MPV on Vulkan becomes transparent when Nvidia overlay notification shows up

[dabiOW]

mpv Information

mpv v0.41.0-826-g5abce15f1 Copyright © 2000-2026 mpv/MPlayer/mplayer2 projects
 built on Jun 28 2026 16:02:32
libplacebo version: v7.365.0 (v7.360.0-90-g50a7571-dirty)
FFmpeg version: N-125338-g97115451d
FFmpeg library versions:
   libavcodec      63.2.100
   libavdevice     63.2.100
   libavfilter     12.2.100
   libavformat     63.2.100
   libavutil       61.2.100
   libswresample   7.2.100
   libswscale      10.2.100

Other Information

- Windows version: Windows 11 25H2
- GPU model, driver and version: Geforce RTX 5080, driver 610.62
- Source of mpv: zhongfly mpv
- Latest known working version: not sure
- Issue started after the following happened:

Reproduction Steps

1. set mpv to gpu-api=vulkan and hwdec=vulkan
2. have the nvidia app installed with nvidia overlay turned on (it's on by default)
3. launch a video in mpv and go fullscreen

Expected Behavior

dont be transparent

Actual Behavior

is transparent

Log File

output.txt

Sample Files

I have a weird bug, where if I set my MPV to use vulkan for hw decoding, the player becomes completely transparent when the "Press alt+v to open Nvidia overlay" ribbon briefly shows up. I recorded a video below, where you can see it plays fine while windowed, but disappears when I go fullscreen. Obviously it's easily fixable by either disabling the Nvidia overlay or using d3d11va api, but ideally it wouldn't happen in the first place.

2026-06-28.22-25-12_1.mp4

I carefully read all instruction and confirm that I did the following:

• I tested and confirmed that the issue exists with the latest release version or newer.
• I provided all required information including system and mpv version.
• I produced the log file with the exact same set of files, parameters, and conditions used in "Reproduction Steps", with the addition of --log-file=output.txt.
• I produced the log file while the behaviors described in "Actual Behavior" were actively observed.
• I attached the full, untruncated log file.
• I attached the backtrace in the case of a crash.

[arch1t3cht]

I get this issue too, but verified that it only happens on newer NVIDIA drivers. Downgrading to 591.74 fixed this for me. But I can't say whether this is purely a regression in NVIDIA's drivers or whether this is mpv's fault in some way.

[kasper93]

I don't see how it can be mpv fault, but probably some interaction indeed causes this to happen. Patches welcome if anyone is able to debug this.