diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp
index dbe606e0fe..7b5e4dcad6 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ bool VKGSRender::on_access_violation(u32 address, bool is_writing)
 		if (g_fxo->get<rsx::dma_manager>()->is_current_thread())
 		{
 			// The offloader thread cannot handle flush requests
-			verify(HERE), m_queue_status.load() == flush_queue_state::ok;
+			verify(HERE), !(m_queue_status & flush_queue_state::deadlock);
 
 			m_offloader_fault_range = g_fxo->get<rsx::dma_manager>()->get_fault_range(is_writing);
 			m_offloader_fault_cause = (is_writing) ? rsx::invalidation_cause::write : rsx::invalidation_cause::read;
@@ -2273,13 +2273,15 @@ void VKGSRender::do_local_task(rsx::FIFO_state state)
 		// NOTE: This may cause graphics corruption due to unsynchronized modification
 		on_invalidate_memory_range(m_offloader_fault_range, m_offloader_fault_cause);
 		m_queue_status.clear(flush_queue_state::deadlock);
-
-		// Abort all other operations, this is likely coming from offloader::sync() and we need to unwind the call stack.
-		// If flush_command_queue is executed at this point, recursion will cause a deadlock to occur.
-		return;
 	}
 
-	if (m_flush_requests.pending())
+	if (m_queue_status & flush_queue_state::flushing)
+	{
+		// Abort recursive CB submit requests.
+		// When flushing flag is already set, only deadlock events may be processed.
+		return;
+	}
+	else if (m_flush_requests.pending())
 	{
 		if (m_flush_queue_mutex.try_lock())
 		{
@@ -2676,6 +2678,8 @@ void VKGSRender::init_buffers(rsx::framebuffer_creation_context context, bool)
 
 void VKGSRender::close_and_submit_command_buffer(vk::fence* pFence, VkSemaphore wait_semaphore, VkSemaphore signal_semaphore, VkPipelineStageFlags pipeline_stage_flags)
 {
+	verify("Recursive calls to submit the current commandbuffer will cause a deadlock" HERE), !m_queue_status.test_and_set(flush_queue_state::flushing);
+
 	// Workaround for deadlock occuring during RSX offloader fault
 	// TODO: Restructure command submission infrastructure to avoid this condition
 	const bool sync_success = g_fxo->get<rsx::dma_manager>()->sync();
@@ -2747,6 +2751,8 @@ void VKGSRender::close_and_submit_command_buffer(vk::fence* pFence, VkSemaphore
 	{
 		verify(HERE), m_current_command_buffer->submit_fence->flushed;
 	}
+
+	m_queue_status.clear(flush_queue_state::flushing);
 }
 
 void VKGSRender::open_command_buffer()
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.h
index 1607fffc3c..698fbd0ca9 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.h
@@ -342,7 +342,8 @@ private:
 	enum flush_queue_state : u32
 	{
 		ok = 0,
-		deadlock = 1
+		flushing = 1,
+		deadlock = 2
 	};
 
 private:
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/rsx_utils.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/rsx_utils.h
index d3c5ed66ee..0382cf54ea 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/rsx_utils.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/rsx_utils.h
@@ -848,6 +848,12 @@ namespace rsx
 			m_data.fetch_or(static_cast<bitmask_type>(mask));
 		}
 
+		bool test_and_set(T mask)
+		{
+			const auto old = m_data.fetch_or(static_cast<bitmask_type>(mask));
+			return (old & static_cast<bitmask_type>(mask)) != 0;
+		}
+
 		auto clear(T mask)
 		{
 			bitmask_type clear_mask = ~(static_cast<bitmask_type>(mask));