diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 05309b6b5..e8f2be434 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Bugfixes:
  - GB, GBA Serialize: Fix loading two states in a row
  - GBA Video: Fix enabling layers in non-tile modes (fixes mgba.io/i/1317)
  - Qt: Fix quick load recent accidentally saving (fixes mgba.io/i/1309)
+ - GBA: Fix video timing when skipping BIOS (fixes mgba.io/i/1318)
 Misc:
  - GBA Savedata: EEPROM performance fixes
  - GBA Savedata: Automatically map 1Mbit Flash files as 1Mbit Flash
diff --git a/src/gba/gba.c b/src/gba/gba.c
index 8954df16b..357910767 100644
--- a/src/gba/gba.c
+++ b/src/gba/gba.c
@@ -254,7 +254,8 @@ void GBASkipBIOS(struct GBA* gba) {
 		} else {
 			cpu->gprs[ARM_PC] = BASE_WORKING_RAM;
 		}
-		gba->memory.io[REG_VCOUNT >> 1] = 0x7E;
+		gba->video.vcount = 0x7D;
+		gba->memory.io[REG_VCOUNT >> 1] = 0x7D;
 		gba->memory.io[REG_POSTFLG >> 1] = 1;
 		ARMWritePC(cpu);
 	}