diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index d89fe5f9d..ad295169c 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -235,6 +235,9 @@ Detailed list of changes
 - macOS: A new option :opt:`macos_dock_badge_on_bell` to show a badge on the
   kitty dock icon when a bell occurs (:pull:`9529`)
 
+- macOS: Workaround for yet another Tahoe bug causing rendering to fail
+  (:pull:`9520`)
+
 
 0.45.0 [2025-12-24]
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/glfw/cocoa_window.m b/glfw/cocoa_window.m
index 619a73162..80e006394 100644
--- a/glfw/cocoa_window.m
+++ b/glfw/cocoa_window.m
@@ -3621,51 +3621,6 @@ GLFWAPI void glfwCocoaRequestRenderFrame(GLFWwindow *w, GLFWcocoarenderframefun
     requestRenderFrame((_GLFWwindow*)w, callback);
 }
 
-GLFWAPI bool glfwCocoaRecreateGLDrawable(GLFWwindow *w) {
-    _GLFWwindow* window = (_GLFWwindow*)w;
-    if (window->context.client == GLFW_NO_API) return false;
-    @try {
-        // Save current state
-        NSOpenGLPixelFormat *pixelFormat = window->context.nsgl.pixelFormat;
-        NSOpenGLContext *oldContext = window->context.nsgl.object;
-
-        // Create a new context sharing resources with the old one
-        NSOpenGLContext *newContext = [[NSOpenGLContext alloc]
-            initWithFormat:pixelFormat
-              shareContext:oldContext];
-        if (newContext == nil) return false;
-
-        // Copy settings from old context
-        GLint opacity = 0;
-        [oldContext getValues:&opacity forParameter:NSOpenGLContextParameterSurfaceOpacity];
-        [newContext setValues:&opacity forParameter:NSOpenGLContextParameterSurfaceOpacity];
-        GLint interval = 0;
-        [newContext setValues:&interval forParameter:NSOpenGLContextParameterSwapInterval];
-
-        // Detach old context
-        [NSOpenGLContext clearCurrentContext];
-        [oldContext clearDrawable];
-
-        // Attach new context to the view
-        [window->ns.view setWantsBestResolutionOpenGLSurface:window->ns.retina];
-#pragma clang diagnostic push
-#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
-        [newContext setView:window->ns.view];
-#pragma clang diagnostic pop
-        [newContext makeCurrentContext];
-        [newContext update];
-
-        // Replace context
-        window->context.nsgl.object = newContext;
-        [oldContext release];
-
-    } @catch (NSException *e) {
-        _glfwInputError(GLFW_PLATFORM_ERROR, "Failed to recreate NSGL context: %s (%s)", [[e name] UTF8String], [[e reason] UTF8String]);
-        return false;
-    }
-    return true;
-}
-
 GLFWAPI GLFWcocoarenderframefun glfwCocoaSetWindowResizeCallback(GLFWwindow *w, GLFWcocoarenderframefun cb) {
     _GLFWwindow* window = (_GLFWwindow*)w;
     GLFWcocoarenderframefun current = window->ns.resizeCallback;
diff --git a/glfw/nsgl_context.m b/glfw/nsgl_context.m
index d65678093..70627e2ac 100644
--- a/glfw/nsgl_context.m
+++ b/glfw/nsgl_context.m
@@ -345,3 +345,48 @@ GLFWAPI id glfwGetNSGLContext(GLFWwindow* handle)
 
