diff --git a/GPU/Common/SoftwareTransformCommon.cpp b/GPU/Common/SoftwareTransformCommon.cpp
index e87d5a940a72..09077acd9aae 100644
--- a/GPU/Common/SoftwareTransformCommon.cpp
+++ b/GPU/Common/SoftwareTransformCommon.cpp
@@ -441,12 +441,17 @@ void SoftwareTransform::Decode(int prim, u32 vertType, const DecVtxFormat &decVt
 	// TODO: This bleeds outside the play area in non-buffered mode. Big deal? Probably not.
 	// TODO: Allow creating a depth clear and a color draw.
 	bool reallyAClear = false;
-	if (maxIndex > 1 && prim == GE_PRIM_RECTANGLES && gstate.isModeClear() && params_.allowClear) {
+	if (maxIndex > 1 && prim == GE_PRIM_RECTANGLES && gstate.isModeClear()) {
 		int scissorX2 = gstate.getScissorX2() + 1;
 		int scissorY2 = gstate.getScissorY2() + 1;
 		reallyAClear = IsReallyAClear(transformed, maxIndex, scissorX2, scissorY2);
+		if (reallyAClear) {
+			result->setSafeSize = true;
+			result->safeWidth = scissorX2;
+			result->safeHeight = scissorY2;
+		}
 	}
-	if (reallyAClear && gl_extensions.gpuVendor != GPU_VENDOR_IMGTEC) {
+	if (params_.allowClear && reallyAClear && gl_extensions.gpuVendor != GPU_VENDOR_IMGTEC) {
 		// If alpha is not allowed to be separate, it must match for both depth/stencil and color.  Vulkan requires this.
 		bool alphaMatchesColor = gstate.isClearModeColorMask() == gstate.isClearModeAlphaMask();
 		bool depthMatchesStencil = gstate.isClearModeAlphaMask() == gstate.isClearModeDepthMask();
diff --git a/GPU/Common/SoftwareTransformCommon.h b/GPU/Common/SoftwareTransformCommon.h
index c93e12b58d36..98250afbea56 100644
--- a/GPU/Common/SoftwareTransformCommon.h
+++ b/GPU/Common/SoftwareTransformCommon.h
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ struct SoftwareTransformResult {
 	bool setStencil;
 	u8 stencilValue;
 
+	bool setSafeSize;
+	u32 safeWidth;
+	u32 safeHeight;
+
 	TransformedVertex *drawBuffer;
 	int drawNumTrans;
 	bool drawIndexed;
diff --git a/GPU/D3D11/DrawEngineD3D11.cpp b/GPU/D3D11/DrawEngineD3D11.cpp
index fde2dd010283..109935aa1dcc 100644
--- a/GPU/D3D11/DrawEngineD3D11.cpp
+++ b/GPU/D3D11/DrawEngineD3D11.cpp
@@ -590,6 +590,9 @@ void DrawEngineD3D11::DoFlush() {
 			swTransform.BuildDrawingParams(prim, indexGen.VertexCount(), dec_->VertexType(), inds, maxIndex, &result);
 		}
 
+		if (result.setSafeSize)
+			framebufferManager_->SetSafeSize(result.safeWidth, result.safeHeight);
+
 		if (result.action == SW_DRAW_PRIMITIVES) {
 			const int vertexSize = sizeof(transformed[0]);
 
@@ -653,12 +656,11 @@ void DrawEngineD3D11::DoFlush() {
 			uint8_t clearStencil = clearColor >> 24;
 			draw_->Clear(clearFlag, clearColor, clearDepth, clearStencil);
 
-			int scissorX2 = gstate.getScissorX2() + 1;
-			int scissorY2 = gstate.getScissorY2() + 1;
-			framebufferManager_->SetSafeSize(scissorX2, scissorY2);
 			if ((gstate_c.featureFlags & GPU_USE_CLEAR_RAM_HACK) && gstate.isClearModeColorMask() && (gstate.isClearModeAlphaMask() || gstate.FrameBufFormat() == GE_FORMAT_565)) {
 				int scissorX1 = gstate.getScissorX1();
 				int scissorY1 = gstate.getScissorY1();
+				int scissorX2 = gstate.getScissorX2() + 1;
+				int scissorY2 = gstate.getScissorY2() + 1;
 				framebufferManager_->ApplyClearToMemory(scissorX1, scissorY1, scissorX2, scissorY2, clearColor);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/GPU/Directx9/DrawEngineDX9.cpp b/GPU/Directx9/DrawEngineDX9.cpp
index a39d48f986cf..f447a8f153ea 100644
--- a/GPU/Directx9/DrawEngineDX9.cpp
+++ b/GPU/Directx9/DrawEngineDX9.cpp
@@ -550,6 +550,9 @@ void DrawEngineDX9::DoFlush() {
 			swTransform.BuildDrawingParams(prim, indexGen.VertexCount(), dec_->VertexType(), inds, maxIndex, &result);
 		}
 
+		if (result.setSafeSize)
+			framebufferManager_->SetSafeSize(result.safeWidth, result.safeHeight);
+
 		ApplyDrawStateLate();
 		vshader = shaderManager_->ApplyShader(false, false, lastVType_);
 
@@ -588,12 +591,11 @@ void DrawEngineDX9::DoFlush() {
 			dxstate.colorMask.set((mask & D3DCLEAR_TARGET) != 0, (mask & D3DCLEAR_TARGET) != 0, (mask & D3DCLEAR_TARGET) != 0, (mask & D3DCLEAR_STENCIL) != 0);
 			device_->Clear(0, NULL, mask, SwapRB(clearColor), clearDepth, clearColor >> 24);
 
