diff --git a/NEW_RELEASE_NOTES.md b/NEW_RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 4a1a9c7fa7e..71416f7f695 100644
--- a/NEW_RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/NEW_RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ for next branch cut* header.
 appropriate header in [RELEASE_NOTES.md](./RELEASE_NOTES.md).
 
 ## Release notes for next branch cut
+- vk: fix stage pool gc logic
diff --git a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanStagePool.cpp b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanStagePool.cpp
index 067b16afd84..8fb2abf79c2 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanStagePool.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanStagePool.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ VulkanStage const* VulkanStagePool::acquireStage(uint32_t numBytes) {
     if (iter != mFreeStages.end()) {
         auto stage = iter->second;
         mFreeStages.erase(iter);
+        stage->lastAccessed = mCurrentFrame;
         mUsedStages.insert(stage);
         return stage;
     }
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ VulkanStageImage const* VulkanStagePool::acquireImage(PixelDataFormat format, Pi
     for (auto image : mFreeImages) {
         if (image->format == vkformat && image->width == width && image->height == height) {
             mFreeImages.erase(image);
+            image->lastAccessed = mCurrentFrame;
             mUsedImages.insert(image);
             return image;
         }