diff --git a/libobs/graphics/graphics.c b/libobs/graphics/graphics.c
index d0c97f217cd6da29516c1165c0e86dcb5e280e7f..20c6cb2d517e9e178f0dbf8b63dd8b7ea17b2cca 100644
--- a/libobs/graphics/graphics.c
+++ b/libobs/graphics/graphics.c
@@ -110,11 +110,10 @@ int gs_create(graphics_t *pgraphics, const char *module,
 		struct gs_init_data *data)
 {
 	int errcode = GS_ERROR_FAIL;
-	pthread_mutex_t mutex_init = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
 
 	graphics_t graphics = bmalloc(sizeof(struct graphics_subsystem));
 	memset(graphics, 0, sizeof(struct graphics_subsystem));
-	graphics->mutex = mutex_init;
+	pthread_mutex_init_value(&graphics->mutex);
 
 	graphics->module = os_dlopen(module);
 	if (!graphics->module) {
diff --git a/libobs/obs-data.h b/libobs/obs-data.h
index 664cb4abec3c6907299f93b5010cc7307d7cc1ea..dd4497267aefd6cda8c679214ef01ca37e6647ba 100644
--- a/libobs/obs-data.h
+++ b/libobs/obs-data.h
@@ -62,17 +62,18 @@ struct obs_data {
 	/* TODO: sound output stuff */
 
 	/* media */
-	media_t    media;
-	video_t    video;
-	audio_t    audio;
+	media_t  media;
+	video_t  video;
+	audio_t  audio;
 
 	uint32_t output_width;
 	uint32_t output_height;
 
 	/* threading */
 	pthread_t       video_thread;
-	pthread_mutex_t source_mutex;
 	bool            thread_initialized;
+	pthread_mutex_t source_list_mutex;
+	pthread_mutex_t display_list_mutex;
 
 	obs_source_t primary_source;
 };
diff --git a/libobs/obs-source.c b/libobs/obs-source.c
index 4f6e67fd60ea3dc66bd20e5c4336c3cfe6f2c393..05bb5febebb89a225cc568603c49eb870808730c 100644
--- a/libobs/obs-source.c
+++ b/libobs/obs-source.c
@@ -84,7 +84,10 @@ void obs_source_init(struct obs_source *source)
 
 	dstr_init(&source->settings);
 	da_init(source->filters);
+
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&obs->source_list_mutex);
 	da_push_back(obs->sources, &source);
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&obs->source_list_mutex);
 }
 
 obs_source_t obs_source_create(enum obs_source_type type, const char *name,
@@ -125,9 +128,11 @@ obs_source_t obs_source_create(enum obs_source_type type, const char *name,
 void obs_source_destroy(obs_source_t source)
 {
 	if (source) {
-		da_free(source->filters);
+		pthread_mutex_lock(&obs->source_list_mutex);
 		da_erase_item(obs->sources, &source);
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(&obs->source_list_mutex);
 
+		da_free(source->filters);
 		source->callbacks.destroy(source->data);
 		dstr_free(&source->settings);
 		bfree(source);
diff --git a/libobs/obs-video.c b/libobs/obs-video.c
index 38a1f0d448348d0faed55cec5877a52f58ddc631..3842bec8070e2d15acdd8933d904eb91a8630ff5 100644
--- a/libobs/obs-video.c
+++ b/libobs/obs-video.c
@@ -36,38 +36,17 @@ static void tick_sources(uint64_t cur_time, uint64_t *last_time)
 	*last_time = cur_time;
 }
 
-static inline void render_displays(void)
+static inline void render_display(struct obs_display *display)
 {
-	size_t i;
 	struct vec4 clear_color;
-	vec4_set(&clear_color, 0.3f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f);
-
-
-	for (i = 0; i < obs->displays.num; i++) {
-		uint32_t cx, cy;
-		obs_display_t display = obs->displays.array[i];
-
-		gs_load_swapchain(display->swap);
+	uint32_t width, height;
 
-		cx = gs_getwidth();
-		cy = gs_getheight();
+	gs_load_swapchain(display ? display->swap : NULL);
 
