diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Src/VideoBackendBase.h b/Source/Core/Common/Src/VideoBackendBase.h
index d09288ebc7..311fa66104 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Src/VideoBackendBase.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Src/VideoBackendBase.h
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ public:
 
 	// the implementation needs not do synchronization logic, because calls to it are surrounded by PauseAndLock now
 	virtual void DoState(PointerWrap &p) = 0;
+	
+	virtual void CheckInvalidState() = 0;
 };
 
 extern std::vector<VideoBackend*> g_available_video_backends;
@@ -176,9 +178,15 @@ class VideoBackendHardware : public VideoBackend
 
 	void PauseAndLock(bool doLock, bool unpauseOnUnlock=true);
 	void DoState(PointerWrap &p);
+	
+	bool m_invalid;
+	
+public:
+	 void CheckInvalidState();
 
 protected:
 	void InitializeShared();
+	void InvalidState();
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/BPStructs.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/BPStructs.cpp
index 179196e412..0bde9cc613 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/BPStructs.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/BPStructs.cpp
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@
 
 using namespace BPFunctions;
 
-u32 mapTexAddress;
-bool mapTexFound;
-int numWrites;
+static u32 mapTexAddress;
+static bool mapTexFound;
+static int numWrites;
 
 extern volatile bool g_bSkipCurrentFrame;
 
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ void BPWritten(const BPCmd& bp)
 		  just stuff geometry in them and don't put state changes there
 	----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	*/
+	
+	// check for invalid state, else unneeded configuration are built
+	g_video_backend->CheckInvalidState();
 
 	// Debugging only, this lets you skip a bp update
 	//static int times = 0;
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/MainBase.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/MainBase.cpp
index cb6dc7ae5b..726ef71b38 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/MainBase.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/MainBase.cpp
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ void VideoBackendHardware::InitializeShared()
 	memset((void*)&s_beginFieldArgs, 0, sizeof(s_beginFieldArgs));
 	memset(&s_accessEFBArgs, 0, sizeof(s_accessEFBArgs));
 	s_AccessEFBResult = 0;
+	m_invalid = false;
 }
 
 // Run from the CPU thread
@@ -198,16 +199,25 @@ void VideoBackendHardware::DoState(PointerWrap& p)
 	// Refresh state.
 	if (p.GetMode() == PointerWrap::MODE_READ)
 	{
-		BPReload();
+		m_invalid = true;
 		RecomputeCachedArraybases();
 
 		// Clear all caches that touch RAM
 		// (? these don't appear to touch any emulation state that gets saved. moved to on load only.)
-		TextureCache::Invalidate();
 		VertexLoaderManager::MarkAllDirty();
 	}
 }
 
+void VideoBackendHardware::CheckInvalidState() {
+	if (m_invalid)
+	{
+		m_invalid = false;
+		
+		BPReload();
+		TextureCache::Invalidate();
+	}
+}
+
 void VideoBackendHardware::PauseAndLock(bool doLock, bool unpauseOnUnlock)
 {
 	Fifo_PauseAndLock(doLock, unpauseOnUnlock);
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VertexManagerBase.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VertexManagerBase.cpp
index 4118e3dcbd..5be72e4fcf 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VertexManagerBase.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VertexManagerBase.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "NativeVertexFormat.h"
 #include "TextureCacheBase.h"
 #include "RenderBase.h"
+#include "BPStructs.h"
 
 #include "VertexManagerBase.h"
 #include "VideoConfig.h"
@@ -159,6 +160,9 @@ void VertexManager::AddVertices(int primitive, int numVertices)
 
 void VertexManager::Flush()
 {
+	// loading a state will invalidate BP, so check for it
+	g_video_backend->CheckInvalidState();
+	
 	g_vertex_manager->vFlush();
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoSoftware/Src/SWmain.cpp b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoSoftware/Src/SWmain.cpp
index 3c6fdcca38..cbd7ccbceb 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoSoftware/Src/SWmain.cpp
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoSoftware/Src/SWmain.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@ void VideoSoftware::DoState(PointerWrap&)
 	// NYI
 }
 
+void VideoSoftware::CheckInvalidState()
+{
+	// there is no state to invalidate
+}
+
 void VideoSoftware::PauseAndLock(bool doLock, bool unpauseOnUnlock)
 {
 	if (doLock)
diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoSoftware/Src/VideoBackend.h b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoSoftware/Src/VideoBackend.h
index c0309c95c1..3e1490031f 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoSoftware/Src/VideoBackend.h
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoSoftware/Src/VideoBackend.h
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ class VideoSoftware : public VideoBackend
 
 	void PauseAndLock(bool doLock, bool unpauseOnUnlock=true);
 	void DoState(PointerWrap &p);
+	
+public:
+	void CheckInvalidState();
 };
 
 }