diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/D3D12/D3D12Texture.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/D3D12/D3D12Texture.cpp
index fc10f050a8..d91984425a 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/D3D12/D3D12Texture.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/D3D12/D3D12Texture.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ size_t D3D12GSRender::UploadTextures()
 		{
 		case CELL_GCM_TEXTURE_A1R5G5B5:
 		case CELL_GCM_TEXTURE_A4R4G4B4:
-		case CELL_GCM_TEXTURE_R5G6B5:
 		case CELL_GCM_TEXTURE_G8B8:
 		case CELL_GCM_TEXTURE_R6G5B5:
 		case CELL_GCM_TEXTURE_DEPTH24_D8:
@@ -123,6 +122,11 @@ size_t D3D12GSRender::UploadTextures()
 		default:
 			LOG_ERROR(RSX, "Unimplemented Texture format : %x", format);
 			break;
+		case CELL_GCM_TEXTURE_R5G6B5:
+			dxgiFormat = DXGI_FORMAT_B5G6R5_UNORM;
+			blockSizeInByte = 2;
+			blockWidthInPixel = 1, blockHeightInPixel = 1;
+			break;
 		case CELL_GCM_TEXTURE_D8R8G8B8:
 			dxgiFormat = DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM;
 			blockSizeInByte = 4;
@@ -281,7 +285,6 @@ size_t D3D12GSRender::UploadTextures()
 		{
 		case CELL_GCM_TEXTURE_A1R5G5B5:
 		case CELL_GCM_TEXTURE_A4R4G4B4:
-		case CELL_GCM_TEXTURE_R5G6B5:
 		case CELL_GCM_TEXTURE_G8B8:
 		case CELL_GCM_TEXTURE_R6G5B5:
 		case CELL_GCM_TEXTURE_DEPTH24_D8:
@@ -303,6 +306,9 @@ size_t D3D12GSRender::UploadTextures()
 		default:
 			LOG_ERROR(RSX, "Unimplemented Texture format : %x", format);
 			break;
+		case CELL_GCM_TEXTURE_R5G6B5:
+			srvDesc.Shader4ComponentMapping = D3D12_DEFAULT_SHADER_4_COMPONENT_MAPPING;
+			break;
 		case CELL_GCM_TEXTURE_D8R8G8B8:
 		{
 			const int RemapValue[4] =