diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/surface_store.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/surface_store.h
index ac677ddcd0..55c2584344 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/surface_store.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/surface_store.h
@@ -403,6 +403,9 @@ namespace rsx
 			bool do_intersection_test = true;
 			bool store = true;
 
+			// Workaround. Preserve new surface tag value because pitch convert is unimplemented
+			u64 new_content_tag = 0;
+
 			address_range *storage_bounds;
 			surface_ranged_map *primary_storage, *secondary_storage;
 			if constexpr (depth)
@@ -425,16 +428,27 @@ namespace rsx
 				surface_storage_type &surface = It->second;
 				const bool pitch_compatible = Traits::surface_is_pitch_compatible(surface, pitch);
 
+				if (!pitch_compatible)
+				{
+					// This object should be pitch-converted and re-intersected with
+					if (old_surface_storage = Traits::convert_pitch(command_list, surface, pitch))
+					{
+						old_surface = Traits::get(old_surface_storage);
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						// Preserve content age. This is hacky, but matches previous behavior
+						// TODO: Remove when pitch convert is implemented
+						new_content_tag = Traits::get(surface)->last_use_tag;
+					}
+				}
+
 				if (Traits::surface_matches_properties(surface, format, width, height, antialias))
 				{
-					if (!pitch_compatible)
+					if (old_surface)
 					{
-						// This object should be pitch-converted and re-intersected with
-						if (old_surface_storage = Traits::convert_pitch(command_list, surface, pitch))
-						{
-							old_surface = Traits::get(old_surface_storage);
-							Traits::invalidate_surface_contents(command_list, Traits::get(surface), address, pitch);
-						}
+						ensure(!pitch_compatible);
+						Traits::invalidate_surface_contents(command_list, Traits::get(surface), address, pitch);
 					}
 
 					Traits::notify_surface_persist(surface);
@@ -556,6 +570,11 @@ namespace rsx
 
 			if (do_intersection_test)
 			{
+				if (new_content_tag)
+				{
+					new_surface->last_use_tag = new_content_tag;
+				}
+
 				intersect_surface_region<depth>(command_list, address, new_surface, old_surface);
 			}
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLRenderTargets.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLRenderTargets.h
index 20f737dc8b..77e32f34b6 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLRenderTargets.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLRenderTargets.h
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ struct gl_render_target_traits
 	{
 		// TODO
 		src->set_rsx_pitch(static_cast<u32>(out_pitch));
+		src->state_flags = rsx::surface_state_flags::erase_bkgnd;
 		return {};
 	}
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKRenderTargets.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKRenderTargets.h
index a06bc81643..f966830a43 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKRenderTargets.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKRenderTargets.h
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ namespace vk
 		{
 			// TODO
 			src->rsx_pitch = static_cast<u32>(out_pitch);
+			src->state_flags = rsx::surface_state_flags::erase_bkgnd;
 			return {};
 		}