diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 89c590062..ab6afa272 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Bugfixes:
 Misc:
  - Qt: Don't rebuild library view if style hasn't changed
  - SDL: Fix 2.0.5 build on macOS under some circumstances
+ - GBA: Detect hardware for Pokémon FireRed ROM hacks
 
 0.6.0: (2017-07-16)
 Features:
diff --git a/src/gba/core.c b/src/gba/core.c
index 10425e645..6736af8eb 100644
--- a/src/gba/core.c
+++ b/src/gba/core.c
@@ -385,11 +385,16 @@ static void _GBACoreReset(struct mCore* core) {
 	const struct GBACartridge* cart = (const struct GBACartridge*) gba->memory.rom;
 	if (cart) {
 		memcpy(override.id, &cart->id, sizeof(override.id));
-		if (GBAOverrideFind(gbacore->overrides, &override)) {
+
+		if (!strncmp("pokemon red version", &((const char*) gba->memory.rom)[0x108], 20) && gba->romCrc32 != 0xDD88761C) {
+			// Enable FLASH1M and RTC on Pokémon FireRed ROM hacks
+			override.savetype = SAVEDATA_FLASH1M;
+			override.hardware = HW_RTC;
+			GBAOverrideApply(gba, &override);
+		} else if (GBAOverrideFind(gbacore->overrides, &override)) {
 			GBAOverrideApply(gba, &override);
 		}
 	}
-
 #if !defined(MINIMAL_CORE) || MINIMAL_CORE < 2
 	if (!gba->biosVf && core->opts.useBios) {
 		struct VFile* bios = NULL;