diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ff76b8d8892..6a9889efab2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ Bottom level categories:
 - Fix the validation of vertex and index ranges. By @nical in [#5144](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/5144) and [#5156](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/5156)
 - Device lost callbacks are invoked when replaced and when global is dropped. By @bradwerth in [#5168](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/5168)
 - Fix panic when creating a surface while no backend is available. By @wumpf [#5166](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/5166)
+- Fix timeout when presenting a surface where no work has been done. By @waywardmonkeys in [#5200](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/5200)
 
 #### WGL
 
diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/device/queue.rs b/wgpu-core/src/device/queue.rs
index 08c5b767b60..b88fd9b9060 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/device/queue.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/device/queue.rs
@@ -1222,13 +1222,7 @@ impl Global {
                                         return Err(QueueSubmitError::DestroyedTexture(id));
                                     }
                                     Some(TextureInner::Native { .. }) => false,
-                                    Some(TextureInner::Surface {
-                                        ref has_work,
-                                        ref raw,
-                                        ..
-                                    }) => {
-                                        has_work.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
-
+                                    Some(TextureInner::Surface { ref raw, .. }) => {
                                         if raw.is_some() {
                                             submit_surface_textures_owned.push(texture.clone());
                                         }
@@ -1423,13 +1417,7 @@ impl Global {
                             return Err(QueueSubmitError::DestroyedTexture(id));
                         }
                         Some(TextureInner::Native { .. }) => {}
-                        Some(TextureInner::Surface {
-                            ref has_work,
-                            ref raw,
-                            ..
-                        }) => {
-                            has_work.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
-
+                        Some(TextureInner::Surface { ref raw, .. }) => {
                             if raw.is_some() {
                                 submit_surface_textures_owned.push(texture.clone());
                             }
diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/present.rs b/wgpu-core/src/present.rs
index 4d8e1df73e0..ed1810a6536 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/present.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/present.rs
@@ -9,10 +9,7 @@ When this texture is presented, we remove it from the device tracker as well as
 extract it from the hub.
 !*/
 
-use std::{
-    borrow::Borrow,
-    sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering},
-};
+use std::borrow::Borrow;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "trace")]
 use crate::device::trace::Action;
@@ -213,7 +210,6 @@ impl Global {
                     inner: Snatchable::new(resource::TextureInner::Surface {
                         raw: Some(ast.texture),
                         parent_id: surface_id,
-                        has_work: AtomicBool::new(false),
                     }),
                     device: device.clone(),
                     desc: texture_desc,
@@ -331,15 +327,10 @@ impl Global {
                     resource::TextureInner::Surface {
                         ref mut raw,
                         ref parent_id,
-                        ref has_work,
                     } => {
                         if surface_id != *parent_id {
                             log::error!("Presented frame is from a different surface");
                             Err(hal::SurfaceError::Lost)
-                        } else if !has_work.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
-                            log::error!("No work has been submitted for this frame");
-                            unsafe { suf.unwrap().discard_texture(raw.take().unwrap()) };
-                            Err(hal::SurfaceError::Outdated)
                         } else {
                             unsafe {
                                 queue
@@ -420,11 +411,7 @@ impl Global {
                 let suf = A::get_surface(&surface);
                 let exclusive_snatch_guard = device.snatchable_lock.write();
                 match texture.inner.snatch(exclusive_snatch_guard).unwrap() {
-                    resource::TextureInner::Surface {
-                        mut raw,
-                        parent_id,
-                        has_work: _,
-                    } => {
+                    resource::TextureInner::Surface { mut raw, parent_id } => {
                         if surface_id == parent_id {
                             unsafe { suf.unwrap().discard_texture(raw.take().unwrap()) };
                         } else {
diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/resource.rs b/wgpu-core/src/resource.rs
index cc3ac2780d6..88b1e696b80 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/resource.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/resource.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ use std::{
     ops::Range,
     ptr::NonNull,
     sync::{
-        atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicUsize, Ordering},
+        atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering},
         Arc, Weak,
     },
 };
@@ -736,7 +736,6 @@ pub(crate) enum TextureInner<A: HalApi> {
     Surface {
         raw: Option<A::SurfaceTexture>,
         parent_id: SurfaceId,
-        has_work: AtomicBool,
     },
 }