diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Sega/SMS/VDP.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Sega/SMS/VDP.cs
index 2317a02439..8182257089 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Sega/SMS/VDP.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Sega/SMS/VDP.cs
@@ -491,18 +491,30 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Consoles.Sega
 
         public int[] GetVideoBuffer()
         {
-            return mode == VdpMode.SMS ? FrameBuffer : GameGearFrameBuffer;
+            if (mode == VdpMode.SMS || Sms.CoreInputComm.GG_ShowClippedRegions)
+                return FrameBuffer;
+            return GameGearFrameBuffer;
         }
 
         public int VirtualWidth { get { return BufferWidth; } }
         public int BufferWidth
         {
-            get { return mode == VdpMode.SMS ? 256 : 160; }
+            get 
+            {
+                if (mode == VdpMode.SMS || Sms.CoreInputComm.GG_ShowClippedRegions)
+                    return 256;
+                return 160; // GameGear
+            }
         }
 
         public int BufferHeight
         {
-            get { return mode == VdpMode.SMS ? FrameHeight : 144; }
+            get 
+            {
+                if (mode == VdpMode.SMS || Sms.CoreInputComm.GG_ShowClippedRegions)
+                    return FrameHeight;
+                return 144; // GameGear
+            }
         }
 
         public int BackgroundColor
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation/Interfaces/CoreComms.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation/Interfaces/CoreComms.cs
index 2431bd1b60..3a7b85eb35 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation/Interfaces/CoreComms.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation/Interfaces/CoreComms.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ namespace BizHawk
 		public bool NES_ShowBG, NES_ShowOBJ;
 		public bool PCE_ShowBG1, PCE_ShowOBJ1, PCE_ShowBG2, PCE_ShowOBJ2;
 		public bool SMS_ShowBG, SMS_ShowOBJ;
+        public bool GG_ShowClippedRegions;
 
 		public string SNES_FirmwaresPath;
 		public bool SNES_ShowBG1_0, SNES_ShowBG2_0, SNES_ShowBG3_0, SNES_ShowBG4_0;