diff --git a/libobs/obs-display.c b/libobs/obs-display.c
index 60aff7378..74653f3c3 100644
--- a/libobs/obs-display.c
+++ b/libobs/obs-display.c
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ void obs_display_remove_draw_callback(obs_display_t *display,
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&display->draw_callbacks_mutex);
 }
 
+/* NVIDIA clear can sometimes cause flickering */
+#define NVIDIA_BROKEN_CLEAR 1
+
 static inline bool render_display_begin(struct obs_display *display,
 					uint32_t cx, uint32_t cy,
 					bool update_color_space)
@@ -193,8 +196,10 @@ static inline bool render_display_begin(struct obs_display *display,
 					    display->background_color);
 		clear_color.w = 1.0f;
 
+#if !NVIDIA_BROKEN_CLEAR
 		gs_clear(GS_CLEAR_COLOR | GS_CLEAR_DEPTH | GS_CLEAR_STENCIL,
 			 &clear_color, 1.0f, 0);
+#endif
 
 		gs_enable_depth_test(false);
 		/* gs_enable_blending(false); */
@@ -202,6 +207,15 @@ static inline bool render_display_begin(struct obs_display *display,
 
 		gs_ortho(0.0f, (float)cx, 0.0f, (float)cy, -100.0f, 100.0f);
 		gs_set_viewport(0, 0, cx, cy);
+
+#if NVIDIA_BROKEN_CLEAR
+		gs_effect_t *const solid_effect = obs->video.solid_effect;
+		gs_effect_set_vec4(gs_effect_get_param_by_name(solid_effect,
+							       "color"),
+				   &clear_color);
+		while (gs_effect_loop(solid_effect, "Solid"))
+			gs_draw_sprite(NULL, 0, cx, cy);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	return success;