diff --git a/app/src/display.c b/app/src/display.c
index b68f6f8b..c4127022 100644
--- a/app/src/display.c
+++ b/app/src/display.c
@@ -33,15 +33,9 @@ sc_display_init_novideo_icon(struct sc_display *display,
 }
 
 bool
-sc_display_init(struct sc_display *display, SDL_Window *window,
+sc_display_init(struct sc_display *display, SDL_Renderer *renderer,
                 SDL_Surface *icon_novideo, bool mipmaps) {
-    display->renderer = SDL_CreateRenderer(window, NULL);
-    if (!display->renderer) {
-        LOGE("Could not create renderer: %s", SDL_GetError());
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    const char *renderer_name = SDL_GetRendererName(display->renderer);
+    const char *renderer_name = SDL_GetRendererName(renderer);
     LOGI("Renderer: %s", renderer_name ? renderer_name : "(unknown)");
 
     display->mipmaps = false;
@@ -67,7 +61,6 @@ sc_display_init(struct sc_display *display, SDL_Window *window,
         display->gl_context = SDL_GL_CreateContext(window);
         if (!display->gl_context) {
             LOGE("Could not create OpenGL context: %s", SDL_GetError());
-            SDL_DestroyRenderer(display->renderer);
             return false;
         }
 #endif
@@ -95,6 +88,7 @@ sc_display_init(struct sc_display *display, SDL_Window *window,
         LOGD("Trilinear filtering disabled (not an OpenGL renderer)");
     }
 
+    display->renderer = renderer;
     display->texture = NULL;
 
     if (icon_novideo) {
@@ -104,7 +98,6 @@ sc_display_init(struct sc_display *display, SDL_Window *window,
 #ifdef SC_DISPLAY_FORCE_OPENGL_CORE_PROFILE
             SDL_GL_DestroyContext(display->gl_context);
 #endif
-            SDL_DestroyRenderer(display->renderer);
             return false;
         }
     }
@@ -120,7 +113,6 @@ sc_display_destroy(struct sc_display *display) {
     if (display->texture) {
         SDL_DestroyTexture(display->texture);
     }
-    SDL_DestroyRenderer(display->renderer);
 }
 
 static enum SDL_Colorspace
diff --git a/app/src/display.h b/app/src/display.h
index dccf797f..71ee2f20 100644
--- a/app/src/display.h
+++ b/app/src/display.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #endif
 
 struct sc_display {
-    SDL_Renderer *renderer;
+    SDL_Renderer *renderer; // owned by the caller
     SDL_Texture *texture;
 
     struct sc_opengl gl;
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ struct sc_display {
 };
 
 bool
-sc_display_init(struct sc_display *display, SDL_Window *window,
+sc_display_init(struct sc_display *display, SDL_Renderer *renderer,
                 SDL_Surface *icon_novideo, bool mipmaps);
 
 void
diff --git a/app/src/screen.c b/app/src/screen.c
index 791d877c..c5ab63de 100644
--- a/app/src/screen.c
+++ b/app/src/screen.c
@@ -389,15 +389,21 @@ sc_screen_init(struct sc_screen *screen,
         goto error_destroy_window;
     }
 
+    screen->renderer = SDL_CreateRenderer(screen->window, NULL);
+    if (!screen->renderer) {
+        LOGE("Could not create renderer: %s", SDL_GetError());
+        goto error_destroy_window;
+    }
+
     SDL_Surface *icon_novideo = params->video ? NULL : icon;
     bool mipmaps = params->video && params->mipmaps;
-    ok = sc_display_init(&screen->display, screen->window, icon_novideo,
+    ok = sc_display_init(&screen->display, screen->renderer, icon_novideo,
                          mipmaps);
     if (icon) {
         sc_icon_destroy(icon);
     }
     if (!ok) {
-        goto error_destroy_window;
+        goto error_destroy_renderer;
     }
 
     screen->frame = av_frame_alloc();
@@ -461,6 +467,8 @@ sc_screen_init(struct sc_screen *screen,
 
 error_destroy_display:
     sc_display_destroy(&screen->display);
+error_destroy_renderer:
+    SDL_DestroyRenderer(screen->renderer);
 error_destroy_window:
     SDL_DestroyWindow(screen->window);
 error_destroy_fps_counter:
@@ -524,6 +532,7 @@ sc_screen_destroy(struct sc_screen *screen) {
 #endif
     sc_display_destroy(&screen->display);
     av_frame_free(&screen->frame);
+    SDL_DestroyRenderer(screen->renderer);
     SDL_DestroyWindow(screen->window);
     sc_fps_counter_destroy(&screen->fps_counter);
     sc_frame_buffer_destroy(&screen->fb);
diff --git a/app/src/screen.h b/app/src/screen.h
index 1d8070e8..9e81cea8 100644
--- a/app/src/screen.h
+++ b/app/src/screen.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ struct sc_screen {
     } req;
 
     SDL_Window *window;
+    SDL_Renderer *renderer;
     struct sc_size frame_size;
     struct sc_size content_size; // rotated frame_size