diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/PerfQueryBase.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/PerfQueryBase.cpp
index c537d176f6..af8bfa72e5 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/PerfQueryBase.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/PerfQueryBase.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 #include "PerfQueryBase.h"
+#include "VideoConfig.h"
 
 PerfQueryBase* g_perf_query = 0;
+
+bool PerfQueryBase::ShouldEmulate() const
+{
+	return g_ActiveConfig.bPerfQueriesEnable;
+}
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/PerfQueryBase.h b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/PerfQueryBase.h
index b979449edb..bf5474b4db 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/PerfQueryBase.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/PerfQueryBase.h
@@ -25,9 +25,12 @@ enum PerfQueryGroup
 class PerfQueryBase
 {
 public:
-	PerfQueryBase() {};
+	PerfQueryBase() {}
 	virtual ~PerfQueryBase() {}
 
+	// Checks if performance queries are enabled in the gameini configuration.
+	bool ShouldEmulate() const;
+
 	// Begin querying the specified value for the following host GPU commands
 	virtual void EnableQuery(PerfQueryGroup type) {}
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VideoConfig.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VideoConfig.cpp
index d422c3d01d..b3e9a8815f 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VideoConfig.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VideoConfig.cpp
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ void VideoConfig::GameIniLoad(const char *ini_file)
 	iniFile.GetIfExists("Video", "PH_ZFar", &sPhackvalue[1]);
 	iniFile.GetIfExists("Video", "ZTPSpeedupHack", &bZTPSpeedHack);
 	iniFile.GetIfExists("Video", "UseBBox", &bUseBBox);
+	iniFile.GetIfExists("Video", "PerfQueriesEnable", &bPerfQueriesEnable);
 }
 
 void VideoConfig::VerifyValidity()
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VideoConfig.h b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VideoConfig.h
index a0a5cabacf..b856683595 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VideoConfig.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/VideoConfig.h
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ struct VideoConfig
 	// Hacks
 	bool bEFBAccessEnable;
 	bool bDlistCachingEnable;
+	bool bPerfQueriesEnable;
 
 	bool bEFBCopyEnable;
 	bool bEFBCopyCacheEnable;