diff --git a/pcsx2/HwWrite.cpp b/pcsx2/HwWrite.cpp
index e4286b8d26..30907ff6e8 100644
--- a/pcsx2/HwWrite.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/HwWrite.cpp
@@ -121,17 +121,15 @@ tDMAC_QUEUE QueuedDMA(0);
 
 void hwWrite8(u32 mem, u8 value)
 {
-	if ((mem >= VIF0_STAT) && (mem < VIF0_FIFO))
+	if ((mem >= VIF0_STAT) && (mem < VIF0_FIFO)) 
 	{
+		DevCon.WriteLn("vif write8!"); // Is this ever called?
 		u32 bytemod = mem & 0x3;
-		u32 bitpos = 8 * bytemod;
-		u32 newval = psHu8(mem) & (255UL << bitpos);
-
-		if (mem < VIF1_STAT)
-			vif0Write32( mem & ~0x3, newval | (value<<bitpos));
-		else
-			vif1Write32( mem & ~0x3, newval | (value<<bitpos));
-
+		u32 bitpos  = 8 * bytemod;
+		u32 oldval  = ~(0xff  << bitpos) & psHu32(mem);
+		u32 newval	=  (value << bitpos) | oldval;  
+		if (mem < VIF1_STAT) vif0Write32(mem & ~0x3, newval);
+		else				 vif1Write32(mem & ~0x3, newval);
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/pcsx2/Vif0_Dma.cpp b/pcsx2/Vif0_Dma.cpp
index eb1b701df9..704a9a7ce7 100644
--- a/pcsx2/Vif0_Dma.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/Vif0_Dma.cpp
@@ -426,7 +426,8 @@ void vif0Write32(u32 mem, u32 value)
 		case VIF0_R2:
 		case VIF0_R3:
 			pxAssume((mem&0xf) == 0);
-			g_vifmask.Row0[(mem>>4) & 3] = value;
+			g_vifmask.Row0		 [ (mem>>4)&3 ]	  = value;
+			((u32*)&vif0Regs->r0)[((mem>>4)&3)*4] = value;
 			break;
 
 		case VIF0_C0:
@@ -434,7 +435,8 @@ void vif0Write32(u32 mem, u32 value)
 		case VIF0_C2:
 		case VIF0_C3:
 			pxAssume((mem&0xf) == 0);
-			g_vifmask.Col0[(mem>>4) & 3] = value;
+			g_vifmask.Col0		 [ (mem>>4)&3 ]	  = value;
+			((u32*)&vif0Regs->c0)[((mem>>4)&3)*4] = value;
 			break;
 
 		default:
diff --git a/pcsx2/Vif1_Dma.cpp b/pcsx2/Vif1_Dma.cpp
index 0b83f96a8a..ec5895b077 100644
--- a/pcsx2/Vif1_Dma.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/Vif1_Dma.cpp
@@ -669,7 +669,8 @@ void vif1Write32(u32 mem, u32 value)
 		case VIF1_R2:
 		case VIF1_R3:
 			pxAssume((mem&0xf) == 0);
-			g_vifmask.Row1[(mem>>4) & 3] = value;
+			g_vifmask.Row1		 [ (mem>>4)&3 ]	  = value;
+			((u32*)&vif1Regs->r0)[((mem>>4)&3)*4] = value;
 			break;
 
 		case VIF1_C0:
@@ -677,7 +678,8 @@ void vif1Write32(u32 mem, u32 value)
 		case VIF1_C2:
 		case VIF1_C3:
 			pxAssume((mem&0xf) == 0);
-			g_vifmask.Col1[(mem>>4) & 3] = value;
+			g_vifmask.Col1		 [ (mem>>4)&3 ]	  = value;
+			((u32*)&vif1Regs->c0)[((mem>>4)&3)*4] = value;
 			break;
 
 		default: