diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUASMJITRecompiler.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUASMJITRecompiler.cpp
index 40e5b5946c..3268332e96 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUASMJITRecompiler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUASMJITRecompiler.cpp
@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ void spu_recompiler::RDCH(spu_opcode_t op)
 
 		auto sub2 = [](spu_thread* _spu, v128* _res)
 		{
-			const u32 out = _spu->ch_dec_value - static_cast<u32>(get_timebased_time() - _spu->ch_dec_start_timestamp);
+			const u32 out = _spu->read_dec().first;
 
 			*_res = v128::from32r(out);
 		};
@@ -2467,6 +2467,7 @@ void spu_recompiler::WRCH(spu_opcode_t op)
 	{
 		auto sub = [](spu_thread* _spu)
 		{
+			_spu->get_events(SPU_EVENT_TM);
 			_spu->ch_dec_start_timestamp = get_timebased_time();
 		};
 
@@ -2474,6 +2475,7 @@ void spu_recompiler::WRCH(spu_opcode_t op)
 		c->call(+sub);
 		c->mov(qw0->r32(), SPU_OFF_32(gpr, op.rt, &v128::_u32, 3));
 		c->mov(SPU_OFF_32(ch_dec_value), qw0->r32());
+		c->mov(SPU_OFF_8(is_dec_frozen), 0);
 		return;
 	}
 	case SPU_WrEventMask:
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPURecompiler.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPURecompiler.cpp
index a7739e2675..9d948b610e 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPURecompiler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPURecompiler.cpp
@@ -5579,7 +5579,7 @@ public:
 
 	static u32 exec_read_dec(spu_thread* _spu)
 	{
-		const u32 res = _spu->ch_dec_value - static_cast<u32>(get_timebased_time() - _spu->ch_dec_start_timestamp);
+		const u32 res = _spu->read_dec().first;
 
 		if (res > 1500 && g_cfg.core.spu_loop_detection)
 		{
@@ -6331,6 +6331,7 @@ public:
 			call("spu_get_events", &exec_get_events, m_thread, m_ir->getInt32(SPU_EVENT_TM));
 			m_ir->CreateStore(call("get_timebased_time", &get_timebased_time), spu_ptr<u64>(&spu_thread::ch_dec_start_timestamp));
 			m_ir->CreateStore(val.value, spu_ptr<u32>(&spu_thread::ch_dec_value));
+			m_ir->CreateStore(m_ir->getInt8(0), spu_ptr<u8>(&spu_thread::is_dec_frozen));
 			return;
 		}
 		case SPU_Set_Bkmk_Tag:
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
index 024a51971b..4fd15a190c 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.cpp
@@ -1309,6 +1309,7 @@ void spu_thread::cpu_init()
 
 	ch_dec_start_timestamp = get_timebased_time();
 	ch_dec_value = option & SYS_SPU_THREAD_OPTION_DEC_SYNC_TB_ENABLE ? ~static_cast<u32>(ch_dec_start_timestamp) : 0;
+	is_dec_frozen = false;
 
 	if (get_type() >= spu_type::raw)
 	{
@@ -3641,6 +3642,12 @@ bool spu_thread::reservation_check(u32 addr, const decltype(rdata)& data) const
 	return !res;
 }
 
+std::pair<u32, u32> spu_thread::read_dec() const
+{
+	const u64 res = ch_dec_value - (is_dec_frozen ? 0 : (get_timebased_time() - ch_dec_start_timestamp));
+	return {static_cast<u32>(res), static_cast<u32>(res >> 32)};
+}
+
 spu_thread::ch_events_t spu_thread::get_events(u32 mask_hint, bool waiting, bool reading)
 {
 	if (auto mask1 = ch_events.load().mask; mask1 & ~SPU_EVENT_IMPLEMENTED)
@@ -3664,7 +3671,7 @@ retry:
 	// SPU Decrementer Event on underflow (use the upper 32-bits to determine it)
 	if (mask_hint & SPU_EVENT_TM)
 	{
-		if (const u64 res = (ch_dec_value - (get_timebased_time() - ch_dec_start_timestamp)) >> 32)
+		if (const u64 res = read_dec().second)
 		{
 			// Set next event to the next time the decrementer underflows
 			ch_dec_start_timestamp -= res << 32;
@@ -3921,7 +3928,7 @@ s64 spu_thread::get_ch_value(u32 ch)
 
 	case SPU_RdDec:
 	{
-		u32 out = ch_dec_value - static_cast<u32>(get_timebased_time() - ch_dec_start_timestamp);
+		u32 out = read_dec().first;
 
 		//Polling: We might as well hint to the scheduler to slot in another thread since this one is counting down
 		if (g_cfg.core.spu_loop_detection && out > spu::scheduler::native_jiffy_duration_us)
@@ -4337,6 +4344,7 @@ bool spu_thread::set_ch_value(u32 ch, u32 value)
 		get_events(SPU_EVENT_TM); // Don't discard possibly occured old event
 		ch_dec_start_timestamp = get_timebased_time();
 		ch_dec_value = value;
+		is_dec_frozen = false;
 		return true;
 	}
 
@@ -4372,10 +4380,14 @@ bool spu_thread::set_ch_value(u32 ch, u32 value)
 		// "Collect" events before final acknowledgment
 		get_events(value);
 
-		if (ch_events.atomic_op([&](ch_events_t& events)
+		bool freeze_dec = false;
+
+		const bool check_intr = ch_events.atomic_op([&](ch_events_t& events)
 		{
 			events.events &= ~value;
 
+			freeze_dec = !!((value & SPU_EVENT_TM) & ~events.mask);
+
 			if (events.events & events.mask)
 			{
 				events.count = true;
@@ -4383,7 +4395,16 @@ bool spu_thread::set_ch_value(u32 ch, u32 value)
 			}
 
 			return false;
-		}))
+		});
+
+		if (!is_dec_frozen && freeze_dec)
+		{
+			// Save current time, this will be the reported value until the decrementer resumes
+			ch_dec_value = read_dec().first;
+			is_dec_frozen = true;
+		}
+
+		if (check_intr)
 		{
 			// Check interrupts in case count is 1
 			if (check_mfc_interrupts(pc + 4))
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.h b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.h
index ae2a9f83a0..28869973fe 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPUThread.h
@@ -733,6 +733,8 @@ public:
 
 	u64 ch_dec_start_timestamp; // timestamp of writing decrementer value
 	u32 ch_dec_value; // written decrementer value
+	bool is_dec_frozen = false;
+	std::pair<u32, u32> read_dec() const; // Read decrementer
 
 	atomic_t<u32> run_ctrl; // SPU Run Control register (only provided to get latest data written)
 	shared_mutex run_ctrl_mtx;