diff --git a/Core/Config.cpp b/Core/Config.cpp
index 4f974fa194..55f2296e88 100644
--- a/Core/Config.cpp
+++ b/Core/Config.cpp
@@ -713,6 +713,7 @@ static const ConfigSetting graphicsSettings[] = {
 	ConfigSetting("ReplaceTextures", &g_Config.bReplaceTextures, true, CfgFlag::PER_GAME | CfgFlag::REPORT),
 	ConfigSetting("SaveNewTextures", &g_Config.bSaveNewTextures, false, CfgFlag::PER_GAME | CfgFlag::REPORT),
 	ConfigSetting("IgnoreTextureFilenames", &g_Config.bIgnoreTextureFilenames, false, CfgFlag::PER_GAME),
+	ConfigSetting("ReplacementTextureLoadSpeed", &g_Config.iReplacementTextureLoadSpeed, 0, CfgFlag::PER_GAME),
 
 	ConfigSetting("TexScalingLevel", &g_Config.iTexScalingLevel, 1, CfgFlag::PER_GAME | CfgFlag::REPORT),
 	ConfigSetting("TexScalingType", &g_Config.iTexScalingType, 0, CfgFlag::PER_GAME | CfgFlag::REPORT),
diff --git a/Core/Config.h b/Core/Config.h
index 2c48c05c83..cf5079a6b4 100644
--- a/Core/Config.h
+++ b/Core/Config.h
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ public:
 	int bHighQualityDepth;
 	bool bReplaceTextures;
 	bool bSaveNewTextures;
+	int iReplacementTextureLoadSpeed;
 	bool bIgnoreTextureFilenames;
 	int iTexScalingLevel; // 0 = auto, 1 = off, 2 = 2x, ..., 5 = 5x
 	int iTexScalingType; // 0 = xBRZ, 1 = Hybrid
diff --git a/Core/ConfigValues.h b/Core/ConfigValues.h
index fe4e7efc5f..e218fb07fb 100644
--- a/Core/ConfigValues.h
+++ b/Core/ConfigValues.h
@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@ enum TextureFiltering {
 	TEX_FILTER_AUTO_MAX_QUALITY = 4,
 };
 
+enum ReplacementTextureLoadSpeed {
+	SLOW = 0,
+	MEDIUM = 1,
+	FAST = 2,
+	INSTANT = 3,
+};
+
 enum BufferFilter {
 	SCALE_LINEAR = 1,
 	SCALE_NEAREST = 2,
diff --git a/GPU/Common/TextureCacheCommon.cpp b/GPU/Common/TextureCacheCommon.cpp
index 93a140fbfd..9dac04aebf 100644
--- a/GPU/Common/TextureCacheCommon.cpp
+++ b/GPU/Common/TextureCacheCommon.cpp
@@ -133,8 +133,25 @@ void TextureCacheCommon::StartFrame() {
 	if (fps <= 5.0f) {
 		fps = 60.0f;
 	}
+
+	float baseValue = 0.5f;
+	switch (g_Config.iReplacementTextureLoadSpeed) {
+	case (int)ReplacementTextureLoadSpeed::SLOW:
+		baseValue = 0.5f;
+		break;
+	case (int)ReplacementTextureLoadSpeed::MEDIUM:
+		baseValue = 0.75f;
+		break;
+	case (int)ReplacementTextureLoadSpeed::FAST:
+		baseValue = 1.0f;
+		break;
+	case (int)ReplacementTextureLoadSpeed::INSTANT:
+		baseValue = 100000.0f;  // no budget limit, effectively.
+		break;
+	}
+
 	// Allow spending half a frame on uploading textures.
-	replacementFrameBudgetSeconds_ = 0.5f / fps;
+	replacementFrameBudgetSeconds_ = baseValue / fps;
 
 	if ((DebugOverlay)g_Config.iDebugOverlay == DebugOverlay::DEBUG_STATS) {
 		gpuStats.numReplacerTrackedTex = replacer_.GetNumTrackedTextures();
diff --git a/UI/DeveloperToolsScreen.cpp b/UI/DeveloperToolsScreen.cpp
index 5ea2ad95b5..a1b2791911 100644
--- a/UI/DeveloperToolsScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/DeveloperToolsScreen.cpp
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ void DeveloperToolsScreen::CreateTextureReplacementTab(UI::LinearLayout *list) {
 			return UI::EVENT_DONE;
 		});
 	}
+
+	static const char *texLoadSpeeds[] = { "Slow (smooth)", "Medium", "Fast", "Instant (may stutter)" };
+	PopupMultiChoice *texLoadSpeed = list->Add(new PopupMultiChoice(&g_Config.iReplacementTextureLoadSpeed, dev->T("Texture load speed"), texLoadSpeeds, 0, ARRAY_SIZE(texLoadSpeeds), I18NCat::DEVELOPER, screenManager()));
+	texLoadSpeed->SetChoiceIcon(3, ImageID("I_WARNING"));
 }
 
 void DeveloperToolsScreen::CreateGeneralTab(UI::LinearLayout *list) {