diff --git a/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palvirtual.cpp b/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palvirtual.cpp
index ab6421822a..9513dbec68 100644
--- a/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palvirtual.cpp
+++ b/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/pal/palvirtual.cpp
@@ -1108,8 +1108,17 @@ void VirtualGPU::submitReadMemory(amd::ReadMemoryCommand& vcmd) {
       if (memory->memoryType() == Resource::ImageBuffer) {
         Image* imageBuffer = static_cast<Image*>(memory);
         // Check if synchronization has to be performed
-        if (imageBuffer->CopyImageBuffer() != nullptr) {
+        if (nullptr != imageBuffer->CopyImageBuffer()) {
           memory = imageBuffer->CopyImageBuffer();
+          if (nullptr == imageBuffer->owner()->getLastWriter()) {
+            Memory* buffer = dev().getGpuMemory(imageBuffer->owner()->parent());
+            amd::Image* image = imageBuffer->owner()->asImage();
+            amd::Coord3D offs(0);
+            // Copy memory from the original image buffer into the backing store image
+            result = blitMgr().copyBufferToImage(*buffer, *imageBuffer->CopyImageBuffer(),
+                                                 offs, offs, image->getRegion(), true,
+                                                 image->getRowPitch(), image->getSlicePitch());         
+          }
         }
       }
       if (hostMemory != nullptr) {