diff --git a/voxygen/src/render/renderer.rs b/voxygen/src/render/renderer.rs
index f917a83e2a..b43e7cb2e8 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/render/renderer.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/render/renderer.rs
@@ -600,7 +600,13 @@ impl Renderer {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn maintain(&self) { self.device.poll(wgpu::Maintain::Poll) }
+    pub fn maintain(&self) {
+        if self.is_minimized {
+            self.queue.submit(std::iter::empty());
+        }
+
+        self.device.poll(wgpu::Maintain::Poll)
+    }
 
     /// Create render target views
     fn create_rt_views(