diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/wrappers/vk_queue_funcs.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/wrappers/vk_queue_funcs.cpp
index 93ece219e..11218e47f 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/wrappers/vk_queue_funcs.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/wrappers/vk_queue_funcs.cpp
@@ -1494,22 +1494,30 @@ bool WrappedVulkan::Serialise_vkQueueSubmit(SerialiserType &ser, VkQueue queue,
     }
     if(submitCount == 0)
     {
-      AddEvent();
+      if(IsLoading(m_State))
+      {
+        AddEvent();
 
-      // we're adding multiple events, need to increment ourselves
-      m_RootEventID++;
+        // we're adding multiple events, need to increment ourselves
+        m_RootEventID++;
 
-      ObjDisp(queue)->QueueSubmit(Unwrap(queue), 0, NULL, VK_NULL_HANDLE);
+        ObjDisp(queue)->QueueSubmit(Unwrap(queue), 0, NULL, VK_NULL_HANDLE);
 
-      ActionDescription action;
-      action.customName = "=> vkQueueSubmit(): No Submit";
-      action.flags |= ActionFlags::CommandBufferBoundary | ActionFlags::PassBoundary;
-      AddEvent();
+        ActionDescription action;
+        action.customName = "=> vkQueueSubmit(): No Submit";
+        action.flags |= ActionFlags::CommandBufferBoundary | ActionFlags::PassBoundary;
+        AddEvent();
 
-      m_RootEvents.back().chunkIndex = APIEvent::NoChunk;
-      m_Events.back().chunkIndex = APIEvent::NoChunk;
+        m_RootEvents.back().chunkIndex = APIEvent::NoChunk;
+        m_Events.back().chunkIndex = APIEvent::NoChunk;
 
-      AddAction(action);
+        AddAction(action);
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        // account for the queue submit event
+        m_RootEventID++;
+      }
     }
     else
     {
@@ -1687,22 +1695,30 @@ bool WrappedVulkan::Serialise_vkQueueSubmit2(SerialiserType &ser, VkQueue queue,
     }
     if(submitCount == 0)
     {
-      AddEvent();
+      if(IsLoading(m_State))
+      {
+        AddEvent();
 
-      // we're adding multiple events, need to increment ourselves
-      m_RootEventID++;
+        // we're adding multiple events, need to increment ourselves
+        m_RootEventID++;
 
-      ObjDisp(queue)->QueueSubmit2(Unwrap(queue), 0, NULL, VK_NULL_HANDLE);
+        ObjDisp(queue)->QueueSubmit2(Unwrap(queue), 0, NULL, VK_NULL_HANDLE);
 
-      ActionDescription action;
-      action.customName = "=> vkQueueSubmit2(): No Submit";
-      action.flags |= ActionFlags::CommandBufferBoundary | ActionFlags::PassBoundary;
-      AddEvent();
+        ActionDescription action;
+        action.customName = "=> vkQueueSubmit2(): No Submit";
+        action.flags |= ActionFlags::CommandBufferBoundary | ActionFlags::PassBoundary;
+        AddEvent();
 
-      m_RootEvents.back().chunkIndex = APIEvent::NoChunk;
-      m_Events.back().chunkIndex = APIEvent::NoChunk;
+        m_RootEvents.back().chunkIndex = APIEvent::NoChunk;
+        m_Events.back().chunkIndex = APIEvent::NoChunk;
 
-      AddAction(action);
+        AddAction(action);
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        // account for the queue submit event
+        m_RootEventID++;
+      }
     }
     else
     {