diff --git a/examples/imgui_impl_vulkan.cpp b/examples/imgui_impl_vulkan.cpp
index 72866ddeaed4..6c89e74fbb42 100644
--- a/examples/imgui_impl_vulkan.cpp
+++ b/examples/imgui_impl_vulkan.cpp
@@ -313,6 +313,9 @@ static void ImGui_ImplVulkan_SetupRenderState(ImDrawData* draw_data, VkCommandBu
 // (this used to be set in io.RenderDrawListsFn and called by ImGui::Render(), but you can now call this directly from your main loop)
 void ImGui_ImplVulkan_RenderDrawData(ImDrawData* draw_data, VkCommandBuffer command_buffer)
 {
+    // Avoid rendering when GUI elements off screen first frame. Causes memory allocation error when multiplying by 0
+    if(draw_data->TotalIdxCount == 0 || draw_data->TotalVtxCount == 0) return;
+
     // Avoid rendering when minimized, scale coordinates for retina displays (screen coordinates != framebuffer coordinates)
     int fb_width = (int)(draw_data->DisplaySize.x * draw_data->FramebufferScale.x);
     int fb_height = (int)(draw_data->DisplaySize.y * draw_data->FramebufferScale.y);