diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLTexture.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLTexture.cpp
index 1cfca7f480..860ea249eb 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLTexture.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLTexture.cpp
@@ -176,8 +176,9 @@ namespace gl
 			glSamplerParameteri(samplerHandle, GL_TEXTURE_MAX_LOD, (tex.max_lod() >> 8));
 		}
 
+		f32 af_level = g_cfg.video.anisotropic_level_override > 0 ? (f32)g_cfg.video.anisotropic_level_override : max_aniso(tex.max_aniso());
+		glSamplerParameterf(samplerHandle, GL_TEXTURE_MAX_ANISOTROPY_EXT, af_level);
 		glSamplerParameteri(samplerHandle, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, tex_mag_filter(tex.mag_filter()));
-		glSamplerParameterf(samplerHandle, GL_TEXTURE_MAX_ANISOTROPY_EXT, max_aniso(tex.max_aniso()));
 
 		const u32 texture_format = tex.format() & ~(CELL_GCM_TEXTURE_UN | CELL_GCM_TEXTURE_LN);
 		if (texture_format == CELL_GCM_TEXTURE_DEPTH16 || texture_format == CELL_GCM_TEXTURE_DEPTH24_D8)
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp
index aae74f35a5..651fe2cbf3 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp
@@ -1114,11 +1114,12 @@ void VKGSRender::end()
 				mip_mode = VK_SAMPLER_MIPMAP_MODE_NEAREST;
 			}
 			
+			f32 af_level = g_cfg.video.anisotropic_level_override > 0 ? g_cfg.video.anisotropic_level_override : vk::max_aniso(rsx::method_registers.fragment_textures[i].max_aniso());
 			m_current_frame->samplers_to_clean.push_back(std::make_unique<vk::sampler>(
 				*m_device,
 				vk::vk_wrap_mode(rsx::method_registers.fragment_textures[i].wrap_s()), vk::vk_wrap_mode(rsx::method_registers.fragment_textures[i].wrap_t()), vk::vk_wrap_mode(rsx::method_registers.fragment_textures[i].wrap_r()),
 				!!(rsx::method_registers.fragment_textures[i].format() & CELL_GCM_TEXTURE_UN),
-				lod_bias, vk::max_aniso(rsx::method_registers.fragment_textures[i].max_aniso()), min_lod, max_lod,
+				lod_bias, af_level, min_lod, max_lod,
 				min_filter, vk::get_mag_filter(rsx::method_registers.fragment_textures[i].mag_filter()), mip_mode, vk::get_border_color(rsx::method_registers.fragment_textures[i].border_color()),
 				is_depth_texture, depth_compare));
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/System.h b/rpcs3/Emu/System.h
index c1c8483938..68f6f9a0c0 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/System.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/System.h
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ struct cfg_root : cfg::node
 		cfg::_int<1, 8> consequtive_frames_to_draw{this, "Consecutive Frames To Draw", 1};
 		cfg::_int<1, 8> consequtive_frames_to_skip{this, "Consecutive Frames To Skip", 1};
 		cfg::_int<50, 800> resolution_scale_percent{this, "Resolution Scale", 100};
+		cfg::_int<0, 16> anisotropic_level_override{this, "Anisotropic Filter Override", 0 };
 
 		struct node_d3d12 : cfg::node
 		{