diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.cpp
index 5f84da86aa..fd4d993533 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.cpp
@@ -2843,6 +2843,7 @@ namespace rsx
 					m_current_task->sync_timestamp = 0;
 					m_current_task->active = true;
 					m_current_task->owned = false;
+					m_current_task->hint = false;
 					return;
 				}
 
@@ -2866,6 +2867,7 @@ namespace rsx
 					m_current_task->sync_timestamp = 0;
 					m_current_task->active = true;
 					m_current_task->owned = false;
+					m_current_task->hint = false;
 					return;
 				}
 
@@ -3050,6 +3052,17 @@ namespace rsx
 			{
 				if (m_tsc < front.due_tsc)
 				{
+					if (front.query && !front.query->hint && (front.due_tsc - m_tsc) <= m_backend_warn_threshold)
+					{
+						if (front.type == CELL_GCM_ZPASS_PIXEL_CNT || front.type == CELL_GCM_ZCULL_STATS3)
+						{
+							// Imminent read
+							ptimer->sync_hint(FIFO_hint::hint_zcull_sync, reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(front.query));
+						}
+
+						front.query->hint = true;
+					}
+
 					// Avoid spamming backend with report status updates
 					return;
 				}
@@ -3120,6 +3133,13 @@ namespace rsx
 							}
 							else
 							{
+								if (!query->hint && (writer.due_tsc - m_tsc) <= m_backend_warn_threshold)
+								{
+									// Imminent read
+									ptimer->sync_hint(FIFO_hint::hint_zcull_sync, reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(query));
+									query->hint = true;
+								}
+
 								//Too early; abort
 								break;
 							}
@@ -3176,18 +3196,21 @@ namespace rsx
 
 			const auto memory_end = memory_address + memory_range;
 			u32 sync_address = 0;
+			occlusion_query_info* query;
 
 			for (auto It = m_pending_writes.crbegin(); It != m_pending_writes.crend(); ++It)
 			{
 				if (It->sink >= memory_address && It->sink < memory_end)
 				{
 					sync_address = It->sink;
+					query = It->query;
 					break;
 				}
 			}
 
 			if (sync_address)
 			{
+				ptimer->sync_hint(FIFO_hint::hint_zcull_sync, reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(query));
 				update(ptimer, sync_address);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.h
index a83e7983c4..a69753f820 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.h
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ namespace rsx
 
 	enum FIFO_hint : u8
 	{
-		hint_conditional_render_eval = 1
+		hint_conditional_render_eval = 1,
+		hint_zcull_sync = 2
 	};
 
 	u32 get_vertex_type_size_on_host(vertex_base_type type, u32 size);
@@ -330,6 +331,7 @@ namespace rsx
 			u32 driver_handle;
 			u32 result;
 			u32 num_draws;
+			bool hint;
 			bool pending;
 			bool active;
 			bool owned;
@@ -366,6 +368,7 @@ namespace rsx
 			u32 m_statistics_tag_id = 0;
 			u64 m_tsc = 0;
 			u32 m_cycles_delay = max_zcull_delay_us;
+			u32 m_backend_warn_threshold = max_zcull_delay_us / 2;
 
 			std::vector<queued_report_write> m_pending_writes;
 			std::unordered_map<u32, u32> m_statistics_map;
@@ -688,7 +691,7 @@ namespace rsx
 		// sync
 		void sync();
 		void read_barrier(u32 memory_address, u32 memory_range);
-		virtual void sync_hint(FIFO_hint /*hint*/, u32 /*arg*/) {}
+		virtual void sync_hint(FIFO_hint /*hint*/, u64 /*arg*/) {}
 
 		gsl::span<const gsl::byte> get_raw_index_array(const draw_clause& draw_indexed_clause) const;
 		gsl::span<const gsl::byte> get_raw_vertex_buffer(const rsx::data_array_format_info&, u32 base_offset, const draw_clause& draw_array_clause) const;
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp
index b93478b88c..1385c57d8c 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp
@@ -2169,7 +2169,7 @@ void VKGSRender::flush_command_queue(bool hard_sync)
 	open_command_buffer();
 }
 
-void VKGSRender::sync_hint(rsx::FIFO_hint hint, u32 arg)
+void VKGSRender::sync_hint(rsx::FIFO_hint hint, u64 arg)
 {
 	// Occlusion test result evaluation is coming up, avoid a hard sync
 	if (hint == rsx::FIFO_hint::hint_conditional_render_eval)
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.h
index 383b582823..9e726db7db 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.h
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ public:
 	void set_scissor(bool clip_viewport);
 	void bind_viewport();
 
-	void sync_hint(rsx::FIFO_hint hint, u32 arg) override;
+	void sync_hint(rsx::FIFO_hint hint, u64 arg) override;
 
 	void begin_occlusion_query(rsx::reports::occlusion_query_info* query) override;
 	void end_occlusion_query(rsx::reports::occlusion_query_info* query) override;