diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.cpp
index 8909c77af3..24853ebb9e 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.cpp
@@ -1406,7 +1406,7 @@ Image::Image(TextureCacheRuntime& runtime_, const ImageInfo& info_, GPUVAddr gpu
     if (runtime->device.HasDebuggingToolAttached()) {
         original_image.SetObjectNameEXT(VideoCommon::Name(*this).c_str());
     }
-    current_image = *original_image;
+    current_image = &Image::original_image;
     storage_image_views.resize(info.resources.levels);
     if (IsPixelFormatASTC(info.format) && !runtime->device.IsOptimalAstcSupported() &&
         Settings::values.astc_recompression.GetValue() ==
@@ -1550,8 +1550,8 @@ VkImageView Image::StorageImageView(s32 level) noexcept {
     if (!view) {
         const auto format_info =
             MaxwellToVK::SurfaceFormat(runtime->device, FormatType::Optimal, true, info.format);
-        view =
-            MakeStorageView(runtime->device.GetLogical(), level, current_image, format_info.format);
+        view = MakeStorageView(runtime->device.GetLogical(), level, *(this->*current_image),
+                               format_info.format);
     }
     return *view;
 }
@@ -1582,7 +1582,7 @@ bool Image::ScaleUp(bool ignore) {
                                  runtime->ViewFormats(info.format));
         ignore = false;
     }
-    current_image = *scaled_image;
+    current_image = &Image::scaled_image;
     if (ignore) {
         return true;
     }
@@ -1607,7 +1607,7 @@ bool Image::ScaleDown(bool ignore) {
     }
     ASSERT(info.type != ImageType::Linear);
     flags &= ~ImageFlagBits::Rescaled;
-    current_image = *original_image;
+    current_image = &Image::original_image;
     if (ignore) {
         return true;
     }
@@ -1726,7 +1726,7 @@ ImageView::ImageView(TextureCacheRuntime& runtime, const VideoCommon::ImageViewI
     const VkImageViewUsageCreateInfo image_view_usage{
         .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_VIEW_USAGE_CREATE_INFO,
         .pNext = nullptr,
-        .usage = ImageUsageFlags(format_info, format),
+        .usage = image.UsageFlags(),
     };
     const VkImageViewCreateInfo create_info{
         .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_VIEW_CREATE_INFO,
@@ -2087,4 +2087,4 @@ void TextureCacheRuntime::TransitionImageLayout(Image& image) {
     }
 }
 
-} // namespace Vulkan
\ No newline at end of file
+} // namespace Vulkan
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.h
index 8501ec384b..4161d7ff92 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.h
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ using Common::SlotVector;
 using VideoCommon::ImageId;
 using VideoCommon::NUM_RT;
 using VideoCommon::Region2D;
-using VideoCommon::RenderTargets;
 using VideoCore::Surface::PixelFormat;
 
 class BlitImageHelper;
@@ -157,13 +156,17 @@ public:
                         std::span<const VideoCommon::BufferImageCopy> copies);
 
     [[nodiscard]] VkImage Handle() const noexcept {
-        return current_image;
+        return *(this->*current_image);
     }
 
     [[nodiscard]] VkImageAspectFlags AspectMask() const noexcept {
         return aspect_mask;
     }
 
+    [[nodiscard]] VkImageUsageFlags UsageFlags() const noexcept {
+        return (this->*current_image).UsageFlags();
+    }
+
     /// Returns true when the image is already initialized and mark it as initialized
     [[nodiscard]] bool ExchangeInitialization() noexcept {
         return std::exchange(initialized, true);
@@ -186,11 +189,15 @@ private:
     TextureCacheRuntime* runtime{};
 
     vk::Image original_image;
+    vk::Image scaled_image;
+
+    // Use a pointer to field because it is relative, so that the object can be
+    // moved without breaking the reference.
+    vk::Image Image::*current_image{};
+
     std::vector<vk::ImageView> storage_image_views;
     VkImageAspectFlags aspect_mask = 0;
     bool initialized = false;
-    vk::Image scaled_image{};
-    VkImage current_image{};
 
     std::unique_ptr<Framebuffer> scale_framebuffer;
     std::unique_ptr<ImageView> scale_view;
diff --git a/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_memory_allocator.cpp b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_memory_allocator.cpp
index 8f4a57e3ca..54331688e3 100644
--- a/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_memory_allocator.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_memory_allocator.cpp
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ vk::Image MemoryAllocator::CreateImage(const VkImageCreateInfo& ci) const {
 
     vk::Check(vmaCreateImage(allocator, &ci, &alloc_ci, &handle, &allocation, nullptr));
 
-    return vk::Image(handle, *device.GetLogical(), allocator, allocation,
+    return vk::Image(handle, ci.usage, *device.GetLogical(), allocator, allocation,
                      device.GetDispatchLoader());
 }
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h
index 757f3c8afb..1bb8a47bdf 100644
--- a/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h
+++ b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_wrapper.h
@@ -623,9 +623,10 @@ public:
 
 class Image {
 public:
-    explicit Image(VkImage handle_, VkDevice owner_, VmaAllocator allocator_,
-                   VmaAllocation allocation_, const DeviceDispatch& dld_) noexcept
-        : handle{handle_}, owner{owner_}, allocator{allocator_},
+    explicit Image(VkImage handle_, VkImageUsageFlags usage_, VkDevice owner_,
+                   VmaAllocator allocator_, VmaAllocation allocation_,
+                   const DeviceDispatch& dld_) noexcept
+        : handle{handle_}, usage{usage_}, owner{owner_}, allocator{allocator_},
           allocation{allocation_}, dld{&dld_} {}
     Image() = default;
 
@@ -633,12 +634,13 @@ public:
     Image& operator=(const Image&) = delete;
 
     Image(Image&& rhs) noexcept
-        : handle{std::exchange(rhs.handle, nullptr)}, owner{rhs.owner}, allocator{rhs.allocator},
-          allocation{rhs.allocation}, dld{rhs.dld} {}
+        : handle{std::exchange(rhs.handle, nullptr)}, usage{rhs.usage}, owner{rhs.owner},
+          allocator{rhs.allocator}, allocation{rhs.allocation}, dld{rhs.dld} {}
 
     Image& operator=(Image&& rhs) noexcept {
         Release();
         handle = std::exchange(rhs.handle, nullptr);
+        usage = rhs.usage;
         owner = rhs.owner;
         allocator = rhs.allocator;
         allocation = rhs.allocation;
@@ -665,10 +667,15 @@ public:
 
     void SetObjectNameEXT(const char* name) const;
 
+    [[nodiscard]] VkImageUsageFlags UsageFlags() const noexcept {
+        return usage;
+    }
+
 private:
     void Release() const noexcept;
 
     VkImage handle = nullptr;
+    VkImageUsageFlags usage{};
     VkDevice owner = nullptr;
     VmaAllocator allocator = nullptr;
     VmaAllocation allocation = nullptr;