diff --git a/src/core/fullscreenui.cpp b/src/core/fullscreenui.cpp
index 7c7b4d323..a9d1e608d 100644
--- a/src/core/fullscreenui.cpp
+++ b/src/core/fullscreenui.cpp
@@ -1893,10 +1893,7 @@ bool FullscreenUI::InitializeSaveStateListEntryFromPath(SaveStateListEntry* li,
 void FullscreenUI::ClearSaveStateEntryList()
 {
   for (SaveStateListEntry& entry : s_locals.save_state_selector_slots)
-  {
-    if (entry.preview_texture)
-      g_gpu_device->RecycleTexture(std::move(entry.preview_texture));
-  }
+    QueueTextureRecycle(std::move(entry.preview_texture));
   s_locals.save_state_selector_slots.clear();
 }
 
@@ -1993,10 +1990,8 @@ void FullscreenUI::DrawSaveStateSelector()
           [global = entry.global, slot = entry.slot]() { System::LoadStateFromSlot(global, slot); });
       }
 
-      BeginTransition(TransitionEffect::Fade, LONG_TRANSITION_TIME, []() {
-        ClearSaveStateEntryList(); // entry no longer valid
-        ClosePauseMenu(TransitionEffect::None);
-      });
+      ClearSaveStateEntryList();
+      ClosePauseMenu(TransitionEffect::Fade, LONG_TRANSITION_TIME);
     }
     else
     {
@@ -2006,11 +2001,8 @@ void FullscreenUI::DrawSaveStateSelector()
 
   static constexpr auto do_save_state = [](const SaveStateListEntry& entry) {
     Host::RunOnCoreThread([slot = entry.slot, global = entry.global]() { System::SaveStateToSlot(global, slot); });
-
-    BeginTransition(TransitionEffect::Fade, LONG_TRANSITION_TIME, []() {
-      ClearSaveStateEntryList(); // entry no longer valid
-      ClosePauseMenu(TransitionEffect::None);
-    });
+    ClearSaveStateEntryList();
+    ClosePauseMenu(TransitionEffect::Fade, LONG_TRANSITION_TIME);
   };
 
   ImGuiIO& io = ImGui::GetIO();
@@ -2171,8 +2163,7 @@ void FullscreenUI::DrawSaveStateSelector()
                   ShowToast(OSDMessageType::Quick, {}, fmt::format(FSUI_FSTR("{} deleted."), RemoveHash(entry.title)));
 
                   // need to preserve the texture, since it's going to be drawn this frame
-                  // TODO: do this with a transition for safety
-                  g_gpu_device->RecycleTexture(std::move(entry.preview_texture));
+                  QueueTextureRecycle(std::move(entry.preview_texture));
 
                   if (s_locals.save_state_selector_loading)
                   {
@@ -2247,10 +2238,8 @@ void FullscreenUI::DrawSaveStateSelector()
   }
   else if ((!AreAnyDialogsOpen() && WantsToCloseMenu()) || closed)
   {
-    BeginTransition(TransitionEffect::ZoomOut, DEFAULT_TRANSITION_TIME, []() {
-      ClearSaveStateEntryList();
-      ReturnToPreviousWindow(TransitionEffect::None);
-    });
+    ClearSaveStateEntryList();
+    ReturnToPreviousWindow(TransitionEffect::ZoomOut);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/fullscreenui_widgets.cpp b/src/core/fullscreenui_widgets.cpp
index 2fa68dc2a..ddfe8637f 100644
--- a/src/core/fullscreenui_widgets.cpp
+++ b/src/core/fullscreenui_widgets.cpp
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@ struct WidgetsState
   LRUCache<std::string, std::shared_ptr<GPUTexture>> texture_cache{128, true};
   std::shared_ptr<GPUTexture> placeholder_texture;
   std::deque<std::pair<std::string, Image>> texture_upload_queue;
+  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<GPUTexture>> texture_recycle_queue;
 
   // Transition Resources
   TransitionStartCallback transition_start_callback;
@@ -647,6 +648,8 @@ bool FullscreenUI::CreateWidgetsGPUResources(Error* error)
 
 void FullscreenUI::DestroyWidgetsGPUResources()
 {
+  RecycleQueuedTextures();
+
   g_gpu_device->RecycleTexture(std::move(s_state.blur_source_texture));
   g_gpu_device->RecycleTexture(std::move(s_state.blur_intermediate_texture));
   g_gpu_device->RecycleTexture(std::move(s_state.blur_output_texture));
@@ -1074,6 +1077,19 @@ void FullscreenUI::UploadAsyncTextures()
   }
 }
 
+void FullscreenUI::QueueTextureRecycle(std::unique_ptr<GPUTexture> texture)
+{
+  if (texture)
+    s_state.texture_recycle_queue.push_back(std::move(texture));
+}
+
+void FullscreenUI::RecycleQueuedTextures()
+{
+  for (std::unique_ptr<GPUTexture>& tex : s_state.texture_recycle_queue)
+    g_gpu_device->RecycleTexture(std::move(tex));
+  s_state.texture_recycle_queue.clear();
+}
+
 void FullscreenUI::BeginTransition(TransitionStartCallback func, float time)
 {
   BeginTransition(TransitionEffect::Fade, time, std::move(func));
diff --git a/src/core/fullscreenui_widgets.h b/src/core/fullscreenui_widgets.h
index 346d26d4d..e94f3c2e8 100644
--- a/src/core/fullscreenui_widgets.h
+++ b/src/core/fullscreenui_widgets.h
@@ -275,6 +275,8 @@ GPUTexture* GetCachedTextureAsync(std::string_view name, const ImVec2& size);
 bool InvalidateCachedTexture(std::string_view path);
 bool TextureNeedsSVGDimensions(std::string_view path);
 void UploadAsyncTextures();
+void QueueTextureRecycle(std::unique_ptr<GPUTexture> texture);
+void RecycleQueuedTextures();
 
 /// Screen transitions.
 inline constexpr float SHORT_TRANSITION_TIME = 0.15f;
diff --git a/src/core/video_presenter.cpp b/src/core/video_presenter.cpp
index 49cbd29a4..5e81ad949 100644
--- a/src/core/video_presenter.cpp
+++ b/src/core/video_presenter.cpp
@@ -1551,6 +1551,8 @@ bool VideoPresenter::PresentFrame(GPUBackend* backend, u64 present_time)
     }
   }
 
+  FullscreenUI::RecycleQueuedTextures();
+
   if (pres == GPUPresentResult::OK)
   {
     const GPUDevice::Features features = g_gpu_device->GetFeatures();