }
 
+  // bail out if the render area is outside our image.
+  // This is an order-of-operations problem, if the overlay is set when the event is changed it is
+  // refreshed before the UI layer can update the current texture.
+  if(m_pDriver->m_RenderState.renderArea.offset.x + m_pDriver->m_RenderState.renderArea.extent.width >
+         (m_Overlay.ImageDim.width >> sub.mip) ||
+     m_pDriver->m_RenderState.renderArea.offset.y + m_pDriver->m_RenderState.renderArea.extent.height >
+         (m_Overlay.ImageDim.height >> sub.mip))
+  {
+    return GetResID(m_Overlay.Image);
+  }
+
   {
     VkImageSubresourceRange fullSubRange = {VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_COLOR_BIT, 0, VK_REMAINING_MIP_LEVELS,
                                             0, VK_REMAINING_ARRAY_LAYERS};