diff --git a/src/gba/video.c b/src/gba/video.c
index adaf008a8..102aa4b32 100644
--- a/src/gba/video.c
+++ b/src/gba/video.c
@@ -126,6 +126,13 @@ void GBAVideoAssociateRenderer(struct GBAVideo* video, struct GBAVideoRenderer*
 	renderer->vram = video->vram;
 	renderer->oam = &video->oam;
 	video->renderer->init(video->renderer);
+	video->renderer->reset(video->renderer);
+	renderer->writeVideoRegister(renderer, REG_DISPCNT, video->p->memory.io[REG_DISPCNT >> 1]);
+	renderer->writeVideoRegister(renderer, REG_GREENSWP, video->p->memory.io[REG_GREENSWP >> 1]);
+	int address;
+	for (address = REG_BG0CNT; address < REG_SOUND1CNT_LO; address += 2) {
+		renderer->writeVideoRegister(renderer, address, video->p->memory.io[address >> 1]);
+	}
 }
 
 void _midHblank(struct mTiming* timing, void* context, uint32_t cyclesLate) {