diff --git a/src_rebuild/PsyX/include/PsyX/PsyX_render.h b/src_rebuild/PsyX/include/PsyX/PsyX_render.h
index f5ce8aa9..b78d8b91 100644
--- a/src_rebuild/PsyX/include/PsyX/PsyX_render.h
+++ b/src_rebuild/PsyX/include/PsyX/PsyX_render.h
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ extern void			GR_SetWireframe(int enable);
 
 extern void			GR_DestroyTexture(TextureID texture);
 extern void			GR_Clear(int x, int y, int w, int h, unsigned char r, unsigned char g, unsigned char b);
+extern void			GR_ClearVRAM(int x, int y, int w, int h, unsigned char r, unsigned char g, unsigned char b);
 extern void			GR_UpdateVertexBuffer(const GrVertex* vertices, int count);
 extern void			GR_DrawTriangles(int start_vertex, int triangles);
 
diff --git a/src_rebuild/PsyX/src/psx/LIBGPU.C b/src_rebuild/PsyX/src/psx/LIBGPU.C
index 909dbad9..8975e7d9 100644
--- a/src_rebuild/PsyX/src/psx/LIBGPU.C
+++ b/src_rebuild/PsyX/src/psx/LIBGPU.C
@@ -27,12 +27,18 @@ void(*drawsync_callback)(void) = NULL;
 
 int ClearImage(RECT16* rect, u_char r, u_char g, u_char b)
 {
+	GR_ClearVRAM(rect->x, rect->y, rect->w, rect->h, r, g, b);
+
+	// TODO: clear all affected backbuffers
 	GR_Clear(rect->x, rect->y, rect->w, rect->h, r, g, b);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 int ClearImage2(RECT16* rect, u_char r, u_char g, u_char b)
 {
+	GR_ClearVRAM(rect->x, rect->y, rect->w, rect->h, r, g, b);
+
+	// TODO: clear all affected backbuffers
 	GR_Clear(rect->x, rect->y, rect->w, rect->h, r, g, b);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src_rebuild/PsyX/src/render/PsyX_render.cpp b/src_rebuild/PsyX/src/render/PsyX_render.cpp
index a2693990..c0589b4e 100644
--- a/src_rebuild/PsyX/src/render/PsyX_render.cpp
+++ b/src_rebuild/PsyX/src/render/PsyX_render.cpp
@@ -1326,30 +1326,34 @@ void GR_DestroyTexture(TextureID texture)
 #endif
 }
 
-void GR_Clear(int x, int y, int w, int h, unsigned char r, unsigned char g, unsigned char b)
+void GR_ClearVRAM(int x, int y, int w, int h, unsigned char r, unsigned char g, unsigned char b)
 {
 	vram_need_update = 1;
-	framebuffer_need_update = 1;
 
 	u_short* dst = vram + x + y * VRAM_WIDTH;
 
-	if (x+w > VRAM_WIDTH)
+	if (x + w > VRAM_WIDTH)
 		w = VRAM_WIDTH - x;
 
-	if (y+h > VRAM_HEIGHT)
-		h = VRAM_HEIGHT-y;
+	if (y + h > VRAM_HEIGHT)
+		h = VRAM_HEIGHT - y;
 
 	// clear VRAM region with given color
-	for (int i = 0; i < h; i++) 
+	for (int i = 0; i < h; i++)
 	{
 		u_short* tmp = dst;
-		
+
 		for (int j = 0; j < w; j++)
 			*tmp++ = r | (g << 5) | (b << 11);
 
 		dst += VRAM_WIDTH;
 	}
-	
+}
+
+void GR_Clear(int x, int y, int w, int h, unsigned char r, unsigned char g, unsigned char b)
+{
+	framebuffer_need_update = 1;
+
 #if defined(USE_OPENGL)
 	glClearColor(r / 255.0f, g / 255.0f, b / 255.0f, 1.0f);
 	glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);