diff --git a/source/blender/sequencer/intern/prefetch.c b/source/blender/sequencer/intern/prefetch.c
index 15609a76f5c..dd2d828415c 100644
--- a/source/blender/sequencer/intern/prefetch.c
+++ b/source/blender/sequencer/intern/prefetch.c
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@
 #include "DEG_depsgraph_debug.h"
 #include "DEG_depsgraph_query.h"
 
+#include "SEQ_iterator.h"
 #include "SEQ_prefetch.h"
+#include "SEQ_relations.h"
 #include "SEQ_render.h"
 #include "SEQ_sequencer.h"
 
@@ -359,67 +361,93 @@ void seq_prefetch_free(Scene *scene)
   scene->ed->prefetch_job = NULL;
 }
 
-/* Skip frame if we need to render 3D scene strip. Rendering 3D scene requires main lock or setting
- * up render job that doesn't have API to do openGL renders which can be used for sequencer. */
-static bool seq_prefetch_do_skip_frame(PrefetchJob *pfjob, ListBase *seqbase)
+static bool seq_prefetch_seq_has_disk_cache(PrefetchJob *pfjob,
+                                            Sequence *seq,
+                                            bool can_have_final_image)
+{
+  SeqRenderData *ctx = &pfjob->context_cpy;
+  float cfra = seq_prefetch_cfra(pfjob);
+
+  ImBuf *ibuf = seq_cache_get(ctx, seq, cfra, SEQ_CACHE_STORE_PREPROCESSED);
+  if (ibuf != NULL) {
+    IMB_freeImBuf(ibuf);
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  ibuf = seq_cache_get(ctx, seq, cfra, SEQ_CACHE_STORE_RAW);
+  if (ibuf != NULL) {
+    IMB_freeImBuf(ibuf);
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  if (!can_have_final_image) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  ibuf = seq_cache_get(ctx, seq, cfra, SEQ_CACHE_STORE_FINAL_OUT);
+  if (ibuf != NULL) {
+    IMB_freeImBuf(ibuf);
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
+static bool seq_prefetch_scene_strip_is_rendered(PrefetchJob *pfjob,
+                                                 ListBase *seqbase,
+                                                 SeqCollection *scene_strips,
+                                                 bool is_recursive_check)
 {
   float cfra = seq_prefetch_cfra(pfjob);
   Sequence *seq_arr[MAXSEQ + 1];
   int count = seq_get_shown_sequences(seqbase, cfra, 0, seq_arr);
-  SeqRenderData *ctx = &pfjob->context_cpy;
-  ImBuf *ibuf = NULL;
 
-  /* Disable prefetching 3D scene strips, but check for disk cache. */
+  /* Iterate over rendered strips. */
   for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-    if (seq_arr[i]->type == SEQ_TYPE_META &&
-        seq_prefetch_do_skip_frame(pfjob, &seq_arr[i]->seqbase)) {
+    Sequence *seq = seq_arr[i];
+    if (seq->type == SEQ_TYPE_META &&
+        seq_prefetch_scene_strip_is_rendered(pfjob, &seq->seqbase, scene_strips, true)) {
       return true;
     }
 
-    if (seq_arr[i]->type == SEQ_TYPE_SCENE && (seq_arr[i]->flag & SEQ_SCENE_STRIPS) == 0) {
-      int cached_types = 0;
-
-      ibuf = seq_cache_get(ctx, seq_arr[i], cfra, SEQ_CACHE_STORE_FINAL_OUT);
-      if (ibuf != NULL) {
-        cached_types |= SEQ_CACHE_STORE_FINAL_OUT;
-        IMB_freeImBuf(ibuf);
-        ibuf = NULL;
-      }
-
-      ibuf = seq_cache_get(ctx, seq_arr[i], cfra, SEQ_CACHE_STORE_COMPOSITE);
-      if (ibuf != NULL) {
-        cached_types |= SEQ_CACHE_STORE_COMPOSITE;
-        IMB_freeImBuf(ibuf);
-        ibuf = NULL;
-      }
-
-      ibuf = seq_cache_get(ctx, seq_arr[i], cfra, SEQ_CACHE_STORE_PREPROCESSED);
-      if (ibuf != NULL) {
-        cached_types |= SEQ_CACHE_STORE_PREPROCESSED;
-        IMB_freeImBuf(ibuf);
-        ibuf = NULL;
-      }
-
-      ibuf = seq_cache_get(ctx, seq_arr[i], cfra, SEQ_CACHE_STORE_RAW);
-      if (ibuf != NULL) {
-        cached_types |= SEQ_CACHE_STORE_RAW;
-        IMB_freeImBuf(ibuf);
-        ibuf = NULL;
-      }
-
-      if ((cached_types & (SEQ_CACHE_STORE_RAW | SEQ_CACHE_STORE_PREPROCESSED)) != 0) {
-        continue;
-      }
-
-      /* It is only safe to use these cache types if strip is last in stack. */
-      if (i == count - 1 && (cached_types & SEQ_CACHE_STORE_FINAL_OUT) != 0) {
-        continue;
-      }
-
+    /* Disable prefetching 3D scene strips, but check for disk cache. */
+    if (seq->type == SEQ_TYPE_SCENE && (seq->flag & SEQ_SCENE_STRIPS) == 0 &&
+        !seq_prefetch_seq_has_disk_cache(pfjob, seq, !is_recursive_check)) {
       return true;
     }
+
+    /* Check if strip is effect of scene strip or uses it as modifier. This is recursive check. */
+    Sequence *seq_scene;
+    SEQ_ITERATOR_FOREACH (seq_scene, scene_strips) {
+      if (SEQ_relations_render_loop_check(seq, seq_scene)) {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
   }
+  return false;
+}
 
+static SeqCollection *query_scene_strips(ListBase *seqbase)
+{
+  SeqCollection *collection = SEQ_query_all_strips_recursive(seqbase);
+  LISTBASE_FOREACH (Sequence *, seq, seqbase) {
+    if (seq->type != SEQ_TYPE_SCENE || (seq->flag & SEQ_SCENE_STRIPS) != 0) {
+      SEQ_collection_remove_strip(seq, collection);
+    }
+  }
+  return collection;
+}
+
+/* Prefetch must avoid rendering scene strips, because rendering in background locks UI and can
+ * make it unresponsive for long time periods. */
+static bool seq_prefetch_must_skip_frame(PrefetchJob *pfjob, ListBase *seqbase)
+{
+  SeqCollection *scene_strips = query_scene_strips(seqbase);
+  if (seq_prefetch_scene_strip_is_rendered(pfjob, seqbase, scene_strips, false)) {
+    SEQ_collection_free(scene_strips);
+    return true;
+  }
+  SEQ_collection_free(scene_strips);
   return false;
 }
 
@@ -464,7 +492,7 @@ static void *seq_prefetch_frames(void *job)
     pfjob->scene_eval->ed->prefetch_job = pfjob;
 
     ListBase *seqbase = SEQ_active_seqbase_get(SEQ_editing_get(pfjob->scene, false));
-    if (seq_prefetch_do_skip_frame(pfjob, seqbase)) {
+    if (seq_prefetch_must_skip_frame(pfjob, seqbase)) {
       pfjob->num_frames_prefetched++;
       continue;
     }