diff --git a/layers/buffer_validation.cpp b/layers/buffer_validation.cpp
index 9bec038..cb8bc2a 100644
--- a/layers/buffer_validation.cpp
+++ b/layers/buffer_validation.cpp
@@ -2742,14 +2742,28 @@
                                      VALIDATION_ERROR_01249);
     skip |= ValidateMemoryIsBoundToImage(device_data, src_image_state, "vkCmdCopyImageToBuffer()", VALIDATION_ERROR_02537);
     skip |= ValidateMemoryIsBoundToBuffer(device_data, dst_buff_state, "vkCmdCopyImageToBuffer()", VALIDATION_ERROR_02538);
-    // Update bindings between buffer/image and cmd buffer
-    AddCommandBufferBindingImage(device_data, cb_node, src_image_state);
-    AddCommandBufferBindingBuffer(device_data, cb_node, dst_buff_state);
+
     // Validate that SRC image & DST buffer have correct usage flags set
     skip |= ValidateImageUsageFlags(device_data, src_image_state, VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT, true, VALIDATION_ERROR_01248,
                                     "vkCmdCopyImageToBuffer()", "VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT");
     skip |= ValidateBufferUsageFlags(device_data, dst_buff_state, VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT, true, VALIDATION_ERROR_01252,
                                      "vkCmdCopyImageToBuffer()", "VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT");
+    skip |= insideRenderPass(device_data, cb_node, "vkCmdCopyImageToBuffer()", VALIDATION_ERROR_01260);
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < regionCount; ++i) {
+        skip |= VerifySourceImageLayout(device_data, cb_node, src_image_state->image, pRegions[i].imageSubresource, srcImageLayout,
+                                        VALIDATION_ERROR_01251);
+        skip |= ValidateCopyBufferImageTransferGranularityRequirements(device_data, cb_node, src_image_state, &pRegions[i], i,
+                                                                       "CmdCopyImageToBuffer");
+    }
+    return skip;
+}
+
+void PreCallRecordCmdCopyImageToBuffer(layer_data *device_data, GLOBAL_CB_NODE *cb_node, IMAGE_STATE *src_image_state,
+                                       BUFFER_STATE *dst_buff_state) {
+    // Update bindings between buffer/image and cmd buffer
+    AddCommandBufferBindingImage(device_data, cb_node, src_image_state);
+    AddCommandBufferBindingBuffer(device_data, cb_node, dst_buff_state);
+
     std::function<bool()> function = [=]() {
         return ValidateImageMemoryIsValid(device_data, src_image_state, "vkCmdCopyImageToBuffer()");
     };
@@ -2761,14 +2775,6 @@
     cb_node->validate_functions.push_back(function);
 
     core_validation::UpdateCmdBufferLastCmd(cb_node, CMD_COPYIMAGETOBUFFER);
-    skip |= insideRenderPass(device_data, cb_node, "vkCmdCopyImageToBuffer()", VALIDATION_ERROR_01260);
-    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < regionCount; ++i) {
-        skip |= VerifySourceImageLayout(device_data, cb_node, src_image_state->image, pRegions[i].imageSubresource, srcImageLayout,
-                                        VALIDATION_ERROR_01251);
-        skip |= ValidateCopyBufferImageTransferGranularityRequirements(device_data, cb_node, src_image_state, &pRegions[i], i,
-                                                                       "CmdCopyImageToBuffer");
-    }
-    return skip;
 }
 
 bool PreCallValidateCmdCopyBufferToImage(layer_data *device_data, VkImageLayout dstImageLayout, GLOBAL_CB_NODE *cb_node,
@@ -2805,12 +2811,24 @@
                                      VALIDATION_ERROR_01232);
     skip |= ValidateMemoryIsBoundToBuffer(device_data, src_buff_state, "vkCmdCopyBufferToImage()", VALIDATION_ERROR_02535);
     skip |= ValidateMemoryIsBoundToImage(device_data, dst_image_state, "vkCmdCopyBufferToImage()", VALIDATION_ERROR_02536);
-    AddCommandBufferBindingBuffer(device_data, cb_node, src_buff_state);
-    AddCommandBufferBindingImage(device_data, cb_node, dst_image_state);
     skip |= ValidateBufferUsageFlags(device_data, src_buff_state, VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT, true, VALIDATION_ERROR_01230,
                                      "vkCmdCopyBufferToImage()", "VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT");
     skip |= ValidateImageUsageFlags(device_data, dst_image_state, VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT, true, VALIDATION_ERROR_01231,
                                     "vkCmdCopyBufferToImage()", "VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT");
+    skip |= insideRenderPass(device_data, cb_node, "vkCmdCopyBufferToImage()", VALIDATION_ERROR_01242);
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < regionCount; ++i) {
+        skip |= VerifyDestImageLayout(device_data, cb_node, dst_image_state->image, pRegions[i].imageSubresource, dstImageLayout,
+                                      VALIDATION_ERROR_01234);
+        skip |= ValidateCopyBufferImageTransferGranularityRequirements(device_data, cb_node, dst_image_state, &pRegions[i], i,
+                                                                       "vkCmdCopyBufferToImage()");
+    }
+    return skip;
+}
+
+void PreCallRecordCmdCopyBufferToImage(layer_data *device_data, GLOBAL_CB_NODE *cb_node, BUFFER_STATE *src_buff_state,
+                                       IMAGE_STATE *dst_image_state) {
+    AddCommandBufferBindingBuffer(device_data, cb_node, src_buff_state);
+    AddCommandBufferBindingImage(device_data, cb_node, dst_image_state);
     std::function<bool()> function = [=]() {
         SetImageMemoryValid(device_data, dst_image_state, true);
         return false;
@@ -2820,12 +2838,4 @@
     cb_node->validate_functions.push_back(function);
 
