diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.DiscSystem/DiscIdentifier.cs b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.DiscSystem/DiscIdentifier.cs
index 60be54f3b4..63d60956d3 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Emulation.DiscSystem/DiscIdentifier.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Emulation.DiscSystem/DiscIdentifier.cs
@@ -412,6 +412,14 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.DiscSystem
 						return true;
 					}
 				}
+				
+				// special case, Caves of Fear has the header 27 sectors in
+				_dsr.ReadLBA_2352(_disc.Sessions[2].Tracks[1].LBA + 27, data, 0);
+				var ss = Encoding.ASCII.GetString(data);
+				if (ss.Contains("ATARI APPROVED DATA HEADER ATRI") || ss.Contains("TARA IPARPVODED TA AEHDAREA RT"))
+				{
+					return true;
+				}
 			}
 
 			return false;