     return window->context.nsgl.object;
 }
+
+GLFWAPI bool
+glfwCocoaRecreateGLDrawable(GLFWwindow *w) {
+    _GLFWwindow* window = (_GLFWwindow*)w;
+    if (window->context.client == GLFW_NO_API) return false;
+    @try {
+        // Save current state
+        NSOpenGLPixelFormat *pixelFormat = window->context.nsgl.pixelFormat;
+        NSOpenGLContext *oldContext = window->context.nsgl.object;
+
+        // Create a new context sharing resources with the old one
+        NSOpenGLContext *newContext = [[NSOpenGLContext alloc]
+            initWithFormat:pixelFormat
+              shareContext:oldContext];
+        if (newContext == nil) return false;
+
+        // Copy settings from old context
+        GLint opacity = 0;
+        [oldContext getValues:&opacity forParameter:NSOpenGLContextParameterSurfaceOpacity];
+        [newContext setValues:&opacity forParameter:NSOpenGLContextParameterSurfaceOpacity];
+        GLint interval = 0;
+        [newContext setValues:&interval forParameter:NSOpenGLContextParameterSwapInterval];
+
+        // Detach old context
+        [NSOpenGLContext clearCurrentContext];
+        [oldContext clearDrawable];
+
+        // Attach new context to the view
+        [window->ns.view setWantsBestResolutionOpenGLSurface:window->ns.retina];
+#pragma clang diagnostic push
+#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
+        [newContext setView:window->ns.view];
+#pragma clang diagnostic pop
+        [newContext makeCurrentContext];
+        [newContext update];
+
+        // Replace context
+        window->context.nsgl.object = newContext;
+        [oldContext release];
+    } @catch (NSException *e) {
+        _glfwInputError(GLFW_PLATFORM_ERROR, "Failed to recreate NSGL context: %s (%s)", [[e name] UTF8String], [[e reason] UTF8String]);
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/kitty/glfw.c b/kitty/glfw.c
index d6c34b837..0d71bc747 100644
--- a/kitty/glfw.c
+++ b/kitty/glfw.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include "control-codes.h"
 #include <structmember.h>
 #include "glfw-wrapper.h"
-#include "gl-wrapper.h"
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 #include "cocoa_window.h"
 #else
@@ -347,20 +346,18 @@ window_iconify_callback(GLFWwindow *window, int iconified) {
 static void
 cocoa_out_of_sequence_render(OSWindow *window) {
     make_os_window_context_current(window);
+    window->needs_render = true;
 
     // On macOS Tahoe, the default framebuffer can become undefined during
-    // screen change events. Try to recover by recreating the drawable. See #9463
-    if (glCheckFramebufferStatus(GL_FRAMEBUFFER) != GL_FRAMEBUFFER_COMPLETE) {
-        if (!glfwCocoaRecreateGLDrawable(window->handle) ||
-            glCheckFramebufferStatus(GL_FRAMEBUFFER) != GL_FRAMEBUFFER_COMPLETE) {
-            window->needs_render = true;
+    // screen change events. Try to recover by recreating the drawable.
+    // See https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/issues/9463
+    if (!current_framebuffer_is_ok()) {
+        if (!glfwCocoaRecreateGLDrawable(window->handle) || !current_framebuffer_is_ok()) {
             request_tick_callback();
             return;
         }
     }
 
-
-    window->needs_render = true;
     bool rendered = false;
     if (window->fonts_data->sprite_map) rendered = render_os_window(window, monotonic(), true);
     if (!rendered) {
diff --git a/kitty/shaders.c b/kitty/shaders.c
index 2abaa1e08..df7d669bb 100644
--- a/kitty/shaders.c
+++ b/kitty/shaders.c
@@ -1086,6 +1086,11 @@ screen_needs_rendering_in_layers(OSWindow *os_window, Window *w, Screen *screen)
     return has_ui || grman_has_images(grman);
 }
 
+bool
+current_framebuffer_is_ok(void) {
+    return check_framebuffer_status() == NULL;
+}
+
 // }}}
 
 enum { DRAW_NEITHER_BG = 0, DRAW_DEFAULT_BG = 1, DRAW_NON_DEFAULT_BG = 2, DRAW_BOTH_BG = 3};
diff --git a/kitty/state.h b/kitty/state.h
index 75000bf89..b33f53694 100644
--- a/kitty/state.h
+++ b/kitty/state.h
@@ -503,3 +503,4 @@ bool screen_needs_rendering_in_layers(OSWindow *os_window, Window *w, Screen *sc
 void setup_os_window_for_rendering(OSWindow*, Tab*, Window*, bool);
 void swap_window_buffers(OSWindow *w);
 void take_screenshot_of_rectangular_region(OSWindow *os_window, Region region, unsigned char *dst_buf, unsigned *thumb_w, unsigned *thumb_h);
+bool current_framebuffer_is_ok(void);