diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/sequencer.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/sequencer.c
index 6185f8de9d7..a1cd6b87a05 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/sequencer.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/sequencer.c
@@ -3028,7 +3028,13 @@ static ImBuf *seq_render_strip_stack(const SeqRenderData *context, ListBase *seq
 				break;
 			case EARLY_DO_EFFECT:
 				if (i == 0) {
-					out = seq_render_strip(context, seq, cfra);
+					ImBuf *ibuf1 = IMB_allocImBuf(context->rectx, context->recty, 32, IB_rect);
+					ImBuf *ibuf2 = seq_render_strip(context, seq, cfra);
+
+					out = seq_render_strip_stack_apply_effect(context, seq, cfra, ibuf1, ibuf2);
+
+					IMB_freeImBuf(ibuf1);
+					IMB_freeImBuf(ibuf2);
 				}
 
 				break;
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_edit.c b/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_edit.c
index 50efa881b39..3c17b2986ff 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_edit.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_edit.c
@@ -2071,6 +2071,7 @@ static int sequencer_meta_make_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 	while (seq) {
 		next = seq->next;
 		if (seq != seqm && (seq->flag & SELECT)) {
+			BKE_sequence_invalidate_cache(scene, seq);
 			channel_max = max_ii(seq->machine, channel_max);
 			BLI_remlink(ed->seqbasep, seq);
 			BLI_addtail(&seqm->seqbase, seq);
@@ -2132,6 +2133,10 @@ static int sequencer_meta_separate_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *UNUSED(op))
 	if (last_seq == NULL || last_seq->type != SEQ_TYPE_META)
 		return OPERATOR_CANCELLED;
 
+	for (seq = last_seq->seqbase.first; seq != NULL; seq = seq->next) {
+		BKE_sequence_invalidate_cache(scene, seq);
+	}
+
 	BLI_movelisttolist(ed->seqbasep, &last_seq->seqbase);
 
 	BLI_listbase_clear(&last_seq->seqbase);