diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLDraw.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLDraw.cpp
index 3a8e47f4a7..fce7c2a650 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLDraw.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLDraw.cpp
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ void GLGSRender::update_draw_state()
 	if (m_rtts.get_color_surface_count())
 	{
 		// Color buffer is active
+		const auto host_write_mask = rsx::get_write_output_mask(rsx::method_registers.surface_color());
 		for (int index = 0; index < m_rtts.get_color_surface_count(); ++index)
 		{
 			bool color_mask_b = rsx::method_registers.color_mask_b(index);
@@ -207,7 +208,12 @@ void GLGSRender::update_draw_state()
 				break;
 			}
 
-			gl_state.color_maski(index, color_mask_r, color_mask_g, color_mask_b, color_mask_a);
+			gl_state.color_maski(
+				index,
+				color_mask_r && host_write_mask[0],
+				color_mask_g && host_write_mask[1],
+				color_mask_b && host_write_mask[2],
+				color_mask_a && host_write_mask[3]);
 		}
 
 		// LogicOp and Blend are mutually exclusive. If both are enabled, LogicOp takes precedence.
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp
index 824ce6d666..70edf8175d 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp
@@ -265,8 +265,11 @@ namespace vk
 		}
 
 		if (rsx::method_registers.cull_face_enabled())
+		{
 			properties.state.enable_cull_face(vk::get_cull_face(rsx::method_registers.cull_face_mode()));
+		}
 
+		const auto host_write_mask = rsx::get_write_output_mask(rsx::method_registers.surface_color());
 		for (uint index = 0; index < num_draw_buffers; ++index)
 		{
 			bool color_mask_b = rsx::method_registers.color_mask_b(index);
@@ -286,7 +289,12 @@ namespace vk
 				break;
 			}
 
-			properties.state.set_color_mask(index, color_mask_r, color_mask_g, color_mask_b, color_mask_a);
+			properties.state.set_color_mask(
+				index,
+				color_mask_r && host_write_mask[0],
+				color_mask_g && host_write_mask[1],
+				color_mask_b && host_write_mask[2],
+				color_mask_a && host_write_mask[3]);
 		}
 
 		// LogicOp and Blend are mutually exclusive. If both are enabled, LogicOp takes precedence.
@@ -1482,7 +1490,10 @@ void VKGSRender::clear_surface(u32 mask)
 	if (mask & RSX_GCM_CLEAR_DEPTH_STENCIL_MASK) ctx |= rsx::framebuffer_creation_context::context_clear_depth;
 	init_buffers(rsx::framebuffer_creation_context{ctx});
 
-	if (!m_graphics_state.test(rsx::rtt_config_valid)) return;
+	if (!m_graphics_state.test(rsx::rtt_config_valid))
+	{
+		return;
+	}
 
 	//float depth_clear = 1.f;
 	u32   stencil_clear = 0;
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/rsx_utils.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/rsx_utils.h
index 1bfbadc742..c38eb7d8ed 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/rsx_utils.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/rsx_utils.h
@@ -870,6 +870,38 @@ namespace rsx
 		return result;
 	}
 
+	static inline const std::array<bool, 4> get_write_output_mask(rsx::surface_color_format format)
+	{
+		const std::array<bool, 4> rgba = { true, true, true, true };
+		const std::array<bool, 4> rgb = { true, true, true, false };
+		const std::array<bool, 4> rg = { true, true, false, false };
+		const std::array<bool, 4> r = { true, false, false, false };
+
+		switch (format)
+		{
+		case rsx::surface_color_format::a8r8g8b8:
+		case rsx::surface_color_format::a8b8g8r8:
+		case rsx::surface_color_format::w16z16y16x16:
+		case rsx::surface_color_format::w32z32y32x32:
+			return rgba;
+		case rsx::surface_color_format::x1r5g5b5_z1r5g5b5:
+		case rsx::surface_color_format::x1r5g5b5_o1r5g5b5:
+		case rsx::surface_color_format::r5g6b5:
+		case rsx::surface_color_format::x8r8g8b8_z8r8g8b8:
+		case rsx::surface_color_format::x8r8g8b8_o8r8g8b8:
+		case rsx::surface_color_format::x8b8g8r8_z8b8g8r8:
+		case rsx::surface_color_format::x8b8g8r8_o8b8g8r8:
+			return rgb;
+		case rsx::surface_color_format::g8b8:
+			return rg;
+		case rsx::surface_color_format::b8:
+		case rsx::surface_color_format::x32:
+			return r;
+		default:
+			fmt::throw_exception("Unknown surface format 0x%x", static_cast<int>(format));
+		}
+	}
+
 	template <uint integer, uint frac, bool sign = true, typename To = f32>
 	static inline To decode_fxp(u32 bits)
 	{