diff --git a/Core/Core.cpp b/Core/Core.cpp
index 55783375a8..73696842f6 100644
--- a/Core/Core.cpp
+++ b/Core/Core.cpp
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ bool UpdateScreenScale(int width, int height) {
 		dp_yres = new_dp_yres;
 		pixel_xres = width;
 		pixel_yres = height;
-		INFO_LOG(SYSTEM, "pixel_res: %dx%d", pixel_xres, pixel_yres);
+		INFO_LOG(SYSTEM, "pixel_res: %dx%d. Calling NativeResized()", pixel_xres, pixel_yres);
 		NativeResized();
 		return true;
 	}
diff --git a/UI/NativeApp.cpp b/UI/NativeApp.cpp
index b97edf440d..d4fa2c65ee 100644
--- a/UI/NativeApp.cpp
+++ b/UI/NativeApp.cpp
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ std::unique_ptr<ManagedTexture> uiTexture;
 ScreenManager *screenManager;
 std::string config_filename;
 
+bool g_graphicsInited;
+
 #ifdef IOS
 bool iosCanUseJit;
 bool targetIsJailbroken;
@@ -675,10 +677,13 @@ void NativeInitGraphics(GraphicsContext *graphicsContext) {
 #endif
 
 	g_gameInfoCache = new GameInfoCache();
+
+	g_graphicsInited = true;
 	ILOG("NativeInitGraphics completed");
 }
 
 void NativeShutdownGraphics() {
+	g_graphicsInited = false;
 	ILOG("NativeShutdownGraphics");
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
@@ -817,6 +822,7 @@ void NativeRender(GraphicsContext *graphicsContext) {
 	}
 
 	if (resized) {
+		ILOG("resized was set to true - resizing");
 		resized = false;
 
 		if (uiContext) {
@@ -1072,7 +1078,11 @@ void NativeMessageReceived(const char *message, const char *value) {
 
 void NativeResized() {
 	// NativeResized can come from any thread so we just set a flag, then process it later.
-	resized = true;
+	if (g_graphicsInited) {
+		resized = true;
+	} else {
+		ILOG("NativeResized ignored, not initialized");
+	}
 }
 
 void NativeSetRestarting() {
diff --git a/android/jni/app-android.cpp b/android/jni/app-android.cpp
index 15adb0a638..d1260fce3c 100644
--- a/android/jni/app-android.cpp
+++ b/android/jni/app-android.cpp
@@ -773,6 +773,8 @@ extern "C" void JNICALL Java_org_ppsspp_ppsspp_NativeApp_backbufferResize(JNIEnv
 	if (new_size) {
 		ILOG("Size change detected (previously %d,%d) - calling NativeResized()", old_w, old_h);
 		NativeResized();
+	} else {
+		ILOG("Size didn't change.");
 	}
 }