diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/BPStructs.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/BPStructs.cpp
index bd9e9ac5f7..42b5b2212a 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/BPStructs.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/BPStructs.cpp
@@ -553,11 +553,16 @@ void BPWritten(const BPCmd& bp)
 		case BPMEM_TEV_REGISTER_H+4:
 		case BPMEM_TEV_REGISTER_L+6: // Reg 4
 		case BPMEM_TEV_REGISTER_H+6:
-			if (bp.address & 1)  // only run this code for the _H! is this right? what if L is set independently?
+			// some games only send the _L part, so always update
+			// there actually are 2 register behind each of these
+			// addresses, selected by the type bit.
 			{
 				// don't compare with changes!
 				int num = (bp.address >> 1) & 0x3;
-				PixelShaderManager::SetColorChanged(bpmem.tevregs[num].high.type, num);
+				if ((bp.address & 1) == 0)
+					PixelShaderManager::SetColorChanged(bpmem.tevregs[num].low.type, num, false);
+				else
+					PixelShaderManager::SetColorChanged(bpmem.tevregs[num].high.type, num, true);
 			}
 			break;
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/PixelShaderManager.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/PixelShaderManager.cpp
index c8b8be412e..2521f80500 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/PixelShaderManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/PixelShaderManager.cpp
@@ -340,17 +340,20 @@ void PixelShaderManager::SetPSTextureDims(int texid)
 
 // This one is high in profiles (0.5%). TODO: Move conversion out, only store the raw color value
 // and update it when the shader constant is set, only.
-void PixelShaderManager::SetColorChanged(int type, int num)
+void PixelShaderManager::SetColorChanged(int type, int num, bool high)
 {
-    int r = bpmem.tevregs[num].low.a;
-	int a = bpmem.tevregs[num].low.b;
-    int b = bpmem.tevregs[num].high.a;
-	int g = bpmem.tevregs[num].high.b;
     float *pf = &lastRGBAfull[type][num][0];
-    pf[0] = (float)r * (1.0f / 255.0f);
-    pf[1] = (float)g * (1.0f / 255.0f);
-    pf[2] = (float)b * (1.0f / 255.0f);
-    pf[3] = (float)a * (1.0f / 255.0f);
+	if (!high) {
+		int r = bpmem.tevregs[num].low.a;
+		int a = bpmem.tevregs[num].low.b;
+		pf[0] = (float)r * (1.0f / 255.0f);
+		pf[3] = (float)a * (1.0f / 255.0f);
+	} else {
+		int b = bpmem.tevregs[num].high.a;
+		int g = bpmem.tevregs[num].high.b;
+		pf[1] = (float)g * (1.0f / 255.0f);
+		pf[2] = (float)b * (1.0f / 255.0f);
+	}
     s_nColorsChanged[type] |= 1 << num;
     PRIM_LOG("pixel %scolor%d: %f %f %f %f\n", type?"k":"", num, pf[0], pf[1], pf[2], pf[3]);
 }
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/PixelShaderManager.h b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/PixelShaderManager.h
index adbc8bf037..2d1c01cad6 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/PixelShaderManager.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/PixelShaderManager.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public:
 	static void SetConstants(); // sets pixel shader constants
 
 	// constant management, should be called after memory is committed
-	static void SetColorChanged(int type, int index);
+	static void SetColorChanged(int type, int index, bool high);
 	static void SetAlpha(const AlphaFunc& alpha);
 	static void SetDestAlpha(const ConstantAlpha& alpha);
 	static void SetTexDims(int texmapid, u32 width, u32 height, u32 wraps, u32 wrapt);