diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/Common/GSRenderer.cpp b/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/Common/GSRenderer.cpp
index 7d6a90fe53..e2881bb488 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/Common/GSRenderer.cpp
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/Common/GSRenderer.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ GSRenderer::GSRenderer()
 	m_fxaa        = theApp.GetConfigB("fxaa");
 	m_shaderfx    = theApp.GetConfigB("shaderfx");
 	m_shadeboost  = theApp.GetConfigB("ShadeBoost");
+	m_dithering   = theApp.GetConfigI("dithering_ps2"); // 0 off, 1 auto, 2 auto no scale
 }
 
 GSRenderer::~GSRenderer()
@@ -572,6 +573,7 @@ void GSRenderer::KeyEvent(GSKeyEventData* e)
 #define VK_DELETE XK_Delete
 #define VK_INSERT XK_Insert
 #define VK_PRIOR XK_Prior
+#define VK_NEXT XK_Next
 #define VK_HOME XK_Home
 #endif
 
@@ -611,6 +613,11 @@ void GSRenderer::KeyEvent(GSKeyEventData* e)
 			theApp.SetConfig("shaderfx", m_shaderfx);
 			printf("GSdx: External post-processing is now %s.\n", m_shaderfx ? "enabled" : "disabled");
 			return;
+		case VK_NEXT: // As requested by Prafull, to be removed later
+			char dither_msg[3][16] = {"disabled", "auto", "auto unscaled"};
+			m_dithering = (m_dithering+1)%3;
+			printf("GSdx: Dithering is now %s.\n", dither_msg[m_dithering]);
+			return;
 		}
 
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/Common/GSRenderer.h b/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/Common/GSRenderer.h
index f40cdd8d52..1b2164647a 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/Common/GSRenderer.h
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/Common/GSRenderer.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class GSRenderer : public GSState
 	bool m_control_key;
 
 protected:
+	int m_dithering;
 	int m_interlace;
 	int m_aspectratio;
 	int m_vsync;
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/HW/GSRendererHW.cpp b/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/HW/GSRendererHW.cpp
index 30809f5b53..058bb495b1 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/HW/GSRendererHW.cpp
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/HW/GSRendererHW.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ GSRendererHW::GSRendererHW(GSTextureCache* tc)
 	m_upscale_multiplier = theApp.GetConfigI("upscale_multiplier");
 	m_large_framebuffer  = theApp.GetConfigB("large_framebuffer");
 	m_accurate_date = theApp.GetConfigI("accurate_date");
-	m_dithering = theApp.GetConfigI("dithering_ps2"); // 0 off, 1 auto, 2 auto no scale
 
 	if (theApp.GetConfigB("UserHacks")) {
 		m_userhacks_enabled_gs_mem_clear = !theApp.GetConfigB("UserHacks_Disable_Safe_Features");
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/HW/GSRendererHW.h b/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/HW/GSRendererHW.h
index 4c9ac3cd7d..ab88dad249 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/HW/GSRendererHW.h
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/Renderers/HW/GSRendererHW.h
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ protected:
 
 	int m_accurate_date;
 	int m_sw_blending;
-	int m_dithering;
 
 	bool m_channel_shuffle;