-			int scissorX2 = gstate.getScissorX2() + 1;
-			int scissorY2 = gstate.getScissorY2() + 1;
-			framebufferManager_->SetSafeSize(scissorX2, scissorY2);
 			if ((gstate_c.featureFlags & GPU_USE_CLEAR_RAM_HACK) && gstate.isClearModeColorMask() && (gstate.isClearModeAlphaMask() || gstate.FrameBufFormat() == GE_FORMAT_565)) {
 				int scissorX1 = gstate.getScissorX1();
 				int scissorY1 = gstate.getScissorY1();
+				int scissorX2 = gstate.getScissorX2() + 1;
+				int scissorY2 = gstate.getScissorY2() + 1;
 				framebufferManager_->ApplyClearToMemory(scissorX1, scissorY1, scissorX2, scissorY2, clearColor);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/GPU/GLES/DrawEngineGLES.cpp b/GPU/GLES/DrawEngineGLES.cpp
index ca32d8e50803..107b68640e04 100644
--- a/GPU/GLES/DrawEngineGLES.cpp
+++ b/GPU/GLES/DrawEngineGLES.cpp
@@ -573,6 +573,8 @@ void DrawEngineGLES::DoFlush() {
 
 		if (result.action == SW_NOT_READY)
 			swTransform.BuildDrawingParams(prim, vertexCount, dec_->VertexType(), inds, maxIndex, &result);
+		if (result.setSafeSize)
+			framebufferManager_->SetSafeSize(result.safeWidth, result.safeHeight);
 
 		ApplyDrawStateLate(result.setStencil, result.stencilValue);
 
@@ -612,16 +614,14 @@ void DrawEngineGLES::DoFlush() {
 			if (alphaMask) target |= GL_STENCIL_BUFFER_BIT;
 			if (depthMask) target |= GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT;
 
-			int scissorX2 = gstate.getScissorX2() + 1;
-			int scissorY2 = gstate.getScissorY2() + 1;
-
 			render_->Clear(clearColor, clearDepth, clearColor >> 24, target, rgbaMask, vpAndScissor.scissorX, vpAndScissor.scissorY, vpAndScissor.scissorW, vpAndScissor.scissorH);
 			framebufferManager_->SetColorUpdated(gstate_c.skipDrawReason);
-			framebufferManager_->SetSafeSize(scissorX2, scissorY2);
 
 			if ((gstate_c.featureFlags & GPU_USE_CLEAR_RAM_HACK) && colorMask && (alphaMask || gstate.FrameBufFormat() == GE_FORMAT_565)) {
 				int scissorX1 = gstate.getScissorX1();
 				int scissorY1 = gstate.getScissorY1();
+				int scissorX2 = gstate.getScissorX2() + 1;
+				int scissorY2 = gstate.getScissorY2() + 1;
 				framebufferManager_->ApplyClearToMemory(scissorX1, scissorY1, scissorX2, scissorY2, clearColor);
 			}
 			gstate_c.Dirty(DIRTY_BLEND_STATE);  // Make sure the color mask gets re-applied.
diff --git a/GPU/Vulkan/DrawEngineVulkan.cpp b/GPU/Vulkan/DrawEngineVulkan.cpp
index 62305dd14adf..2a5b0401b0d6 100644
--- a/GPU/Vulkan/DrawEngineVulkan.cpp
+++ b/GPU/Vulkan/DrawEngineVulkan.cpp
@@ -910,6 +910,9 @@ void DrawEngineVulkan::DoFlush() {
 			swTransform.BuildDrawingParams(prim, indexGen.VertexCount(), dec_->VertexType(), inds, maxIndex, &result);
 		}
 
+		if (result.setSafeSize)
+			framebufferManager_->SetSafeSize(result.safeWidth, result.safeHeight);
+
 		// Only here, where we know whether to clear or to draw primitives, should we actually set the current framebuffer! Because that gives use the opportunity
 		// to use a "pre-clear" render pass, for high efficiency on tilers.
 		if (result.action == SW_DRAW_PRIMITIVES) {
@@ -983,13 +986,11 @@ void DrawEngineVulkan::DoFlush() {
 			// If non-buffered though, it'll just do a plain clear.
 			framebufferManager_->NotifyClear(gstate.isClearModeColorMask(), gstate.isClearModeAlphaMask(), gstate.isClearModeDepthMask(), result.color, result.depth);
 
-			int scissorX1 = gstate.getScissorX1();
-			int scissorY1 = gstate.getScissorY1();
-			int scissorX2 = gstate.getScissorX2() + 1;
-			int scissorY2 = gstate.getScissorY2() + 1;
-			framebufferManager_->SetSafeSize(scissorX2, scissorY2);
-
 			if (gstate_c.Supports(GPU_USE_CLEAR_RAM_HACK) && gstate.isClearModeColorMask() && (gstate.isClearModeAlphaMask() || gstate.FrameBufFormat() == GE_FORMAT_565)) {
+				int scissorX1 = gstate.getScissorX1();
+				int scissorY1 = gstate.getScissorY1();
+				int scissorX2 = gstate.getScissorX2() + 1;
+				int scissorY2 = gstate.getScissorY2() + 1;
 				framebufferManager_->ApplyClearToMemory(scissorX1, scissorY1, scissorX2, scissorY2, result.color);
 			}
 		}