diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/GSDeviceDX.h b/plugins/GSdx/GSDeviceDX.h
index 22590701b6..def1ae880f 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/GSDeviceDX.h
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/GSDeviceDX.h
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ public:
 				// *** Word 1
 				// Format
 				uint32 fmt:4;
+				uint32 dfmt:2;
 				// Alpha extension/Correction
 				uint32 aem:1;
 				uint32 fba:1;
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ public:
 				uint32 tcoffsethack:1;
 				uint32 point_sampler:1;
 
-				uint32 _free:32;
+				uint32 _free:30;
 			};
 
 			uint64 key;
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererDX.cpp b/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererDX.cpp
index 80a9a817ef..1088d927c3 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererDX.cpp
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererDX.cpp
@@ -475,6 +475,12 @@ void GSRendererDX::DrawPrims(GSTexture* rt, GSTexture* ds, GSTextureCache::Sourc
 
 	EmulateTextureShuffleAndFbmask();
 
+	if(m_ps_sel.dfmt == 1)
+	{
+		// Disable writing of the alpha channel
+		om_bsel.wa = 0;
+	}
+
 	if(DATE)
 	{
 		if(dev->HasStencil())
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererDX11.cpp b/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererDX11.cpp
index 39b1cb91f7..e63bcedbf4 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererDX11.cpp
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererDX11.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void GSRendererDX11::EmulateTextureShuffleAndFbmask()
 	// Note: D3D1011 is limited and can't read the current framebuffer so we can't have PS_FBMASK and PS_WRITE_RG shaders ported and working.
 	if (m_texture_shuffle) {
 		m_ps_sel.shuffle = 1;
-		m_ps_sel.fmt = 0;
+		m_ps_sel.dfmt = 0;
 
 		const GIFRegXYOFFSET& o = m_context->XYOFFSET;
 
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ void GSRendererDX11::EmulateTextureShuffleAndFbmask()
 		}
 
 	} else {
-		//m_ps_sel.fmt = GSLocalMemory::m_psm[m_context->FRAME.PSM].fmt;
+		m_ps_sel.dfmt = GSLocalMemory::m_psm[m_context->FRAME.PSM].fmt;
 
 		om_bsel.wrgba = ~GSVector4i::load((int)m_context->FRAME.FBMSK).eq8(GSVector4i::xffffffff()).mask();
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererDX9.cpp b/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererDX9.cpp
index 60cb69fe31..b4827701dc 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererDX9.cpp
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererDX9.cpp
@@ -58,11 +58,16 @@ bool GSRendererDX9::CreateDevice(GSDevice* dev)
 
 void GSRendererDX9::EmulateTextureShuffleAndFbmask()
 {
-	if (m_texture_shuffle) {
+	if (m_texture_shuffle)
+	{
 		// We can do a partial port for D3D9 that skips the draw call to give it a slight improvement.
 		// It's still broken but more bearable. Broken effect is on the screen but fully instead of vertical lines.
 		throw GSDXRecoverableError();
-	} else {
+	} 
+	else
+	{
+		m_ps_sel.dfmt = GSLocalMemory::m_psm[m_context->FRAME.PSM].fmt;
+
 		om_bsel.wrgba = ~GSVector4i::load((int)m_context->FRAME.FBMSK).eq8(GSVector4i::xffffffff()).mask();
 	}
 }