diff --git a/include/mgba/internal/ds/dma.h b/include/mgba/internal/ds/dma.h
index f79d41c8c..eedfa0b17 100644
--- a/include/mgba/internal/ds/dma.h
+++ b/include/mgba/internal/ds/dma.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ void DS9DMAWriteCNT(struct DSCommon* dscore, int dma, uint32_t value);
 
 struct DSDMA;
 void DSDMASchedule(struct DSCommon* dscore, int number, struct GBADMA* info);
+void DSDMARunVblank(struct DSCommon* dscore, int32_t cycles);
 void DSDMAUpdate(struct DSCommon* dscore);
 
 CXX_GUARD_END
diff --git a/src/ds/dma.c b/src/ds/dma.c
index 2e5fb2216..b64103932 100644
--- a/src/ds/dma.c
+++ b/src/ds/dma.c
@@ -145,6 +145,20 @@ void _dmaEvent(struct mTiming* timing, void* context, uint32_t cyclesLate) {
 	}
 }
 
+void DSDMARunVblank(struct DSCommon* dscore, int32_t cycles) {
+	struct DSCoreMemory* memory = &dscore->memory;
+	struct GBADMA* dma;
+	int i;
+	for (i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
+		dma = &memory->dma[i];
+		if (GBADMARegisterIsEnable(dma->reg) && GBADMARegisterGetTiming(dma->reg) == DMA_TIMING_VBLANK && !dma->nextCount) {
+			dma->when = mTimingCurrentTime(&dscore->timing) + 3 + cycles;
+			dma->nextCount = dma->count;
+		}
+	}
+	DSDMAUpdate(dscore);
+}
+
 void DSDMAUpdate(struct DSCommon* dscore) {
 	int i;
 	struct DSCoreMemory* memory = &dscore->memory;
diff --git a/src/ds/video.c b/src/ds/video.c
index fd97d305e..e75d29635 100644
--- a/src/ds/video.c
+++ b/src/ds/video.c
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ void _startHdraw7(struct mTiming* timing, void* context, uint32_t cyclesLate) {
 
 	switch (video->vcount) {
 	case DS_VIDEO_VERTICAL_PIXELS:
+		DSDMARunVblank(&video->p->ds7, -cyclesLate);
 		video->p->ds7.memory.io[DS_REG_DISPSTAT >> 1] = GBARegisterDISPSTATFillInVblank(dispstat);
 		if (GBARegisterDISPSTATIsVblankIRQ(dispstat)) {
 			DSRaiseIRQ(video->p->ds7.cpu, video->p->ds7.memory.io, DS_IRQ_VBLANK);
@@ -349,6 +350,7 @@ void _startHdraw9(struct mTiming* timing, void* context, uint32_t cyclesLate) {
 		video->inCapture = DSRegisterDISPCAPCNTIsEnable(video->p->ds9.memory.io[DS9_REG_DISPCAPCNT_HI >> 1] << 16);
 		break;
 	case DS_VIDEO_VERTICAL_PIXELS:
+		DSDMARunVblank(&video->p->ds9, -cyclesLate);
 		video->p->ds9.memory.io[DS_REG_DISPSTAT >> 1] = GBARegisterDISPSTATFillInVblank(dispstat);
 		video->p->ds9.memory.io[DS9_REG_DISPCAPCNT_HI >> 1] = DSRegisterDISPCAPCNTClearEnable(video->p->ds9.memory.io[DS9_REG_DISPCAPCNT_HI >> 1] << 16) >> 16;
 		if (video->frameskipCounter <= 0) {