diff --git a/gfx/shader_cg.c b/gfx/shader_cg.c
index 5fb5a3ed70..8d954aaa0d 100644
--- a/gfx/shader_cg.c
+++ b/gfx/shader_cg.c
@@ -420,6 +420,8 @@ static bool load_imports(const char *dir_path, config_file_t *conf)
          tracker_type = SSNES_STATE_CAPTURE;
       else if (strcmp(semantic, "transition") == 0)
          tracker_type = SSNES_STATE_TRANSITION;
+      else if (strcmp(semantic, "transition_count") == 0)
+         tracker_type = SSNES_STATE_TRANSITION_COUNT;
       else if (strcmp(semantic, "capture_previous") == 0)
          tracker_type = SSNES_STATE_CAPTURE_PREV;
       else if (strcmp(semantic, "transition_previous") == 0)
diff --git a/gfx/shader_glsl.c b/gfx/shader_glsl.c
index e990162a06..51762b731d 100644
--- a/gfx/shader_glsl.c
+++ b/gfx/shader_glsl.c
@@ -441,6 +441,8 @@ static bool get_import_value(const char *path, xmlNodePtr ptr)
       tracker_type = SSNES_STATE_CAPTURE_PREV;
    else if (strcmp((const char*)semantic, "transition") == 0)
       tracker_type = SSNES_STATE_TRANSITION;
+   else if (strcmp((const char*)semantic, "transition_count") == 0)
+      tracker_type = SSNES_STATE_TRANSITION_COUNT;
    else if (strcmp((const char*)semantic, "transition_previous") == 0)
       tracker_type = SSNES_STATE_TRANSITION_PREV;
 #ifdef HAVE_PYTHON
diff --git a/gfx/snes_state.c b/gfx/snes_state.c
index 01236ce79c..187a7a5ea0 100644
--- a/gfx/snes_state.c
+++ b/gfx/snes_state.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ struct snes_tracker_internal
    uint8_t prev[2];
    int frame_count;
    uint8_t old_value; 
-
+   int transition_count;
 };
 
 struct snes_tracker
@@ -160,6 +160,15 @@ static void update_element(
          uniform->value = info->frame_count;
          break;
 
+      case SSNES_STATE_TRANSITION_COUNT:
+         if (info->old_value != fetch())
+         {
+            info->old_value = fetch();
+            info->transition_count++;
+         }
+         uniform->value = info->transition_count;
+         break;
+
       case SSNES_STATE_TRANSITION_PREV:
          if (info->prev[0] != fetch())
          {
diff --git a/gfx/snes_state.h b/gfx/snes_state.h
index 4735cecf45..dd615cd685 100644
--- a/gfx/snes_state.h
+++ b/gfx/snes_state.h
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@
 enum snes_tracker_type
 {
    SSNES_STATE_CAPTURE,
-   SSNES_STATE_TRANSITION,
    SSNES_STATE_CAPTURE_PREV,
+   SSNES_STATE_TRANSITION,
+   SSNES_STATE_TRANSITION_COUNT,
    SSNES_STATE_TRANSITION_PREV,
 #ifdef HAVE_PYTHON
    SSNES_STATE_PYTHON