diff --git a/src/Backends/Rendering/SDLTexture.cpp b/src/Backends/Rendering/SDLTexture.cpp
index f5979d77..dba6dd3b 100644
--- a/src/Backends/Rendering/SDLTexture.cpp
+++ b/src/Backends/Rendering/SDLTexture.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ Backend_Surface* Backend_Init(SDL_Window *window)
 	}
 #endif
 
+#if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2,0,10)
+	SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_RENDER_BATCHING, "1");	// We never interfere with the renderer, so don't let SDL implicitly disable batching
+#endif
+
 	renderer = SDL_CreateRenderer(window, -1, SDL_RENDERER_ACCELERATED | SDL_RENDERER_TARGETTEXTURE);
 
 	if (renderer == NULL)