diff --git a/include/QF/Vulkan/qf_main.h b/include/QF/Vulkan/qf_main.h
index 8d2da31d6..b666ce017 100644
--- a/include/QF/Vulkan/qf_main.h
+++ b/include/QF/Vulkan/qf_main.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ struct qfv_renderframe_s;
 struct entqueue_s;
 struct scene_s;
 
+void Vulkan_Main_CreateRenderPasses (struct vulkan_ctx_s *ctx);
 void Vulkan_NewScene (struct scene_s *scene, struct vulkan_ctx_s *ctx);
 void Vulkan_RenderView (struct qfv_renderframe_s *rFrame);
 void Vulkan_RenderEntities (struct entqueue_s *queue,
diff --git a/include/QF/Vulkan/qf_renderpass.h b/include/QF/Vulkan/qf_renderpass.h
index 8a4d68a1b..ddbc70764 100644
--- a/include/QF/Vulkan/qf_renderpass.h
+++ b/include/QF/Vulkan/qf_renderpass.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ typedef struct qfv_renderpass_s {
 	qfv_framebufferset_t *framebuffers;
 	VkViewport  viewport;
 	VkRect2D    scissor;
+	int         order;
 
 	size_t      subpassCount;
 	qfv_subpassset_t *subpass_info;
diff --git a/include/QF/Vulkan/qf_vid.h b/include/QF/Vulkan/qf_vid.h
index 04e4a49d6..eb12a2ce2 100644
--- a/include/QF/Vulkan/qf_vid.h
+++ b/include/QF/Vulkan/qf_vid.h
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
 #endif
 #include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
 
+enum {
+	QFV_rp_main,
+};
+
 //FIXME location
 typedef enum {
 	QFV_passDepth,			// geometry
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vulkan_main.c b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vulkan_main.c
index 8fa6a91e3..fa0fcd53b 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vulkan_main.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vulkan_main.c
@@ -48,17 +48,21 @@
 #include "QF/scene/entity.h"
 #include "QF/scene/scene.h"
 
-#include "QF/Vulkan/qf_vid.h"
 #include "QF/Vulkan/qf_alias.h"
 #include "QF/Vulkan/qf_bsp.h"
+#include "QF/Vulkan/qf_compose.h"
+#include "QF/Vulkan/qf_draw.h"
 #include "QF/Vulkan/qf_iqm.h"
 #include "QF/Vulkan/qf_lighting.h"
 #include "QF/Vulkan/qf_lightmap.h"
 #include "QF/Vulkan/qf_main.h"
+#include "QF/Vulkan/qf_matrices.h"
 #include "QF/Vulkan/qf_particles.h"
 #include "QF/Vulkan/qf_renderpass.h"
 #include "QF/Vulkan/qf_scene.h"
 #include "QF/Vulkan/qf_sprite.h"
+#include "QF/Vulkan/qf_vid.h"
+#include "QF/Vulkan/swapchain.h"
 
 #include "mod_internal.h"
 #include "r_internal.h"
@@ -151,3 +155,28 @@ Vulkan_NewScene (scene_t *scene, vulkan_ctx_t *ctx)
 	Vulkan_BuildDisplayLists (scene->models, scene->num_models, ctx);
 	Vulkan_LoadLights (scene, ctx);
 }
+
+static void
+main_draw (qfv_renderframe_t *rFrame)
+{
+	Vulkan_Matrix_Draw (rFrame);
+	Vulkan_RenderView (rFrame);
+	Vulkan_FlushText (rFrame);//FIXME delayed by a frame?
+	Vulkan_Lighting_Draw (rFrame);
+	Vulkan_Compose_Draw (rFrame);
+}
+
+void
+Vulkan_Main_CreateRenderPasses (vulkan_ctx_t *ctx)
+{
+	qfv_output_t output = {
+		.extent    = ctx->swapchain->extent,
+		.view      = ctx->swapchain->imageViews->a[0],
+		.format    = ctx->swapchain->format,
+		.view_list = ctx->swapchain->imageViews->a,
+	};
+	__auto_type rp = Vulkan_CreateRenderPass (ctx, "deferred",
+											  &output, main_draw);
+	rp->order = QFV_rp_main;
+	DARRAY_APPEND (&ctx->renderPasses, rp);
+}
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vulkan_vid_common.c b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vulkan_vid_common.c
index d87e4ce72..f95aa3b43 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vulkan_vid_common.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vulkan_vid_common.c
@@ -39,23 +39,20 @@
 #include "QF/cvar.h"
 #include "QF/dstring.h"
 #include "QF/hash.h"
+#include "QF/heapsort.h"
 #include "QF/plist.h"
 #include "QF/va.h"
 #include "QF/scene/entity.h"
 #include "QF/Vulkan/capture.h"
+#include "QF/Vulkan/command.h"
 #include "QF/Vulkan/debug.h"
 #include "QF/Vulkan/device.h"
 #include "QF/Vulkan/instance.h"
 #include "QF/Vulkan/staging.h"
 #include "QF/Vulkan/swapchain.h"
 
-#include "QF/Vulkan/qf_alias.h"
-#include "QF/Vulkan/qf_bsp.h"
-#include "QF/Vulkan/qf_compose.h"
-#include "QF/Vulkan/qf_draw.h"
 #include "QF/Vulkan/qf_lighting.h"
 #include "QF/Vulkan/qf_main.h"
-#include "QF/Vulkan/qf_matrices.h"
 #include "QF/Vulkan/qf_renderpass.h"
 #include "QF/Vulkan/qf_vid.h"
 
@@ -365,28 +362,21 @@ qfv_load_pipeline (vulkan_ctx_t *ctx, const char *name)
 	return item;
 }
 
-static void
-renderpass_draw (qfv_renderframe_t *rFrame)
+static int
+renderpass_cmp (const void *_a, const void *_b)
 {
-	Vulkan_Matrix_Draw (rFrame);
-	Vulkan_RenderView (rFrame);
-	Vulkan_FlushText (rFrame);//FIXME delayed by a frame?
-	Vulkan_Lighting_Draw (rFrame);
-	Vulkan_Compose_Draw (rFrame);
+	const qfv_renderpass_t *a = _a;
+	const qfv_renderpass_t *b = _b;
+	return a->order - b->order;
 }
 
 void
 Vulkan_CreateRenderPasses (vulkan_ctx_t *ctx)
 {
-	qfv_output_t output = {
-		.extent    = ctx->swapchain->extent,
-		.view      = ctx->swapchain->imageViews->a[0],
-		.format    = ctx->swapchain->format,
-		.view_list = ctx->swapchain->imageViews->a,
-	};
-	__auto_type rp = Vulkan_CreateRenderPass (ctx, "deferred",
-											  &output, renderpass_draw);
-	DARRAY_APPEND (&ctx->renderPasses, rp);
+	Vulkan_Main_CreateRenderPasses (ctx);
+
+	heapsort (ctx->renderPasses.a, ctx->renderPasses.size,
+			  sizeof (qfv_renderpass_t *), renderpass_cmp);
 }
 
 void