-
-		gs_beginscene();
-		gs_setviewport(0, 0, (int)cx, (int)cy);
-		gs_ortho(0.0f, (float)cx, 0.0f, (float)cy, -100.0f, 100.0f);
-		gs_setviewport(0, 0, obs->output_width, obs->output_height);
-
-		if (display->source)
-			obs_source_video_render(display->source);
-
-		gs_endscene();
-		gs_present();
-	}
-
-	gs_load_swapchain(NULL);
+	gs_getsize(&width, &height);
 
 	gs_beginscene();
+	vec4_set(&clear_color, 0.3f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f);
 	gs_clear(GS_CLEAR_COLOR | GS_CLEAR_DEPTH | GS_CLEAR_STENCIL,
 			&clear_color, 1.0f, 0);
 
@@ -75,10 +54,8 @@ static inline void render_displays(void)
 	gs_enable_blending(false);
 	gs_setcullmode(GS_NEITHER);
 
-	gs_ortho(0.0f, (float)obs->output_width,
-	         0.0f, (float)obs->output_height,
-	         -100.0f, 100.0f);
-	gs_setviewport(0, 0, obs->output_width, obs->output_height);
+	gs_ortho(0.0f, (float)width, 0.0f, (float)height, -100.0f, 100.0f);
+	gs_setviewport(0, 0, width, height);
 
 	if (obs->primary_source)
 		obs_source_video_render(obs->primary_source);
@@ -87,6 +64,23 @@ static inline void render_displays(void)
 	gs_present();
 }
 
+static inline void render_displays(void)
+{
+	size_t i;
+
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&obs->display_list_mutex);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < obs->displays.num; i++) {
+		struct obs_display *display = obs->displays.array[i];
+
+		render_display(display);
+	}
+
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&obs->display_list_mutex);
+
+	render_display(NULL);
+}
+
 static bool swap_frame(uint64_t timestamp)
 {
 	stagesurf_t last_surface = obs->copy_surfaces[obs->cur_texture];
diff --git a/libobs/obs.c b/libobs/obs.c
index 0cb26038462424c46c63ef60cd1f3379db74cf76..851f9e7f5a49c41f8ddeb238c138a46f6970f6ba 100644
--- a/libobs/obs.c
+++ b/libobs/obs.c
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ static bool obs_init_media(struct video_info *vi, struct audio_info *ai)
 
 static bool obs_init_threading(void)
 {
-	if (pthread_mutex_init(&obs->source_mutex, NULL) != 0)
+	if (pthread_mutex_init(&obs->source_list_mutex, NULL) != 0)
+		return false;
+	if (pthread_mutex_init(&obs->display_list_mutex, NULL) != 0)
 		return false;
 	if (pthread_create(&obs->video_thread, NULL, obs_video_thread,
 				obs) != 0)
@@ -78,12 +80,11 @@ static bool obs_init(const char *graphics_module,
 		struct gs_init_data *graphics_data,
 		struct video_info *vi, struct audio_info *ai)
 {
-	pthread_mutex_t pthread_init_val = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
-
 	obs = bmalloc(sizeof(struct obs_data));
 
 	memset(obs, 0, sizeof(struct obs_data));
-	obs->source_mutex = pthread_init_val;
+	pthread_mutex_init_value(&obs->source_list_mutex);
+	pthread_mutex_init_value(&obs->display_list_mutex);
 
 	if (!obs_init_graphics(graphics_module, graphics_data, vi))
 		return false;
@@ -127,7 +128,8 @@ static inline void obs_free_threading(void)
 	video_output_stop(obs->video);
 	if (obs->thread_initialized)
 		pthread_join(obs->video_thread, &thread_ret);
-	pthread_mutex_destroy(&obs->source_mutex);
+	pthread_mutex_destroy(&obs->source_list_mutex);
+	pthread_mutex_destroy(&obs->display_list_mutex);
 }
 
 static void obs_destroy(void)
diff --git a/libobs/util/threading.h b/libobs/util/threading.h
index ae63a112b0436c0fc8590f267f100f515106e215..167b9f68364a8d80ea65eb26746df002510d97d0 100644
--- a/libobs/util/threading.h
+++ b/libobs/util/threading.h
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+/* this may seem strange, but you can't use it unless it's an initializer */
+static inline void pthread_mutex_init_value(pthread_mutex_t *mutex)
+{
+	pthread_mutex_t init_val = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
+	*mutex = init_val;
+}
+
 struct event_data {
 	pthread_mutex_t mutex;
 	pthread_cond_t  cond;