diff --git a/pcsx2/Config.h b/pcsx2/Config.h
index 9e995bacda..99ebfbb659 100644
--- a/pcsx2/Config.h
+++ b/pcsx2/Config.h
@@ -432,7 +432,8 @@ struct Pcsx2Config
 				FpuNegDivHack	:1,		// Gundam games messed up camera-view.
 				XgKickHack		:1,		// Erementar Gerad, adds more delay to VU XGkick instructions. Corrects the color of some graphics, but breaks Tri-ace games and others.
 				IPUWaitHack     :1,		// FFX FMV, makes GIF flush before doing IPU work. Fixes bad graphics overlay.
-				EETimingHack	:1;		// General purpose timing hack.
+				EETimingHack	:1,		// General purpose timing hack.
+				SkipMPEGHack	:1;		// Skips MPEG videos (Katamari and other games need this)
 		BITFIELD_END
 
 		// all gamefixes are disabled by default.
@@ -561,16 +562,17 @@ TraceLogFilters&				SetTraceConfig();
 #define CHECK_IOPREC				(EmuConfig.Cpu.Recompiler.EnableIOP && GetSysCoreAlloc().IsRecAvailable_IOP())
 
 //------------ SPECIAL GAME FIXES!!! ---------------
-#define NUM_OF_GAME_FIXES 8
+#define NUM_OF_GAME_FIXES 9
 
-#define CHECK_VUADDSUBHACK			(EmuConfig.Gamefixes.VuAddSubHack) // Special Fix for Tri-ace games, they use an encryption algorithm that requires VU addi opcode to be bit-accurate.
+#define CHECK_VUADDSUBHACK			(EmuConfig.Gamefixes.VuAddSubHack)	 // Special Fix for Tri-ace games, they use an encryption algorithm that requires VU addi opcode to be bit-accurate.
 #define CHECK_FPUCOMPAREHACK		(EmuConfig.Gamefixes.FpuCompareHack) // Special Fix for Digimon Rumble Arena 2, fixes spinning/hanging on intro-menu.
 #define CHECK_VUCLIPFLAGHACK		(EmuConfig.Gamefixes.VuClipFlagHack) // Special Fix for Persona games, maybe others. It's to do with the VU clip flag (again).
-#define CHECK_FPUMULHACK			(EmuConfig.Gamefixes.FpuMulHack) // Special Fix for Tales of Destiny hangs.
-#define CHECK_FPUNEGDIVHACK			(EmuConfig.Gamefixes.FpuNegDivHack) // Special Fix for Gundam games messed up camera-view.
-#define CHECK_XGKICKHACK			(EmuConfig.Gamefixes.XgKickHack) // Special Fix for Erementar Gerad, adds more delay to VU XGkick instructions. Corrects the color of some graphics.
-#define CHECK_IPUWAITHACK			(EmuConfig.Gamefixes.IPUWaitHack) // Special Fix for Erementar Gerad, adds more delay to VU XGkick instructions. Corrects the color of some graphics.
-#define CHECK_EETIMINGHACK			(EmuConfig.Gamefixes.EETimingHack) // Fix all scheduled events to happen in 1 cycle.
+#define CHECK_FPUMULHACK			(EmuConfig.Gamefixes.FpuMulHack)	 // Special Fix for Tales of Destiny hangs.
+#define CHECK_FPUNEGDIVHACK			(EmuConfig.Gamefixes.FpuNegDivHack)	 // Special Fix for Gundam games messed up camera-view.
+#define CHECK_XGKICKHACK			(EmuConfig.Gamefixes.XgKickHack)	 // Special Fix for Erementar Gerad, adds more delay to VU XGkick instructions. Corrects the color of some graphics.
+#define CHECK_IPUWAITHACK			(EmuConfig.Gamefixes.IPUWaitHack)	 // Special Fix For FFX
+#define CHECK_EETIMINGHACK			(EmuConfig.Gamefixes.EETimingHack)	 // Fix all scheduled events to happen in 1 cycle.
+#define CHECK_SKIPMPEGHACK			(EmuConfig.Gamefixes.SkipMPEGHack)	 // Finds sceMpegIsEnd pattern to tell the game the mpeg is finished (Katamari and a lot of games need this)
 
