diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_playanim.cc b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_playanim.cc
index 6a5189c957d..2e32ee3fe3b 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_playanim.cc
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_playanim.cc
@@ -665,6 +665,8 @@ static void playanim_toscreen_ex(GHOST_WindowHandle ghost_window,
                                  const float frame_indicator_factor)
 {
   GHOST_ActivateWindowDrawingContext(ghost_window);
+  GPU_render_begin();
+  GPU_render_step();
 
   GPU_clear_color(0.1f, 0.1f, 0.1f, 0.0f);
 
@@ -768,6 +770,7 @@ static void playanim_toscreen_ex(GHOST_WindowHandle ghost_window,
   }
 
   GHOST_SwapWindowBuffers(ghost_window);
+  GPU_render_end();
 }
 
 static void playanim_toscreen_on_load(GHOST_WindowHandle ghost_window,
@@ -1861,6 +1864,8 @@ static bool wm_main_playanim_intern(int argc, const char **argv, PlayArgs *args_
   ps.display_ctx.size[0] = ps.ibuf_size[0];
   ps.display_ctx.size[1] = ps.ibuf_size[1];
 
+  GPU_render_begin();
+  GPU_render_step();
   GPU_clear_color(0.1f, 0.1f, 0.1f, 0.0f);
 
   {
@@ -1872,6 +1877,7 @@ static bool wm_main_playanim_intern(int argc, const char **argv, PlayArgs *args_
   }
 
   GHOST_SwapWindowBuffers(ps.ghost_data.window);
+  GPU_render_end();
 
   /* One of the frames was invalid or not passed in. */
   if (frame_start == -1 || frame_end == -1) {