diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/GSDrawScanline.cpp b/plugins/GSdx/GSDrawScanline.cpp
index d6c30bf89f..8eb7830111 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/GSDrawScanline.cpp
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/GSDrawScanline.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ void GSDrawScanline::DrawRect(const GSVector4i& r, const GSVertexSW& v)
 		const int* zbr = m_global.zbr;
 		const int* zbc = m_global.zbc;
 
-		uint32 z = (uint32)v.p.z;
+		uint32 z = v.t.u32[3]; // (uint32)v.p.z;
 
 		if(m_global.sel.zpsm != 2)
 		{
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererSW.cpp b/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererSW.cpp
index de9e28fb58..c11bc40f53 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererSW.cpp
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererSW.cpp
@@ -879,6 +879,9 @@ if(!m_dump)
 				if(tl != 0) m_vertices[0] = m_vertices[tl];
 				if(br != 1) m_vertices[1] = m_vertices[br];
 
+				m_vertices[0].t.u32[3] = m_v.XYZ.Z;
+				m_vertices[1].t.u32[3] = m_v.XYZ.Z;
+
 				m_count = 2;
 
 				uint32 tmp = PRIM->PRIM;