diff --git a/include/SDL_video.h b/include/SDL_video.h
index a0e4039419492..e6efb7ab0ea1c 100644
--- a/include/SDL_video.h
+++ b/include/SDL_video.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ typedef enum
     SDL_WINDOW_KEYBOARD_GRABBED = 0x00100000,   /**< window has grabbed keyboard input */
     SDL_WINDOW_WIIU_GAMEPAD_ONLY = 0x01000000,      /**< Wii U: window must be drawn only on the Gamepad */
     SDL_WINDOW_WIIU_TV_ONLY      = 0x02000000,      /**< Wii U: window must be drawn only on the TV */
+    SDL_WINDOW_WIIU_PREVENT_SWAP = 0x04000000,      /**< Wii U: window will not swap scanbuffers on present */
     SDL_WINDOW_VULKAN           = 0x10000000,   /**< window usable for Vulkan surface */
     SDL_WINDOW_METAL            = 0x20000000,   /**< window usable for Metal view */
 
diff --git a/src/render/wiiu/SDL_rpresent_wiiu.c b/src/render/wiiu/SDL_rpresent_wiiu.c
index c0ac7a1cc5b8a..29403fcc3ad54 100644
--- a/src/render/wiiu/SDL_rpresent_wiiu.c
+++ b/src/render/wiiu/SDL_rpresent_wiiu.c
@@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ int WIIU_SDL_RenderPresent(SDL_Renderer * renderer)
         GX2CopyColorBufferToScanBuffer(&tdata->cbuf, GX2_SCAN_TARGET_DRC);
     }
 
-    /* Swap buffers */
-    GX2SwapScanBuffers();
+    /* Swap buffers if the window doesn't prevent it */
+    if (!(flags & SDL_WINDOW_WIIU_PREVENT_SWAP)) {
+        GX2SwapScanBuffers();
+    }
+
     GX2Flush();
 
     /* Restore SDL context state */
diff --git a/src/video/SDL_video.c b/src/video/SDL_video.c
index 929fd231a62a1..701327b4b3d6a 100644
--- a/src/video/SDL_video.c
+++ b/src/video/SDL_video.c
@@ -1517,7 +1517,7 @@ static int SDL_UpdateFullscreenMode(SDL_Window *window, SDL_bool fullscreen)
 }
 
 #define CREATE_FLAGS \
-    (SDL_WINDOW_OPENGL | SDL_WINDOW_BORDERLESS | SDL_WINDOW_RESIZABLE | SDL_WINDOW_ALLOW_HIGHDPI | SDL_WINDOW_ALWAYS_ON_TOP | SDL_WINDOW_SKIP_TASKBAR | SDL_WINDOW_POPUP_MENU | SDL_WINDOW_UTILITY | SDL_WINDOW_TOOLTIP | SDL_WINDOW_VULKAN | SDL_WINDOW_MINIMIZED | SDL_WINDOW_METAL | SDL_WINDOW_WIIU_GAMEPAD_ONLY | SDL_WINDOW_WIIU_TV_ONLY)
+    (SDL_WINDOW_OPENGL | SDL_WINDOW_BORDERLESS | SDL_WINDOW_RESIZABLE | SDL_WINDOW_ALLOW_HIGHDPI | SDL_WINDOW_ALWAYS_ON_TOP | SDL_WINDOW_SKIP_TASKBAR | SDL_WINDOW_POPUP_MENU | SDL_WINDOW_UTILITY | SDL_WINDOW_TOOLTIP | SDL_WINDOW_VULKAN | SDL_WINDOW_MINIMIZED | SDL_WINDOW_METAL | SDL_WINDOW_WIIU_GAMEPAD_ONLY | SDL_WINDOW_WIIU_TV_ONLY | SDL_WINDOW_WIIU_PREVENT_SWAP)
 
 static SDL_INLINE SDL_bool IsAcceptingDragAndDrop(void)
 {