diff --git a/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common.c b/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common.c
index a93dbb3a802b4..1ad8aa5561b55 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common.c
+++ b/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common.c
@@ -1049,6 +1049,15 @@ wsi_ReleaseSwapchainImagesEXT(VkDevice _device,
                               const VkReleaseSwapchainImagesInfoEXT *pReleaseInfo)
 {
    VK_FROM_HANDLE(wsi_swapchain, swapchain, pReleaseInfo->swapchain);
+
+   for (uint32_t i = 0; i < pReleaseInfo->imageIndexCount; i++) {
+      uint32_t index = pReleaseInfo->pImageIndices[i];
+      assert(index < swapchain->image_count);
+      struct wsi_image *image = swapchain->get_wsi_image(swapchain, index);
+      assert(image->acquired);
+      image->acquired = false;
+   }
+
    VkResult result = swapchain->release_images(swapchain,
                                                pReleaseInfo->imageIndexCount,
                                                pReleaseInfo->pImageIndices);
@@ -1208,6 +1217,8 @@ wsi_common_acquire_next_image2(const struct wsi_device *wsi,
    struct wsi_image *image =
       swapchain->get_wsi_image(swapchain, *pImageIndex);
 
+   image->acquired = true;
+
    if (pAcquireInfo->semaphore != VK_NULL_HANDLE) {
       VkResult signal_result =
          wsi_signal_semaphore_for_image(device, swapchain, image,
@@ -1458,6 +1469,10 @@ wsi_common_queue_present(const struct wsi_device *wsi,
       if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
          goto fail_present;
 
+      /* The app can only submit images they have acquired. */
+      assert(image->acquired);
+      image->acquired = false;
+
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBDRM
       if (has_signal_dma_buf) {
          result = wsi_signal_dma_buf_from_semaphore(swapchain, image);
diff --git a/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_private.h b/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_private.h
index daf0dc3fa9045..8caa882ec23df 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_private.h
+++ b/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_private.h
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ struct wsi_image {
       VkDeviceMemory memory;
       VkCommandBuffer *cmd_buffers;
    } blit;
+   /* Whether or not the image has been acquired
+    * on the CPU side via acquire_next_image.
+    */
+   bool acquired;
 
 #ifndef _WIN32
    uint64_t drm_modifier;
diff --git a/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_wayland.c b/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_wayland.c
index 6f8fc44c43df5..b8c66aac2ecdb 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_wayland.c
+++ b/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_wayland.c
@@ -1666,7 +1666,6 @@ wsi_wl_swapchain_release_images(struct wsi_swapchain *wsi_chain,
    struct wsi_wl_swapchain *chain = (struct wsi_wl_swapchain *)wsi_chain;
    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {
       uint32_t index = indices[i];
-      assert(chain->images[index].busy);
       chain->images[index].busy = false;
    }
    return VK_SUCCESS;