diff --git a/app/src/display.c b/app/src/display.c
index 4852952b..dabc2cb7 100644
--- a/app/src/display.c
+++ b/app/src/display.c
@@ -62,11 +62,17 @@ sc_display_init(struct sc_display *display, SDL_Window *window, bool mipmaps) {
         LOGD("Trilinear filtering disabled (not an OpenGL renderer");
     }
 
+    display->pending.flags = 0;
+    display->pending.frame = NULL;
+
     return true;
 }
 
 void
 sc_display_destroy(struct sc_display *display) {
+    if (display->pending.frame) {
+        av_frame_free(&display->pending.frame);
+    }
 #ifdef SC_DISPLAY_FORCE_OPENGL_CORE_PROFILE
     SDL_GL_DeleteContext(display->gl_context);
 #endif
@@ -84,7 +90,7 @@ sc_display_create_texture(struct sc_display *display,
                                              SDL_TEXTUREACCESS_STREAMING,
                                              size.width, size.height);
     if (!texture) {
-        LOGE("Could not create texture: %s", SDL_GetError());
+        LOGD("Could not create texture: %s", SDL_GetError());
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -104,8 +110,66 @@ sc_display_create_texture(struct sc_display *display,
     return texture;
 }
 
-bool
-sc_display_set_texture_size(struct sc_display *display, struct sc_size size) {
+static inline void
+sc_display_set_pending_size(struct sc_display *display, struct sc_size size) {
+    assert(!display->texture);
+    display->pending.size = size;
+    display->pending.flags |= SC_DISPLAY_PENDING_FLAG_SIZE;
+}
+
+static bool
+sc_display_set_pending_frame(struct sc_display *display, const AVFrame *frame) {
+    if (!display->pending.frame) {
+        display->pending.frame = av_frame_alloc();
+        if (!display->pending.frame) {
+            LOG_OOM();
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    int r = av_frame_ref(display->pending.frame, frame);
+    if (r) {
+        LOGE("Could not ref frame: %d", r);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    display->pending.flags |= SC_DISPLAY_PENDING_FLAG_FRAME;
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool
+sc_display_apply_pending(struct sc_display *display) {
+    if (display->pending.flags & SC_DISPLAY_PENDING_FLAG_SIZE) {
+        assert(!display->texture);
+        display->texture =
+            sc_display_create_texture(display, display->pending.size);
+        if (!display->texture) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        display->pending.flags &= ~SC_DISPLAY_PENDING_FLAG_SIZE;
+    }
+
+    if (display->pending.flags & SC_DISPLAY_PENDING_FLAG_FRAME) {
+        assert(display->pending.frame);
+        bool ok = sc_display_update_texture(display, display->pending.frame);
+        if (!ok) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        av_frame_unref(display->pending.frame);
+        display->pending.flags &= ~SC_DISPLAY_PENDING_FLAG_FRAME;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool
+sc_display_set_texture_size_internal(struct sc_display *display,
+                                     struct sc_size size) {
+    assert(size.width && size.height);
+
     if (display->texture) {
         SDL_DestroyTexture(display->texture);
     }
@@ -119,14 +183,27 @@ sc_display_set_texture_size(struct sc_display *display, struct sc_size size) {
     return true;
 }
 
-bool
-sc_display_update_texture(struct sc_display *display, const AVFrame *frame) {
+enum sc_display_result
+sc_display_set_texture_size(struct sc_display *display, struct sc_size size) {
+    bool ok = sc_display_set_texture_size_internal(display, size);
+    if (!ok) {
+        sc_display_set_pending_size(display, size);
+        return SC_DISPLAY_RESULT_PENDING;
+
+    }
+
+    return SC_DISPLAY_RESULT_OK;
+}
+
+static bool
+sc_display_update_texture_internal(struct sc_display *display,
+                                   const AVFrame *frame) {
     int ret = SDL_UpdateYUVTexture(display->texture, NULL,
                                    frame->data[0], frame->linesize[0],
                                    frame->data[1], frame->linesize[1],
                                    frame->data[2], frame->linesize[2]);
     if (ret) {
-        LOGE("Could not update texture: %s", SDL_GetError());
+        LOGD("Could not update texture: %s", SDL_GetError());
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -139,11 +216,34 @@ sc_display_update_texture(struct sc_display *display, const AVFrame *frame) {
     return true;
 }
 
-bool
+enum sc_display_result
+sc_display_update_texture(struct sc_display *display, const AVFrame *frame) {
+    bool ok = sc_display_update_texture_internal(display, frame);
+    if (!ok) {
+        ok = sc_display_set_pending_frame(display, frame);
+        if (!ok) {
+            LOGE("Could not set pending frame");
+            return SC_DISPLAY_RESULT_ERROR;
+        }
+
+        return SC_DISPLAY_RESULT_PENDING;
+    }
+
+    return SC_DISPLAY_RESULT_OK;
+}
+
+enum sc_display_result
 sc_display_render(struct sc_display *display, const SDL_Rect *geometry,
                   unsigned rotation) {
     SDL_RenderClear(display->renderer);
 
