diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/TextureCacheBase.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/TextureCacheBase.cpp
index 00ff9610be..34d4020c86 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/TextureCacheBase.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/TextureCacheBase.cpp
@@ -178,6 +178,23 @@ void TextureCache::ClearRenderTargets()
 			iter->second->type = TCET_NORMAL;
 }
 
+PC_TexFormat TextureCache::LoadCustomTexture(u64 tex_hash, int texformat, unsigned int& width, unsigned int& height, u8* dest)
+{
+	char texPathTemp[MAX_PATH];
+	unsigned int newWidth = 0;
+	unsigned int newHeight = 0;
+
+	sprintf(texPathTemp, "%s_%08x_%i", SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.m_strUniqueID.c_str(), (u32) (tex_hash & 0x00000000FFFFFFFFLL), texformat);
+	PC_TexFormat ret = HiresTextures::GetHiresTex(texPathTemp, &newWidth, &newHeight, texformat, dest);
+
+	if (ret != PC_TEX_FMT_NONE)
+	{
+		width = newWidth;
+		height = newHeight;
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
 TextureCache::TCacheEntryBase* TextureCache::Load(unsigned int stage,
 	u32 address, unsigned int width, unsigned int height, int texformat,
 	unsigned int tlutaddr, int tlutfmt, bool UseNativeMips, unsigned int maxlevel, bool from_tmem)
@@ -272,21 +289,14 @@ TextureCache::TCacheEntryBase* TextureCache::Load(unsigned int stage,
 		}
 	}
 
+
 	if (g_ActiveConfig.bHiresTextures)
 	{
-		// Load Custom textures
-		char texPathTemp[MAX_PATH];
-
-		unsigned int newWidth = width;
-		unsigned int newHeight = height;
-
-		sprintf(texPathTemp, "%s_%08x_%i", SConfig::GetInstance().m_LocalCoreStartupParameter.m_strUniqueID.c_str(), (u32) (tex_hash & 0x00000000FFFFFFFFLL), texformat);
-		pcfmt = HiresTextures::GetHiresTex(texPathTemp, &newWidth, &newHeight, texformat, temp);
-
+		pcfmt = LoadCustomTexture(tex_hash, texformat, width, height, temp);
 		if (pcfmt != PC_TEX_FMT_NONE)
 		{
-			expandedWidth = width = newWidth;
-			expandedHeight = height = newHeight;
+			expandedWidth = width;
+			expandedHeight = height;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/TextureCacheBase.h b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/TextureCacheBase.h
index 2924c5871f..4252b29d53 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/TextureCacheBase.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/TextureCacheBase.h
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ public:
 		unsigned int expanded_width, unsigned int tex_levels, PC_TexFormat pcfmt) = 0;
 	virtual TCacheEntryBase* CreateRenderTargetTexture(unsigned int scaled_tex_w, unsigned int scaled_tex_h) = 0;
 
+
 	static TCacheEntryBase* Load(unsigned int stage, u32 address, unsigned int width, unsigned int height,
 		int format, unsigned int tlutaddr, int tlutfmt, bool UseNativeMips, unsigned int maxlevel, bool from_tmem);
 	static void CopyRenderTargetToTexture(u32 dstAddr, unsigned int dstFormat, unsigned int srcFormat,
@@ -126,6 +127,9 @@ protected:
 	static  GC_ALIGNED16(u8 *temp);
 
 private:
+	static PC_TexFormat LoadCustomTexture(u64 tex_hash, int texformat, unsigned int& width, unsigned int& height, u8* dest);
+
+
 	typedef std::map<u32, TCacheEntryBase*> TexCache;
 
 	static TexCache textures;