     core_validation::UpdateCmdBufferLastCmd(cb_node, CMD_COPYBUFFERTOIMAGE);
-    skip |= insideRenderPass(device_data, cb_node, "vkCmdCopyBufferToImage()", VALIDATION_ERROR_01242);
-    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < regionCount; ++i) {
-        skip |= VerifyDestImageLayout(device_data, cb_node, dst_image_state->image, pRegions[i].imageSubresource, dstImageLayout,
-                                      VALIDATION_ERROR_01234);
-        skip |= ValidateCopyBufferImageTransferGranularityRequirements(device_data, cb_node, dst_image_state, &pRegions[i], i,
-                                                                       "vkCmdCopyBufferToImage()");
-    }
-    return skip;
 }
diff --git a/layers/buffer_validation.h b/layers/buffer_validation.h
index 98164e2..2769f3d 100644
--- a/layers/buffer_validation.h
+++ b/layers/buffer_validation.h
@@ -216,8 +216,14 @@
                                          IMAGE_STATE *src_image_state, BUFFER_STATE *dst_buff_state, uint32_t regionCount,
                                          const VkBufferImageCopy *pRegions, const char *func_name);
 
+void PreCallRecordCmdCopyImageToBuffer(layer_data *device_data, GLOBAL_CB_NODE *cb_node, IMAGE_STATE *src_image_state,
+                                       BUFFER_STATE *dst_buff_state);
+
 bool PreCallValidateCmdCopyBufferToImage(layer_data *dev_data, VkImageLayout dstImageLayout, GLOBAL_CB_NODE *cb_node,
                                          BUFFER_STATE *src_buff_state, IMAGE_STATE *dst_image_state, uint32_t regionCount,
                                          const VkBufferImageCopy *pRegions, const char *func_name);
 
+void PreCallRecordCmdCopyBufferToImage(layer_data *device_data, GLOBAL_CB_NODE *cb_node, BUFFER_STATE *src_buff_state,
+                                       IMAGE_STATE *dst_image_state);
+
 #endif  // CORE_VALIDATION_BUFFER_VALIDATION_H_
diff --git a/layers/core_validation.cpp b/layers/core_validation.cpp
index 96f3628..1d74ceb 100644
--- a/layers/core_validation.cpp
+++ b/layers/core_validation.cpp
@@ -7732,12 +7732,15 @@
         skip_call = PreCallValidateCmdCopyBufferToImage(dev_data, dstImageLayout, cb_node, src_buff_state, dst_image_state,
                                                         regionCount, pRegions, "vkCmdCopyBufferToImage()");
     } else {
+        lock.unlock();
         assert(0);
         // TODO: report VU01244 here, or put in object tracker?
     }
-    lock.unlock();
-    if (!skip_call)
+    if (!skip_call) {
+        PreCallRecordCmdCopyBufferToImage(dev_data, cb_node, src_buff_state, dst_image_state);
+        lock.unlock();
         dev_data->dispatch_table.CmdCopyBufferToImage(commandBuffer, srcBuffer, dstImage, dstImageLayout, regionCount, pRegions);
+    }
 }
 
 VKAPI_ATTR void VKAPI_CALL CmdCopyImageToBuffer(VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer, VkImage srcImage, VkImageLayout srcImageLayout,
@@ -7753,12 +7756,15 @@
         skip_call = PreCallValidateCmdCopyImageToBuffer(dev_data, srcImageLayout, cb_node, src_image_state, dst_buff_state,
                                                         regionCount, pRegions, "vkCmdCopyImageToBuffer()");
     } else {
+        lock.unlock();
         assert(0);
         // TODO: report VU01262 here, or put in object tracker?
     }
-    lock.unlock();
-    if (!skip_call)
+    if (!skip_call) {
+        PreCallRecordCmdCopyImageToBuffer(dev_data, cb_node, src_image_state, dst_buff_state);
+        lock.unlock();
         dev_data->dispatch_table.CmdCopyImageToBuffer(commandBuffer, srcImage, srcImageLayout, dstBuffer, regionCount, pRegions);
+    }
 }
 
 VKAPI_ATTR void VKAPI_CALL CmdUpdateBuffer(VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer, VkBuffer dstBuffer, VkDeviceSize dstOffset,