diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/surface_store.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/surface_store.h
index 0cfbbe849c..70007178fa 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/surface_store.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Common/surface_store.h
@@ -1485,6 +1485,21 @@ namespace rsx
 						continue;
 					}
 
+					// Perform a test scaling and check if anything is different after scaling
+					// There are many cases where this will avoid creating new surfaces
+					const auto [new_w, new_h] = rsx::apply_inverse_resolution_scale<true>(
+						active_config,
+						surface->template get_surface_width<>(),
+						surface->template get_surface_height<>());
+
+					if (new_w == surface->width() && new_h == surface->height())
+					{
+						// Not affected by resolution scale. Just update the details and move on.
+						surface->resolution_scaling_config = active_config;
+						++It;
+						continue;
+					}
+
 					surfaces_to_clone.push_back(surface);
 
 					// Invalidate the previous surface