diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
index 1ccdb57396..15c5c68756 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
@@ -679,21 +679,18 @@ namespace OpenRA
 				}
 
 				// worldRenderer is null during the initial install/download screen
-				if (worldRenderer != null)
+				// World rendering is disabled while the loading screen is displayed
+				// Use worldRenderer.World instead of OrderManager.World to avoid a rendering mismatch while processing orders
+				if (worldRenderer != null && !worldRenderer.World.IsLoadingGameSave)
 				{
-					Renderer.BeginFrame(worldRenderer.Viewport.TopLeft, worldRenderer.Viewport.Zoom);
+					Renderer.BeginWorld(worldRenderer.Viewport.TopLeft, worldRenderer.Viewport.Zoom);
 					Sound.SetListenerPosition(worldRenderer.Viewport.CenterPosition);
-
-					// World rendering is disabled while the loading screen is displayed
-					// Use worldRenderer.World instead of OrderManager.World to avoid a rendering mismatch while processing orders
-					if (!worldRenderer.World.IsLoadingGameSave)
-						worldRenderer.Draw();
+					worldRenderer.Draw();
 				}
-				else
-					Renderer.BeginFrame(int2.Zero, 1f);
 
 				using (new PerfSample("render_widgets"))
 				{
+					Renderer.BeginUI();
 					Ui.Draw();
 
 					if (ModData != null && ModData.CursorProvider != null)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Renderer.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Renderer.cs
index fcaded25d3..3a416a5565 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Renderer.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Renderer.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ namespace OpenRA
 {
 	public sealed class Renderer : IDisposable
 	{
+		enum RenderType { None, World, UI }
+
 		public SpriteRenderer WorldSpriteRenderer { get; private set; }
 		public RgbaSpriteRenderer WorldRgbaSpriteRenderer { get; private set; }
 		public RgbaColorRenderer WorldRgbaColorRenderer { get; private set; }
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 		float lastZoom = -1f;
 		ITexture currentPaletteTexture;
 		IBatchRenderer currentBatchRenderer;
+		RenderType renderType = RenderType.None;
 
 		public Renderer(IPlatform platform, GraphicSettings graphicSettings)
 		{
@@ -125,7 +128,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			depthOffset = depthScale / 2;
 		}
 
-		public void BeginFrame(int2 scroll, float zoom)
+		void BeginFrame()
 		{
 			Context.Clear();
 
@@ -151,33 +154,50 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			}
 
 			screenBuffer.Bind();
-			SetViewportParams(scroll, zoom);
-		}
 
-		public void SetViewportParams(int2 scroll, float zoom)
-		{
 			// In HiDPI windows we follow Apple's convention of defining window coordinates as for standard resolution windows
 			// but to have a higher resolution backing surface with more than 1 texture pixel per viewport pixel.
 			// We must convert the surface buffer size to a viewport size - in general this is NOT just the window size
 			// rounded to the next power of two, as the NextPowerOf2 calculation is done in the surface pixel coordinates
 			var scale = Window.WindowScale;
-			var surfaceBufferSize = Window.SurfaceSize.NextPowerOf2();
 			var bufferSize = new Size((int)(surfaceBufferSize.Width / scale), (int)(surfaceBufferSize.Height / scale));
-
-			// PERF: Calling SetViewportParams on each renderer is slow. Only call it when things change.
-			// If zoom evaluates as different due to floating point weirdness that's OK, it will be going away soon
-			if (lastBufferSize != bufferSize || lastScroll != scroll || lastZoom != zoom)
+			if (lastBufferSize != bufferSize)
 			{
-				if (lastBufferSize != bufferSize)
-					SpriteRenderer.SetViewportParams(bufferSize, 0f, 0f, 1f, int2.Zero);
+				SpriteRenderer.SetViewportParams(bufferSize, 0f, 0f, 1f, int2.Zero);
+				lastBufferSize = bufferSize;
+			}
+		}
 
