diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/Statistics.h b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/Statistics.h
index 7238398b42..e173bfc682 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/Statistics.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/Statistics.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ struct Statistics
 
 	int numUniquePixelShaders;
 
-	float proj_0, proj_1, proj_2, proj_3, proj_4, proj_5, proj_6;
+	float proj_0, proj_1, proj_2, proj_3, proj_4, proj_5;
 	float gproj_0, gproj_1, gproj_2, gproj_3, gproj_4, gproj_5;
 	float gproj_6, gproj_7, gproj_8, gproj_9, gproj_10, gproj_11, gproj_12, gproj_13, gproj_14, gproj_15;
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VertexShaderManager.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VertexShaderManager.cpp
index 84340c6b98..1dce567b0d 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VertexShaderManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VertexShaderManager.cpp
@@ -350,26 +350,28 @@ void VertexShaderManager::SetConstants()
 	if (bProjectionChanged)
 	{
 		bProjectionChanged = false;
+		
+		float *rawProjection = xfregs.projection.rawProjection;
 
-		if (xfregs.rawProjection[6] == 0)
+		switch(xfregs.projection.type)
 		{
-			// Perspective
+		case GX_PERSPECTIVE:
 			
-			g_fProjectionMatrix[0] = xfregs.rawProjection[0] * g_ActiveConfig.fAspectRatioHackW;
+			g_fProjectionMatrix[0] = rawProjection[0] * g_ActiveConfig.fAspectRatioHackW;
 			g_fProjectionMatrix[1] = 0.0f;
-			g_fProjectionMatrix[2] = xfregs.rawProjection[1];
+			g_fProjectionMatrix[2] = rawProjection[1];
 			g_fProjectionMatrix[3] = 0.0f;
 
 			g_fProjectionMatrix[4] = 0.0f;
-			g_fProjectionMatrix[5] = xfregs.rawProjection[2] * g_ActiveConfig.fAspectRatioHackH;
-			g_fProjectionMatrix[6] = xfregs.rawProjection[3];
+			g_fProjectionMatrix[5] = rawProjection[2] * g_ActiveConfig.fAspectRatioHackH;
+			g_fProjectionMatrix[6] = rawProjection[3];
 			g_fProjectionMatrix[7] = 0.0f;
 
 			g_fProjectionMatrix[8] = 0.0f;
 			g_fProjectionMatrix[9] = 0.0f;
-			g_fProjectionMatrix[10] = xfregs.rawProjection[4];
+			g_fProjectionMatrix[10] = rawProjection[4];
 
-			g_fProjectionMatrix[11] = xfregs.rawProjection[5];
+			g_fProjectionMatrix[11] = rawProjection[5];
  			
 			g_fProjectionMatrix[12] = 0.0f;
 			g_fProjectionMatrix[13] = 0.0f;
@@ -394,24 +396,24 @@ void VertexShaderManager::SetConstants()
 			SETSTAT_FT(stats.gproj_13, g_fProjectionMatrix[13]);
 			SETSTAT_FT(stats.gproj_14, g_fProjectionMatrix[14]);
 			SETSTAT_FT(stats.gproj_15, g_fProjectionMatrix[15]);
-		}
-		else
-		{ 
-			// Orthographic Projection
-			g_fProjectionMatrix[0] = xfregs.rawProjection[0];
+			break;
+			
+		case GX_ORTHOGRAPHIC:
+			
+			g_fProjectionMatrix[0] = rawProjection[0];
 			g_fProjectionMatrix[1] = 0.0f;
 			g_fProjectionMatrix[2] = 0.0f;
-			g_fProjectionMatrix[3] = xfregs.rawProjection[1];
+			g_fProjectionMatrix[3] = rawProjection[1];
 
 			g_fProjectionMatrix[4] = 0.0f;
-			g_fProjectionMatrix[5] = xfregs.rawProjection[2];
+			g_fProjectionMatrix[5] = rawProjection[2];
 			g_fProjectionMatrix[6] = 0.0f;
-			g_fProjectionMatrix[7] = xfregs.rawProjection[3];
+			g_fProjectionMatrix[7] = rawProjection[3];
 
 			g_fProjectionMatrix[8] = 0.0f;
 			g_fProjectionMatrix[9] = 0.0f;
-			g_fProjectionMatrix[10] = (g_ProjHack1.value + xfregs.rawProjection[4]) * ((g_ProjHack1.sign == 0) ? 1.0f : g_ProjHack1.sign);
-			g_fProjectionMatrix[11] = (g_ProjHack2.value + xfregs.rawProjection[5]) * ((g_ProjHack2.sign == 0) ? 1.0f : g_ProjHack2.sign);
+			g_fProjectionMatrix[10] = (g_ProjHack1.value + rawProjection[4]) * ((g_ProjHack1.sign == 0) ? 1.0f : g_ProjHack1.sign);
+			g_fProjectionMatrix[11] = (g_ProjHack2.value + rawProjection[5]) * ((g_ProjHack2.sign == 0) ? 1.0f : g_ProjHack2.sign);
 
 			g_fProjectionMatrix[12] = 0.0f;
 			g_fProjectionMatrix[13] = 0.0f;
@@ -424,7 +426,7 @@ void VertexShaderManager::SetConstants()
 			*/
 			
 			g_fProjectionMatrix[14] = 0.0f;
-			g_fProjectionMatrix[15] = (g_ProjHack3 && xfregs.rawProjection[0] == 2.0f ? 0.0f : 1.0f);  //causes either the efb copy or bloom layer not to show if proj hack enabled
+			g_fProjectionMatrix[15] = (g_ProjHack3 && rawProjection[0] == 2.0f ? 0.0f : 1.0f);  //causes either the efb copy or bloom layer not to show if proj hack enabled
 		
