diff --git a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanHandles.cpp b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanHandles.cpp
index 0ba05957ad..5f9bf0f427 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanHandles.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanHandles.cpp
@@ -163,8 +163,12 @@ VulkanRenderTarget::VulkanRenderTarget(VulkanContext& context, uint32_t width, u
         const VulkanAttachment& spec = color[index];
         VulkanTexture* texture = spec.texture;
         if (texture && texture->samples == 1) {
-            VulkanTexture* msTexture = new VulkanTexture(context, texture->target, level,
-                    texture->format, samples, width, height, depth, texture->usage, stagePool);
+            VulkanTexture* msTexture = texture->getSidecar();
+            if (UTILS_UNLIKELY(msTexture == nullptr)) {
+                msTexture = new VulkanTexture(context, texture->target, level,
+                        texture->format, samples, width, height, depth, texture->usage, stagePool);
+                texture->setSidecar(msTexture);
+            }
             mMsaaAttachments[index] = createAttachment(context, { .texture = msTexture });
             mMsaaAttachments[index].view = msTexture->getAttachmentView(0, 0,
                     VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_COLOR_BIT);
@@ -185,8 +189,12 @@ VulkanRenderTarget::VulkanRenderTarget(VulkanContext& context, uint32_t width, u
     }
 
     // Create sidecar MSAA texture for the depth attachment.
-    VulkanTexture* msTexture = new VulkanTexture(context, depthTexture->target, level,
-            depthTexture->format, samples, width, height, depth, depthTexture->usage, stagePool);
+    VulkanTexture* msTexture = depthTexture->getSidecar();
+    if (UTILS_UNLIKELY(msTexture == nullptr)) {
+        msTexture = new VulkanTexture(context, depthTexture->target, level,
+                depthTexture->format, samples, width, height, depth, depthTexture->usage, stagePool);
+        depthTexture->setSidecar(msTexture);
+    }
     mMsaaDepthAttachment = createAttachment(context, {
         .format = {},
         .image = {},
@@ -201,17 +209,6 @@ VulkanRenderTarget::VulkanRenderTarget(VulkanContext& context, uint32_t width, u
             VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_DEPTH_BIT);
 }
 
-VulkanRenderTarget::~VulkanRenderTarget() {
-    for (int index = 0; index < MRT::MAX_SUPPORTED_RENDER_TARGET_COUNT; index++) {
-        if (mMsaaAttachments[index].texture != mColor[index].texture) {
-            delete mMsaaAttachments[index].texture;
-        }
-    }
-    if (mMsaaDepthAttachment.texture != mDepth.texture) {
-        delete mMsaaDepthAttachment.texture;
-    }
-}
-
 void VulkanRenderTarget::transformClientRectToPlatform(VulkanSwapChain* currentSurface, VkRect2D* bounds) const {
     const auto& extent = getExtent(currentSurface);
     flipVertically(bounds, extent.height);
diff --git a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanHandles.h b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanHandles.h
index ea312e7b06..13f168aa74 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanHandles.h
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanHandles.h
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ struct VulkanRenderTarget : private HwRenderTarget {
     // Creates a special "default" render target (i.e. associated with the swap chain)
     explicit VulkanRenderTarget(VulkanContext& context);
 
-    ~VulkanRenderTarget();
-
     void transformClientRectToPlatform(VulkanSwapChain* currentSurface, VkRect2D* bounds) const;
     void transformClientRectToPlatform(VulkanSwapChain* currentSurface, VkViewport* bounds) const;
     VkExtent2D getExtent(VulkanSwapChain* currentSurface) const;
diff --git a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanTexture.cpp b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanTexture.cpp
index eb985f0160..8bdfca9404 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanTexture.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanTexture.cpp
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ VulkanTexture::VulkanTexture(VulkanContext& context, SamplerType target, uint8_t
 }
 
 VulkanTexture::~VulkanTexture() {
+    delete mSidecarMSAA;
     vkDestroyImage(mContext.device, mTextureImage, VKALLOC);
     vkFreeMemory(mContext.device, mTextureImageMemory, VKALLOC);
     for (auto entry : mCachedImageViews) {
diff --git a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanTexture.h b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanTexture.h
index 0db30b03aa..c7c4c3e1a4 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanTexture.h
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanTexture.h
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ struct VulkanTexture : public HwTexture {
 
     VkFormat getVkFormat() const { return mVkFormat; }
     VkImage getVkImage() const { return mTextureImage; }
+    void setSidecar(VulkanTexture* sidecar) { mSidecarMSAA = sidecar; }
+    VulkanTexture* getSidecar() const { return mSidecarMSAA; }
 
 private:
     // Gets or creates a cached VkImageView for a range of miplevels and array layers.
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ private:
     void updateWithBlitImage(const PixelBufferDescriptor& hostData, uint32_t width,
         uint32_t height, uint32_t depth, int miplevel);
 
+    VulkanTexture* mSidecarMSAA = nullptr;
     const VkFormat mVkFormat;
     const VkComponentMapping mSwizzle;
     VkImageViewType mViewType;