diff --git a/src/emulator.c b/src/emulator.c
index 2db0265..e40576b 100644
--- a/src/emulator.c
+++ b/src/emulator.c
@@ -159,8 +159,16 @@ static void setup_sdl(Config *config)
 */
 static void draw_frame()
 {
-    SDL_UpdateTexture(emu.texture, NULL, emu.pixels,
-        GG_SCREEN_WIDTH * sizeof(uint32_t));
+    void *pixels;
+    int pitch;
+    if (SDL_LockTexture(emu.texture, NULL, &pixels, &pitch) < 0)
+        FATAL("SDL failed to lock texture: %s", SDL_GetError());
+    if (pitch != sizeof(uint32_t) * GG_SCREEN_WIDTH)
+        FATAL("SDL returned an unexpected texture pitch: %d, expected %zu",
+            pitch, sizeof(uint32_t) * GG_SCREEN_WIDTH);
+    memcpy(pixels, emu.pixels, sizeof(uint32_t) * GG_SCREEN_WIDTH * GG_SCREEN_HEIGHT);
+    SDL_UnlockTexture(emu.texture);
+
     SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(emu.renderer, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xFF);
     SDL_RenderClear(emu.renderer);
     SDL_RenderCopy(emu.renderer, emu.texture, NULL, NULL);
diff --git a/src/vdp.c b/src/vdp.c
index 47b1fa8..2749ebd 100644
--- a/src/vdp.c
+++ b/src/vdp.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static bool should_frame_interrupt(const VDP *vdp)
 }
 
 /*
-    Return whether the display should be visible or completely blank.
+    Return whether the display is on or if the backdrop color should be used.
 */
 static bool is_display_visible(const VDP *vdp)
 {
@@ -133,11 +133,11 @@ static uint16_t get_sgt_offset(const VDP *vdp)
 }
 
 /*
-    Return the backdrop color as a CRAM index.
+    Return the backdrop color as a CRAM index (in palette 1).
 */
 static uint8_t get_backdrop_color(const VDP *vdp)
 {
-    return ((vdp->regs[0x07] & 0x0F) << 1) + 0x20;
+    return vdp->regs[0x07] & 0x0F;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -191,34 +191,17 @@ static uint16_t get_color(const VDP *vdp, uint8_t index, bool palette)
 }
 
 /*
-    Toggle visibility of the display.
-
-    This sets the alpha channel of every pixel to be 0xFF (if true)
-    or 0x00 (if false).
-*/
-static void toggle_display_visibility(VDP *vdp, bool visible)
-{
-    if (!vdp->pixels)
-        return;
-
-    uint8_t a = visible ? 0xFF : 0x00;
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < 160 * 144; i++)
-        vdp->pixels[i] = (a << 24) | (vdp->pixels[i] & 0x00FFFFFF);
-}
-
-/*
     Draw a pixel onto our pixel array at the given coordinates.
 
     The color should be in BGR444 format, as returned by get_color().
 */
 static void draw_pixel(VDP *vdp, uint8_t y, uint8_t x, uint16_t color)
 {
-    uint8_t a = is_display_visible(vdp) ? 0xFF : 0x00;
     uint8_t r = 0x11 *  (color & 0x000F);
     uint8_t g = 0x11 * ((color & 0x00F0) >> 4);
     uint8_t b = 0x11 * ((color & 0x0F00) >> 8);
 
-    uint32_t argb = (a << 24) + (r << 16) + (g << 8) + b;
+    uint32_t argb = (0xFF << 24) + (r << 16) + (g << 8) + b;
     vdp->pixels[y * 160 + x] = argb;
 }
 
@@ -256,7 +239,10 @@ static void draw_background(VDP *vdp, uint8_t *colbuf)
 
             hshift = hflip ? (7 - pixel) : pixel;
             index = read_pattern(vdp, pattern, vshift, hshift);
-            color = get_color(vdp, index, palette);
+            if (is_display_visible(vdp))
+                color = get_color(vdp, index, palette);
+            else
+                color = get_color(vdp, get_backdrop_color(vdp), 1);
             draw_pixel(vdp, dst_row, dst_col, color);
 
             if (priority && index != 0)
@@ -327,8 +313,10 @@ static void draw_sprites(VDP *vdp, uint8_t *colbuf)
             else
                 colbuf[dst_col] |= COLBUF_OPAQUE_SPRITE;
 
-            color = get_color(vdp, index, 1);
-            draw_pixel(vdp, dst_row, dst_col, color);
+            if (is_display_visible(vdp)) {
+                color = get_color(vdp, index, 1);
+                draw_pixel(vdp, dst_row, dst_col, color);
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -435,8 +423,6 @@ uint8_t vdp_read_data(VDP *vdp)
 */
 static void write_reg(VDP *vdp, uint8_t reg, uint8_t byte)
 {
-    if (reg == 0x01 && (vdp->regs[reg] & 0x40) != (byte & 0x40))
-        toggle_display_visibility(vdp, byte & 0x40);
     vdp->regs[reg] = byte;
 }