diff --git a/GPU/Software/SoftGpu.cpp b/GPU/Software/SoftGpu.cpp
index 9ada32d82..24044d6e9 100644
--- a/GPU/Software/SoftGpu.cpp
+++ b/GPU/Software/SoftGpu.cpp
@@ -349,7 +349,9 @@ void SoftGPU::ExecuteOp(u32 op, u32 diff)
 			}
 
 			cyclesExecuted += EstimatePerVertexCost() * count;
-			TransformUnit::SubmitPrimitive(verts, indices, type, count, gstate.vertType);
+			if (!(gstate_c.skipDrawReason & SKIPDRAW_SKIPFRAME)) {
+				TransformUnit::SubmitPrimitive(verts, indices, type, count, gstate.vertType);
+			}
 		}
 		break;
 
@@ -389,7 +391,9 @@ void SoftGPU::ExecuteOp(u32 op, u32 diff)
 				break;
 			}
 
-			TransformUnit::SubmitSpline(control_points, indices, sp_ucount, sp_vcount, sp_utype, sp_vtype, gstate.getPatchPrimitiveType(), gstate.vertType);
+			if (!(gstate_c.skipDrawReason & SKIPDRAW_SKIPFRAME)) {
+				TransformUnit::SubmitSpline(control_points, indices, sp_ucount, sp_vcount, sp_utype, sp_vtype, gstate.getPatchPrimitiveType(), gstate.vertType);
+			}
 			DEBUG_LOG(G3D,"DL DRAW SPLINE: %i x %i, %i x %i", sp_ucount, sp_vcount, sp_utype, sp_vtype);
 		}
 		break;
diff --git a/GPU/Software/SoftGpu.h b/GPU/Software/SoftGpu.h
index 2359c7323..99e4c52b1 100644
--- a/GPU/Software/SoftGpu.h
+++ b/GPU/Software/SoftGpu.h
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ public:
 		fullInfo = "Software";
 	}
 
+	virtual bool FramebufferReallyDirty() {
+		return !(gstate_c.skipDrawReason & SKIPDRAW_SKIPFRAME);
+	}
+
 	virtual bool GetCurrentFramebuffer(GPUDebugBuffer &buffer);
 	virtual bool GetCurrentDepthbuffer(GPUDebugBuffer &buffer);
 	virtual bool GetCurrentStencilbuffer(GPUDebugBuffer &buffer);