diff --git a/examples/renderlib/rendering/d3d11.cpp b/examples/renderlib/rendering/d3d11.cpp
index 03598350..6671a696 100644
--- a/examples/renderlib/rendering/d3d11.cpp
+++ b/examples/renderlib/rendering/d3d11.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ bool D3D11::initialize() {
 }
 
 void D3D11::render_imgui() {
+    auto draw_data = ImGui::GetDrawData();
+
+    if (draw_data == nullptr) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     ComPtr<ID3D11DeviceContext> context{};
     float clear_color[]{0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f};
 
@@ -67,14 +73,23 @@ void D3D11::render_imgui() {
     device->GetImmediateContext(&context);
     context->ClearRenderTargetView(this->rt_rtv.Get(), clear_color);
     context->OMSetRenderTargets(1, this->rt_rtv.GetAddressOf(), NULL);
-    ImGui_ImplDX11_RenderDrawData(ImGui::GetDrawData());
+    ImGui_ImplDX11_RenderDrawData(draw_data);
 
     // Set the back buffer to be the render target.
     context->OMSetRenderTargets(1, this->bb_rtv.GetAddressOf(), nullptr);
-    ImGui_ImplDX11_RenderDrawData(ImGui::GetDrawData());
+    ImGui_ImplDX11_RenderDrawData(draw_data);
 }
 
 void D3D11::render_imgui_vr(ID3D11DeviceContext* context, ID3D11RenderTargetView* rtv) {
+    if (context == nullptr || rtv == nullptr) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    auto draw_data = ImGui::GetDrawData();
+    if (draw_data == nullptr) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     context->OMSetRenderTargets(1, &rtv, NULL);
-    ImGui_ImplDX11_RenderDrawData(ImGui::GetDrawData());
+    ImGui_ImplDX11_RenderDrawData(draw_data);
 }
diff --git a/examples/renderlib/rendering/d3d12.cpp b/examples/renderlib/rendering/d3d12.cpp
index d9f6df99..8fb4a561 100644
--- a/examples/renderlib/rendering/d3d12.cpp
+++ b/examples/renderlib/rendering/d3d12.cpp
@@ -118,7 +118,13 @@ bool D3D12::initialize() {
     return true;
 }
 
-void D3D12::render_imgui() {        
+void D3D12::render_imgui() {
+    auto draw_data = ImGui::GetDrawData();
+
+    if (draw_data == nullptr) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     auto& cmd = this->cmds[this->frame_count++ % this->cmds.size()];
 
     if (cmd.fence_event != nullptr && cmd.fence != nullptr && cmd.fence->GetCompletedValue() < cmd.fence_value) {
@@ -166,7 +172,7 @@ void D3D12::render_imgui() {
     rts[0] = this->get_cpu_rtv(device, (D3D12::RTV)bb_index);
     cmd.list->OMSetRenderTargets(1, rts, FALSE, NULL);
     cmd.list->SetDescriptorHeaps(1, this->srv_desc_heap.GetAddressOf());
-    ImGui_ImplDX12_RenderDrawData(ImGui::GetDrawData(), cmd.list.Get());
+    ImGui_ImplDX12_RenderDrawData(draw_data, cmd.list.Get());
     barrier.Transition.StateBefore = D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_RENDER_TARGET;
     barrier.Transition.StateAfter = D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_PRESENT;
     cmd.list->ResourceBarrier(1, &barrier);