diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 91c46f86d..4cb831613 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ Bugfixes:
  - Core: Remember to deinit proxy ring FIFO
  - GBA Savedata: Fix EEPROM writing codepath when savetype is not EEPROM
  - Core: Reroot timing list when (de)scheduling
+ - GB Video: Changing LYC while LCDC off doesn't affect STAT (fixes mgba.io/i/1224)
 Misc:
  - mGUI: Add SGB border configuration option
  - mGUI: Add support for different settings types
diff --git a/src/gb/video.c b/src/gb/video.c
index dcb49523c..d63460088 100644
--- a/src/gb/video.c
+++ b/src/gb/video.c
@@ -449,10 +449,12 @@ void GBVideoWriteSTAT(struct GBVideo* video, GBRegisterSTAT value) {
 
 void GBVideoWriteLYC(struct GBVideo* video, uint8_t value) {
 	GBRegisterSTAT oldStat = video->stat;
-	video->stat = GBRegisterSTATSetLYC(video->stat, value == video->ly);
-	if (!_statIRQAsserted(video, oldStat) && _statIRQAsserted(video, video->stat)) {
-		video->p->memory.io[REG_IF] |= (1 << GB_IRQ_LCDSTAT);
-		GBUpdateIRQs(video->p);
+	if (GBRegisterLCDCIsEnable(video->p->memory.io[REG_LCDC])) {
+		video->stat = GBRegisterSTATSetLYC(video->stat, value == video->ly);
+		if (!_statIRQAsserted(video, oldStat) && _statIRQAsserted(video, video->stat)) {
+			video->p->memory.io[REG_IF] |= (1 << GB_IRQ_LCDSTAT);
+			GBUpdateIRQs(video->p);
+		}
 	}
 	video->p->memory.io[REG_STAT] = video->stat;
 }