diff --git a/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp b/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
index d05cddc4..c3febaa7 100644
--- a/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
+++ b/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
@@ -664,6 +664,55 @@ void VulkanExampleBase::updateTextOverlay()
 	textOverlay->endTextUpdate();
 }
 
+void VulkanExampleBase::prepareFrame()
+{
+	// Acquire the next image from the swap chaing
+	VK_CHECK_RESULT(swapChain.acquireNextImage(semaphores.presentComplete, &currentBuffer));
+	// Submit barrier that transforms color attachment image layout back from khr
+	submitPostPresentBarrier(swapChain.buffers[currentBuffer].image);
+
+}
+
+void VulkanExampleBase::submitFrame()
+{
+	bool submitTextOverlay = enableTextOverlay && textOverlay->visible;
+
+	if (submitTextOverlay)
+	{
+		// Wait for color attachment output to finish before rendering the text overlay
+		VkPipelineStageFlags stageFlags = VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OUTPUT_BIT;
+		submitInfo.pWaitDstStageMask = &stageFlags;
+
+		// Set semaphores
+		// Wait for render complete semaphore
+		submitInfo.waitSemaphoreCount = 1;
+		submitInfo.pWaitSemaphores = &semaphores.renderComplete;
+		// Signal ready with text overlay complete semaphpre
+		submitInfo.signalSemaphoreCount = 1;
+		submitInfo.pSignalSemaphores = &semaphores.textOverlayComplete;
+
+		// Submit current text overlay command buffer
+		submitInfo.commandBufferCount = 1;
+		submitInfo.pCommandBuffers = &textOverlay->cmdBuffers[currentBuffer];
+		VK_CHECK_RESULT(vkQueueSubmit(queue, 1, &submitInfo, VK_NULL_HANDLE));
+
+		// Reset wait and signal semaphores for rendering next frame
+		// Wait for swap chain presentation to finish
+		submitInfo.waitSemaphoreCount = 1;
+		submitInfo.pWaitSemaphores = &semaphores.presentComplete;
+		// Signal ready with offscreen semaphore
+		submitInfo.signalSemaphoreCount = 1;
+		submitInfo.pSignalSemaphores = &semaphores.renderComplete;
+	}
+
+	// Submit barrier that transforms color attachment to khr presen
+	submitPrePresentBarrier(swapChain.buffers[currentBuffer].image);
+
+	VK_CHECK_RESULT(swapChain.queuePresent(queue, currentBuffer, submitTextOverlay ? semaphores.textOverlayComplete : semaphores.renderComplete));
+
+	VK_CHECK_RESULT(vkQueueWaitIdle(queue));
+}
+
 VulkanExampleBase::VulkanExampleBase(bool enableValidation)
 {
 	// Check for validation command line flag
@@ -1031,6 +1080,12 @@ void VulkanExampleBase::handleMessages(HWND hWnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPAR
 		case 0x50:
 			paused = !paused;
 			break;
+		case VK_F1:
+			if (enableTextOverlay)
+			{
+				textOverlay->visible = !textOverlay->visible;
+			}
+			break;
 		case VK_ESCAPE:
 			exit(0);
 			break;
diff --git a/base/vulkanexamplebase.h b/base/vulkanexamplebase.h
index f15a7417..27d37618 100644
--- a/base/vulkanexamplebase.h
+++ b/base/vulkanexamplebase.h
@@ -340,5 +340,17 @@ public:
 		VkPipelineStageFlags *pipelineStages);
 
 	void updateTextOverlay();
+
+	// Prepare the frame for workload submission
+	// - Acquires the next image from the swap chain 
+	// - Submits a post present barrier
+	// - Sets the default wait and signal semaphores
+	void prepareFrame();
+
+	// Submit the frames' workload 
+	// - Submits the text overlay (if enabled)
+	// - 
+	void submitFrame();
+
 };
 
diff --git a/texture/texture.cpp b/texture/texture.cpp
index 7d83d46b..b387ccdc 100644
--- a/texture/texture.cpp
+++ b/texture/texture.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ public:
 		zoom = -2.5f;
 		rotation = { 0.0f, 15.0f, 0.0f };
 		title = "Vulkan Example - Texturing";
+		enableTextOverlay = true;
 	}
 
 	~VulkanExample()
@@ -517,10 +518,7 @@ public:
 
 	void draw()
 	{
-		// Get next image in the swap chain (back/front buffer)
-		VK_CHECK_RESULT(swapChain.acquireNextImage(semaphores.presentComplete, &currentBuffer));
-
-		submitPostPresentBarrier(swapChain.buffers[currentBuffer].image);
+		VulkanExampleBase::prepareFrame();
 
 		// Command buffer to be sumitted to the queue
 		submitInfo.commandBufferCount = 1;
@@ -529,11 +527,7 @@ public:
 		// Submit to queue
 		VK_CHECK_RESULT(vkQueueSubmit(queue, 1, &submitInfo, VK_NULL_HANDLE));
 
-		submitPrePresentBarrier(swapChain.buffers[currentBuffer].image);
-
-		VK_CHECK_RESULT(swapChain.queuePresent(queue, currentBuffer, semaphores.renderComplete));
-
-		VK_CHECK_RESULT(vkQueueWaitIdle(queue));
+		VulkanExampleBase::submitFrame();
 	}
 
 	void generateQuad()