 			SETSTAT_FT(stats.g2proj_0, g_fProjectionMatrix[0]);
 			SETSTAT_FT(stats.g2proj_1, g_fProjectionMatrix[1]);
@@ -442,18 +444,21 @@ void VertexShaderManager::SetConstants()
 			SETSTAT_FT(stats.g2proj_13, g_fProjectionMatrix[13]);
 			SETSTAT_FT(stats.g2proj_14, g_fProjectionMatrix[14]);
 			SETSTAT_FT(stats.g2proj_15, g_fProjectionMatrix[15]);
-			SETSTAT_FT(stats.proj_0, xfregs.rawProjection[0]);
-			SETSTAT_FT(stats.proj_1, xfregs.rawProjection[1]);
-			SETSTAT_FT(stats.proj_2, xfregs.rawProjection[2]);
-			SETSTAT_FT(stats.proj_3, xfregs.rawProjection[3]);
-			SETSTAT_FT(stats.proj_4, xfregs.rawProjection[4]);
-			SETSTAT_FT(stats.proj_5, xfregs.rawProjection[5]);
-			SETSTAT_FT(stats.proj_6, xfregs.rawProjection[6]);
+			SETSTAT_FT(stats.proj_0, rawProjection[0]);
+			SETSTAT_FT(stats.proj_1, rawProjection[1]);
+			SETSTAT_FT(stats.proj_2, rawProjection[2]);
+			SETSTAT_FT(stats.proj_3, rawProjection[3]);
+			SETSTAT_FT(stats.proj_4, rawProjection[4]);
+			SETSTAT_FT(stats.proj_5, rawProjection[5]);
+			break;
+			
+		default:
+			ERROR_LOG(VIDEO, "unknown projection type: %d", xfregs.projection.type);
 		}
 
-		PRIM_LOG("Projection: %f %f %f %f %f %f\n", xfregs.rawProjection[0], xfregs.rawProjection[1], xfregs.rawProjection[2], xfregs.rawProjection[3], xfregs.rawProjection[4], xfregs.rawProjection[5]);
+		PRIM_LOG("Projection: %f %f %f %f %f %f\n", rawProjection[0], rawProjection[1], rawProjection[2], rawProjection[3], rawProjection[4], rawProjection[5]);
 
-		if ((g_ActiveConfig.bFreeLook || g_ActiveConfig.bAnaglyphStereo ) && xfregs.rawProjection[6] == 0)
+		if ((g_ActiveConfig.bFreeLook || g_ActiveConfig.bAnaglyphStereo ) && xfregs.projection.type == GX_PERSPECTIVE)
 		{
 			Matrix44 mtxA;
 			Matrix44 mtxB;
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/XFMemory.h b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/XFMemory.h
index ee3c3b0fdc..fc199b8c32 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/XFMemory.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/XFMemory.h
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@
 #define LIGHTATTN_NONE 2
 #define LIGHTATTN_DIR  3
 
+#define GX_PERSPECTIVE  0
+#define GX_ORTHOGRAPHIC 1
+
 #define XFMEM_SIZE               0x8000
 #define XFMEM_POSMATRICES        0x000
 #define XFMEM_POSMATRICES_END    0x100
@@ -235,6 +238,12 @@ struct Viewport
 	float farZ;
 };
 
+struct Projection
+{
+	float rawProjection[6];
+	u32 type;                      // only GX_PERSPECTIVE or GX_ORTHOGRAPHIC are allowed
+};
+
 struct XFRegisters
 {
     u32 error;                      // 0x1000
@@ -257,10 +266,10 @@ struct XFRegisters
     u32 unk5;                       // 0x1015
     u32 unk6;                       // 0x1016
     u32 unk7;                       // 0x1017
-    u32 MatrixIndexA;				// 0x1018
-    u32 MatrixIndexB;				// 0x1019
+    u32 MatrixIndexA;               // 0x1018
+    u32 MatrixIndexB;               // 0x1019
     Viewport viewport;              // 0x101a - 0x101f
-    float rawProjection[7];         // 0x1020 - 0x1026
+    Projection projection;          // 0x1020 - 0x1026
     u32 unk8[24];                   // 0x1027 - 0x103e
     NumTexGen numTexGen;            // 0x103f
     TexMtxInfo texMtxInfo[8];       // 0x1040 - 0x1047