diff --git a/renderdoc/core/resource_manager.h b/renderdoc/core/resource_manager.h
index aad53c636..5bf8bb306 100644
--- a/renderdoc/core/resource_manager.h
+++ b/renderdoc/core/resource_manager.h
@@ -105,6 +105,12 @@ struct ResourceRecord
 			mgr->MarkDirtyResource((*it)->GetResourceID());
 	}
 
+	void MarkParentsReferenced(ResourceRecordHandler *mgr, FrameRefType refType)
+	{
+		for(auto it = Parents.begin(); it != Parents.end(); ++it)
+			mgr->MarkResourceFrameReferenced((*it)->GetResourceID(), refType);
+	}
+
 	void FreeParents(ResourceRecordHandler *mgr)
 	{
 		for(auto it = Parents.begin(); it != Parents.end(); ++it)
diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/gl/gl_renderstate.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/gl/gl_renderstate.cpp
index 191e2e1fe..3c143f3f6 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/gl/gl_renderstate.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/gl/gl_renderstate.cpp
@@ -347,6 +347,12 @@ void GLRenderState::MarkReferenced(WrappedOpenGL *gl, bool initial) const
 	manager->MarkResourceFrameReferenced(ProgramRes(ctx, Program), initial ? eFrameRef_Unknown : eFrameRef_Read);
 	manager->MarkResourceFrameReferenced(ProgramPipeRes(ctx, Pipeline), initial ? eFrameRef_Unknown : eFrameRef_Read);
 
+	// the pipeline correctly has program parents, but we must also mark the programs as frame referenced so that their
+	// initial contents will be serialised.
+	GLResourceRecord *record = manager->GetResourceRecord(ProgramPipeRes(ctx, Pipeline));
+	if(record)
+		record->MarkParentsReferenced(manager, initial ? eFrameRef_Unknown : eFrameRef_Read);
+
 	for(size_t i=0; i < ARRAY_COUNT(BufferBindings); i++)
 		manager->MarkResourceFrameReferenced(BufferRes(ctx, BufferBindings[i]), initial ? eFrameRef_Unknown : eFrameRef_Read);