diff --git a/mupen64plus-core/data/pifdata_ntsc.bin b/mupen64plus-core/data/pifdata_ntsc.bin
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58ed067
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diff --git a/mupen64plus-core/data/pifdata_pal.bin b/mupen64plus-core/data/pifdata_pal.bin
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6397015
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diff --git a/mupen64plus-core/src/main/main.c b/mupen64plus-core/src/main/main.c
index 7ab330c..fdab9b7 100644
--- a/mupen64plus-core/src/main/main.c
+++ b/mupen64plus-core/src/main/main.c
@@ -1462,6 +1462,22 @@ void main_change_gb_cart(int control_id)
     }
 }
 
+static const char* get_pif_path(m64p_system_type systemtype)
+{
+    const char *filename;
+    switch(systemtype)
+    {
+    case SYSTEM_PAL:
+        filename = "pifdata_pal.bin";
+        break;
+    case SYSTEM_MPAL:
+    case SYSTEM_NTSC:
+    default:
+        filename = "pifdata_ntsc.bin";
+        break;
+    }
+    return ConfigGetSharedDataFilepath(filename);
+}
 
 /*********************************************************************************************************
 * emulation thread - runs the core
@@ -1504,6 +1520,17 @@ m64p_error main_run(void)
             break;
     }
 
+    /* Load PIF */
+    FILE* PifFile = fopen(get_pif_path(ROM_PARAMS.systemtype), "rb");
+    if (PifFile != NULL)
+    {
+        unsigned char* pif_buffer = malloc(2048);
+        size_t file_size = fread(pif_buffer, 1, 2048, PifFile);
+        fclose(PifFile);
+        open_pif(pif_buffer, file_size);
+        free(pif_buffer);
+    }
+
     /* Seed MPK ID gen using current time */
     uint64_t mpk_seed = !netplay_is_init() ? (uint64_t)time(NULL) : 0;
     l_mpk_idgen = xoshiro256pp_seed(mpk_seed);