diff --git a/zsnes/src/video/newgfx.asm b/zsnes/src/video/newgfx.asm
index a2336ccb..19117b48 100644
--- a/zsnes/src/video/newgfx.asm
+++ b/zsnes/src/video/newgfx.asm
@@ -188,7 +188,9 @@ NEWSYM newengine8b
     mov byte[bgallchange+eax],1
 .nobgma
 
-    mov byte[modeused+eax],1
+    ; new graphics fix, thanks to TRAC
+    and ebx,07h
+    mov byte[modeused+ebx],1
 
     ; Pointer to OBJ tile data
     mov ebx,[bg1objptr]
diff --git a/zsnes/src/video/newgfx16.asm b/zsnes/src/video/newgfx16.asm
index c9364735..9b6847d3 100644
--- a/zsnes/src/video/newgfx16.asm
+++ b/zsnes/src/video/newgfx16.asm
@@ -670,7 +670,9 @@ NEWSYM newengine16b
     mov byte[bgallchange+eax],1
 .nobgma
 
-    mov byte[modeused+eax],1
+    ; new graphics fix, thanks to TRAC
+    and ebx,07h
+    mov byte[modeused+ebx],1
 
     ; Pointer to OBJ tile data
     mov ebx,[bg1objptr]