diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/Boot/Boot.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/Boot/Boot.cpp
index 352511923c..437ca77f74 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/Boot/Boot.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/Boot/Boot.cpp
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ bool CBoot::BootUp()
             // setup the map from ISOFile ID
             VolumeHandler::SetVolumeName(_StartupPara.m_strFilename);
 
+			VideoInterface::SetRegionReg((char)VolumeHandler::GetVolume()->GetUniqueID().at(3));
+
             DVDInterface::SetDiscInside(true);
 
 			// Use HLE BIOS or not
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/VideoInterface.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/VideoInterface.cpp
index 4f660e5e84..d500c85d19 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/VideoInterface.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/VideoInterface.cpp
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 
 #include "../PowerPC/PowerPC.h"
 
-#include "../Core.h" // <- for Core::GetStartupParameter().bUseDualCore
-#include "CommandProcessor.h" // <- for homebrew's XFB draw hack
+#include "../Core.h"			// <- for Core::GetStartupParameter().bUseDualCore
+#include "CommandProcessor.h"	// <- for homebrew's XFB draw hack
 #include "PeripheralInterface.h"
 #include "VideoInterface.h"
 #include "Memmap.h"
@@ -467,7 +467,6 @@ void PreInit(bool _bNTSC)
 	Write16(0x01ae, 0xcc002032);
 	Write16(0x1107, 0xcc002030);
 	Write16(0x0000, 0xcc00206c);
-	Write16(0x0001, 0xcc00206e);  // component cable is connected
 
     if (_bNTSC)
         Write16(0x0001, 0xcc002002);	// STATUS REG
@@ -475,6 +474,11 @@ void PreInit(bool _bNTSC)
         Write16(0x0101, 0xcc002002);	// STATUS REG
 }
 
+void SetRegionReg(char _region)
+{
+	Write16((u16)_region, 0xcc00206e);
+}
+
 void UpdateTiming()
 {
     switch (m_VIDisplayControlRegister.FMT)
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/VideoInterface.h b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/VideoInterface.h
index 7ee7c6348d..a1ac0bcdea 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/VideoInterface.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/VideoInterface.h
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ namespace VideoInterface
 	// pre init
 	void PreInit(bool _bNTSC);
 
+	void SetRegionReg(char _region);
+
 	// VI Unknown Regs
 	extern u8 m_UVIUnknownRegs[0x1000];