diff --git a/pcsx2/Gif_Unit.h b/pcsx2/Gif_Unit.h
index dc792c3dd8..e34732e970 100644
--- a/pcsx2/Gif_Unit.h
+++ b/pcsx2/Gif_Unit.h
@@ -576,10 +576,10 @@ struct Gif_Unit {
 	// DirectHL
 	bool CanDoPath2HL() { return (stat.APATH == 0 || stat.APATH == 2)
 							&&   (CanDoGif() == 1); }
-	// Gif DMA
+	// Gif DMA - gifch.qwc <= 1 is a hack for Hot Wheels, shouldnt cause much trouble (if any):S
 	bool CanDoPath3()   { return((stat.APATH == 0 && !Path3Masked())
 							||	  stat.APATH == 3)
-							&&   (CanDoGif() == 1); }
+							&&   (CanDoGif() == 1 || gifch.qwc <= 1); }
 
 	bool CanDoP3Slice() { return stat.IMT == 1 && gifPath[GIF_PATH_3].state == GIF_PATH_IMAGE; }
 	bool CanDoGif()		{ return stat.PSE == 0 && stat.DIR == 0 && gsSIGNAL.queued == 0; }
diff --git a/pcsx2/Vif.cpp b/pcsx2/Vif.cpp
index 6ad9278536..721bedb456 100644
--- a/pcsx2/Vif.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/Vif.cpp
@@ -260,7 +260,12 @@ __fi void vif1STAT(u32 value) {
 	if ((vif1Regs.stat.FDR) ^ ((tVIF_STAT&)value).FDR) {
 		// different so can't be stalled
 		if (vif1Regs.stat.test(VIF1_STAT_INT | VIF1_STAT_VSS | VIF1_STAT_VIS | VIF1_STAT_VFS)) {
-			DevCon.WriteLn("changing dir when vif1 fifo stalled");
+			DevCon.WriteLn("changing dir when vif1 fifo stalled done = %x qwc = %x", vif1.done, vif1ch.qwc);
+
+			//Hack!! Hotwheels seems to leave 1QW in the fifo and expect the DMA to be ready for a reverse FIFO
+			//There's no important data in there so for it to work, we will just end it.
+			vif1ch.chcr.STR = false;
+			//This is actually more important for our handling, else the DMA for reverse fifo doesnt start properly.
 		}
 	}