+		public void BeginWorld(int2 scroll, float zoom)
+		{
+			if (renderType != RenderType.None)
+				throw new InvalidOperationException("BeginWorld called with renderType = {0}, expected RenderType.None.".F(renderType));
+
+			var oldLastBufferSize = lastBufferSize;
+			BeginFrame();
+
+			var scale = Window.WindowScale;
+			var surfaceSize = Window.SurfaceSize;
+			var surfaceBufferSize = surfaceSize.NextPowerOf2();
+			var bufferSize = new Size((int)(surfaceBufferSize.Width / scale), (int)(surfaceBufferSize.Height / scale));
+			if (oldLastBufferSize != bufferSize || lastScroll != scroll || lastZoom != zoom)
+			{
 				WorldSpriteRenderer.SetViewportParams(bufferSize, depthScale, depthOffset, zoom, scroll);
 				WorldModelRenderer.SetViewportParams(bufferSize, zoom, scroll);
 
-				lastBufferSize = bufferSize;
 				lastScroll = scroll;
 				lastZoom = zoom;
 			}
+
+			renderType = RenderType.World;
+		}
+
+		public void BeginUI()
+		{
+			if (renderType == RenderType.None)
+				BeginFrame();
+
+			renderType = RenderType.UI;
 		}
 
 		public void SetPalette(HardwarePalette palette)
@@ -195,6 +215,9 @@ namespace OpenRA
 
 		public void EndFrame(IInputHandler inputHandler)
 		{
+			if (renderType != RenderType.UI)
+				throw new InvalidOperationException("EndFrame called with renderType = {0}, expected RenderType.UI.".F(renderType));
+
 			Flush();
 
 			screenBuffer.Unbind();
@@ -207,6 +230,8 @@ namespace OpenRA
 
 			Window.PumpInput(inputHandler);
 			Context.Present();
+
+			renderType = RenderType.None;
 		}
 
 		public void DrawBatch(Vertex[] vertices, int numVertices, PrimitiveType type)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/CncLoadScreen.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/CncLoadScreen.cs
index 506fbd31d9..85c4a23d61 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/CncLoadScreen.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/CncLoadScreen.cs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc
 			loadTimer.Restart();
 
 			loadTick = ++loadTick % 8;
-			r.BeginFrame(int2.Zero, 1f);
+			r.BeginUI();
 			r.RgbaSpriteRenderer.DrawSprite(gdiLogo, gdiPos);
 			r.RgbaSpriteRenderer.DrawSprite(nodLogo, nodPos);
 			r.RgbaSpriteRenderer.DrawSprite(evaLogo, evaPos);
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/LoadScreens/BlankLoadScreen.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/LoadScreens/BlankLoadScreen.cs
index 584542c1e9..28cbe5c702 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/LoadScreens/BlankLoadScreen.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/LoadScreens/BlankLoadScreen.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.LoadScreens
 				return;
 
 			// Draw a black screen
-			Game.Renderer.BeginFrame(int2.Zero, 1f);
+			Game.Renderer.BeginUI();
 			Game.Renderer.EndFrame(new NullInputHandler());
 		}
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/LoadScreens/LogoStripeLoadScreen.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/LoadScreens/LogoStripeLoadScreen.cs
index f8e6b382a0..f8444fae4c 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/LoadScreens/LogoStripeLoadScreen.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/LoadScreens/LogoStripeLoadScreen.cs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.LoadScreens
 			var text = messages.Random(Game.CosmeticRandom);
 			var textSize = r.Fonts["Bold"].Measure(text);
 
-			r.BeginFrame(int2.Zero, 1f);
+			r.BeginUI();
 
 			if (stripe != null)
 				WidgetUtils.FillRectWithSprite(stripeRect, stripe);
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/LoadScreens/ModContentLoadScreen.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/LoadScreens/ModContentLoadScreen.cs
index 5809a795cf..6593941d40 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/LoadScreens/ModContentLoadScreen.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/LoadScreens/ModContentLoadScreen.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.LoadScreens
 			if (r == null)
 				return;
 
-			r.BeginFrame(int2.Zero, 1f);
+			r.BeginUI();
 			WidgetUtils.FillRectWithSprite(bounds, sprite);
 			r.EndFrame(new NullInputHandler());
 		}