diff --git a/external/parallel-rdp/ParallelRDPWrapper.cpp b/external/parallel-rdp/ParallelRDPWrapper.cpp
index 3158779d..b65c8f50 100644
--- a/external/parallel-rdp/ParallelRDPWrapper.cpp
+++ b/external/parallel-rdp/ParallelRDPWrapper.cpp
@@ -23,14 +23,6 @@ void ParallelRDP::SetFramerateUnlocked(bool unlocked) const {
 
 Program *fullscreen_quad_program;
 
-static void check_vk_result(VkResult err) {
-  if (err == 0)
-    return;
-  fprintf(stderr, "[vulkan] Error: VkResult = %d\n", err);
-  if (err < 0)
-    abort();
-}
-
 void ParallelRDP::LoadWSIPlatform(const std::shared_ptr<InstanceFactory> &instanceFactory,
                                   const std::shared_ptr<WSIPlatform> &wsi_platform,
                                   const std::shared_ptr<WindowInfo> &newWindowInfo) {
@@ -44,51 +36,6 @@ void ParallelRDP::LoadWSIPlatform(const std::shared_ptr<InstanceFactory> &instan
   }
 
   windowInfo = newWindowInfo;
-
-  auto instance = wsi->get_context().get_instance();
-
-  volkInitialize();
-  volkLoadInstance(instance);
-
-  ImGui_ImplVulkan_LoadFunctions(
-    [](const char *function_name, void *instance) {
-      return vkGetInstanceProcAddr(static_cast<VkInstance>(instance), function_name);
-    },
-    instance);
-
-  ImGui_ImplVulkan_InitInfo init_info = {};
-  init_info.Instance = instance;
-  init_info.PhysicalDevice = wsi->get_device().get_physical_device();
-  init_info.Device = wsi->get_device().get_device();
-  init_info.QueueFamily = wsi->get_context().get_queue_info().family_indices[QUEUE_INDEX_GRAPHICS];
-  init_info.Queue = wsi->get_context().get_queue_info().queues[QUEUE_INDEX_GRAPHICS];
-  init_info.PipelineCache = nullptr;
-  {
-    VkDescriptorPoolSize pool_sizes[] = {
-      {VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_COMBINED_IMAGE_SAMPLER, 1},
-    };
-    VkDescriptorPoolCreateInfo pool_info = {};
-    pool_info.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_POOL_CREATE_INFO;
-    pool_info.flags = VK_DESCRIPTOR_POOL_CREATE_FREE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_BIT;
-    pool_info.maxSets = 1;
-    pool_info.poolSizeCount = IM_ARRAYSIZE(pool_sizes);
-    pool_info.pPoolSizes = pool_sizes;
-    auto err = wsi->get_device().get_device_table().vkCreateDescriptorPool(wsi->get_device().get_device(), &pool_info,
-                                                                           nullptr, &init_info.DescriptorPool);
-    check_vk_result(err);
-  }
-
-  init_info.RenderPass =
-    wsi->get_device()
-      .request_render_pass(wsi->get_device().get_swapchain_render_pass(SwapchainRenderPass::ColorOnly), false)
-      .get_render_pass();
-  init_info.Subpass = 0;
-  init_info.MinImageCount = 2;
-  init_info.ImageCount = 2;
-  init_info.MSAASamples = VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT;
-  init_info.Allocator = nullptr;
-  init_info.CheckVkResultFn = check_vk_result;
-  ImGui_ImplVulkan_Init(&init_info);
 }
 
 void ParallelRDP::Init(const std::shared_ptr<InstanceFactory> &factory, const std::shared_ptr<WSIPlatform> &wsiPlatform,
@@ -200,16 +147,6 @@ void ParallelRDP::UpdateScreen(Util::IntrusivePtr<Image> image) const {
   cmd->begin_render_pass(wsi->get_device().get_swapchain_render_pass(SwapchainRenderPass::ColorOnly));
   DrawFullscreenTexturedQuad(image, cmd);
 
