diff --git a/gfx/shader_hlsl.c b/gfx/shader_hlsl.c
index edde6a01c5..875a41c0ce 100644
--- a/gfx/shader_hlsl.c
+++ b/gfx/shader_hlsl.c
@@ -264,8 +264,21 @@ static bool load_plain(const char *path)
       prg[1] = prg[0];
    }
 
-   prg[2] = prg[0];
-   hlsl_shader_num = 1;
+   if (*g_settings.video.second_pass_shader && g_settings.video.render_to_texture)
+   {
+      if (!load_program(2, g_settings.video.second_pass_shader, true))
+      {
+         RARCH_ERR("Failed to load HLSL shader %s into secondpass.\n", path);
+         prg[2] = prg[0];
+      }
+
+      hlsl_shader_num = 2;
+   }
+   else
+   {
+      prg[2] = prg[0];
+      hlsl_shader_num = 1;
+   }
 
    return true;
 }
@@ -354,4 +367,4 @@ void hlsl_deinit(void)
       return;
 
    hlsl_deinit_state();
-}
+}
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