diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Src/D3DUtil.cpp b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Src/D3DUtil.cpp
index 18a7513371..debb760fd9 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Src/D3DUtil.cpp
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Src/D3DUtil.cpp
@@ -484,6 +484,10 @@ void drawShadedTexQuad(ID3D11ShaderResourceView* texture,
 		D3D::context->Map(stqvb, 0, D3D11_MAP_WRITE_DISCARD, 0, &map);
 		memcpy(map.pData, coords, sizeof(coords));
 		D3D::context->Unmap(stqvb, 0);
+		lastu1 = u1;
+		lastv1 = v1;
+		lastu2 = u2;
+		lastv2 = v2;
 	}
 	UINT stride = sizeof(STQVertex);
 	UINT offset = 0;
@@ -501,10 +505,7 @@ void drawShadedTexQuad(ID3D11ShaderResourceView* texture,
 	ID3D11ShaderResourceView* texres = NULL;
 	context->PSSetShaderResources(0, 1, &texres); // immediately unbind the texture
 
-	lastu1 = u1;
-	lastv1 = v1;
-	lastu2 = u2;
-	lastv2 = v2;
+	
 }
 
 void drawShadedTexSubQuad(ID3D11ShaderResourceView* texture,
@@ -540,6 +541,14 @@ void drawShadedTexSubQuad(ID3D11ShaderResourceView* texture,
 		D3D::context->Map(stsqvb, 0, D3D11_MAP_WRITE_DISCARD, 0, &map);
 		memcpy(map.pData, coords, sizeof(coords));
 		D3D::context->Unmap(stsqvb, 0);
+		lastu1 = u1;
+		lastv1 = v1;
+		lastu2 = u2;
+		lastv2 = v2;
+		lastrdest.left = rDest->left;
+		lastrdest.right = rDest->right;
+		lastrdest.top = rDest->top;
+		lastrdest.bottom = rDest->bottom;
 	}
 	UINT stride = sizeof(STSQVertex);
 	UINT offset = 0;
@@ -557,20 +566,12 @@ void drawShadedTexSubQuad(ID3D11ShaderResourceView* texture,
 	ID3D11ShaderResourceView* texres = NULL;
 	context->PSSetShaderResources(0, 1, &texres); // immediately unbind the texture
 
-	lastu1 = u1;
-	lastv1 = v1;
-	lastu2 = u2;
-	lastv2 = v2;
-	lastrdest.left = rDest->left;
-	lastrdest.right = rDest->right;
-	lastrdest.top = rDest->top;
-	lastrdest.bottom = rDest->bottom;
+	
 }
 
-// TODO: Check whether we're passing Color in the right order (should be RGBA)
 void drawClearQuad(u32 Color, float z, ID3D11PixelShader* PShader, ID3D11VertexShader* Vshader, ID3D11InputLayout* layout)
 {
-	static u32 lastcol = 0;
+	static u32 lastcol = 0x15325376;
 	static float lastz = -15325.376f; // random value
 
 	if (lastcol != Color || lastz != z)
@@ -586,6 +587,8 @@ void drawClearQuad(u32 Color, float z, ID3D11PixelShader* PShader, ID3D11VertexS
 		context->Map(clearvb, 0, D3D11_MAP_WRITE_DISCARD, 0, &map);
 		memcpy(map.pData, coords, sizeof(coords));
 		context->Unmap(clearvb, 0);
+		lastcol = Color;
+		lastz = z;
 	}
 	context->VSSetShader(Vshader, NULL, 0);
 	context->PSSetShader(PShader, NULL, 0);
@@ -598,8 +601,7 @@ void drawClearQuad(u32 Color, float z, ID3D11PixelShader* PShader, ID3D11VertexS
 	stateman->Apply();
 	context->Draw(4, 0);
 
-	lastcol = Color;
-	lastz = z;
+	
 }
 
 
diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Src/Render.cpp b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Src/Render.cpp
index 029040e4f9..f6ee09c31f 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Src/Render.cpp
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX11/Src/Render.cpp
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ void UpdateViewport()
 										1.f);   //  xfregs.rawViewport[5] / 16777216.0f;
 	D3D::context->RSSetViewports(1, &vp);
 }
-
+//Tino: color is pased in bgra mode so need to convert it to rgba
 void Renderer::ClearScreen(const EFBRectangle& rc, bool colorEnable, bool alphaEnable, bool zEnable, u32 color, u32 z)
 {
 	TargetRectangle targetRc = Renderer::ConvertEFBRectangle(rc);
@@ -765,13 +765,16 @@ void Renderer::ClearScreen(const EFBRectangle& rc, bool colorEnable, bool alphaE
 	// always set the scissor in case it was set by the game and has not been reset
 	D3D11_RECT sirc = CD3D11_RECT(targetRc.left, targetRc.top, targetRc.right, targetRc.bottom);
 	D3D::context->RSSetScissorRects(1, &sirc);
-
+	u32 rgbaColor = (color & 0xFF00FF00) | ((color >> 16) & 0xFF) | ((color << 16) & 0xFF0000);
 	D3D::stateman->PushDepthState(cleardepthstates[zEnable]);
 	D3D::stateman->PushRasterizerState(clearraststate);
-	D3D::drawClearQuad(color, (z & 0xFFFFFF) / float(0xFFFFFF), PixelShaderCache::GetClearProgram(), VertexShaderCache::GetClearVertexShader(), VertexShaderCache::GetClearInputLayout());
+	D3D::stateman->PushBlendState(resetblendstate);
+	D3D::stateman->Apply();
+	D3D::drawClearQuad(rgbaColor, (z & 0xFFFFFF) / float(0xFFFFFF), PixelShaderCache::GetClearProgram(), VertexShaderCache::GetClearVertexShader(), VertexShaderCache::GetClearInputLayout());
 
 	D3D::stateman->PopDepthState();
 	D3D::stateman->PopRasterizerState();
+	D3D::stateman->PopBlendState();
 	UpdateViewport();
 	SetScissorRect();
 }
@@ -1033,23 +1036,18 @@ void Renderer::ResetAPIState()
 void Renderer::RestoreAPIState()
 {
 	// TODO: How much of this is actually needed?
-	// gets us back into a more game-like state.
-
-	// TODO: check whether commenting these lines broke anything
-//	D3D::gfxstate->rastdesc.ScissorEnable = TRUE;
+	// gets us back into a more game-like state.	
 	UpdateViewport();
 	SetScissorRect();
-//	if (bpmem.zmode.testenable) D3D::gfxstate->depthdesc.DepthEnable = TRUE;
-//	if (bpmem.zmode.updateenable) D3D::gfxstate->depthdesc.DepthWriteMask = D3D11_DEPTH_WRITE_MASK_ALL;
 	SetColorMask();
 	SetLogicOpMode();
 	for (;resets;--resets)
 	{
 		D3D::stateman->PopBlendState();
 		D3D::stateman->PopDepthState();
-		D3D::stateman->PopRasterizerState();
-		D3D::gfxstate->ApplyState();
+		D3D::stateman->PopRasterizerState();		
 	}
+	D3D::gfxstate->ApplyState();
 }
 
 void Renderer::SetGenerationMode()
@@ -1068,7 +1066,7 @@ void Renderer::SetDepthMode()
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		D3D::gfxstate->depthdesc.DepthEnable = TRUE;
+		D3D::gfxstate->depthdesc.DepthEnable = FALSE;
 		D3D::gfxstate->depthdesc.DepthWriteMask = D3D11_DEPTH_WRITE_MASK_ZERO;
 	}
 }