diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/shaders/spirv/spirv_debug.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/shaders/spirv/spirv_debug.cpp
index 821aa8c50..df529d556 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/shaders/spirv/spirv_debug.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/shaders/spirv/spirv_debug.cpp
@@ -5423,6 +5423,9 @@ bool ThreadState::CanRunAnotherStep() const
     case Op::ImageSampleProjImplicitLod:
     case Op::ImageSampleProjDrefExplicitLod:
     case Op::ImageSampleProjDrefImplicitLod: return false;
+    case Op::ImageRead:
+      // ImageRead does not require derivatives, does not have to be in lockstep
+      return true;
     // derivatives require threads in the tangle to be in lockstep
     case Op::DPdx:
     case Op::DPdy: