diff --git a/src/emucore/Cart.cxx b/src/emucore/Cart.cxx
index 2cbf28f97..b4aa9ca1b 100644
--- a/src/emucore/Cart.cxx
+++ b/src/emucore/Cart.cxx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include "Settings.hxx"
 #include "System.hxx"
+#include "MD5.hxx"
 #ifdef DEBUGGER_SUPPORT
   #include "Debugger.hxx"
   #include "CartDebug.hxx"
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ Cartridge::Cartridge(const Settings& settings)
     myStartBank(0),
     myBankLocked(false)
 {
+  std::fill(myRWPRandomValues, myRWPRandomValues + 256, 0);
 }
 
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
@@ -77,6 +79,20 @@ void Cartridge::triggerReadFromWritePort(uInt16 address)
 #endif
 }
 
+// - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+void Cartridge::createReadFromWritePortValues(const uInt8* image, uInt32 size)
+{
+  Random rand(MD5::hashToInt(image, size));
+  for(uInt32 i = 0; i < 256; ++i)
+    myRWPRandomValues[i] = rand.next();
+}
+
+// - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+uInt8 Cartridge::randomReadFromWritePortValue(uInt16 address) const
+{
+  return myRWPRandomValues[address & 0xFF];
+}
+
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 void Cartridge::createCodeAccessBase(uInt32 size)
 {
diff --git a/src/emucore/Cart.hxx b/src/emucore/Cart.hxx
index 504da93a3..850673dc3 100644
--- a/src/emucore/Cart.hxx
+++ b/src/emucore/Cart.hxx
@@ -195,6 +195,28 @@ class Cartridge : public Device
     */
     void triggerReadFromWritePort(uInt16 address);
 
+    /**
+      Creates an array of semi-random values to use for returning when a
+      read from the write port happens.  Currently, these values are based in
+      part on the md5sum of the ROM, so this method needs to be called to
+      calculate that information.  If the method isn't called, then the values
+      used will be 0.
+
+      @param image  The cart ROM data
+      @param size   The size of ROM data
+    */
+    void createReadFromWritePortValues(const uInt8* image, uInt32 size);
+
+    /**
+      Return a random value to use when a read from the write port happens.
+      This functionality is placed in a method, so we can change
+      implementations as required.
+
+      @param address  The address of the illegal read
+      @return  A random value somehow associated with the given address
+    */
+    uInt8 randomReadFromWritePortValue(uInt16 address) const;
+
     /**
       Create an array that holds code-access information for every byte
       of the ROM (indicated by 'size').  Note that this is only used by
@@ -260,6 +282,9 @@ class Cartridge : public Device
     // by the debugger, when disassembling/dumping ROM.
     bool myBankLocked;
 
+    // Semi-random values to use when a read from write port occurs
+    uInt8 myRWPRandomValues[256];
+
     // Contains various info about this cartridge
     // This needs to be stored separately from child classes, since
     // sometimes the information in both do not match
diff --git a/src/emucore/CartF8SC.cxx b/src/emucore/CartF8SC.cxx
index c809d3e7d..0a9e60908 100644
--- a/src/emucore/CartF8SC.cxx
+++ b/src/emucore/CartF8SC.cxx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ CartridgeF8SC::CartridgeF8SC(const BytePtr& image, uInt32 size,
   // Copy the ROM image into my buffer
   memcpy(myImage, image.get(), std::min(8192u, size));
   createCodeAccessBase(8192);
+  createReadFromWritePortValues(myImage, 8192);
 }
 
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ uInt8 CartridgeF8SC::peek(uInt16 address)
   if(address < 0x0080)  // Write port is at 0xF000 - 0xF07F (128 bytes)
   {
     // Reading from the write port triggers an unwanted write
-    uInt8 value = mySystem->getDataBusState(0xFF);
+    uInt8 value = randomReadFromWritePortValue(address);
 
     if(bankLocked())
       return value;
diff --git a/src/emucore/MD5.cxx b/src/emucore/MD5.cxx
index 92dda5f0e..fc7dcebeb 100644
--- a/src/emucore/MD5.cxx
+++ b/src/emucore/MD5.cxx
@@ -351,4 +351,21 @@ string hash(const FilesystemNode& node)
   return md5;
 }
 
+// - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+uInt32 hashToInt(const uInt8* buffer, uInt32 length)
+{
+  MD5_CTX context;
+  uInt8 md5[16];
+
+  MD5Init(&context);
+  MD5Update(&context, buffer, length);
+  MD5Final(md5, &context);
+
+  auto toInt = [](uInt8* arr, uInt32 i) {
+    return uInt32((arr[i] << 24) + (arr[i+1] << 16) + (arr[i+2] << 8) + arr[i+3]);
+  };
+
+  return toInt(md5, 0) ^ toInt(md5, 4) ^ toInt(md5, 8) ^ toInt(md5, 12);
+}
+
 }  // Namespace MD5
diff --git a/src/emucore/MD5.hxx b/src/emucore/MD5.hxx
index 7f05805e6..a0d4bb6e0 100644
--- a/src/emucore/MD5.hxx
+++ b/src/emucore/MD5.hxx
@@ -44,6 +44,18 @@ string hash(const uInt8* buffer, uInt32 length);
 */
 string hash(const FilesystemNode& node);
 
+/**
+  Get the MD5 Message-Digest of the specified message with the
+  given length.  The digest consists of 32 hexadecimal digits,
+  but here we will get the 4 32-bit integers that make up the
+  digest and XOR them, resulting in one 32-bit value.
+
+  @param buffer The message to compute the digest of
+  @param length The length of the message
+  @return The 32-bit integer representing the digest
+*/
+uInt32 hashToInt(const uInt8* buffer, uInt32 length);
+
 }  // Namespace MD5
 
 #endif