diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/GSDeviceOGL.cpp b/plugins/GSdx/GSDeviceOGL.cpp
index ca241aa74d..2a2d5bec25 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/GSDeviceOGL.cpp
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/GSDeviceOGL.cpp
@@ -767,7 +767,8 @@ GLuint GSDeviceOGL::CompilePS(PSSelector sel)
 		+ format("#define PS_DFMT %d\n", sel.dfmt)
 		+ format("#define PS_DEPTH_FMT %d\n", sel.depth_fmt)
 		+ format("#define PS_CHANNEL_FETCH %d\n", sel.channel)
-		+ format("#define PS_URBAN_CHAOS_HACK %d\n", sel.urban_chaos_hack)
+		+ format("#define PS_URBAN_CHAOS_HLE %d\n", sel.urban_chaos_hle)
+		+ format("#define PS_TALES_OF_ABYSS_HLE %d\n", sel.tales_of_abyss_hle)
 		+ format("#define PS_AEM %d\n", sel.aem)
 		+ format("#define PS_TFX %d\n", sel.tfx)
 		+ format("#define PS_TCC %d\n", sel.tcc)
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/GSDeviceOGL.h b/plugins/GSdx/GSDeviceOGL.h
index d56ff8a3ba..8b83075f2f 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/GSDeviceOGL.h
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/GSDeviceOGL.h
@@ -289,9 +289,10 @@ class GSDeviceOGL final : public GSDevice
 
 				// Hack
 				uint32 tcoffsethack:1;
-				uint32 urban_chaos_hack:1;
+				uint32 urban_chaos_hle:1;
+				uint32 tales_of_abyss_hle:1;
 
-				uint32 _free2:15;
+				uint32 _free2:14;
 			};
 
 			uint64 key;
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererOGL.cpp b/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererOGL.cpp
index 26fa6a8fe4..f04a7d4349 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererOGL.cpp
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/GSRendererOGL.cpp
@@ -678,6 +678,14 @@ void GSRendererOGL::DrawPrims(GSTexture* rt, GSTexture* ds, GSTextureCache::Sour
 			ps_sel.channel = 7;
 			m_context->TEX0.TFX = TFX_DECAL;
 			rt = tex->m_from_target;
+		} else if ((tex->m_texture->GetType() == GSTexture::DepthStencil) && !(tex->m_32_bits_fmt)) {
+			if (m_game.title == CRC::TalesOfAbyss) {
+				GL_INS("Tales Of Abyss Crazyness (MSB 16b depth to Alpha)");
+				ps_sel.tales_of_abyss_hle = 1;
+			} else {
+				GL_INS("Urban Chaos Crazyness (Green extraction)");
+				ps_sel.urban_chaos_hle = 1;
+			}
 		} else if (m_context->CLAMP.WMS == 3 && ((m_context->CLAMP.MAXU & 0x8) == 8)) {
 			// Read either blue or Alpha. Let's go for Blue ;)
 			// MGS3/Kill Zone
@@ -688,9 +696,6 @@ void GSRendererOGL::DrawPrims(GSTexture* rt, GSTexture* ds, GSTextureCache::Sour
 			// Pop
 			GL_INS("Red channel");
 			ps_sel.channel = 1;
-		} else if ((tex->m_texture->GetType() == GSTexture::DepthStencil) && !(tex->m_32_bits_fmt)) {
-			GL_INS("Urban Chaos Crazyness");
-			ps_sel.urban_chaos_hack = 1;
 		} else {
 			GL_INS("channel not supported");
 			m_channel_shuffle = false;
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/res/glsl/tfx_fs.glsl b/plugins/GSdx/res/glsl/tfx_fs.glsl
index 726b0052a5..22e4fdb71e 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/res/glsl/tfx_fs.glsl
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/res/glsl/tfx_fs.glsl
@@ -235,7 +235,14 @@ vec4 sample_depth(vec2 st)
     ivec2 uv = ivec2(uv_f);
 
     vec4 t;
-#if PS_URBAN_CHAOS_HACK == 1
+#if PS_TALES_OF_ABYSS_HLE == 1
+    // Warning: UV can't be used in channel effect
+    int depth = fetch_raw_depth();
+
+    // Convert msb based on the palette
+    t = texelFetch(PaletteSampler, ivec2((depth >> 8) & 0xFF, 0), 0) * 255.0f;
+
+#elif PS_URBAN_CHAOS_HLE == 1
     // Depth buffer is read as a RGB5A1 texture. The game try to extract the green channel.
     // So it will do a first channel trick to extract lsb, value is right-shifted.
     // Then a new channel trick to extract msb which will shifted to the left.
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/res/glsl_source.h b/plugins/GSdx/res/glsl_source.h
index b2261f1ccb..7225be1046 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/res/glsl_source.h
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/res/glsl_source.h
@@ -1079,7 +1079,14 @@ static const char* const tfx_fs_all_glsl =
 	"    ivec2 uv = ivec2(uv_f);\n"
 	"\n"
 	"    vec4 t;\n"
-	"#if PS_URBAN_CHAOS_HACK == 1\n"
+	"#if PS_TALES_OF_ABYSS_HLE == 1\n"
+	"    // Warning: UV can't be used in channel effect\n"
+	"    int depth = fetch_raw_depth();\n"
+	"\n"
+	"    // Convert msb based on the palette\n"
+	"    t = texelFetch(PaletteSampler, ivec2((depth >> 8) & 0xFF, 0), 0) * 255.0f;\n"
+	"\n"
+	"#elif PS_URBAN_CHAOS_HLE == 1\n"
 	"    // Depth buffer is read as a RGB5A1 texture. The game try to extract the green channel.\n"
 	"    // So it will do a first channel trick to extract lsb, value is right-shifted.\n"
 	"    // Then a new channel trick to extract msb which will shifted to the left.\n"