diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Atari/Stella/Stella.IStatable.cs b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Atari/Stella/Stella.IStatable.cs
index 7c6739dcad..3d970b4b32 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Atari/Stella/Stella.IStatable.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Atari/Stella/Stella.IStatable.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Atari.Stella
 		{
 			_elf.LoadStateBinary(reader);
 			// other variables
+			_leftDifficultyToggled = reader.ReadBoolean();
+			_rightDifficultyToggled = reader.ReadBoolean();
 			Frame = reader.ReadInt32();
 			LagCount = reader.ReadInt32();
 			IsLagFrame = reader.ReadBoolean();
@@ -23,6 +25,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Atari.Stella
 		{
 			_elf.SaveStateBinary(writer);
 			// other variables
+			writer.Write(_leftDifficultyToggled);
+			writer.Write(_rightDifficultyToggled);
 			writer.Write(Frame);
 			writer.Write(LagCount);
 			writer.Write(IsLagFrame);