diff --git a/pcsx2/Config.h b/pcsx2/Config.h
index cc83918e92..b7feabfc61 100644
--- a/pcsx2/Config.h
+++ b/pcsx2/Config.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ enum GamefixId
 	Fix_IpuWait,
 	Fix_EETiming,
 	Fix_SkipMpeg,
+	Fix_OPHFlag,
 
 	GamefixId_COUNT
 };
@@ -457,7 +458,8 @@ struct Pcsx2Config
 				XgKickHack		:1,		// Erementar Gerad, adds more delay to VU XGkick instructions. Corrects the color of some graphics, but breaks Tri-ace games and others.
 				IPUWaitHack     :1,		// FFX FMV, makes GIF flush before doing IPU work. Fixes bad graphics overlay.
 				EETimingHack	:1,		// General purpose timing hack.
-				SkipMPEGHack	:1;		// Skips MPEG videos (Katamari and other games need this)
+				SkipMPEGHack	:1,		// Skips MPEG videos (Katamari and other games need this)
+				OPHFlagHack		:1;		// Skips MPEG videos (Katamari and other games need this)
 		BITFIELD_END
 
 		// all gamefixes are disabled by default.
@@ -603,6 +605,7 @@ TraceLogFilters&				SetTraceConfig();
 #define CHECK_IPUWAITHACK			(EmuConfig.Gamefixes.IPUWaitHack)	 // Special Fix For FFX
 #define CHECK_EETIMINGHACK			(EmuConfig.Gamefixes.EETimingHack)	 // Fix all scheduled events to happen in 1 cycle.
 #define CHECK_SKIPMPEGHACK			(EmuConfig.Gamefixes.SkipMPEGHack)	 // Finds sceMpegIsEnd pattern to tell the game the mpeg is finished (Katamari and a lot of games need this)
+#define CHECK_OPHFLAGHACK			(EmuConfig.Gamefixes.OPHFlagHack)
 
 //------------ Advanced Options!!! ---------------
 #define CHECK_VU_OVERFLOW			(EmuConfig.Cpu.Recompiler.vuOverflow)
diff --git a/pcsx2/HwRead.cpp b/pcsx2/HwRead.cpp
index edeb7f3cf0..0997bbb413 100644
--- a/pcsx2/HwRead.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/HwRead.cpp
@@ -380,14 +380,21 @@ mem32_t __fastcall hwRead32_generic(u32 mem)
 
 	switch( masked_mem>>12 )		// switch out as according to the 4k page of the access.
 	{
+		case 0x03:
+			if(masked_mem >= 0x3800) HW_LOG("VIF%x Register Read32 at 0x%x, value=0x%x", (masked_mem < 0x3c00) ? 0 : 1, mem, psHu32(mem) );
+			else HW_LOG("GIF Register Read32 at 0x%x, value=0x%x", mem, psHu32(mem) );
+			
+			// Fixme: OPH hack. Toggle the flag on each GIF_STAT access. (rama)
+			if (CHECK_OPHFLAGHACK)
+			{
+				if (masked_mem == 0x3020)
+					gifRegs->stat.OPH = !gifRegs->stat.OPH;
+			}
+			break;
 		///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 		// Most of the following case handlers are for developer builds only (logging).
 		// It'll all optimize to ziltch in public release builds.
 #ifdef PCSX2_DEVBUILD
-		case 0x03:
-			if(masked_mem >= 0x3800) HW_LOG("VIF%x Register Read32 at 0x%x, value=0x%x", (masked_mem < 0x3c00) ? 0 : 1, mem, psHu32(mem) );
-			else HW_LOG("GIF Register Read32 at 0x%x, value=0x%x", mem, psHu32(mem) );
-			break;
 		case 0x04:
 		case 0x05:
 		case 0x06:
diff --git a/pcsx2/Pcsx2Config.cpp b/pcsx2/Pcsx2Config.cpp
index a1aa88f307..5ad3a55358 100644
--- a/pcsx2/Pcsx2Config.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/Pcsx2Config.cpp
@@ -262,7 +262,8 @@ const wxChar *const tbl_GamefixNames[] =
 	L"XGKick",
 	L"IpuWait",
 	L"EETiming",
-	L"SkipMpeg"
+	L"SkipMpeg",
+	L"OPHFlag"
 };
 
 const __forceinline wxChar* EnumToString( GamefixId id )
@@ -306,6 +307,7 @@ void Pcsx2Config::GamefixOptions::Set( GamefixId id, bool enabled )
 		case Fix_IpuWait:		IPUWaitHack			= enabled;	break;
 		case Fix_EETiming:		EETimingHack		= enabled;	break;
 		case Fix_SkipMpeg:		SkipMPEGHack		= enabled;	break;
+		case Fix_OPHFlag:		OPHFlagHack			= enabled;  break;
 
 		jNO_DEFAULT;
 	}
@@ -325,6 +327,7 @@ bool Pcsx2Config::GamefixOptions::Get( GamefixId id ) const
 		case Fix_IpuWait:		return IPUWaitHack;
 		case Fix_EETiming:		return EETimingHack;
 		case Fix_SkipMpeg:		return SkipMPEGHack;
+		case Fix_OPHFlag:		return OPHFlagHack;
 		
 		jNO_DEFAULT
 	}
@@ -345,6 +348,7 @@ void Pcsx2Config::GamefixOptions::LoadSave( IniInterface& ini )
 	IniBitBool( IPUWaitHack );
 	IniBitBool( EETimingHack );
 	IniBitBool( SkipMPEGHack );
+	IniBitBool( OPHFlagHack );
 }
 
 Pcsx2Config::Pcsx2Config()
diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/Panels/GameFixesPanel.cpp b/pcsx2/gui/Panels/GameFixesPanel.cpp
index 65edd85570..8b6d10005c 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/Panels/GameFixesPanel.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/Panels/GameFixesPanel.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,15 @@ Panels::GameFixesPanel::GameFixesPanel( wxWindow* parent )
 		{
 			_("Skip MPEG hack - Skips videos/FMVs in games to avoid game hanging/freezes."),
 			wxEmptyString
+		},
+		{
+			_("OPH Flag hack - Try if your game freezes showing the same frame."),
+			pxE( ".Tooltip:Gamefixes:OPH Flag hack",
+				L"Known to affect following games:\n"
+				L" * Bleach Blade Battler\n"
+				L" * Growlanser II and III\n"
+				L" * Wizardry"
+			)
 		}
 	};