diff --git a/src/gba/gba-io.c b/src/gba/gba-io.c
index d272bfb78..3ba4ea382 100644
--- a/src/gba/gba-io.c
+++ b/src/gba/gba-io.c
@@ -11,25 +11,25 @@ void GBAIOWrite(struct GBA* gba, uint32_t address, uint16_t value) {
 		GBAMemoryWriteDMACNT_LO(&gba->memory, 0, value);
 		break;
 	case REG_DMA0CNT_HI:
-		GBAMemoryWriteDMACNT_HI(&gba->memory, 0, value);
+		value = GBAMemoryWriteDMACNT_HI(&gba->memory, 0, value);
 		break;
 	case REG_DMA1CNT_LO:
 		GBAMemoryWriteDMACNT_LO(&gba->memory, 1, value);
 		break;
 	case REG_DMA1CNT_HI:
-		GBAMemoryWriteDMACNT_HI(&gba->memory, 1, value);
+		value = GBAMemoryWriteDMACNT_HI(&gba->memory, 1, value);
 		break;
 	case REG_DMA2CNT_LO:
 		GBAMemoryWriteDMACNT_LO(&gba->memory, 2, value);
 		break;
 	case REG_DMA2CNT_HI:
-		GBAMemoryWriteDMACNT_HI(&gba->memory, 2, value);
+		value = GBAMemoryWriteDMACNT_HI(&gba->memory, 2, value);
 		break;
 	case REG_DMA3CNT_LO:
 		GBAMemoryWriteDMACNT_LO(&gba->memory, 3, value);
 		break;
 	case REG_DMA3CNT_HI:
-		GBAMemoryWriteDMACNT_HI(&gba->memory, 3, value);
+		value = GBAMemoryWriteDMACNT_HI(&gba->memory, 3, value);
 		break;
 
 	case REG_WAITCNT:
@@ -94,6 +94,16 @@ uint16_t GBAIORead(struct GBA* gba, uint32_t address) {
 	case REG_DISPSTAT:
 		return GBAVideoReadDISPSTAT(&gba->video);
 		break;
+	case REG_DMA0CNT_LO:
+	case REG_DMA1CNT_LO:
+	case REG_DMA2CNT_LO:
+	case REG_DMA3CNT_LO:
+		// Write-only register
+		return 0;
+	case REG_DMA0CNT_HI:
+	case REG_DMA1CNT_HI:
+	case REG_DMA2CNT_HI:
+	case REG_DMA3CNT_HI:
 	case REG_IE:
 	case REG_WAITCNT:
 	case REG_IME:
diff --git a/src/gba/gba-memory.c b/src/gba/gba-memory.c
index 1174927f5..ff79ef366 100644
--- a/src/gba/gba-memory.c
+++ b/src/gba/gba-memory.c
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ void GBAMemoryWriteDMACNT_LO(struct GBAMemory* memory, int dma, uint16_t count)
 	memory->dma[dma].count = count ? count : (dma == 3 ? 0x10000 : 0x4000);
 }
 
-void GBAMemoryWriteDMACNT_HI(struct GBAMemory* memory, int dma, uint16_t control) {
+uint16_t GBAMemoryWriteDMACNT_HI(struct GBAMemory* memory, int dma, uint16_t control) {
 	struct GBADMA* currentDma = &memory->dma[dma];
 	int wasEnabled = currentDma->enable;
 	currentDma->packed = control;
@@ -477,6 +477,8 @@ void GBAMemoryWriteDMACNT_HI(struct GBAMemory* memory, int dma, uint16_t control
 		currentDma->nextCount = currentDma->count;
 		GBAMemoryScheduleDMA(memory, dma, currentDma);
 	}
+	// If the DMA has already occurred, this value might have changed since the function started
+	return currentDma->packed;
 };
 
 void GBAMemoryScheduleDMA(struct GBAMemory* memory, int number, struct GBADMA* info) {
diff --git a/src/gba/gba-memory.h b/src/gba/gba-memory.h
index bd2814484..8a30b91e8 100644
--- a/src/gba/gba-memory.h
+++ b/src/gba/gba-memory.h
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ void GBAAdjustWaitstates(struct GBAMemory* memory, uint16_t parameters);
 void GBAMemoryWriteDMASAD(struct GBAMemory* memory, int dma, uint32_t address);
 void GBAMemoryWriteDMADAD(struct GBAMemory* memory, int dma, uint32_t address);
 void GBAMemoryWriteDMACNT_LO(struct GBAMemory* memory, int dma, uint16_t count);
-void GBAMemoryWriteDMACNT_HI(struct GBAMemory* memory, int dma, uint16_t control);
+uint16_t GBAMemoryWriteDMACNT_HI(struct GBAMemory* memory, int dma, uint16_t control);
 
 void GBAMemoryScheduleDMA(struct GBAMemory* memory, int number, struct GBADMA* info);
 void GBAMemoryServiceDMA(struct GBAMemory* memory, int number, struct GBADMA* info);