diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Src/D3DBase.cpp b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Src/D3DBase.cpp
index 830aea15cb..543ce23743 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Src/D3DBase.cpp
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Src/D3DBase.cpp
@@ -317,9 +317,10 @@ HRESULT Create(HWND wnd)
 	mode_desc.Scaling = DXGI_MODE_SCALING_UNSPECIFIED;
 	hr = output->FindClosestMatchingMode(&mode_desc, &swap_chain_desc.BufferDesc, NULL);
 	if (FAILED(hr)) MessageBox(wnd, _T("Failed to find a supported video mode"), _T("Dolphin Direct3D 11 plugin"), MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR);
-// TODO: Enable these two lines, they're breaking stuff for SOME reason right now
-//	xres = swap_chain_desc.BufferDesc.Width;
-//	yres = swap_chain_desc.BufferDesc.Height;
+
+	// forcing buffer resolution to xres and yres.. TODO: The new video mode might not actually be supported!
+	swap_chain_desc.BufferDesc.Width = xres;
+	swap_chain_desc.BufferDesc.Height = yres;
 
 #if defined(_DEBUG) || defined(DEBUGFAST)
 	D3D11_CREATE_DEVICE_FLAG device_flags = (D3D11_CREATE_DEVICE_FLAG)(D3D11_CREATE_DEVICE_DEBUG|D3D11_CREATE_DEVICE_SINGLETHREADED);
diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Src/D3DTexture.cpp b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Src/D3DTexture.cpp
index d554db5a56..99abfaa019 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Src/D3DTexture.cpp
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Src/D3DTexture.cpp
@@ -119,8 +119,12 @@ void ReplaceTexture2D(ID3D11Texture2D* pTexture, const u8* buffer, unsigned int
 				u32* pBits = (u32*)((u8*)outptr + y * destPitch);
 				for (unsigned int x = 0; x < width; x++)
 				{
+					// we can't simply shift here, since e.g. 11111 must map to 11111111 and not 11111000
 					const u16 col = *in;
-					*pBits = 0xFF000000 | (((col&0x1f)<<3)) | ((col&0x7e0)<<5) | ((col&0xF800)<<8);
+					*pBits = 0xFF000000 | // alpha
+							((((col&0xF800) << 5) * 255 / 31) & 0xFF0000) | // red
+							((((col& 0x7e0) << 3) * 255 / 63) & 0xFF00) |   // green
+							(( (col&  0x1f)       * 255 / 31));             // blue
 					pBits++;
 					in++;
 				}