-  ImGui_ImplVulkan_NewFrame();
-  ImGui_ImplSDL3_NewFrame();
-  ImGui::NewFrame();
-
-  ImGui::Render();
-  ImGui_ImplVulkan_RenderDrawData(ImGui::GetDrawData(), cmd->get_command_buffer());
-
-  ImGui::UpdatePlatformWindows();
-  ImGui::RenderPlatformWindowsDefault();
-
   cmd->end_render_pass();
   wsi->get_device().submit(cmd);
   wsi->end_frame();
diff --git a/external/parallel-rdp/ParallelRDPWrapper.hpp b/external/parallel-rdp/ParallelRDPWrapper.hpp
index bed15a66..80211d34 100644
--- a/external/parallel-rdp/ParallelRDPWrapper.hpp
+++ b/external/parallel-rdp/ParallelRDPWrapper.hpp
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ public:
   bool IsFramerateUnlocked() const;
   void SetFramerateUnlocked(bool) const;
 
+  std::shared_ptr<Vulkan::WSI> wsi;
+  std::shared_ptr<RDP::CommandProcessor> command_processor;
+  std::shared_ptr<WindowInfo> windowInfo;
+
 private:
   void LoadWSIPlatform(const std::shared_ptr<Vulkan::InstanceFactory> &, const std::shared_ptr<Vulkan::WSIPlatform> &,
                        const std::shared_ptr<WindowInfo> &);
   void DrawFullscreenTexturedQuad(Util::IntrusivePtr<Vulkan::Image>, Util::IntrusivePtr<Vulkan::CommandBuffer>) const;
   void UpdateScreen(Util::IntrusivePtr<Vulkan::Image>) const;
-
-  std::shared_ptr<Vulkan::WSI> wsi;
-  std::shared_ptr<RDP::CommandProcessor> command_processor;
-  std::shared_ptr<WindowInfo> windowInfo;
 };
diff --git a/src/frontend/EmuThread.cpp b/src/frontend/EmuThread.cpp
index 7b0ee1fa..d32bd9a2 100644
--- a/src/frontend/EmuThread.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/EmuThread.cpp
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 #include <EmuThread.hpp>
 #include <SDL3/SDL.h>
 
-EmuThread::EmuThread(const std::shared_ptr<QtInstanceFactory> &instance_,
-                     const std::shared_ptr<Vulkan::WSIPlatform> &wsiPlatform_,
-                     const std::shared_ptr<ParallelRDP::WindowInfo> &windowInfo_, SettingsWindow &settings) noexcept :
-    instance(instance_), wsiPlatform(wsiPlatform_), windowInfo(windowInfo_), core(parallel), settings(settings) {}
+EmuThread::EmuThread(RenderWidget& renderWidget, SettingsWindow &settings) noexcept :
+    renderWidget(renderWidget), core(parallel), settings(settings) {}
 
 [[noreturn]] void EmuThread::run() noexcept {
-  parallel.Init(instance, wsiPlatform, windowInfo, core.cpu->GetMem().GetRDRAMPtr());
+  parallel.Init(renderWidget.instance, renderWidget.wsiPlatform, renderWidget.windowInfo,
+                core.cpu->GetMem().GetRDRAMPtr());
+  renderWidget.InitImgui(parallel.wsi);
   SDL_InitSubSystem(SDL_INIT_GAMEPAD);
   bool controllerConnected = false;
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/EmuThread.hpp b/src/frontend/EmuThread.hpp
index a0a5d0d5..12524c74 100644
--- a/src/frontend/EmuThread.hpp
+++ b/src/frontend/EmuThread.hpp
@@ -9,14 +9,10 @@
 
 class EmuThread : public QThread {
   Q_OBJECT
-  std::shared_ptr<QtInstanceFactory> instance;
-  std::shared_ptr<Vulkan::WSIPlatform> wsiPlatform;
-  std::shared_ptr<ParallelRDP::WindowInfo> windowInfo;
+  RenderWidget &renderWidget;
 
 public:
-  explicit EmuThread(const std::shared_ptr<QtInstanceFactory> &instance,
-                     const std::shared_ptr<Vulkan::WSIPlatform> &wsiPlatform,
-                     const std::shared_ptr<ParallelRDP::WindowInfo> &windowInfo, SettingsWindow &) noexcept;
+  explicit EmuThread(RenderWidget &, SettingsWindow &) noexcept;
 
