diff --git a/src/emucore/tia/Missile.cxx b/src/emucore/tia/Missile.cxx
index a136f9196..000b7dcfe 100644
--- a/src/emucore/tia/Missile.cxx
+++ b/src/emucore/tia/Missile.cxx
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ void Missile::hmm(uInt8 value)
 }
 
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-void Missile::resm(uInt8 counter)
+void Missile::resm(uInt8 counter, uInt32 hctr)
 {
   myCounter = counter;
 
@@ -76,26 +76,34 @@ void Missile::resm(uInt8 counter)
       myRenderCounter = Count::renderCounterOffset + (counter - 157);
 
     } else {
-
       // The following is an effective description of the behavior of missile width after a
       // RESMx during draw. It would be much simpler without the HBLANK cases :)
+      uInt8 delta = 0;
+      bool hblank = counter != 157;
+
+      if (hblank) {
+        if (hctr > 72) delta = 0;
+        else if (hctr > 66) delta = 1;
+        else delta = 2;
+      }
+
       switch (myWidth) {
         case 8:
-          myRenderCounter = (counter - 157) + ((myRenderCounter >= 4) ? 5 : 0);
+          myRenderCounter = delta + ((myRenderCounter >= 4) ? 5 : 0);
           break;
 
         case 4:
-          myRenderCounter = counter - 157;
+          myRenderCounter = delta;
           break;
 
         case 2:
-          if (counter != 157) myIsRendering = myRenderCounter > 1;
+          if (hblank) myIsRendering = myRenderCounter > 1;
           else if (myRenderCounter == 0) myRenderCounter++;
 
           break;
 
         default:
-          if (counter != 157) myIsRendering = myRenderCounter > 0;
+          if (hblank) myIsRendering = myRenderCounter > 0;
 
           break;
       }
diff --git a/src/emucore/tia/Missile.hxx b/src/emucore/tia/Missile.hxx
index 40862ba8a..cd9acde6e 100644
--- a/src/emucore/tia/Missile.hxx
+++ b/src/emucore/tia/Missile.hxx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Missile : public Serializable
     void hmm(uInt8 value);
     uInt32 hmm() const { return myHmmClocks; }
 
-    void resm(uInt8 counter);
+    void resm(uInt8 counter, uInt32 hctr);
 
     void resmp(uInt8 value, const Player& player);
     bool resmp() const { return bool(myResmp); }
diff --git a/src/emucore/tia/TIA.cxx b/src/emucore/tia/TIA.cxx
index 56401470d..2e9bc0fbc 100644
--- a/src/emucore/tia/TIA.cxx
+++ b/src/emucore/tia/TIA.cxx
@@ -459,12 +459,12 @@ bool TIA::poke(uInt16 address, uInt8 value)
 
     case RESM0:
       myLinesSinceChange = 0;
-      myMissile0.resm(resxCounter());
+      myMissile0.resm(resxCounter(), myHctr);
       break;
 
     case RESM1:
       myLinesSinceChange = 0;
-      myMissile1.resm(resxCounter());
+      myMissile1.resm(resxCounter(), myHctr);
       break;
 
     case RESMP0: