diff --git a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanQueueRunner.cpp b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanQueueRunner.cpp
index c1da294a0f45..8f6b48420db8 100644
--- a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanQueueRunner.cpp
+++ b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanQueueRunner.cpp
@@ -1724,6 +1724,10 @@ void VulkanQueueRunner::PerformCopy(const VKRStep &step, VkCommandBuffer cmd) {
 
 	// We can't copy only depth or only stencil unfortunately - or can we?.
 	if (step.copy.aspectMask & (VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_DEPTH_BIT | VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_STENCIL_BIT)) {
+		_dbg_assert_(src->depth.image != VK_NULL_HANDLE);
+
+		dst->EnsureDepthImage(cmd);
+
 		if (src->depth.layout != VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_SRC_OPTIMAL) {
 			SetupTransitionToTransferSrc(src->depth, VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_DEPTH_BIT | VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_STENCIL_BIT, &recordBarrier_);
 		}
@@ -1989,6 +1993,7 @@ void VulkanQueueRunner::PerformReadback(const VKRStep &step, VkCommandBuffer cmd
 			srcImage = &step.readback.src->color;
 		} else if (step.readback.aspectMask & (VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_DEPTH_BIT | VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_STENCIL_BIT)) {
 			srcImage = &step.readback.src->depth;
+			_dbg_assert_(srcImage->image != VK_NULL_HANDLE);
 		} else {
 			_dbg_assert_msg_(false, "No image aspect to readback?");
 			return;