diff --git a/image.go b/image.go
index 32749d88c..5ca6785af 100644
--- a/image.go
+++ b/image.go
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ func NewImageFromImage(source image.Image, filter Filter) (*Image, error) {
 	return i, nil
 }
 
-func newImageWithScreenFramebuffer(width, height int) *Image {
+func newScreenFramebufferImage(width, height int) *Image {
 	i := &Image{
 		mipmap: newMipmap(shareable.NewScreenFramebufferImage(width, height)),
 		filter: FilterDefault,
diff --git a/internal/shareable/shareable.go b/internal/shareable/shareable.go
index 554c3e690..e25cb97ba 100644
--- a/internal/shareable/shareable.go
+++ b/internal/shareable/shareable.go
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ type Image struct {
 	width    int
 	height   int
 	disposed bool
+	screen   bool
 
 	backend *backend
 
@@ -494,6 +495,14 @@ func (i *Image) allocate(shareable bool) {
 		panic("shareable: the image is already allocated")
 	}
 
+	if i.screen {
+		i.backend = &backend{
+			restorable: restorable.NewScreenFramebufferImage(i.width, i.height),
+		}
+		runtime.SetFinalizer(i, (*Image).disposeFromFinalizer)
+		return
+	}
+
 	if !shareable || !i.shareable() {
 		i.backend = &backend{
 			restorable: restorable.NewImage(i.width, i.height),
@@ -550,19 +559,13 @@ func (i *Image) Dump(path string) error {
 }
 
 func NewScreenFramebufferImage(width, height int) *Image {
-	backendsM.Lock()
-	defer backendsM.Unlock()
-
-	r := restorable.NewScreenFramebufferImage(width, height)
+	// Actual allocation is done lazily.
 	i := &Image{
-		width:  width,
-		height: height,
-		backend: &backend{
-			restorable: r,
-		},
+		width:       width,
+		height:      height,
+		screen:      true,
 		neverShared: true,
 	}
-	runtime.SetFinalizer(i, (*Image).disposeFromFinalizer)
 	return i
 }
 
diff --git a/uicontext.go b/uicontext.go
index 73cbafd9e..a19c57d09 100644
--- a/uicontext.go
+++ b/uicontext.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (c *uiContext) SetSize(screenWidth, screenHeight int, screenScale float64)
 	w := int(math.Ceil(float64(screenWidth) * screenScale))
 	h := int(math.Ceil(float64(screenHeight) * screenScale))
 	px0, py0, px1, py1 := uidriver.Get().ScreenPadding()
-	c.screen = newImageWithScreenFramebuffer(w+int(math.Ceil(px0+px1)), h+int(math.Ceil(py0+py1)))
+	c.screen = newScreenFramebufferImage(w+int(math.Ceil(px0+px1)), h+int(math.Ceil(py0+py1)))
 	c.screenWidth = w
 	c.screenHeight = h