 //------------ Advanced Options!!! ---------------
 #define CHECK_VU_OVERFLOW			(EmuConfig.Cpu.Recompiler.vuOverflow)
diff --git a/pcsx2/DataBase_Loader.h b/pcsx2/DataBase_Loader.h
index e86c2e60ca..15d0f0d4f3 100644
--- a/pcsx2/DataBase_Loader.h
+++ b/pcsx2/DataBase_Loader.h
@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@ static int loadGameSettings(DataBase_Loader* gameDB) {
 		checkGamefix(XgKickHack);
 		checkGamefix(IPUWaitHack);
 		checkGamefix(EETimingHack);
+		checkGamefix(SkipMPEGHack);
 		return gf;
 	}
 	return 0;
diff --git a/pcsx2/Pcsx2Config.cpp b/pcsx2/Pcsx2Config.cpp
index 5559c4f970..79ce512e5b 100644
--- a/pcsx2/Pcsx2Config.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/Pcsx2Config.cpp
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ void Pcsx2Config::GamefixOptions::LoadSave( IniInterface& ini )
 	IniBitBool( XgKickHack );
 	IniBitBool( IPUWaitHack );
 	IniBitBool( EETimingHack );
+	IniBitBool( SkipMPEGHack );
 }
 
 Pcsx2Config::Pcsx2Config()
diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/Panels/GameFixesPanel.cpp b/pcsx2/gui/Panels/GameFixesPanel.cpp
index 3ac05a2633..578d6c6d0f 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/Panels/GameFixesPanel.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/Panels/GameFixesPanel.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ Panels::GameFixesPanel::GameFixesPanel( wxWindow* parent ) :
 				L" * SSX (Fixes bad graphics and crashes)\n"
 				L" * Resident Evil: Dead Aim (Causes garbled textures)"
 			)
+		},
+		{
+			_("Skip MPEG hack - Skips videos/FMV's in games to avoid game hanging/freezes."),
+			wxEmptyString
 		}
 	};
 
diff --git a/pcsx2/x86/ix86-32/iR5900-32.cpp b/pcsx2/x86/ix86-32/iR5900-32.cpp
index 6b53075361..07689b1350 100644
--- a/pcsx2/x86/ix86-32/iR5900-32.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/x86/ix86-32/iR5900-32.cpp
@@ -1289,6 +1289,30 @@ void __fastcall dyna_page_reset(u32 start,u32 sz)
 #endif
 }
 
+// Skip MPEG Game-Fix
+bool skipMPEG_By_Pattern(u32 sPC) {
+
+	if (!CHECK_SKIPMPEGHACK) return 0;
+
+	// sceMpegIsEnd: lw reg, 0x40(a0); jr ra; lw v0, 0(reg)
+	if ((s_nEndBlock == sPC + 12) && (vtlb_memRead32(sPC + 4) == 0x03e00008)) {
+		u32 code = vtlb_memRead32(sPC);
+		u32 p1   = 0x8c800040;
+		u32 p2	 = 0x8c020000 | (code & 0x1f0000) << 5;
+		if ((code & 0xffe0ffff)   != p1) return 0;
+		if (vtlb_memRead32(sPC+8) != p2) return 0;
+		xMOV(ptr32[&cpuRegs.GPR.n.v0.UL[0]], 1);
+		xMOV(ptr32[&cpuRegs.GPR.n.v0.UL[1]], 0);
+		xMOV(eax, ptr32[&cpuRegs.GPR.n.ra.UL[0]]);
+		xMOV(ptr32[&cpuRegs.pc], eax);
+		iBranchTest();
+		branch = 1;
+		pc = s_nEndBlock;
+		return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void __fastcall recRecompile( const u32 startpc )
 {
 	u32 i = 0;
@@ -1690,10 +1714,15 @@ StartRecomp:
             break;
 	}
 
-	// Finally: Generate x86 recompiled code!
-	g_pCurInstInfo = s_pInstCache;
-	while (!branch && pc < s_nEndBlock) {
-		recompileNextInstruction(0);		// For the love of recursion, batman!
+	// Skip Recompilation if sceMpegIsEnd Pattern detected
+	bool doRecompilation = !skipMPEG_By_Pattern(startpc);
+
+	if (doRecompilation) {
+		// Finally: Generate x86 recompiled code!
+		g_pCurInstInfo = s_pInstCache;
+		while (!branch && pc < s_nEndBlock) {
+			recompileNextInstruction(0);		// For the love of recursion, batman!
+		}
 	}
 
 #ifdef PCSX2_DEBUG