+    if (display->pending.flags) {
+        bool ok = sc_display_apply_pending(display);
+        if (!ok) {
+            return SC_DISPLAY_RESULT_PENDING;
+        }
+    }
+
     SDL_Renderer *renderer = display->renderer;
     SDL_Texture *texture = display->texture;
 
@@ -151,7 +251,7 @@ sc_display_render(struct sc_display *display, const SDL_Rect *geometry,
         int ret = SDL_RenderCopy(renderer, texture, NULL, geometry);
         if (ret) {
             LOGE("Could not render texture: %s", SDL_GetError());
-            return false;
+            return SC_DISPLAY_RESULT_ERROR;
         }
     } else {
         // rotation in RenderCopyEx() is clockwise, while screen->rotation is
@@ -176,10 +276,10 @@ sc_display_render(struct sc_display *display, const SDL_Rect *geometry,
                                    NULL, 0);
         if (ret) {
             LOGE("Could not render texture: %s", SDL_GetError());
-            return false;
+            return SC_DISPLAY_RESULT_ERROR;
         }
     }
 
     SDL_RenderPresent(display->renderer);
-    return true;
+    return SC_DISPLAY_RESULT_OK;
 }
diff --git a/app/src/display.h b/app/src/display.h
index e30b4822..6b83a5c9 100644
--- a/app/src/display.h
+++ b/app/src/display.h
@@ -24,6 +24,20 @@ struct sc_display {
 #endif
 
     bool mipmaps;
+
+    struct {
+#define SC_DISPLAY_PENDING_FLAG_SIZE 1
+#define SC_DISPLAY_PENDING_FLAG_FRAME 2
+        int8_t flags;
+        struct sc_size size;
+        AVFrame *frame;
+    } pending;
+};
+
+enum sc_display_result {
+    SC_DISPLAY_RESULT_OK,
+    SC_DISPLAY_RESULT_PENDING,
+    SC_DISPLAY_RESULT_ERROR,
 };
 
 bool
@@ -32,13 +46,13 @@ sc_display_init(struct sc_display *display, SDL_Window *window, bool mipmaps);
 void
 sc_display_destroy(struct sc_display *display);
 
-bool
+enum sc_display_result
 sc_display_set_texture_size(struct sc_display *display, struct sc_size size);
 
-bool
+enum sc_display_result
 sc_display_update_texture(struct sc_display *display, const AVFrame *frame);
 
-bool
+enum sc_display_result
 sc_display_render(struct sc_display *display, const SDL_Rect *geometry,
                   unsigned rotation);
 
diff --git a/app/src/screen.c b/app/src/screen.c
index 70665ed6..14fd2a00 100644
--- a/app/src/screen.c
+++ b/app/src/screen.c
@@ -249,9 +249,9 @@ sc_screen_render(struct sc_screen *screen, bool update_content_rect) {
         sc_screen_update_content_rect(screen);
     }
 
-    bool ok = sc_display_render(&screen->display, &screen->rect,
-                                screen->rotation);
-    (void) ok; // error already logged
+    enum sc_display_result res =
+        sc_display_render(&screen->display, &screen->rect, screen->rotation);
+    (void) res; // any error already logged
 }
 
 #if defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__WINDOWS__)
@@ -583,15 +583,17 @@ sc_screen_init_size(struct sc_screen *screen) {
         get_rotated_size(screen->frame_size, screen->rotation);
     screen->content_size = content_size;
 
-    return sc_display_set_texture_size(&screen->display, screen->frame_size);
+    enum sc_display_result res =
+        sc_display_set_texture_size(&screen->display, screen->frame_size);
+    return res != SC_DISPLAY_RESULT_ERROR;
 }
 
 // recreate the texture and resize the window if the frame size has changed
-static bool
+static enum sc_display_result
 prepare_for_frame(struct sc_screen *screen, struct sc_size new_frame_size) {
     if (screen->frame_size.width == new_frame_size.width
             && screen->frame_size.height == new_frame_size.height) {
-        return true;
+        return SC_DISPLAY_RESULT_OK;
     }
 
     // frame dimension changed
@@ -615,13 +617,23 @@ sc_screen_update_frame(struct sc_screen *screen) {
     sc_fps_counter_add_rendered_frame(&screen->fps_counter);
 
     struct sc_size new_frame_size = {frame->width, frame->height};
-    if (!prepare_for_frame(screen, new_frame_size)) {
+    enum sc_display_result res = prepare_for_frame(screen, new_frame_size);
+    if (res == SC_DISPLAY_RESULT_ERROR) {
         return false;
     }
+    if (res == SC_DISPLAY_RESULT_PENDING) {
+        // Not an error, but do not continue
+        return true;
+    }
 
-    if (!sc_display_update_texture(&screen->display, frame)) {
+    res = sc_display_update_texture(&screen->display, frame);
+    if (res == SC_DISPLAY_RESULT_ERROR) {
         return false;
     }
+    if (res == SC_DISPLAY_RESULT_PENDING) {
+        // Not an error, but do not continue
+        return true;
+    }
 
     if (!screen->has_frame) {
         screen->has_frame = true;