diff --git a/tools/check_skips.py b/tools/check_skips.py
index 9f305ef1c1..35d04ffd26 100644
--- a/tools/check_skips.py
+++ b/tools/check_skips.py
@@ -10,20 +10,29 @@ NO_DISPLAY = re.compile(r"skipped,.*no display", re.IGNORECASE)
 NO_VULKAN_DEVICE = re.compile(r"skipped,.*no usable Vulkan device", re.IGNORECASE)
 
 HIGH_REFRESH_LIMITATION = re.compile(r"current display does not provide 120 Hz", re.IGNORECASE)
+HIGH_REFRESH_STARTUP_LOGS = (
+    re.compile(r"Surface capabilities drawable=\d+x\d+ min=\d+x\d+ max=\d+x\d+ minImages=\d+ maxImages=\d+ usage=0x[0-9a-f]+", re.IGNORECASE),
+    re.compile(r"\[src/VulkanDevice\.cpp:\d+ VulkanDevice\] Swapchain created swapchain=0x[0-9a-f]+ extent=\d+x\d+ images=\d+", re.IGNORECASE),
+    re.compile(r"\[shader-disk-cache\] .+ \(source version [0-9a-f]+, format \d+\)", re.IGNORECASE),
+)
 SKIP_RETURN_CODE = re.compile(r"SKIP_RETURN_CODE=\d+")
 
 WINDOWS_PREFIX = "agc"
 
 
 def high_refresh_limitation(output):
-    reasons = []
+    found_limitation = False
     for line in output.splitlines():
-        reason = line.strip()
-        if reason.lower().startswith("skipped,"):
-            reason = reason[len("skipped,"):].strip()
-        if reason:
-            reasons.append(reason)
-    return bool(reasons) and all(HIGH_REFRESH_LIMITATION.fullmatch(reason) for reason in reasons)
+        message = line.strip()
+        if not message:
+            continue
+        if message.lower().startswith("skipped,"):
+            message = message[len("skipped,"):].strip()
+        if HIGH_REFRESH_LIMITATION.fullmatch(message):
+            found_limitation = True
+        elif not any(pattern.fullmatch(message) for pattern in HIGH_REFRESH_STARTUP_LOGS):
+            return False
+    return found_limitation
 
 
 def skips(path):
diff --git a/tools/tests/test_check_skips.py b/tools/tests/test_check_skips.py
index e364666c81..dfff4890fd 100644
--- a/tools/tests/test_check_skips.py
+++ b/tools/tests/test_check_skips.py
@@ -57,6 +57,23 @@ class CheckSkipsTests(unittest.TestCase):
                         self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, result.stdout + result.stderr)
                         self.assertIn("1 test(s) skipped, all expected", result.stdout)
 
+    def test_high_refresh_skip_allows_known_vulkan_startup_logs(self):
+        report = '''<skipped message="current display does not provide 120 Hz"/><system-out>Surface capabilities drawable=1152x648 min=1152x648 max=1152x648 minImages=3 maxImages=0 usage=0x8009f
+[src/VulkanDevice.cpp:1972 VulkanDevice] Swapchain created swapchain=0x12345678 extent=1152x648 images=3
+[shader-disk-cache] /tmp/build/tests/shader_cache/4bc6b6d4632b7637 (source version 4bc6b6d4632b7637, format 36)
+skipped, current display does not provide 120 Hz
+</system-out>'''
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as directory:
+            junit = Path(directory) / "junit.xml"
+            junit.write_text(f'<testsuite><testcase name="guest_video_out_high_frame_rate">{report}</testcase></testsuite>', encoding="utf-8")
+            for job in ("linux", "windows"):
+                with self.subTest(job=job):
+                    result = subprocess.run(
+                        [sys.executable, "-I", str(TOOL), str(junit), "--job", job],
+                        capture_output=True, text=True)
+                    self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, result.stdout + result.stderr)
+                    self.assertIn("1 test(s) skipped, all expected", result.stdout)
+
     def test_high_refresh_reason_cannot_hide_additional_diagnostics(self):
         reason = "current display does not provide 120 Hz"
         known = f"skipped, {reason}"