diff --git a/pcsx2/CMakeLists.txt b/pcsx2/CMakeLists.txt
index e5097481f0..07d6bc8cdb 100644
--- a/pcsx2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pcsx2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ set(pcsx2GuiResources
 set(pcsx2IPUSources
 	IPU/IPU.cpp
 	IPU/IPU_Fifo.cpp
+	IPU/IPUdither.cpp
 	IPU/IPUdma.cpp
 	IPU/mpeg2lib/Idct.cpp
 	IPU/mpeg2lib/Mpeg.cpp
diff --git a/pcsx2/IPU/IPU.cpp b/pcsx2/IPU/IPU.cpp
index e6cdd26858..f1c3373257 100644
--- a/pcsx2/IPU/IPU.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/IPU/IPU.cpp
@@ -677,21 +677,6 @@ __fi void ipu_csc(macroblock_8& mb8, macroblock_rgb32& rgb32, int sgn)
 	}
 }
 
-__fi void ipu_dither(const macroblock_rgb32& rgb32, macroblock_rgb16& rgb16, int dte)
-{
-	int i, j;
-	for (i = 0; i < 16; ++i)
-	{
-		for (j = 0; j < 16; ++j)
-		{
-			rgb16.c[i][j].r = rgb32.c[i][j].r >> 3;
-			rgb16.c[i][j].g = rgb32.c[i][j].g >> 3;
-			rgb16.c[i][j].b = rgb32.c[i][j].b >> 3;
-			rgb16.c[i][j].a = rgb32.c[i][j].a == 0x40;
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 __fi void ipu_vq(macroblock_rgb16& rgb16, u8* indx4)
 {
 	Console.Error("IPU: VQ not implemented");
diff --git a/pcsx2/IPU/IPUdither.cpp b/pcsx2/IPU/IPUdither.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b2e913bed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pcsx2/IPU/IPUdither.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*  PCSX2 - PS2 Emulator for PCs
+ *  Copyright (C) 2002-2019  PCSX2 Dev Team
+ *
+ *  PCSX2 is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ *  of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Found-
+ *  ation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  PCSX2 is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
+ *  without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+ *  PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with PCSX2.
+ *  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "PrecompiledHeader.h"
+#include "Common.h"
+
+#include "IPU.h"
+#include "IPUdma.h"
+#include "yuv2rgb.h"
+#include "mpeg2lib/Mpeg.h"
+
+__ri void ipu_dither(const macroblock_rgb32 &rgb32, macroblock_rgb16 &rgb16, int dte)
+{
+    for (int i = 0; i < 16; ++i) {
+        for (int j = 0; j < 16; ++j) {
+            rgb16.c[i][j].r = rgb32.c[i][j].r >> 3;
+            rgb16.c[i][j].g = rgb32.c[i][j].g >> 3;
+            rgb16.c[i][j].b = rgb32.c[i][j].b >> 3;
+            rgb16.c[i][j].a = rgb32.c[i][j].a == 0x40;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/pcsx2/windows/VCprojects/pcsx2.vcxproj b/pcsx2/windows/VCprojects/pcsx2.vcxproj
index 2752cb31f9..f8671a2de3 100644
--- a/pcsx2/windows/VCprojects/pcsx2.vcxproj
+++ b/pcsx2/windows/VCprojects/pcsx2.vcxproj
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\gui\Panels\MemoryCardListView.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\IopGte.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\IPU\IPUdma.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\IPU\IPUdither.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\Linux\LnxConsolePipe.cpp">
       <ExcludedFromBuild>true</ExcludedFromBuild>
     </ClCompile>
diff --git a/pcsx2/windows/VCprojects/pcsx2.vcxproj.filters b/pcsx2/windows/VCprojects/pcsx2.vcxproj.filters
index 5a6bc37cfd..3b650d5b07 100644
--- a/pcsx2/windows/VCprojects/pcsx2.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/pcsx2/windows/VCprojects/pcsx2.vcxproj.filters
@@ -886,6 +886,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\Recording\VirtualPad.cpp">
       <Filter>Recording\gui</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\IPU\IPUdither.cpp">
+      <Filter>System\Ps2\IPU</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\Patch.h">