diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPURecompiler.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPURecompiler.cpp
index ef48014b64..ec4953cbd5 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPURecompiler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPURecompiler.cpp
@@ -8578,6 +8578,28 @@ public:
 	void BIZ(spu_opcode_t op) //
 	{
 		if (m_block) m_block->block_end = m_ir->GetInsertBlock();
+
+		// Check sign bit instead (optimization)
+		if (match_vr<s32[4], s64[2]>(op.rt, [&](auto c, auto MP)
+		{
+			using VT = typename decltype(MP)::type;
+
+			if (auto [ok, x] = match_expr(c, sext<VT>(match<bool[std::extent_v<VT>]>())); ok)
+			{
+				const auto a = get_vr<s8[16]>(op.rt);
+				const auto cond = eval(bitcast<s16>(trunc<bool[16]>(a)) >= 0);
+				const auto addr = eval(extract(get_vr(op.ra), 3) & 0x3fffc);
+				const auto target = add_block_indirect(op, addr);
+				m_ir->CreateCondBr(cond.value, target, add_block_next());
+				return true;
+			}
+
+			return false;
+		}))
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+
 		const auto cond = eval(extract(get_vr(op.rt), 3) == 0);
 		const auto addr = eval(extract(get_vr(op.ra), 3) & 0x3fffc);
 		const auto target = add_block_indirect(op, addr);
@@ -8587,6 +8609,28 @@ public:
 	void BINZ(spu_opcode_t op) //
 	{
 		if (m_block) m_block->block_end = m_ir->GetInsertBlock();
+
+		// Check sign bit instead (optimization)
+		if (match_vr<s32[4], s64[2]>(op.rt, [&](auto c, auto MP)
+		{
+			using VT = typename decltype(MP)::type;
+
+			if (auto [ok, x] = match_expr(c, sext<VT>(match<bool[std::extent_v<VT>]>())); ok)
+			{
+				const auto a = get_vr<s8[16]>(op.rt);
+				const auto cond = eval(bitcast<s16>(trunc<bool[16]>(a)) < 0);
+				const auto addr = eval(extract(get_vr(op.ra), 3) & 0x3fffc);
+				const auto target = add_block_indirect(op, addr);
+				m_ir->CreateCondBr(cond.value, target, add_block_next());
+				return true;
+			}
+
+			return false;
+		}))
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+		
 		const auto cond = eval(extract(get_vr(op.rt), 3) != 0);
 		const auto addr = eval(extract(get_vr(op.ra), 3) & 0x3fffc);
 		const auto target = add_block_indirect(op, addr);
@@ -8596,6 +8640,28 @@ public:
 	void BIHZ(spu_opcode_t op) //
 	{
 		if (m_block) m_block->block_end = m_ir->GetInsertBlock();
+
+		// Check sign bits of 2 vector elements (optimization)
+		if (match_vr<s8[16], s16[8], s32[4], s64[2]>(op.rt, [&](auto c, auto MP)
+		{
+			using VT = typename decltype(MP)::type;
+
+			if (auto [ok, x] = match_expr(c, sext<VT>(match<bool[std::extent_v<VT>]>())); ok)
+			{
+				const auto a = get_vr<s8[16]>(op.rt);
+				const auto cond = eval((bitcast<s16>(trunc<bool[16]>(a)) & 0x3000) == 0);
+				const auto addr = eval(extract(get_vr(op.ra), 3) & 0x3fffc);
+				const auto target = add_block_indirect(op, addr);
+				m_ir->CreateCondBr(cond.value, target, add_block_next());
+				return true;
+			}
+
+			return false;
+		}))
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+
 		const auto cond = eval(extract(get_vr<u16[8]>(op.rt), 6) == 0);
 		const auto addr = eval(extract(get_vr(op.ra), 3) & 0x3fffc);
 		const auto target = add_block_indirect(op, addr);
@@ -8605,6 +8671,28 @@ public:
 	void BIHNZ(spu_opcode_t op) //
 	{
 		if (m_block) m_block->block_end = m_ir->GetInsertBlock();
+
+		// Check sign bits of 2 vector elements (optimization)
+		if (match_vr<s8[16], s16[8], s32[4], s64[2]>(op.rt, [&](auto c, auto MP)
+		{
+			using VT = typename decltype(MP)::type;
+
+			if (auto [ok, x] = match_expr(c, sext<VT>(match<bool[std::extent_v<VT>]>())); ok)
+			{
+				const auto a = get_vr<s8[16]>(op.rt);
+				const auto cond = eval((bitcast<s16>(trunc<bool[16]>(a)) & 0x3000) != 0);
+				const auto addr = eval(extract(get_vr(op.ra), 3) & 0x3fffc);
+				const auto target = add_block_indirect(op, addr);
+				m_ir->CreateCondBr(cond.value, target, add_block_next());
+				return true;
+			}
+
+			return false;
+		}))
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+
 		const auto cond = eval(extract(get_vr<u16[8]>(op.rt), 6) != 0);
 		const auto addr = eval(extract(get_vr(op.ra), 3) & 0x3fffc);
 		const auto target = add_block_indirect(op, addr);
@@ -8830,6 +8918,30 @@ public:
 
 		const u32 target = spu_branch_target(m_pos, op.i16);
 
+		// Check sign bits of 2 vector elements (optimization)
+		if (match_vr<s8[16], s16[8], s32[4], s64[2]>(op.rt, [&](auto c, auto MP)
+		{
+			using VT = typename decltype(MP)::type;
+
+			if (auto [ok, x] = match_expr(c, sext<VT>(match<bool[std::extent_v<VT>]>())); ok)
+			{
+				if (target != m_pos + 4)
+				{
+					m_block->block_end = m_ir->GetInsertBlock();
+					const auto a = get_vr<s8[16]>(op.rt);
+					const auto cond = eval((bitcast<s16>(trunc<bool[16]>(a)) & 0x3000) == 0);
+					//const auto cond = eval((m & 0x3000) == 0);
+					m_ir->CreateCondBr(cond.value, add_block(target), add_block(m_pos + 4));
+					return true;
+				}
+			}
+
+			return false;
+		}))
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+
 		if (target != m_pos + 4)
 		{
 			m_block->block_end = m_ir->GetInsertBlock();
@@ -8851,6 +8963,29 @@ public:
 
 		const u32 target = spu_branch_target(m_pos, op.i16);
 
+		// Check sign bits of 2 vector elements (optimization)
+		if (match_vr<s8[16], s16[8], s32[4], s64[2]>(op.rt, [&](auto c, auto MP)
+		{
+			using VT = typename decltype(MP)::type;
+
+			if (auto [ok, x] = match_expr(c, sext<VT>(match<bool[std::extent_v<VT>]>())); ok)
+			{
+				if (target != m_pos + 4)
+				{
+					m_block->block_end = m_ir->GetInsertBlock();
+					const auto a = get_vr<s8[16]>(op.rt);
+					const auto cond = eval((bitcast<s16>(trunc<bool[16]>(a)) & 0x3000) != 0);
+					m_ir->CreateCondBr(cond.value, add_block(target), add_block(m_pos + 4));
+					return true;
+				}
+			}
+
+			return false;
+		}))
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+
 		if (target != m_pos + 4)
 		{
 			m_block->block_end = m_ir->GetInsertBlock();