diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/tools/Watch/ByteWatch.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/tools/Watch/ByteWatch.cs
index 18b62e4078..d9d592f0c4 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/tools/Watch/ByteWatch.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/tools/Watch/ByteWatch.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,14 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		internal ByteWatch(MemoryDomain domain, long address, DisplayType type, bool bigEndian, string note, byte value, byte previous, int changeCount)
 			: base(domain, address, WatchSize.Byte, type, bigEndian, note)
 		{
-			this._value = value;
+			if (value == 0)
+			{
+				value = GetByte();
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				this._value = value;
+			}
 			this._previous = previous;
 			this._changecount = changeCount;
 		}
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/tools/Watch/DwordWatch.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/tools/Watch/DwordWatch.cs
index 860aad7ee7..ac589e4488 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/tools/Watch/DwordWatch.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/tools/Watch/DwordWatch.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,14 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		internal DWordWatch(MemoryDomain domain, long address, DisplayType type, bool bigEndian, string note, uint value, uint previous, int changeCount)
 			: base(domain, address, WatchSize.DWord, type, bigEndian, note)
 		{
-			this._value = value;
+			if (value == 0)
+			{
+				value = GetDWord();
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				this._value = value;
+			}
 			this._previous = previous;
 			this._changecount = changeCount;
 		}
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/tools/Watch/WordWatch.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/tools/Watch/WordWatch.cs
index d0e393be9c..f8251f2963 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/tools/Watch/WordWatch.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/tools/Watch/WordWatch.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,14 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		internal WordWatch(MemoryDomain domain, long address, DisplayType type, bool bigEndian, string note, ushort value, ushort previous, int changeCount)
 			: base(domain, address, WatchSize.Word, type, bigEndian, note)
 		{
-			this._value = value;
+			if (value == 0)
+			{
+				value = GetWord();
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				this._value = value;
+			}
 			this._previous = previous;
 			this._changecount = changeCount;
 		}