diff --git a/code/renderer/grp_local.h b/code/renderer/grp_local.h
index 7d063dc..028da4e 100644
--- a/code/renderer/grp_local.h
+++ b/code/renderer/grp_local.h
@@ -680,6 +680,8 @@ struct GRP : IRenderPipeline
 
 	uint32_t CreatePSO(CachedPSO& cache, const char* name);
 
+	void UpdateReadbackTexture();
+
 	UI ui;
 	World world;
 	MipMapGenerator mipMapGen;
@@ -689,12 +691,14 @@ struct GRP : IRenderPipeline
 	bool firstInit = true;
 	RenderMode::Id renderMode; // necessary for sampler selection, useful for debugging
 	float frameSeed;
+	bool updateReadbackTexture;
 
 	// @TODO: what's up with rootSignature and uberRootSignature?
 	// probably need to nuke one of them...
 
 	HTexture renderTarget;
 	TextureFormat::Id renderTargetFormat;
+	HTexture readbackRenderTarget;
 	RootSignatureDesc rootSignatureDesc;
 	HRootSignature rootSignature;
 	HDescriptorTable descriptorTable;
diff --git a/code/renderer/grp_main.cpp b/code/renderer/grp_main.cpp
index 6578d3e..78ddce9 100644
--- a/code/renderer/grp_main.cpp
+++ b/code/renderer/grp_main.cpp
@@ -279,6 +279,18 @@ void GRP::Init()
 		renderTarget = RHI::CreateTexture(desc);
 	}
 
+	{
+		TextureDesc desc("readback render target", glConfig.vidWidth, glConfig.vidHeight);
+		desc.initialState = ResourceStates::RenderTargetBit;
+		desc.allowedState = ResourceStates::RenderTargetBit | ResourceStates::PixelShaderAccessBit;
+		Vector4Clear(desc.clearColor);
+		desc.usePreferredClearValue = true;
+		desc.committedResource = true;
+		desc.format = TextureFormat::RGBA32_UNorm;
+		desc.shortLifeTime = true;
+		readbackRenderTarget = RHI::CreateTexture(desc);
+	}
+
 	ui.Init();
 	world.Init();
 	mipMapGen.Init();
@@ -328,6 +340,7 @@ void GRP::EndFrame()
 	imgui.Draw();
 	post.Draw("Post-process", GetSwapChainTexture());
 	world.EndFrame();
+	UpdateReadbackTexture();
 	RHI::EndFrame();
 
 	if(rhie.presentToPresentUS > 0)
@@ -346,6 +359,16 @@ void GRP::EndFrame()
 	}
 }
 
+void GRP::UpdateReadbackTexture()
+{
+	if(!updateReadbackTexture)
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
+	post.Draw("Readback post-process", readbackRenderTarget);
+}
+
 void GRP::CreateTexture(image_t* image, int mipCount, int width, int height)
 {
 	TextureDesc desc(image->name, width, height, mipCount);
@@ -863,6 +886,10 @@ uint32_t GRP::CreatePSO(CachedPSO& cache, const char* name)
 
 void GRP::ExecuteRenderCommands(const byte* data)
 {
+	updateReadbackTexture =
+		R_FindRenderCommand(RC_SCREENSHOT) != NULL ||
+		R_FindRenderCommand(RC_VIDEOFRAME) != NULL;
+
 	for(;;)
 	{
 		const int commandId = ((const renderCommandBase_t*)data)->commandId;
@@ -931,10 +958,8 @@ void GRP::ExecuteRenderCommands(const byte* data)
 
 void GRP::ReadPixels(int w, int h, int alignment, colorSpace_t colorSpace, void* outPixels)
 {
-	const HTexture sourceTexture = GetSwapChainTexture();
-
 	MappedTexture mapped;
-	BeginTextureReadback(mapped, sourceTexture);
+	BeginTextureReadback(mapped, grp.readbackRenderTarget);
 
 	byte* const out0 = (byte*)outPixels;
 	const byte* const in0 = mapped.mappedData;