   [[noreturn]] void run() noexcept override;
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/KaizenQt.cpp b/src/frontend/KaizenQt.cpp
index 50335231..89df71a3 100644
--- a/src/frontend/KaizenQt.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/KaizenQt.cpp
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 KaizenQt::KaizenQt() noexcept : QWidget(nullptr) {
   mainWindow = std::make_unique<MainWindowController>();
   settingsWindow = std::make_unique<SettingsWindow>();
-  emuThread = std::make_unique<EmuThread>(std::move(mainWindow->view.vulkanWidget->instance),
-                                          std::move(mainWindow->view.vulkanWidget->wsiPlatform),
-                                          std::move(mainWindow->view.vulkanWidget->windowInfo), *settingsWindow);
+  emuThread = std::make_unique<EmuThread>(*mainWindow->view.vulkanWidget, *settingsWindow);
 
   ConnectMainWindowSignalsToSlots();
   Util::RPC::GetInstance().Update(Util::RPC::Idling);
diff --git a/src/frontend/RenderWidget.cpp b/src/frontend/RenderWidget.cpp
index 8a129a7b..235cb58f 100644
--- a/src/frontend/RenderWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/RenderWidget.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,80 @@
 #include <imgui_impl_sdl3.h>
 #include <imgui_impl_vulkan.h>
 
+static void check_vk_result(VkResult err) {
+  if (err == 0)
+    return;
+  fprintf(stderr, "[vulkan] Error: VkResult = %d\n", err);
+  if (err < 0)
+    abort();
+}
+
+void RenderWidget::InitImgui(std::shared_ptr<Vulkan::WSI>& wsi) {
+  this->wsi = wsi;
+  IMGUI_CHECKVERSION();
+  ImGui::CreateContext();
+  ImGuiIO &io = ImGui::GetIO();
+  (void)io;
+  io.ConfigFlags |= ImGuiConfigFlags_DockingEnable;
+  io.ConfigFlags |= ImGuiConfigFlags_ViewportsEnable;
+
+  ImGui::StyleColorsDark();
+  ImGuiStyle &style = ImGui::GetStyle();
+  style.WindowRounding = 0.0f;
+  style.Colors[ImGuiCol_WindowBg].w = 1.0f;
+
+  ImGui_ImplSDL3_InitForVulkan(sdlWindow);
+
+  auto myVkInstance = instance->qVkInstance.vkInstance();
+
+  volkInitialize();
+  volkLoadInstance(myVkInstance);
+
+  ImGui_ImplVulkan_LoadFunctions(
+    [](const char *function_name, void *instance) {
+      return vkGetInstanceProcAddr(static_cast<VkInstance>(instance), function_name);
+    },
+    myVkInstance);
+
+  ImGui_ImplVulkan_InitInfo init_info = {};
+  init_info.Instance = myVkInstance;
+  init_info.PhysicalDevice = wsi->get_device().get_physical_device();
+  init_info.Device = wsi->get_device().get_device();
+  init_info.QueueFamily = wsi->get_context().get_queue_info().family_indices[Vulkan::QUEUE_INDEX_GRAPHICS];
+  init_info.Queue = wsi->get_context().get_queue_info().queues[Vulkan::QUEUE_INDEX_GRAPHICS];
+  init_info.PipelineCache = nullptr;
+  {
+    VkDescriptorPoolSize pool_sizes[] = {
+      {VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_COMBINED_IMAGE_SAMPLER, 1},
+    };
+    VkDescriptorPoolCreateInfo pool_info = {};
+    pool_info.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_POOL_CREATE_INFO;
+    pool_info.flags = VK_DESCRIPTOR_POOL_CREATE_FREE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_BIT;
+    pool_info.maxSets = 1;
+    pool_info.poolSizeCount = IM_ARRAYSIZE(pool_sizes);
+    pool_info.pPoolSizes = pool_sizes;
+    auto err = wsi->get_device().get_device_table().vkCreateDescriptorPool(wsi->get_device().get_device(), &pool_info,
+                                                                           nullptr, &init_info.DescriptorPool);
+    check_vk_result(err);
+  }
+
+  init_info.RenderPass =
+    wsi->get_device()
+      .request_render_pass(wsi->get_device().get_swapchain_render_pass(Vulkan::SwapchainRenderPass::ColorOnly), false)
+      .get_render_pass();
+  init_info.Subpass = 0;
+  init_info.MinImageCount = 2;
+  init_info.ImageCount = 2;
+  init_info.MSAASamples = VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT;
+  init_info.Allocator = nullptr;
+  init_info.CheckVkResultFn = check_vk_result;
+  ImGui_ImplVulkan_Init(&init_info);
+
+  connect(&timer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &RenderWidget::UpdateEvents);
+  timer.setInterval(16);
+  timer.start();
+}
+
 RenderWidget::RenderWidget(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent) {
   setAttribute(Qt::WA_NativeWindow);
   setAttribute(Qt::WA_PaintOnScreen);
@@ -21,12 +95,12 @@ RenderWidget::RenderWidget(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent) {
     Util::panic("Could not initialize Vulkan ICD");
   }
 
