diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/D3D12/D3D12CommonDecompiler.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/D3D12/D3D12CommonDecompiler.cpp
index f9c0a7e187..4eec853e77 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/D3D12/D3D12CommonDecompiler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/D3D12/D3D12CommonDecompiler.cpp
@@ -185,13 +185,16 @@ void insert_d3d12_legacy_function(std::ostream& OS)
 	OS << "	return unpackSnorm2x16(val) * 6.1E+5;\n";
 	OS << "}\n\n";
 
+	//NOTE: After testing with GOW, the w component is either the original depth or wraps around to the x component
+	//Since component.r == depth_value with some precision loss, just use the precise depth value for now (further testing needed)
+	//TODO: This function does not work as intended on DX12
 	OS << "float4 texture2DReconstruct(float depth_value)\n";
 	OS << "{\n";
 	OS << "	uint value = round(depth_value * 16777215);\n";
 	OS << "	uint b = (value & 0xff);\n";
 	OS << "	uint g = (value >> 8) & 0xff;\n";
 	OS << "	uint r = (value >> 16) & 0xff;\n";
-	OS << "	return float4(r/255., g/255., b/255., 1.);\n";
+	OS << "	return float4(r/255., g/255., b/255., depth_value);\n";
 	OS << "}\n\n";
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLCommonDecompiler.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLCommonDecompiler.cpp
index 92935f695f..da099c5414 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLCommonDecompiler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLCommonDecompiler.cpp
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ void insert_glsl_legacy_function(std::ostream& OS)
 	OS << "}\n\n";
 
 	//NOTE: We lose precision if we just store depth value into 8-bit textures i.e (depth, 0, 0)
+	//NOTE2: After testing with GOW, the w component is either the original depth or wraps around to the x component
+	//Since component.r == depth_value with some precision loss, just use the precise depth value for now (further testing needed)
 	OS << "vec4 texture2DReconstruct(sampler2D tex, vec2 coord)\n";
 	OS << "{\n";
 	OS << "	float depth_value = texture(tex, coord.xy).r;\n";
@@ -128,6 +130,6 @@ void insert_glsl_legacy_function(std::ostream& OS)
 	OS << "	uint b = (value & 0xff);\n";
 	OS << "	uint g = (value >> 8) & 0xff;\n";
 	OS << "	uint r = (value >> 16) & 0xff;\n";
-	OS << "	return vec4(float(r)/255., float(g)/255., float(b)/255., 1.);\n";
+	OS << "	return vec4(float(r)/255., float(g)/255., float(b)/255., depth_value);\n";
 	OS << "}\n\n";
 }
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKCommonDecompiler.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKCommonDecompiler.cpp
index f607dc98e8..f8be66576f 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKCommonDecompiler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKCommonDecompiler.cpp
@@ -117,13 +117,15 @@ namespace vk
 		OS << "	return result;\n";
 		OS << "}\n\n";
 
+		//NOTE: After testing with GOW, the w component is either the original depth or wraps around to the x component
+		//Since component.r == depth_value with some precision loss, just use the precise depth value for now (further testing needed)
 		OS << "vec4 decodeLinearDepth(float depth_value)\n";
 		OS << "{\n";
 		OS << "	uint value = uint(depth_value * 16777215);\n";
 		OS << "	uint b = (value & 0xff);\n";
 		OS << "	uint g = (value >> 8) & 0xff;\n";
 		OS << "	uint r = (value >> 16) & 0xff;\n";
-		OS << "	return vec4(float(r)/255., float(g)/255., float(b)/255., 1.);\n";
+		OS << "	return vec4(float(r)/255., float(g)/255., float(b)/255., depth_value);\n";
 		OS << "}\n\n";
 
 		OS << "vec4 texture2DReconstruct(sampler2D tex, vec2 coord)\n";