diff --git a/core/libs/prx/libSceAgcDriver/Graphics/src/State.cpp b/core/libs/prx/libSceAgcDriver/Graphics/src/State.cpp
index 0e7e3e92f..d0ca4e553 100644
--- a/core/libs/prx/libSceAgcDriver/Graphics/src/State.cpp
+++ b/core/libs/prx/libSceAgcDriver/Graphics/src/State.cpp
@@ -182,6 +182,10 @@ bool depthPassThrough(std::uint32_t depthControl) {
     return (stencil || depth) && passThroughDepth && passThroughStencil;
 }
 
+std::uint32_t effectiveDepthControl(std::uint32_t depthControl) {
+    return (depthControl & 3u) == 0 ? depthControl & ~4u : depthControl;
+}
+
 bool colorControlSupported(std::uint32_t colorControl, bool hasColorTarget) {
     return colorControl == 0xcc0010u || (!hasColorTarget && (colorControl & ~0x70u) == 0xcc0000u);
 }
@@ -416,7 +420,7 @@ State DecodeState(const QueueState& queue) {
                 std::fprintf(stderr, "[gpu] depth/stencil tests are ignored (APS5_IGNORE_DEPTH_TEST; DB_DEPTH_CONTROL=0x%08x)\n", depthControl);
             }
         } else {
-            zero(cx, 0x200, DepthControlMask, "depth, stencil or conditional color writes");
+            if ((effectiveDepthControl(depthControl) & DepthControlMask) != 0) zero(cx, 0x200, DepthControlMask, "depth, stencil or conditional color writes");
         }
         Require((depthControl & 0xc0000008u) == 0, "depth bounds or depth-conditional color writes are unsupported");
     }
@@ -643,7 +647,7 @@ std::string DrawRejection(const QueueState& queue, bool indexed) {
     if (auto reason = nonzero(cx, 0x207, ~LayerExports, "clip distances, layer, viewport or auxiliary vertex exports"); !reason.empty()) return reason;
     if (value(cx, 0x200, word)) {
         const bool surface = (word & 3u) != 0 && depthSurfaceBound(cx);
-        if (!surface && !depthPassThrough(word) && !IgnoreDepthTest() && (word & DepthControlMask) != 0) return zeroMessage(0x200, word, "depth, stencil or conditional color writes");
+        if (!surface && !depthPassThrough(word) && !IgnoreDepthTest() && (effectiveDepthControl(word) & DepthControlMask) != 0) return zeroMessage(0x200, word, "depth, stencil or conditional color writes");
         if (auto reason = require((word & 0xc0000008u) == 0, "depth bounds or depth-conditional color writes are unsupported"); !reason.empty()) return reason;
     }
     if (auto reason = nonzero(cx, 0x203, ShaderControlMask, "depth export, shader coverage or ordered fragment execution"); !reason.empty()) return reason;
diff --git a/core/libs/prx/libSceAgcDriver/tests/Graphics.cpp b/core/libs/prx/libSceAgcDriver/tests/Graphics.cpp
index 682136b6e..4e5ac73df 100644
--- a/core/libs/prx/libSceAgcDriver/tests/Graphics.cpp
+++ b/core/libs/prx/libSceAgcDriver/tests/Graphics.cpp
@@ -127,6 +127,15 @@ void stateTests() {
     queue.context[0x200] = 2;
     expectFailure([&] { AgcDriver::Graphics::DecodeState(queue); }, "depth");
     queue = makeState();
+    queue.context[0x200] = 0x007007b4;
+    queue.context[0x1b3] = 2;
+    queue.context[0x1b4] = 2;
+    (void)AgcDriver::Graphics::DecodeState(queue);
+    Require(AgcDriver::Graphics::DrawRejection(queue, false).empty(), "a depth write without the depth test was rejected");
+    queue = makeState();
+    queue.context[0x200] = 0x007007b6;
+    expectFailure([&] { AgcDriver::Graphics::DecodeState(queue); }, "depth");
+    queue = makeState();
     queue.context[0x10f] = 0x7fc00000;
     expectFailure([&] { AgcDriver::Graphics::DecodeState(queue); }, "non-finite");
     // The register facade: every register the decoders read is in DrawKeyRegisters (a wrong hit of