-  instance = std::make_unique<QtInstanceFactory>();
+  instance = std::make_shared<QtInstanceFactory>();
   windowHandle()->setVulkanInstance(&instance->qVkInstance);
   windowHandle()->create();
 
-  wsiPlatform = std::make_unique<QtWSIPlatform>(windowHandle());
-  windowInfo = std::make_unique<QtParallelRdpWindowInfo>(windowHandle());
+  wsiPlatform = std::make_shared<QtWSIPlatform>(windowHandle());
+  windowInfo = std::make_shared<QtParallelRdpWindowInfo>(windowHandle());
 
   auto winPtr = reinterpret_cast<void *>(winId());
   auto props = SDL_CreateProperties();
@@ -39,21 +113,6 @@ RenderWidget::RenderWidget(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent) {
   SDL_SetPointerProperty(props, SDL_PROP_WINDOW_CREATE_COCOA_WINDOW_POINTER, winPtr);
 #endif
   sdlWindow = SDL_CreateWindowWithProperties(props);
-
-  IMGUI_CHECKVERSION();
-  ImGui::CreateContext();
-  ImGuiIO &io = ImGui::GetIO();
-  (void)io;
-  io.ConfigFlags |= ImGuiConfigFlags_DockingEnable;
-  io.ConfigFlags |= ImGuiConfigFlags_ViewportsEnable;
-
-  ImGui::StyleColorsDark();
-
-  ImGui_ImplSDL3_InitForVulkan(sdlWindow);
-
-  connect(&timer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &RenderWidget::UpdateEvents);
-  timer.setInterval(16);
-  timer.start();
 }
 
 void RenderWidget::UpdateEvents() {
@@ -61,4 +120,18 @@ void RenderWidget::UpdateEvents() {
   while (SDL_PollEvent(&event)) {
     ImGui_ImplSDL3_ProcessEvent(&event);
   }
+
+  Util::IntrusivePtr<Vulkan::CommandBuffer> cmd = wsi->get_device().request_command_buffer();
+
+  ImGui_ImplVulkan_NewFrame();
+  ImGui_ImplSDL3_NewFrame();
+  ImGui::NewFrame();
+
+  ImGui::ShowDemoWindow();
+
+  ImGui::Render();
+  ImGui_ImplVulkan_RenderDrawData(ImGui::GetDrawData(), cmd->get_command_buffer());
+
+  ImGui::UpdatePlatformWindows();
+  ImGui::RenderPlatformWindowsDefault();
 }
diff --git a/src/frontend/RenderWidget.hpp b/src/frontend/RenderWidget.hpp
index 476c92eb..6df316ec 100644
--- a/src/frontend/RenderWidget.hpp
+++ b/src/frontend/RenderWidget.hpp
@@ -84,15 +84,17 @@ class RenderWidget : public QWidget {
   SDL_Window *sdlWindow;
   QTimer timer;
   void UpdateEvents();
+  std::shared_ptr<Vulkan::WSI> wsi;
 
 public:
   explicit RenderWidget(QWidget *parent);
+  void InitImgui(std::shared_ptr<Vulkan::WSI> &wsi);
 
   [[nodiscard]] QPaintEngine *paintEngine() const override { return nullptr; }
 
-  std::unique_ptr<ParallelRDP::WindowInfo> windowInfo;
-  std::unique_ptr<Vulkan::WSIPlatform> wsiPlatform;
-  std::unique_ptr<QtInstanceFactory> instance;  
+  std::shared_ptr<ParallelRDP::WindowInfo> windowInfo;
+  std::shared_ptr<Vulkan::WSIPlatform> wsiPlatform;
+  std::shared_ptr<QtInstanceFactory> instance;  
 Q_SIGNALS:
   void Show() { show(); }
   void Hide() { hide(); }